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. […]
Foothill Flowers in Grass Valley contributed to winning Rose Parade floats in New Year
Todd Johnson of Foothill Flowers in Grass Valley worked on three of the floats that won awards in this year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena. Congratulations to Todd — who regularly treks to Pasadena to join the Fiesta Parade Floats’ team — and to Foothill Flowers, a regular customer and good friends of ours! Happy New […]
“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 […]
Twenty-fifth annual Santa Lucia celebration at Foothill Flowers in Grass Valley on December 9
On Sunday, December 9, at 1 p.m., the 25th annual Santa Lucia celebration will be held at Foothill Flowers, 102 W. Main St., in Grass Valley. The Scandinavian traditional celebration consists of a pageant portraying Santa Lucia with court of Lucia brides and star boys. Santa Lucia was born in Sicily and burned at the […]
Grass Valley: What’s new in this gold-rush town
GRASS VALLEY REFLECTS THE RESURGENCE of small towns all across America. It has beauti- fully restored buildings, an historic downtown, festivals, top-notch dining and shopping—and world-class hiking, biking and kayaking nearby. Grass Valley also boasts The Center for the Arts, which hosts big-city talent such as Lily Tomlin and Kris Kristofferson. The historic Holbrooke Hotel […]
Good Times Roll Below the Snowline
GRASS VALLEY IS A JEWEL among the foothill’s gold-rush towns. At times, the snow does fall, but most of the winter it is snowless. This season you can attend the Foothills Celebration food and wine festival on March 3 and a classic Car Show on April 28. Visitors can enjoy boutiques, gift shops and art […]
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 […]
“Lettuce” Welcome Spring: Newcastle Produce and Foothill Flowers
WITH A LONG, WET WINTER BEHIND them, farmers are planting their summer crops and harvesting spring’s bounty. Spring lettuces, such as Red Leaf, Romaine and Oakleaf, are headed for the Foothill Farmers Market in Auburn and Roseville, just in time for seasonal salads. April is a time for the “A” crops, such as asparagus and […]
Foothill Flowers’ spectacular Christmas tree
To our family, a decorated Christmas tree is the highlight of the holiday season. As a child, I remember sitting under ours, staring up at the colored lights and glass-blown ornaments. (A favorite, and my son agrees, is “Icicile Man.”) Some ornaments date back to the turn of the century, when my grandmother was a […]
“A few of our favorite things” for the holidays
Editor’s note: These are a few of our favorite things in the foothills: Breakfast at Ike’s Quarter Cafe, Nevada City We like the Applewood smoked ham topped with caramelized onions, eggs with a side of fresh-made bbq sauce, served with Yukon hash, potatoes and cornbread. Ike’s uses naturally raised meats, organic eggs and makes its […]
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