Sierra Knolls Winery Bear River Tasting Room is easily located on Highway 49 just past Combie Road. For St. Patrick’s Day they celebrated with a “Bit ‘o’ Blarney Day”, complete with Irish snacks, fiddlin’ by Doug Fulton and a special discount on all wines. Stop by their tasting room Thursday-Sunday and sample either the Saravese, Cabernet Sauvignon […]
Living Lands Agraian Network hosted a soup night tonight at the Stonehouse for a fundraiser for the Food Love Project. A fabulous event for a rainy winter night, full of delicious soup and bread, local wine and good friends. Special thanks to Flour Garden, New Moon Cafe, Briar Patch, Peaceful Valley, Deer Creek Elementary School, In […]
Cafe Mekka, Nevada City. They’re updating their Facebook page and needed some new photos, so I went digging through the various posts from the last year (click here for my first post, here for the Local Roots Food Tour with tasting of Temple Coffee, here for the Nevada City Boardwalk and here for Sheila Cameron’s art for […]
Nevada City Miner’s Foundry and Paul Emery Presents brought the Joe Craven Trio for their CD release party. Nevada County is fortunate to have such amazing live music in a number of great venues (Center for the Arts, Vets Hall, North Columbia School House, Nevada Theatre, Miner’s Foundry, Haven Underground). A special shout out goes to KVMR for supporting […]
Clavey Wines Tasting Room on Commercial Street is too inviting not to stop in and say hello. Check out Margie Miller’s art on the wall and catch up with Josh and Summer on what’s happening out at the vineyard. You probably wont walk out of the tasting room empty handed. And there’s still time for […]
The Artist Workshop is a creative space for families in downtown Grass Valley. (Click here to read the post about their grand opening last year). The Artist Workshop recently expanded their class schedule to include adult classes and started with a fun Ladies Night out cardmaking class with Jenyfur Pohl. Classes will be suitable for […]
Have you been to ol’ Republic Brewery yet? The new brewery recently opened up underneath SPD at 124 Argall Street in Nevada City. Stop by a samples some of their beers or fill up a growler and take the beer home with you. Check their Facebook page for upcoming live music or specials. © 2012 InnSide […]
Looking for some laughs this weekend? Ewing Ventures brings you a live production Hal Ashby’s cult favorite Harold and Maude. Tickets available here, Briar Patch or Nevada City Box Office. Shows are Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm through March 25th at the Nevada Theatre in downtown Nevada City. © 2012 […]
The streets of downtown Grass Valley were packed with wine and food enthusasiasts today for the Foothills Celebration. The event organized by the Grass Valley Downtown Association and the Sierra Vintners brought together 50 wineries and restaurants. I swaped my food coupons for coffee rubbed tri-tip at Carolines Coffee Roasters, Sweet Petites port infused cupcakes, Diego’s Anticuco’s, Smiley Guys BBQ and The […]
Winter finally arrived in Nevada County, perfect day to visit Carolines Coffee Roasters in downtown Grass Valley and grab a steaming mug of hot chocolate. Stock up on locally roasted coffee or tea or check out their selection of gift baskets. Whether its coffee or locally made chai by Yuba Chai you’ll be ready to brave the […]
A birthday celebration in memory of conservation pioneer John Olmsted will be held March 2nd 6-10:30pm at St. Joseph’s Cultural Center in Grass Valley. Organized by the Mendocino-Tahoe Conservancy which is continuing John’s mission of protecting wildlands and creating trails. The event will include performers Power of Twelve, poetry readings by Molly Fisk and Maxima Kahn, and juggling comedy show with Locomotion Circus. […]
Want to learn how to make cheese? Prune trees? Buy a wine making kit? Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply in Grass Valley offers organic seeds, supplies, classes and more. Check out their comprehensive website groworganic.com for tutorials and ideas for any number of gardening projects. Peaceful Valley has been in business since 1976 and […]
Local non-profit Snowlands Network, is bringing the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival to the Nevada Theatre on Tuesday, March 6 from 6-9pm. Proceeds raised stay in local communities to support local human-powered recreation efforts and to raise awareness of winter management issues, avalanche training/safety and winter education programs. Films screening include Powderwhore’s “Breaking Trail” and […]
The weather in Nevada City is fabulous, why not take a hike? Independence Trail is 5.5 miles from downtown Nevada City off Highway 49. The trail twists and turns along the Excelsior Canal, where the gold rush era wooden flumes now provide the wheelchair accesible trail. Walk the mile to the waterfall, or take the […]
There’s a lot of color in town this weekend for the annual Mardi Gras celebration. The parade took over downtown Broad Street this afternoon, with floats, puppets, bubbles and lots of beads. For additional photos please click here to view our Flickr album. © 2012 InnSide Nevada City, photos by G Aronow and Dan Thiem
Need a sandwich, a latte, a birthday cake, a gluten free treat and a warm spot to check your email? Stop by Flour Garden Bakery in Grass Valley. Now serving gluten free bagels in flaxseed, blueberry and jalapeno cheddar, along side their wide selection of cakes, bread, brownies, cupcakes, pies and muffins. Check out their soup menu, one of […]
Congratulations Roseanne Burke for her winning entries for our Nevada City photo contest, click here to read about her local greeting cards. Roseanne has won a copy of David McKay’s book Yuba Seasons. To see all the other fabulous entries, click here. Ike’s Quarter Cafe in spring time. Broad Street, Nevada City
A cold misty Saturday did not deter the 150 riders who came out to remember fellow cyclist Jim Rogers, who was killed two years ago on Hwy 174 by a passing motorist while riding his bicycle. The group rode en mass to remember one of the founders of the Nevada City Classic race and ride for road safety […]
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I thought it’d be fun to check out some of the goodies you can buy locally in Nevada City. If you’re looking for chocolate try the Nevada City Truffle Shop (which sells the amazing DeGroots chocolate) or the Nevada City Chocolate Shoppe. Or if you feel like […]
Welcome to the Outside Inn’s first Nevada City photo contest. Please vote for your favorite photo. Many thanks to all the fabulous folks who contributed, I love seeing the different perspectives on Nevada City. Voting will end on Wednesday, February 15th at 8am. The winner will receive a signed copy of David McKay’s book Yuba […]
The Mowen Solinsky Gallery in downtown Nevada City is a contemporary art gallery showcasing a wide range of artists, from local to international. Some of the featured artists include Phil Brown’s paintings of the Yuba River, photography by Steve Solinsky and stone and bronze sculpture by John and Sky Mowen. Open 7 days a week […]