NEWBERG, Ore. — Two longtime fixtures of the Newberg Wednesday Market announced last week that they are ceasing operations.

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On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Kayt Ebora of Kayt’s Kitchen announced on Instagram that she is in the process of selling her food truck. Ebora temporarily closed the business in August while on medical leave.

“In late August, I had major surgery as part of my cancer treatment,” Ebora said in a video announcement. “I was out of commission for about two months, and in those two months I did a lot of rethinking and replanning of what my life could practically look like.”

Ebora opened Kayt’s Kitchen in 2020, offering porch-pickup baked goods during the COVID-19 pandemic. She began selling at the Newberg Wednesday Market in May 2021 and opened a food truck between Pulp & Circumstance and Blue Trout Gallery on College Street in April 2023.

The food truck sold on Sunday, Dec. 14. The business is currently on pause for the foreseeable future, Ebora said. She was recently hired as director of operations for the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Another Wednesday Market staple also announced a closure over the weekend. Ben Smith of Newberg Glass Studio said he is closing the business after three years. Smith and his wife, Haleigh, were fixtures of the local craft market scene, selling glass ornaments, straws, marbles, vases, glassware, and other items.

Haleigh and Ben Smith of Newberg Glass Studio in 2024. (Photo courtesy Newberg Glass Studio)
Haleigh and Ben Smith of Newberg Glass Studio in 2024. (Photo courtesy Newberg Glass Studio)

In May 2024, the studio began hiding glass marbles around town as an unofficial weekly scavenger hunt, eventually growing to include glass mushrooms in parks and themed object hunts, such as glass aliens during McMinnville’s UFO Festival. Newsberg was previously a sponsor of a marble hunt.

In 2025, Smith said the business reached a peak when it was featured on HGTV’s The American Dream. The couple welcomed their second child in mid-2025, leading to less time available for the business as they shifted their focus to family.

“Before you get too sad about us going, try to remember YOU can be the magic,” Smith wrote in a social media post. “No one cared about marbles until I hid them around and posted about it. Until next time, Marble Man out.”