Along the Street: Decorative downtown lighting needs improvement, MDA says
Everyone loves the little lights that glow from the branches of Third Street trees, said McMinnville Downtown Association Director Doris Towery. But the lights need maintenance, and many need to be replaced ...
Chemeketa, MEDP, city team up for hospitality and trades training programs
McMinnville residents looking to enter the hospitality or trades industries can get a leg up thanks to two new programs funded by the city and offered at the local Chemeketa Community College campus. A ...
Don't be alarmed, it's only pizza: Hook & Ladder rings up new pizza outlet
You may see some smoke and a big, red firetruck in the parking lot at Lowe’s, but it’s not an emergency – unless you’re hungry for pizza, at least. Hook & Ladder Pizza rolls ...
Along the Street: Evergreen will add new event center
Evergreen Events will build a 10,000-foot reception hall on the same campus at the non-profit Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. Steve Scott of McMinnville Properties LLC, which owns the entire campus ...
Barrel Roll: Hotel Oregon celebrates 25 years on Jan. 20
The former Elberton Hotel was built 119 years ago at Third and Evans streets and became McMenamins Hotel Oregon in 1999, a fact that the hospitality company will celebrate starting at 2 p.m. on ...
New inn, ‘Compass McMinnville’, will fill 1914 house
With a goal of opening an intimate bed-and-breakfast inn in Oregon, Christie Toal had been looking at properties remotely for more than a year while still living in New York. In November 2022, a few days ...
Along the Street: ‘Swingin’ on a Star’ jazz fundraiser returns Jan. 27
McMinnville Music Boosters will host the annual “Swingin’ On a Star” fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 27, with dinner, an auction, raffles and chances to buy musical equipment for local schools. In ...
‘Listening forums’ gather information from employers
McMinnville Economic Development Partnership is continuing its series of “listening forums” this month to gather information from local businesses and industries.MEDP said it will use data ...
Along the Street: New cocina plans to open in downtown McMinnville
Mezcal Sabores de Mexico will open a second restaurant soon, this one in downtown McMinnville. The Fernandez family, which opened Mezcal Sabores at 1208 S.E. Baker St. in January 2019, will call its new ...
New restaurants, sports biz offer varied experiences
A new restaurant combined with an indoor game parlor gives customers a chance to try two clubs at once — a club sandwich and a golf club. The “clubs” are on the menu at the Alpine ...
Along the Street: Restaurants, activity venues plan for New Year’s Eve
Children and families will ring in 2024 a little early – the McMinnville Parks and Recreation Department will host a “Noon Year’s Eve” party from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. ...
YEAR IN REVIEW: Businesses close, open, expand
Businesses grew and celebrated success in 2023; some struggled and a few closed. Buildings went up; some came down to make room for newer technology and more room, period. Downtown McMinnville, ...
Timber frame company expanding with new McMinnville beamery
New Energy Works, which makes materials for sustainable timber frame construction, is using sustainable and locally source materials to add a new 20,000 square foot production facility next to its plant ...
Framing a family business
Leigh Ann Jones is happy that she and her husband, Noel Jones, started their Pacific Frame and Gallery 25 years ago. Her family has made friends with many repeat customers as the business has ...
Along the Street: Geraldi's returning
Joe Geraldi has confirmed the rumors: Geraldi’s: The Italian Eating Place will reopen soon in its new location, the former Great Harvest Bread building at 1135 S.W. Baker St./Highway 99W. The building ...
