Hotel Impossible features return to Holbrooke Hotel on Monday
Hotel Impossible features a return to the Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley on Monday to check up on its program to invigorate the historic hotel. The program airs at 10 p.m. on the Travel Channel. “Anthony sends covert hotel ‘guests’ to check up on the historic Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley, CA,” according to Hotel […]
Art of Tibet in Grass Valley from January 17-February 2
The Monks of the Gaden Shartse Monastery are coming to St. Joseph’s Cultural Center in Grass Valley from January 17-February 2, and their sand mandala will be on display. The sand mandala is an ancient Tibetan art form and is carefully constructed from colored sand particles (in old Tibet ground gems, herbs, minerals) forming an […]
2014 Academy Awards nominations
Here’s the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards. The winners will be announced Sunday, March 2. BEST PICTURE American Hustle Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, and Jonathan Gordon, Producers Captain Phillips Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers Dallas Buyers Club Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers Gravity Alfonso Cuarón and David […]
2014 award winners at Wild & Scenic Film Festival
People’s Choice Award Xmas Without China Best of Festival Gasland II Spirit of Activism The Last Ocean Most Inspiring Adventure Film Maiden Trip Best in Theme Uranium Drive-In Best Short Short The Story of Solutions Jury Award Bringing It Home Jury Award Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Student Filmmaker Award Slater Jewell-Kemker, An […]
S.F. Giants all-star outfielder Hunter Pence on the Paleo diet
The Paleo diet was the most Googled diet in all of last year, and JAX at the Tracks in Truckee has a popular Paleo diet menu. Here’s what San Francisco Giants star outfielder Hunter Pence thinks of “eating like the Flintstones”: Your browser does not support iframes.
Morgan’s Lobster Shack in Truckee to reopen this month
We enjoyed eating at Morgan’s Lobster Shack in Truckee when it opened in late June. The restaurant, run by Shawn and Heather Whitney, offered fresh Maine lobster, fish and seafood dishes. Menu items included “wicked fresh” fish (halibut, salmon, scallops and shrimp) and chips, lobster rolls, lobster and grilled cheese sandwiches. We enjoyed lunches on […]
“Squid Row Yarn Bomb” celebrates the South Yuba River Watershed
“The Squid Row Yarn Bomb,” created by The Nevada County Yarn Bombers, a group of local artists interested in community and public art, is a celebration of the South Yuba River Watershed, salmon restoration, and recycling. The star of the installation is “Sal Weiwei,” a giant salmon crocheted by Nancy Nelson entirely from plastic Grocery […]
“Sneak peek” at our magazine’s new mobile website at Wild & Scenic Film Festival
We’re offering a “sneak peek” at our new mobile website for visitors to the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival. Go to m.SierraCulture.com on your iPhone, Android or smartphone. It includes guides for dining, wine and beer tasting, B&Bs and hotels, art galleries and performing arts, skiing and attractions, an online calendar, an online box […]
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