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As McMinnville’s downtown district springs back to life, there’s a new shop on the block you’ll want to add to your must-visit list.

Left by West, created by Zach and Meg Hixon, offers a relaxing, personalized space and shopping experience, that showcases items carefully curated with the intention to connect customers to the items they’re buying.

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Wine Country Pride is back and this year, there’s more energy, more participation, and a lot more to do!

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Yamhill County is becoming more well known for our glorious gravel. There are many advantages to choosing a gravel road over pavement. The remote routes deliver amazing views, and there are fewer cars and trucks to watch for.

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McMinnville’s Dine Out(Side) program was born out of necessity in 2020, as pandemic restrictions on indoor capacity prompted many restaurants to offer outdoor seating during weekends on a street closed to vehicular traffic. And come Memorial Day Weekend, the food moves out into the street again for the summer.

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After more than a year in the dark, Gallery Theater returns to live theater on stage with Novecento, a 1-act, 1-actor play, featuring Lance Nuttman, one of the Willamette Valleys finest actors.

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McMinnville is a beloved destination for Pinot noir and other wines, but there are so many delicious things grown and produced here to eat as well. These local foods are the things we buy to treat ourselves, to stock our pantries, and to gift loved ones who live out of town. If you’re visiting from a drive away, hit up the farmers market for some fresh souvenirs. Flying home? Pack these in your suitcase.

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We recently caught up with Coeur de Terre’s Jacques Rendu. Learn about his connection to the Beaujolais region in France and the Willamette Valley as he shares his wine journey with us.

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Thea Gahr sits on a futon in her McMinnville art studio, a small one-room space. Some of her recent paintings remain on an easel. From the ceiling, an aerial hoop hangs in the middle of the room.

The hoop may be an apt metaphor for Thea’s explorations in life and art. She’s taken twists and turns, lived in different countries, and explored new forms of artistic expression. Like the hoop, the circle returned her home.

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There’s really only one real rule for walking an alpaca at Wings and a Prayer Alpacas: You walk the alpaca, the alpaca doesn’t walk you.

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Monica Macias sits at a desk on the far side of the Yamhill Valley Vineyards tasting room. A large window behind her frames a vineyard. The vines are bare in February and it takes little imagination to visualize broad green leaves spreading like a blanket across this view.

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