Visit downtown Grass Valley: A cool small town

THE FOOTHILLS ARE HOME TO SOME OF THE WEST’S coolest small towns, and Grass Valley is at the forefront. Downtown Grass Valley is livable, walkable and historic. Whether you’re shopping, dining, staying or playing, you’ll find an abundance of options. Grass Valley’s historic downtown core— about 15 walkable blocks—continues to be the community’s main shopping […]

New snow: Winter wonderland for skiers, riders, sledders and sightseers

About 1 1/2 to 2 feet of new snow blanketed Truckee-Tahoe ski resorts on Friday, creating the best skiing conditions of the season and a winter wonderland. Resorts that reported major snowfall included, Boreal, Sugar Bowl (opening today with powder conditions), Northstar California, Squaw (Squaw Creek lift is expected to open today), Heavenly, Kirkwood, Sierra […]

Thanksgiving weekend events in Grass Valley and Nevada City

Grass Valley Events Country Christmas Faire Nevada County Fairgrounds 11228 McCourtney Road Fri & Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4 admission. Age 12 and under Free (530) 273-6217 www.nevadacountyfair.com Cornish Christmas Friday of Thanksgiving Weekend Opening night of Cornish Christmas Downtown Grass Valley. Hours: 6-9 p.m. (530) 272-8315 www.historicgrassvalley.com Holidays at […]

Fairs and Festivals in Grass Valley and Nevada City

GRASS VALLEY Historic Grass Valley is brimming with fall and holiday activities: Safe Trick or Treat for Preschoolers Thurs., October 31, pre-school aged children tour Mill St., closed to traffic, and receive candy from merchants. Holiday Open House Sat., November 9, a downtown Grass Valley holiday shopping event with store specials, food, music and more. […]

“These are a few of our favorite things”

These are a few of our favorite things for the holidays: Foothill Flowers An institution since 1966, the Johnson’s family-owned shop creates exquisite arrangements with hand-picked flowers from the San Francisco Flower Mart. Foothill also offers a selection of fine wines to compliment your bouquet. The holiday window displays are among the best in the […]

Cornish Christmas, shopping and ice rink in Grass Valley

THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GRASS VALLEY IS ALL aglow during the holidays, celebrating its rich heritage with Cornish Christmas. And this year, for the first time, the downtown will host an ice skating rink from January 18-21 (Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday). The ice-skating rink at the Gold Miners Inn will be unique in the […]

Cornish Christmas in Grass Valley

“PEOPLE BELIEVE THE CAROL TRADITION is old in Grass Valley, but few realize it’s as old as the city itself,” Gage McKinney writes in When Miners Sang—The Grass Valley Carol Choir. The choir, originally made up of Cornish gold miners, has a famous past. In the ’40s, the Grass Valley choir sang Cornish Christmas songs […]

Arts with Altitude

NEVADA COUNTY HAS MORE WORKING ARTISTS per capita than almost anywhere in the state. There are hundreds of painters, sculptors, photographers, poets, writers, musicians, dancers and filmmakers. Many of them are world-class talents, with worldwide reputations, not to mention Pulitzer and Grammy winners. (An example is Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder). The county also has […]

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