Along the Street: November festival celebrates olive oil with tasting, tours
Durant Vineyards will host its annual Olio Nuovo Festival, celebrating its 2023 olive oil harvest, throughout November. The month will include olive oil tasting, olive mill tours, a holiday marketplace ...
What’s next for former Ultimate RB property?
McMinnville’s Urban Renewal Advisory Committee has agreed to organize a subcommittee to work on a proposal for developers interested in the 3.25-acre Ultimate RB parcel. The city purchased ...
Along the Street: Businesses surveyed on workforce challenges
The city of McMinnville and the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership are asking businesses to take a survey about the challenges they face in finding and retaining skilled employees. The McMinnville ...
Scary – and funny – stuffed shirts
Scarecrows created by various businesses and groups are on display on Third Street in the McMinnville Downtown Association’s annual Scarecrows on a Lamp Post event. Fifteen entries are included ...
Along the Street: Mac Plaza blends food trucks, gifts, succulents
Mac Plaza and Smile Plants and Gifts opened last week at 500 S.E. Adams St. in McMinnville. Diana Perez and her sister, Nancy, and their family opened the new business. The store sells adult and children’s ...
Along the Street: Wolves & People, ForeLand release ‘Cheers to the Land’ beers
ForeLand Beer, 777 N.E. Fourth St., will be starting location for a 5 to 8 p.m. pub crawl on Friday, Oct. 13, to celebrate the McMinnville brewery’s rustic ale made for the annual statewide “Cheers ...
MEDP recognizes ‘long game’ in building economy
MEDP Director Patty Herzog spoke during the awards event about successes and challenges her organization saw over the past year. The organization obtained numerous grants this year and helped ...
MEDP highlights innovation at annual business awards
Dave Haugeberg, longtime McMinnville attorney and community member, was honored with a special award Thursday night at the McMinnville Economic Development Partnership’s annual meeting and ...
Swimming in South Seas memories
Chamorro is the name of the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, which include Guam and other islands in Micronesia. The word also refers to the culture and food traditional to the islands, ...
Celebrating a culture with food at its heart
Whether the sun is shining or rain and leaves are falling, the bright flavors of citrus, peppers and coconut bring a tropical feel to the dishes at OSO Good Island Food in McMinnville. OSO Good ...
Along the Street: Long-awaited Pinch restaurant opens downtown
Pinch, the new restaurant by the owners of Newberg’s now closed Recipe, is open at 328 N.E. Evans St. in McMinnville. Open Wednesday through Saturday, Pinch serves meats, with entrees $29 to $44; ...
Along the Street: Mac Daddy Donuts plans to reopen downtown store
Mac Daddy Donuts plans to reopen its downtown location the weekend of Oct. 5 to 8, according to owner Chris Durig. This weekend, though, the Mac Daddy food truck will be selling donuts in the Staples ...
Sweeping effort planned as part of ‘Hello McMinnville’
A new “community building” effort called “Hello McMinnville” will sweep into town in October, according to Kris Wessel, who oversees the program at the nonprofit Visit McMinnville. Visit ...
Bayou closes for off-season following property sale
Despite initial hopes of continuing uninterrupted, the new owners of the Bayou Golf Course & Estate property decided to close golf operations for the fall and winter season, effective Monday, ...
Buchanan Cellers: A climb back in time
Buchanan Cellers building has changed hands many times, but has hardly changed. The same mechanical functions — chutes, pulleys, belts, wheels, chains and, yes, trapdoors — are still ...
