Urban strategist: Bring the color, lose the awnings
Downtown McMinnville businesses need paint, transparent windows, better lighting and fewer awnings, according to Urban Strategist Michele Reeves. As part of the Third Street improvement consultant ...
Along the Street: Coffee fundraiser serves three groups
Yamhill County residents can support three helping organizations while sipping their favorite beverage on Friday, March 15. The annual Coffee For A Cause fundraiser will benefit With Courage, which helps ...
Along the Street: OB/GYNs join hospital clinic
Dr. Saramati Krishna and Dr. Karol Otteman have joined the Willamette Valley Medical Center’s Women’s Health Center. WVMC CEO Michael Mulkey said the hospital is pleased to add them to the ...
Alchemist’s Jam takes top honors in downtown awards
Alchemist’s Jam retail shop and bakery was named Business of the Year and other retailers and people were honored Thursday night at the McMinnville Downtown Association’s annual meeting. “Definitely ...
Along the Street: Mac Daddy Donuts reopens on Third after long remodel
Customers lined up Friday as Mac Daddy Donuts reopened its retail shop at 709 N.E. Third St. The shop has been closed for remodeling since 2023, although Mac Daddy has continued selling fresh, custom ...
Along the Street: Fundraiser will help provide art supplies
St. Bezzie’s Art Collab, which is raising funds to provide art supplies for children in El Salvador, will host a paint party event Thursday, Feb. 22 at a private residence in McMinnville. St. Bezzie’s ...
MEDP survey gets ‘crazy low’ response
The city of McMinnville is hoping for many more responses to its workforce development initiatives and enlisted the help of the city’s “think tank” committee Wednesday to get the word ...
Third Street Books celebrates 20th anniversary with weekend events
Third Street Books proprietor Sylla McClellan always wanted to run her own book shop. Now she’s marking 20 years of doing just that. The shop at 320 N.E. Third St., McMinnville, will have a 20th ...
Along the Street: MDA holds awards event on Feb. 22
The McMinnville Downtown Association will honor top businesses and individuals from 2023 at its annual awards event Thursday, Feb. 22. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. in the Stillwater event center. Categories ...
Inspired by the NW and beyond
House of Brassi’s, a new food truck located in a pod at the Mac Plaza, 500 S.E. Adams St., McMinnville, offers Italian-inspired Northwest food and more.“We’re traveled a bit, and we want ...
Barrel Roll: Guest beer taps, new releases, collaboratives abound locally
This is a time of year when craft beer speaks for itself, but with help from the people who make it. And with Oregon Craft Beer Month and Zwickelmania, opportunities abound to quaff and converse. McMinnville-based ...
McMinnville claims two James Beard nominees
A McMinnville restaurant and chef have been named semifinalists in the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 Restaurant and Chef Awards. Hayward, which opened in April in the Mac Market building is a semifinalist ...
Along the Street: Melt Down will fill February with cheese
February is known as the cheesiest month of the year in Yamhill County – in a good way, due to the annual Melt Down fundraiser for the Yamhill Community Action Partnership food bank. This year, ...
Gallery founder Gary Lawrence dies
Gary Lawrence, acclaimed artist and founder of the Lawrence Gallery west of McMinnville, died Jan. 21. He was 84. Lawrence was famed for his metal sculptures, many of them delicate and realistic nature ...
Trains, fresh bread keep sandwich shop chugging
From its “Cookie Crossing” to the railroad depot that serves as a seating area and condiment bar, Sandwich Express provides customers with both food and a whimsical railroad theme. Retired ...