Coming Friday: First-job memories
The July issue of Mid-Valley InBusiness includes a feature in which mid-valley notables remember their very first jobs.
Spindrift’s pinot noir wins critical raves
Tennessee wine columnist puts Spindrift's pinot at the head of the class.
Aqua embraces farm-to-table brunch
I’m just back from brunch at Aqua in downtown Corvallis, where the restaurant is offering its “Farm to Table Brunch,” a terrific idea with terrific food. The idea is the brainchild of Chef Jason Biga, who consults each week with area farms to see what products will be available for the Saturday-morning event. So items...
'Buy Local' breakfasts resume May 1
It’s a ritual of spring in Corvallis: This year’s series of “Buy Local” breakfasts kicks off this Saturday, May 1, at the same location as previous breakfasts: The Odd Fellows Hall, 223 S.W. Second St. in downtown Corvallis. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and stay open until 9:30 a.m. Cost is $6 for adults and...
Duncans name new executive chef
Here’s a follow-up to Cheryl Hatch’s Monday story about the opening of Loca Luna. That restaurant, which opened Monday in the Renaissance on the Riverfront, features chef Adam Kekahuna, who had worked for Iain and Tonya Duncan at their Corvallis restaurants. Now, Iain Duncan says, Jason Biga will be the new executive chef for the...
Friday's InBiz examines family businesses
We’re putting the final touches tonight on the December issue of Mid-Valley InBusiness, which will appear Friday in your newspaper and also on our Web site. The December issue is our annual family business issue, and I’m indebted to the Austin Family Business Program in the Oregon State University College of Business, and its director,...
NuScale wins mention in N.Y. Times
NuScale Power, a Corvallis company that’s developing a small, safe, scalable and modular nuclear power system, drew some attention in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times. The Times’ “Science Illustrated” feature took a look – mostly through graphics – at how nuclear plants may be getting a lot smaller in the future and offered...
