Starla Pointer/News-Register##New owners Wanda and Mark Hemenway want the Yamhill Bar & Grill to be a meeting place where customers can stop and socialize. They reopened the Yamhill restaurant on July 20.

New owners of Yamhill Bar & Grill revise the space, keep the vibe

Yamhill reminds Mark and Wanda Hemenway of the Hillsboro they grew up in – a small, friendly town where people knew and supported one another. No wonder they decided to buy the Yamhill Bar & ...

Nick’s Italian Café, iconic downtown restaurant, closes

Owners of James Beard award winning Nick’s Italian Café and Peirano & Daughters announced Wednesday they have closed the businesses “in their current form.” The restaurant ...

Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Heater Allen has expanded its beer garden and named it Gold Dot Spot, after the brewers’ new specialty line of lagers. Repurposed cargo containers frame the outdoor beer area, with more decor, amenities and seating planned.

Barrel Roll: On the trail of new local beers

As promised, Heater Allen Brewery has added Sunday hours at its Gold Dot Spot beer garden, 710 N.E. 10th Ave. The schedule is now 2 to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. Fresh ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Employees Eddie McKenzie, left, and Kym Brand help customer Will Earthman at Alchemist’s Jam in McMinnville. The retail shop at 207 N.E. Ford St. focuses on selling jams, breads and pastries, along with other items made by local producers.

With jam and bread: Downtown shop sweetens selection with expanded line of baked goods

The display cases in Alchemist Jam’s retail shop empty quickly each morning as customers rush in for a jam pie, a sourdough bagel or loaf of bread, long or round. “We saw a need to ...

Along the Street: Amity’s Blue Goat reopens with new format following three-year closure

The Blue Goat has opened in a new format: a farm market selling meat and fresh produce, plus a food and beverage counter. Located at 506 S. Trade St., The Blue Goat will be open from 3 to 8 p.m. Fridays ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Hotel Oregon manager Em Thomas, in the Carter the Great cellar bar, said she enjoys working for the family-owned McMenamins chain, which is marking 40 years this summer. Like other McMenamins properties, she said, the McMinnville hotel is community oriented, helping with local fundraisers and hosting events such as the UFO Festival.

As McMenamins marks anniversary, Hotel Oregon focuses on UFOs, poltergeists and community

Visitors come to McMenamin’s Hotel Oregon for its otherworldly attractions, as well as its vintage rooms, restaurants, bars and entertainment options. The McMinnville pub, hotel and event ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Christie Giddings and Adam Greene buy pies at the Blue Raeven retail shop in McMinnville. The business is open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

A slice of Blue Raeven in McMinnville

Pie fans — and who isn’t?— rejoiced when Blue Raeven Farmstand opened a McMinnville retail shop in June at 1101 N.E. Alpine Avenue. It gave them another option for buying the ...

Along the Street: McMinnville Chamber starts search for CEO

The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce is setting up interviews for two candidates in its search for a new president and CEO, according to Rodrigo Lagunas, chairman of the Chamber board. The board is ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##The former Ultimate RB rubber recycling plant will be demolished to make way for a mixed-use development. The city is purchasing the two-acre property for $4.25 million and will guide development plans before reselling to a private builder.

City to purchase Ultimate RB property for redevelopment

McMinnville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the former Ultimate RB facility on Alpine Avenue for $4.25 million. The goal is to flip the approximately 50,000-square-foot property ...

Along the Street: Sidewalk sale planned along Third Street

Downtown retailers are planning a sidewalk sale for Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16. The event will give retailers a chance to showcase their businesses during Dine Out(side), in which restaurants serve ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##1882 Grille owner Mo Durocher, left, and office manager Stephanie Sherman check out the cocktail developed by bar manager Shea Corrigan for the Tiki Island murder mystery — a mai tai with red fruit juice for the “blood” and a switchblade stirrer.

Theater, restaurant team up for mystery dinners

Three murders will be staged in McMinnville this summer, and community members will have a hand in solving them, as the 1882 Grille and local improv actors host a series of mystery dinner theater ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Sara and Emily Linnertz with their children, Hayes, 4, and Harlowe, 6, show off flowers they grow for their business, Front Porch Flowers. They use locally grown blooms whenever possible, Emily Linnertz said.

Floral company focuses on local flowers

Emily and Sara Linnertz focus on locally grown supplies for their floral business, Front Porch Flower Co. They grow as many of the flowers themselves, and turn to other Yamhill County companies ...

Along the Street: New market puts focus on local, organic

Village Provisions, a new market emphasizing organic and locally grown and made goods, is scheduled to open by late July, according to owner Julie Shivley. The store, at 615 N.E. Lafayette Ave., McMinnville, ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Volunteers Teresa Haynes (foreground), of McMinnville and Cheryl Saville-Miller of Dayton pour samples of beer during Oregon Brews and BBQ festival at Yamhill County Fairgrounds. Eleven breweries including those from Yamhill County and other northwest Oregon towns were featured, with numerous Oregon and Washington sources also providing kegs.

Barrel Roll: Here's to the return of beer fests

A bounty of beers flowed in the first beer festival in McMinnville in nearly four years, June 16-18 at Yamhill County Fairgrounds. The occasion was the Oregon Brews and BBQ Festival, an event ...

Along the Street: Outside dining returns to Third

Thirty restaurants, bars and tasting rooms will participate in the 2023 edition of Dine Out(side), which starts this afternoon and continues every Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday through Oct. 1. Third ...