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Grant helps enhance business
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Main Street McMinnville has awarded a $1,000 facade grant to James and Brooke Totherow, owners of the old Western Auto building on Main Street.“We’ve seen the changes in downtown over the last 10 years and we wanted to be part of that,” said James. “We’re proud to be part of downtown McMinnville.”On the outside of the building, the couple painted, created a back entrance, installed new exterior doors, added cultural stone accents, installed historically correct architectural windows, and added new exterior lighting.“They did such a wonderful job with the building,” said Ryan J. Moore, Main Street McMinnville Design Committee co-chairman. “We are so proud of James and Brooke Totherow.