Town & Country Smokehouse, located on the south side of The Rec is serving up Western-style BBQ alongside island-style smoked meats. Pictured above: Jake Freeman with chefs Eric Kama and Jimmy Brundage. Town & Country Smokehouse opened its doors on April 1 with welcoming arms and smoked foods. The business[Read More…]

Miles Christy runs Nighthawk Woodworking out of his home in south Keizer. BELOW: Some of the smaller items Christy creates when between custom furniture orders. Computer programming just wasn’t cutting it for Miles Christy. So, he turned to woodworking. “When I was younger, my grandfather was a carpenter and I[Read More…]

Saddle up puzzle masters, it is time for a scavenger hunt. The event will be on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone is free to join but there must be someone 18 or older in the party to enter a raffle for[Read More…]

Adam Navarro is the owner and trainer at Toe 2 Toe boxing. Toe 2 Toe Boxing’s Adam Navarro is ready to put some people on their heels. Navarro, the owner of the new gym in southeast Keizer, hopes the space introduces the sport he loves to a new audience and[Read More…]

David Maldanado bags caramel corn at Suzy Q’s Kettle Corn, which recently moved to Keizer. Jerry Crane, owner of Suzy Q Kettle Corn, measures popcorn in terms of how many bags it takes a customer to get someone through a movie. “Our 10 ounce bag should get you through a[Read More…]

Oregon Community Credit Union’s new Keizer branch is now open in Creekside Shopping Mall, 5402 River Road N. Oregon Community Credit Union recently added a Keizer location in Creekside Shopping Mall. The Keizer branch is located at 5402 River Road North offers auto, home and personal loans; a walk-up ATM;[Read More…]

As the city council approved plans for a Chick-fil-A, the burning question on the mind of Councilor Laura Reid was traffic. “What will be done about lines and managing them?” Reid asked. After the addition of an In-N-Out in December 2019, traffic around that site swells to the main roads[Read More…]

Construction of a Chick-fil-A near Keizer Station moved one step closer to reality at a meeting of the Keizer City Council Monday, Feb. 1. Councilors approved changes to a master plan that removes a proposed auto lube business to accommodate additional parking for the fast food restaurant. “We’re super-excited to[Read More…]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Chick-fil-A, another fan favorite restaurant, is giving Keizer Station a hard look.  For the first time since rumors of a Keizer location more than a year ago, the restaurant’s interest was formally acknowledged in a meeting of the Keizer Planning Commission.  “The Area[Read More…]

Rep. Bill Post and Sen. Kim Thatcher visited and spoke about the upcoming legislative session with members of the Keizer Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 27.