Stopping By: Movement for healing
Strength training, yoga and immersing yourself in nature are good not only for the body, but also for the mind and emotions, according to Lesley Rama Densmore Anderson, a personal trainer and yoga instructor ...
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, ...
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 ...
Along the Street: Ice cream, wine shops set to open in summer
Two new businesses, one for families and the other for those 21 and older, will open in mid-summer at 636 N.E. Baker St. Scott Green recently purchased the former house-turned-commercial building. He ...
New gift, wine shop echoes Found Objects
A new business that’s half “quirky” gift shop and half wine bar will open Saturday, March 21, at 300 N.E. Third St. in downtown McMinnville. “Uncorked Treasures” will be ...
New store welcomes Charlie, other customers
Charlie and his family went shopping at the new Tractor Supply store in McMinnville Wednesday afternoon. Staff members cheerily welcomed them through the sliding glass doors, Charlie the Nigerian Dwarf ...
Along the Street: Coffee benefits three nonprofits
Three nonprofit organizations — With Courage, the Willamette Valley Cancer Foundation and the See Ya Later Foundation’s Seeds of Hope program — will hold their annual fundraiser, ...
County to pledge $200k for loan program
Yamhill County small business owners could soon have access to a $1 million revolving loan fund stemming from a 30-year-old county grant and the 2024 windstorm that qualified as a federal disaster. The ...
Garden shop to open at Mac Market
Berry Creek Garden’s new plant and garden merchandise shop at Mac Market will open Saturday, March 7. A grand opening celebration is planned in April. Lee McCollins will fill the space with native ...
MEDP plans ‘bootcamp’ for startups
McMinnville Economic Development Partnership will partner with Launch Mid-Valley to organize a Startup Bootcamp in late March. The three-day immersive experience is designed to accelerate business growth. ...
Along the Street: What’s going up - Tractor Supply, Goodwill and more
-- The new Tractor Supply store, 950 S.W. Booth Bend Road, McMinnville, will have its grand opening on Saturday, March 14. In a $2.5 million project, Tractor Supply built two structures comprising ...
Mac downtown association honors six Friends
The McMinnville Downtown Association honored six locals with five “Friend of Downtown” awards at its annual dinner Friday night, Feb. 20. This is the second year the MDA has presented the ...
Along the Street: New Mac spa offers aesthetic treatments
The new Velour Medical Spa, upstairs at 405 N.E. Third St. Suite 1, provides a variety of treatments for hair removal and skin improvements. Bella and Grayson Elmer opened the spa late last year and held ...
Bert’s opens at fairgrounds
The Bert’s Chuckwagon BBQ food truck owner has opened a new non-mobile location, Bert’s Cowboy Kitchen, at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Richard Bert, 57, is operating from the concession ...


