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 ...

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Erin Stephenson, who purchased the theater and hotel buildings at Third and Evans streets in 2021, demonstrates how she loaded films into the projector when she worked at the theater in the 1990s. When movies resume at the Mack, they will be shown using modern digital technology.

Big ticket: Mac Theater renovations costly, but worth doing, owners say

The Mack Theater and the Yamhill Hotel are the conjoined twins of Third Street. The hotel was born first, its front half in 1886, well before movie theaters were in vogue; and its back, which ...

Along the Street: Historic power station now event venue

Stillwater event venue and Humble Spirit Catering have opened as part of The Ground, a collection of businesses in Yamhill County that aim to “connect farm, food and people through hospitality. Stillwater ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Sisters Stephanie Stoutenburg and Alexandra “Ali” Sauer work with their mom, Leona McNickle, to make soap using natural ingredients. They call their McMinnville company Mahonia Roots.

Sisters, mom make sustainable soap

  Sisters Alexandra “Ali” Sauer and Stephanie Stoutenburg teamed up with their mother, Leona McNickle, to make the world not just a little more eco-friendly, but cleaner, as well. The ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##The corner of Third and Irvine in McMinnville will get a new look as Mini Super Hidalgo owners will add a restaurant to be located on the east end of the property, adjacent to Golden Valley Brewing.

Hidalgo market owners plan new restaurant on Third Street

A Third Street food truck may soon have a permanent home. Design plans for the construction of a restaurant adjacent to the existing Mini Super Hidalgo market at 903 N.E. Third St. were approved ...

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Warren Lenox of Oak Grove works on installing the new ITM at Embold credit union just north of Safeway. Lenox, who does installation work at all the Embold sites, said the ITM allows customers to see and speak with a live teller, in addition to withdrawing funds as they can at ATMs. A ribbon cutting event will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 9, at the credit union office, 2668 Highway 99W, McMinnville.

Along the Street: Dayton gets state grant for revitalization

Dayton is one of 27 communities to receive 2023 Oregon Main Street Revitalization grants through Oregon Heritage, part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Dayton will receive $200,000 to use ...

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