Homewood Ski Resort for lakefront skiing at Tahoe
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, LAKE TAHOE’S West Shore is “the place” for skiers seeking a more relaxed vibe, unspoiled scenic beauty, lakeside views, the solitude of cross-country skiing and awesome tree skiing—all at an affordable price. Sugar Pine Point State Park was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing and biathlon events. […]
Nevada City’s Spring St. Neighborhood: An Emerging Arts District
LAST YEAR WE WROTE ABOUT an emerging food lovers’ neighborhood on lower Commercial Street in downtown Nevada City, anchored by the farmers market, annual farm-to-table banquet, the Boardwalk and the new Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Co. In the new year, across town, the Spring Street neighborhood is being revitalized. This includes a new building […]
KVMR & Nevada Theatre: The Bridge Street Project
KVMR 89.5 Community Radio and the Nevada Theatre Commission, assisted by the community at large, collaborated to build an 8,000 sq.-ft. building behind the historic theater at the corner of Bridge and Spring streets in Nevada City. It creates a new home for the award winning radio station and adds needed backstage space to California’s […]
Historic Tahoe ranch visited by Robin Williams, Jay Leno for sale for record $98 million
Shakespeare Ranch is a 133-acre landmark Tahoe lakefront ranch now offered for sale for only the second time in history since 1861. Shakespeare Ranch combines vistas as grand as Montana and Wyoming range lands with nearby ski resorts steeped in Olympic heritage to rival Aspen and Vail, a lakeside golf course more intimate than Pebble […]
Nevada Union High’s prestigious dance program presents “Poetry in Motion” February 5-7
Nevada Union High School’s Theatrical Dance Program presents the 14th annual Student Choreography Showcase on Thursday, February 5 at 7 p.m., Friday, February 6 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, February 7 at 2 p.m. at the Don Baggett Theatre, located at 11761 Ridge Road, Grass Valley. Thirteen years ago, N.U. Dance Teacher Courtney Wadman was […]
A timelapse view of Truckee called “On Truckee Time”
Coming soon – “On Truckee Time” – a timelapse view of beautiful Truckee like you have never seen it before, from Grant Kaye. On Truckee Time is a timelapse short film showcasing the scenery and natural splendor of Truckee, California including: Prosser, Donner Lake, Donner Summit, Boca, Castle Peak, Martis Valley, Downtown Truckee, and many […]
Art award winners at 2015 Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Here are the winning artists for the 2015 Wild & Scenic Film Festival art exhibit. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival partnered with Nevada County Arts for the fourth year in an effort to increase awareness of the intersection between arts and the environment. Local and regional artists submitted their environmental artwork for possible inclusion […]
A visit to DANK at Osborn/Woods in the Miners Foundry in Nevada City
We were excited to visit the new DANK at Osborn/Woods gallery at Miners Foundry Cultural Center in Nevada City on Friday. The gallery is debuting at the 13th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. The new visual arts space on Spring Street in the historic downtown is freshly painted, bright and airy, and bathed in […]
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