First Italian Festa in Grass Valley

THE CORNISH INFLUENCE IN GRASS VALLEY is well known. Cornish tin miners were attracted to the city during the Gold Rush era, and the heritage is preserved with events such as Cornish Christmas.
Though less celebrated, many Italians also helped settle the area. “If you look through the names of people who moved here during the [...]

South Pine Café for “breakfast, lunch or beer”

THE SIGN IN FRONT of the South Pine Café sums up its mission with humor: “Breakfast, lunch and beer.”
The family run restaurant, with locations in Auburn, Grass Valley and Nevada City, has been dishing up fresh, homemade comfort food for years—making it a Sierra Foothills institution.
Locals and out-of-towners line up for the good eats [...]