Along the Street: R. Stuart plans estate vineyard
After relying on fruit from the Daffodil Hill Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills since 2003, R. Stuart & Co. this month announced it has purchased all 21 acres, meaning the 35-year-old company now owns ...
Along the Street: Vacation rentals set for Taylor-Dale building
The rumor throughout the summer -- supported by a construction worker onsite -- was that the Taylor-Dale Hardware building downtown would house a restaurant on the first floor and and vacation rentals ...
Along the Street: SAIF pays out $3.4 million to local employers
SAIF, the nonprofit state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance company, had a good year, which means many employers in Yamhill County are going to be getting checks soon. The Salem-based company’s ...
Along the Street: Chehalem Dance Academy offers new Mac classes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts an excellent hazelnut harvest this fall and Oregon growers agree. The Capital Press, the state’s agricultural weekly newspaper, reports the latest production ...
Along the Street: Tribes change banks
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has made it official: Wells Fargo will no longer handle its banking. The Tribal Council voted 8-1 to cut ties, citing Wells Fargo’s involvement in the Dakota ...
Along the Street: Whiskey ready
It seems like forever when Steven Day first dipped his toe into Oregon’s growing craft spirits scene, buying property for his Dayton-area distillery in 2013 — the beginning of President Obama’s ...
Along the Street: 100-plus years of farming
Two Yamhill County families will be recognized this month at the Oregon State Fair for operating a Century Farm or a Sesquicentennial (150-year) Farm. The operations are among twelve farms and ranches ...
Along the Street: Pinot lovers in Mac
Hundreds of wine and food aficionados are in McMinnville for the 32nd annual International Pinot Noir Celebration. The event, which began this morning on the Linfield College campus, includes scholarly ...
Along the Street: Microbrews on tap
Like any industry, the microbrew scene is subject to ups and downs. A new report by the Oregon Employment Department suggests the brewery business is, for now, slowing. “Although we continue ...
Along the Street: Solid Form Fabrication expands footprint
Solid Form Fabrication was launched about a decade ago out of a garage in Willamina, and has since grown into two progressively larger buildings; first on Booth Bend Road, and then in a shop in McMinnville’s ...
Along the Street: New life for Huberd Shoe Grease building
In recent years, Cellar Ridge Construction has left it’s stamp on the Gateway District, transforming older, sometimes abandoned buildings into popular hangouts where beer and wine is made, locals ...
Along the Street: Schue wins with brew
Golden Valley Brewery’s Beaverton Blonde has claimed another medal for local brewmaster Jesse Schue. Awards were given in more than 100 beer-style categories this month at the prestigious World ...
Along the Street: TED talk looking for speakers
TEDxMcMinnville is now accepting applications from speakers who believe they have an “idea worth spreading” for the event local organizers plan to hold at Linfield College in January 2019. TEDx ...
Along the Street: Art and wine walk reboot gets ‘great feedback’
The McMinnville Art & Wine Walk’s debut “3rd on 3rd” event, which moved the monthly event from a Saturday to Friday, was a “quite manageable” success, according to organizer ...
Along the Street: Chamber offers legislative update
Now that Gov. Kate Brown has signed SB 1528, which will deprive some Oregon small businesses of more than $1 billion over the next six years, there should be plenty to discuss at the McMinnville Area Chamber ...
