Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Diana Perez has moved her Flavor Kitchen food cart from Dayton to the Vineyards pod on Highway 99W next to Grocery Outlet in McMinnville. The cart offers Mexican favorites, including roasted corn, and smash burgers. Perez owned Mac Plaza in McMinnville before opening the cart.

Flavor Kitchen food cart relocates to Mac

Flavor Kitchen, the food truck operated by former Mac Plaza owner Diana Perez, has moved from Dayton to a spot in McMinnville’s The Vineyards food court pod. The bright yellow cart is one of several ...

Along the Street: Century Cafe opens in BoHo Building

The Century Cafe has opened at 824 S.E. First St. in the BoHo Building. A grand opening event is planned Saturday, April 25. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. In addition to serving coffee and ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Kate Payne Brown, who came to Argyle Winery last year for the opportunity to make sparkling wine at a place that’s been using the traditional method since 1987, speaks with colleagues Rachel Healow, left, the assistant winemaker, and Erica Miller, vineyard manager. They collaborate on all stages of the process, from the time grapes are growing until, several years later, the wine is ready to drink.

Stopping By: A sparkling conversation

Kate Payne Brown has worked happily with a variety of people in the wine industry for more than 20 years. She is especially satisfied with her current team at Argyle Winery, where she is head winemaker. The ...

Business leaders call for more workers and housing in forum

Reports from a recent community forum concluded the city of McMinnville is a good partner for local businesses but could do more to retain and recognize them. McMinnville Economic Development Partnership ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Chef Waylon Zabriskie prepares to slide a tray of beef and pork meatballs into the oven for his new business, Prep Chef, which sells premade meals that can be reheated at home in the oven or microwave.

Chef offers to do the work for home meals

At home and on weekends, Waylon Zabriskie can be found in the kitchen. Although he may be best known locally for his work with the See Ya Later Foundation, Zabriskie is a lifelong food enthusiast and ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##City Center Food Mart opened last week at 301 Third St. (99W) in Lafayette, although the hot-food kitchen won’t be finished until summer. The market stocks groceries, snacks and other items; later, it will have pizza and other foods to take out or eat in, making it a “one-stop shop,” owner Aman Khinda said.

Along the Street: New market opens in Lafayette

City Center Food Mart opened last week at 301 Third St. in Lafayette, selling groceries and other necessities with a kitchen soon to be serving hot, fresh food. Owner Aman Khinda said the store stocks ...

Along the Street: Yamhill County winery’s Chardonnay tops tasting

In 1976, a wine tasting shocked the world when experts chose a California vintage over examples from the “real wine country,” France. Fifty years after the 1976 Judgment of Paris, the 1976 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Workers and heavy equipment continue to clear land for the new Goodwill store that will be built in McMinnville this year. The site is on Highway 99W at the north end of town, across from the steel mill. Goodwill will move from its current location once the 10,000-square-foot building is finished.

Along the Street: New Goodwill store will include retail, job training

Major earth moving is in process at the site of the new McMinnville Goodwill location, Highway 99W and Doran Drive at the north edge of town. Workers also removed some trees to clear space for the development, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Elsie Best delivers a coffee to her mother, Tiffany Best, at her mom’s workplace, First Federal — something Elsie often does. She said her mother has been a great inspiration to her, leading her to take business pathway classes at Mac High and help found the Leos, a junior Lions club, at McMinnville High School.

Stopping by: Business plans

Mac High senior Elsie Best stays active in community while working toward her future 

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Rae Collins focuses on design and event consulting as well as selling unique and whimsical items in her new shop, Artistry. The shop is part of the Apollo Art Collective, a space that also houses other creatives at 415 N.E. Third St.

Downtown ‘micro studio’ offers design consulting, merchandise

Just as a yellow throw pillow makes a statement in a gray and white living room, the collections of items and ideas in the new Artistry shop catch the eyes of passersby. Opened by recent McMinnville transplants ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Tori Matheny, lead supervisor for the Imperial Fabrics bedspread department, checks a quilting machine stocked with rolls of fabric, batting (filling) and backing. The machine will cut all three layers into pieces of the right size, then quilted together to become bedding.

Behind the seams: Imperial Fabrics turns out drapes and other fabric items for RVs

Imperial Fabrics is one of those local businesses that don’t have flashy signs or sale notices to attract retail customers. Passersby may not even notice its shop while driving along Booth Bend ...

Along the Street: Natural Grocers hiring for McMinnville store

Natural Grocers, which expects to open in McMinnville this summer, is hiring cashiers, customer service assistants and managers for its body care, vitamin, grocery, bulk, produce and receiving departments. Jobs ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lesley Anderson, sitting next to the window in her business, Cascade Movement Center, talks about her love of nature and how exercise, yoga and being outdoors help not only with physical wellness, but also with emotional well-being.

Stopping By: Movement for healing

Edited to correct a typo in the spelling of the word "meditation" -- "What pulled me out was meditation and yoga, which I could do anywhere," Anderson said.   ------ Strength training, yoga, meditation ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Serendipity owner Becky Simpson decorates an Easter egg tree that marks one of the holes at the Sweet Spot miniature golf pop-up in the 1882 buildings on Galloway Street between Third and Fourth in downtown McMinnville. The course, decorated with oversized ice cream cones and sweet treats, opens at 4 p.m. today and continues daily through March 29 as something for families to do during spring break. In addition to mini golf, the attraction offers ice cream, loaded popcorn and other treats for purchase.

Temporary downtown putt-putt course opens Friday for spring break

To give families something unique to do during spring break, Serendipity Ice Cream will host a miniature golf attraction in downtown McMinnville. Becky Simpson, who owns Serendipity with her husband, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Doug and Kelly Kizer and their daughter, Delaney, right, want the new Duffy’s Deli & Coffee to reflect Kelly’s Irish heritage and the coffee shops she and Doug loved in New York City, where they met.

Family opens coffee shop and deli at former First Federal location

A longtime local family has turned a former bank branch into a coffee shop with beverages, breakfast sandwiches and pastries, along with lunch and dinner sandwiches, salads, soups and wraps. Duffy’s ...

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