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At a Femme Ferments wine release party in The Pub on April 23, founders Jessica Lindley, left, and Karen Wright, right, talk with winemaker Dan Warnshuis of Utopia Vineyard, who made the new nonprofit’s wines. The grapes, picked by volunteers, are donated.

Along the Street: Femme Ferments makes wine to support women

A new nonprofit organization is offering unique wines to raise funds for women’s causes. Karen Wright of Yamhill and Jessica Lindley of Portland conceived the idea for “Femme Ferments” ...

Along the Street: Century Cafe opens in BoHo Building

The Century Cafe has opened at 824 S.E. First St. in the BoHo Building. A grand opening event is planned Saturday, April 25. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily. In addition to serving coffee and ...

Along the Street: Yamhill County winery’s Chardonnay tops tasting

In 1976, a wine tasting shocked the world when experts chose a California vintage over examples from the “real wine country,” France. Fifty years after the 1976 Judgment of Paris, the 1976 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Workers and heavy equipment continue to clear land for the new Goodwill store that will be built in McMinnville this year. The site is on Highway 99W at the north end of town, across from the steel mill. Goodwill will move from its current location once the 10,000-square-foot building is finished.

Along the Street: New Goodwill store will include retail, job training

Major earth moving is in process at the site of the new McMinnville Goodwill location, Highway 99W and Doran Drive at the north edge of town. Workers also removed some trees to clear space for the development, ...

Along the Street: Natural Grocers hiring for McMinnville store

Natural Grocers, which expects to open in McMinnville this summer, is hiring cashiers, customer service assistants and managers for its body care, vitamin, grocery, bulk, produce and receiving departments. Jobs ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Customers at Two Dogs Taphouse eat, drink and socialize under the scoreboard used in The Furnace, the gym at McMinnville High School, for almost 40 years. The scoreboard has three digits for recording basketball points — legendary Grizzly player Charlie Sitton led scoring that topped 100 points, making an older two-digit scoreboard obsolete.

Along the Street: Items from The Furnace on display at Two Dogs

The scoreboard that recorded McMinnville High School two-pointers and foul shots for decades now hangs at Two Dogs Taphouse, a conversation piece for former Grizzlies and other sports’ fans who visit ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##In the shadow of the 747 that sits atop the Wings & Waves Waterpark, the new Marriott AC Retreat hotel is under construction on the Evergreen museum campus. Stoller Group’s McMinnville Properties is building the 118-room hotel, which is due to open in spring 2027.

Along the Street: Hotel on schedule for May ’27 opening

The new Marriott AC Retreat hotel is starting to take shape on the Evergreen museum campus, owned by the Stoller Group’s McMinnville Properties. Ground was broken in October between the aviation ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Anthony Dinsmore spins a prize wheel with his children, Grayson, 7, and Piper, 4, as Tom Baker looks on during the grand opening of the 7 Star Convenience Store in Carlton. The store sells snacks, groceries, produce and numerous beverages, along with “Krispy Krunchy Chicken.”

Along the Street: Market holds grand opening in Carlton

The 7 Star Convenience Store held its grand opening in Carlton Friday, Jan. 23, with a bounce house, a wheel spin for prizes and other activities for the community. The market at 320 N. Yamhill St./Highway ...

Along the Street: Blue Angels will be featured at air show

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be featured at the Oregon International Air Show’s McMinnville performances, scheduled Aug. 14 to 16 at the McMinnville Airport. Blue Angels pilots visited Oregon ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##The new Tractor Supply store is taking shape at Booth Bend Road and Highway 99W in south McMinnville. The store will
sell items for livestock, agriculture, home improvement, pet
care and other projects. The $2.5 million project includes
two one-story buildings covering 21,930 square feet.

Along the Street: What’s going up at the start of 2026

-- Work continues on the new Tractor Supply structure at Highway 99W and Booth Bend Road in south McMinnville. The building, agricultural, pet and home and garden store will open this year. The company ...

Along the Street: New El Torito market opening soon in Mac

Work continues on the new El Torito market on Highway 99W near the Baker Street Y. Manager Ricardo Lopez said he’s hoping the Mexican supermarket will open around Christmas, but that depends on completing ...

Along the Street: Changes coming to MacFresco

Still outside, but with different format, MacFresco, which started in 2020 as Dine Out(side) to help restaurants serve patrons during the Covid pandemic, will return in 2026 with some changes. There will ...

Along the Street: What's Going Up - Permit filed for Rite Aid building

-- A developer took out a building permit for a “natural grocers” in the former Rite Aid building at 448 N.E. Highway 99W, at 99W and Evans streets. The tenant improvement project on the 17,185-square-foot ...

##Angel Aguiar

Along the Street: Aguiar named manager of local Embold branches

Angel A. Aguiar Jr., has been named branch manager for Embold Credit Union’s Newberg and McMinnville locations. Aguiar has more than 30 years experience in financial services. He was previously ...

Along the Street: County Public Health wants businesses to become ‘Safe Zones’

Yamhill County Public Health is seeking to expand participation in its Mental Health Safe Zone program, which provides local businesses and organizations with the opportunity to support and participate ...

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