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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Kristi Bahr checks out Brutus the rooster, one of many gift items available at Uncorked Treasures, which opens Saturday, March 21, at 300 N.E. Third St. The shop has gifts on one side and a wine bar with both local and other wines on the other. Bahr, whose parents ran Found Objects, is partners in Uncorked Treasures with Krista Gallentine. Family members on both sides have helped start the business.

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 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Charlie, a Nigerian Dwarf goat, accepts scratches from his dad, Jeremy Jackson, while his mom, Tina Jackson, shops for medications at the new Tractor Supply store in McMinnville. The Jacksons adopted Charlie as a young kid after he was rejected by his nanny. Tractor Supply, which sells a variety of items in addition to animal supplies, welcomes pets in its store at Booth Bend and Highway 99W.

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 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Lee McCollins arranges plants and accessories in his new garden shop, Berry Creek Garden, behind Mac Market in McMinnville. The shop, which opens March 7, sells native plants and specimens that will thrive in Oregon’s climate, “with proper care,” he said.

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 ...

News-Register file photo##Scott and Elizabeth Hinchcliff

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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Bella Elmer, co-owner of the new Velour Medical Spa on Third Street in McMinnville, reaches for an Eminence Organic Skin Care product on display. Elmer, a certified advanced aesthetician, uses the organic skincare line in the treatments she offers at the spa she opened with her husband, Grayson Elmer.

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 ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Bert’s Chuckwagon owner Richard Bert greets a customer at his newly opened location — Cowboy Kitchen — at DeLashmutt Arena at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds. He’s serving burgers, hot dogs and breakfast foods with plans to add more items to the menu.

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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##In the cooler at Poseyland Florist, employee Allie Hargis selects roses to add to a bouquet for a customer’s Valentine’s Day order.

Photos: Bloomin' busy

Valentine’s Day orders keep McMinnville florist shops hopping

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