Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Diana Perez, who ran the Mac Plaza food site and gift shop for two years, is working with her mother in Flavor Kitchen, a food truck in Dayton. The mobile restaurant serves hamburgers and Mexican specialties Wednesday through Saturday.

Mac Plaza crew opens food truck

Mac Plaza, which includes a cafe along with sales of plants, clothing, souvenirs and other items, closed a few weeks ago. But owner Diana Perez and her family are continuing to offer traditional Mexican ...

Submitted photo##A customized UFO-themed mural is one of the features of the newly remodeled McMinnville Walmart. Company officials said the store now has larger selection of food products and a pharmacy area twice the size it was previously.

Along the Street: Walmart expands pharmacy, food sections, adds mural

The McMinnville Walmart celebrated the completion of its remodeling project Friday with a ceremony and announcement of grants to local nonprofits. Store Manager Gary Nelson said the company presented ...

Barrel Roll: Dave’s Station, Odin’s Beard open; W&P announces expansion

This month’s fermentation focus is mostly that old reliable: location, location, location. Read this on a “mead-to-know” basis. A taproom is opening in McMinnville, a meadery has started ...

Along the Street: Clinical manager tops in state

Yamhill Community Care has announced that Tracie Koepplin, clinical manager at Physicians Medical Center, is the winner of Oregon’s 2025 Immunization Champion Award. The award is presented by the ...

Local chef focused on the dough at brick-and-mortar bagel shop

When Henry Kibit was growing up in Dearborn, Michigan, he eagerly awaited his family’s regular visits to a local bagel shop. He enjoyed the chewy, round breads fresh from the oven, especially the ...

Along the Street: Nominations open for MEDP’s McMinnovation awards

McMinnville Economic Development Partnership is calling for nominations for its 2025 McMinnovation Awards. The honors recognize innovation, collaboration and manufacturing excellence. The deadline for ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##From left, Peyton Jones, 6 1/2, and Allison Jones, 9 1/2, plan to work together to run a lemonade stand with two flavors of lemonade, cookies and stickers. The sisters originally planned to call the stand No. 1 Girls Lemonade, but now are considering First Ade Lemonade. Allison and Peyton are among more than 600 local children who will do business on Lemonade Day, Saturday, Aug. 16.

Sisters join hundreds of local kids raising money through Lemonade Day

Allison and Peyton Jones had been wanting to set up a lemonade stand for a long time. “Sooooo long!” said Allison, 9 1/2, a fourth-grader at Grandhaven Elementary School. The time has come. ...

Along the Street: Conservatory Bar sells

Kelley and Isaac Mabbitt, founders of The Farmer’s Lunchbox and Conservatory Bar, announced Friday, Aug. 1 a transfer in ownership of their bar and restaurant at 830 S.E. First St., McMinnville, ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##At Radiant Sparkling Wines, William Busch, left, and Shannon Gustafson upend bottles of young sparkling wine in a freezing bath before feeding them into a machine that will pop the top and release frozen yeast sediment. Behind Gustafson, Jay Gill monitors the bottles as they pass through another machine that puts in corks and adds wire cages to hold the bubbly. About half of Oregon’s sparkling wine makers send bottles to Radiant’s McMinnville plant for these steps, which are part of the traditional method.

Radiant makes the sparkling industry pop

Radiant Sparkling Wine Company has done as much for Oregon bubbles as the Lawrence Welk show did for Champagne on television. The McMinnville company made it possible for winemakers to produce sparkling ...

Speaking sparkling: New event celebrates growing production, recognition of Oregon bubbles

Sparkling wine makers and aficionados gathered Saturday, July 26, at Domaine Willamette — Willamette Valley Vineyards’ sparkling winery and tasting room near Dayton — to share their passion ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Celestial Hill winemaker Alisa Le works behind the bar at the winery’s new tasting room, pouring for visitors including Nick Peirano during a grand opening Wednesday. Other business owners, wine club members and city and Chamber officials attended the event hosted by Celestial Hill owners Chris and Melissa Thomas. The space previously held Peirano & Daughter, a deli shop, and is next to Nick Peirano’s former cafe.

Along the Street: Friends, customers celebrate opening of new tasting room

The public had its first look Wednesday, July 23, at the new Celestial Hill Vineyard tasting room on Third Street. Located in a brick building that once was a carriage house, the space stretches deep ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##At a customer appreciation event, Headwater Investment Consulting co-owner Kevin Chambers discusses working with private customers, businesses and nonprofits. His father, Linfield University professor Scott Chambers, started the company.

Headwater welcomes clients

Clients of homegrown Headwater Investment Consulting filled the Evergreen Event Center for food, beverages and conversation on the evening of Tuesday, July 22. It was the firm’s appreciation ...

Photo credit: SERA Architects##Digital renderings show a planned five-story, 118-room Marriott hotel on the grounds of the Evergreen museum campus. Design plans are currently under final review by the city. Construction could begin by the end of the year.

Hotel at Evergreen nears final approval

Plans for a five-story, 118-room hotel between the Wings & Waves Waterpark and the Aviation and Space Museum are currently being reviewed for a final decision, according to McMinnville city staff. McMinnville ...

Development director outlines financial role of urban renewal

In an effort to clear up some “online chatter” surrounding plans for the former Ultimate RB property, McMinnville Community Development Director Heather Richards provided background ...

Starla Pointer/News-Register##Lauren Randolph, right, of Syringa Boutique shows newly printed pink cups to Jerre Harris of Patton Valley Wines. Randolph custom-etched the cups for the Drink Pink breast cancer fundraiser, which Patton Valley is sponsoring July 26 at Stoller Family Estates, along with numerous other wineries.

Mac business offers a personalized touch

Patton Valley Wines is getting ready for the 12th annual Drink Pink celebration of rose wines, a July 26 fundraiser for With Courage that it will host along with Stoller Family Vineyards and other wineries. Organizers ...

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