Along the Street: Artists express Indigenous roots, spirit
Artists express Indigenous roots, spirit The Linfield Art Gallery is showing “Lakamas,” a group exhibition featuring mixed media art highlighting the beauty of the local landscape. Artists ...

Along the Street: Mac Market to close temporarily for remodeling
Mac Market will expand its range of businesses and improve its event spaces during remodeling this month. “We’re calling it ‘Mac Market 2.0,” said owner Diana Riggs, who opened ...

Along the Street: Farmers market, Dine Out(side) to return downtown
McMinnville’s popular Farmers Market will return on Thursdays as of May 11. It will be open from noon to 6 p.m. each week through Oct. 12 in the area of First and Cowls streets. The Farmers Market ...
Along the Street: A new place for creativity, and more business news
New place for creativity What could you make at a place called Astro-Zombie Bio-Labs, LLC? Anything you want, said Matt Taylor, who is developing the “makers’ space” that eventually ...
Along the Street: Ground offers indoor tennis and pickleball
The Ground has opened an indoor pickleball and tennis facility that’s available to the public through memberships or one-time reservations. The new two-story facility features a high-ceilinged end ...
Along the Street: Sears leaving Mac
The McMinnville Sears Hometown store is closing as part of the corporation’s clearing out of the stores nationwide. Sears Hometown announced in December that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. ...

Business Year in Review: Cold snap, closures, and new starts
Yamhill County’s diverse economy saw a diverse array of business news, including the early-2022 cold snap that brought a late-season appearance by snow and ice in April, causing growers of everything ...
Along the Street: Crepe World takes on Local Flow space in downtown Mac
The McMinnville family-owned Crepe World business has purchased the Local Flow Health Bar business, and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Jamie Akers and her family will continue offering the Local ...
Industry CEO, mayor say business can be leaders for change
Schnitzer Steel was doing business sustainability before “sustainable” was a buzzword, CEO Tamara Lundgren told the audience at the Oregon Business Plan Summit last week in Portland. “One-hundred ...

‘Hairapy’ capes keep customers cozy
Margaret Brown, a regular customer of Sisters Salon in McMinnville, inspired hairdresser Heidi Mastropoalo to develop a new kind of hair styling cape that will help both patrons and workers. Brown, 82 ...
Along the Street: Winegrowers still optimistic about ’22 crop
Local wine grape growers expressed plenty of optimism and some uncertainty in late June when the News-Register contacted them for a story about how the cool, damp spring was affecting vineyards. Many ...

‘Blind Pig’ will offer scratch-made food
Opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant is a long-time dream fulfilled for the partners in the popular Renegade Catering and Food Truck. The Blind Pig — the name is a reference to speakeasies — ...
Along the Street: HomeGoods coming
The McMinnville HomeGoods store is expected to open this calendar year, according to Samantha Abbatessa, marketing supervisor at the company. HomeGoods took out its first building permit in late January. ...

Farmer John’s prepares to reopen
Farmer John’s Produce and Nursery, just west of McMinnville on Highway 18, will reopen in mid-June with expanded parking, a remodeled retail area with new fixtures, and a larger variety of products. Owners ...
Along the Street: Oregon Air Show committed to McMinnville
The Oregon International Air Show will continue shows in both McMinnville and Hillsboro, show organizers said. The show, originally held only in Hillsboro, hosted its first event at the McMinnville Airport ...