Specialty hot dogs on the menu at El Jefe’s
A new set of dogs is on the menu at El Jefe’s Dogs, a food stand now open in the Lowe’s parking lot, 1250 S.W. Booth Bend Road, McMinnville. Amador Hernandez and his wife, Nikole Lefkowitz, ...
Lucky Duck features Hayward team
Revel Meat Company’s Jimmy Serlin cooked up the name “Lucky Duck” for the new shop he, his wife, Hayward chef Kari Shaughnessy, and Hayward hospitality director Jules Bandy just opened ...
Along the Street: Open-air vintage market features 100-plus vendors
Downtown McMinnville will be filled with vintage items of all varieties Saturday, July 25, during the first Vintage in the Valley festival. More than 100 dealers, both local and from places as far away ...
Riveted by jewelry: Friends open Lafayette Avenue workshop
Two custom jewelry creators have joined forces to open Riveted, a place to buy, design and learn to make jewelry in McMinnville. Cindy Proctor of the Newberg Jewelry Workshop and Amber Joy Dutchuk, ...
Along the Street: EMPWR merger positive for McMinnville plant
EMPWR, the nutrition bar manufacturer that is one of McMinnville’s largest employers, will merge with Vitamin Well Group, one of the largest nutrition and fitness companies in the world and the seller ...
Lights, camera, comfort food
Willamina’s Coyote Joe’s featured on ‘America’s Best Restaurants’ YouTube show
Food truck serves beer, cocktails
Musician and retired Marine Nick Manzke is planning to transform a parking lot food truck pod into an entertainment hangout spot. “I hope people will come out, get a drink, get some food from the ...
Residents line up early for Natural Grocers opening
A line two or three people deep wrapped around the new Natural Grocers for its grand opening at 8:27 a.m. Wednesday. Line leaders said they arrived at 3:30 and 3:45 a.m., respectively, to be the first ...
Natural Grocers store opens this week
Natural Grocers’ crews, both local and from other outlets, were busily stocking shelves in the new McMinnville store Monday in preparation for grand opening festivities this week. The 13,500-square-foot ...
Revamped MacFresco called success
MacFresco’s first weekend in its new format — three times over the summer, rather than weekly — was well received, according to Emily Matsuda, co-director of the McMinnville Downtown ...
Along the Street: Nick's announces suspended operations
Nick’s Italian Café announced last week it is closing until further notice. “We received a report indicating a significant safety hazard due to our hood vent being non-compliant and ...
New Lafayette pub aims to be a community gathering place
Dustin and Christine Brungardt enjoyed going to The Roadhouse, a popular Lafayette bar and gathering spot for residents. Like many, they were sad when it closed last year. “This was a place people ...
Along the Street: McMinnville Chamber opens new quarters
The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce has twice as much room in its new building, the first it has ever owned, said John Olson, Chamber president and CEO. It recently relocated from rented space on ...
Barrel Roll: Students learn by brewing
Four teams of students in Professor Brian Gilbert’s Chem 400 “The Art And Science Of Brewing” class presented their beers to community tasters in the annual pre-graduation class finale ...
Bars are gold for McMinnville company
EMPWR, which manufactures protein bars to order for other companies, has grown exponentially since it began operating in McMinnville four years ago. Its local staff has grown to 550, making it one of ...
