Sara Watkins at The Center for the Arts
The Center for the Arts in downtown Grass Valley has a full roster of past, current and upcoming shows. Tonight they brought in singer, songwriter and fiddle play Sara Watkins to perform. The audience was treated to an opening act by Kris…
Top Drawer
The Top Drawer on Mill Street in Grass Valley offers lingerie, sleepwear and gifts. A perfect place to host a girls night out, call today to set up a private evening for a bridal party or special celebration. Their claim to fame is a bra…
Green Light Upcycled Shop
There's a new shop in Grass Valley called Green Light that specializes in recycled and repurposed furniture, lighting and accessories. All of the items in the shops are upcycled, ranging from Further bath products (recycled glycerin from…
Smith Vineyard Tasting Room
Have you been to visit Smith Vineyard's downtown Grass Valley tasting room? The local winery took over the location of the bar Bunce's a number of years ago and gave the space a whole new look and feel. Now you can sit in either in the…
Point Defiance Loop Trail
If you've been to look at the wildflowers at Bridgeport, but would like a slightly more challenging hike, check out the Point Defiance Loop Trail, which starts at the historic covered bridge and heads downstream. Not as well known as the…
Top 5 Things to Do with Kids
Contributed by Kathy Spoto
Here are my top five things to do with kids in Nevada County on a sunny day. First up, pull on your cowboy boots and gallop over to Purpose Ranch. Wranglers welcome visitors to make friends with 26…
Wild for the Yuba
Wild for the Yuba at SYRCL’s spring fundraiser is coming to the Grass Valley Vet's Hall on April 20. The wine and beer tasting event includes tastings from two dozen wineries and breweries, fine food, live music and mingle with your friends…
Kane’s Restaurant
A girl's night out at Kane's Restaurant in downtown Grass Valley, great company, lively atmosphere, excellent drinks. They're expanding, keep an eye out for their upcoming renvoation, featuring a larger bar, more seating, lounge and 1000…
Cast Iron Cooking, Tess’ Kitchen
Tess' Kitchen cooking classes range from desserts, to pizza, to Thai food. For those of you who missed out on the recent cast iron cooking class, Tess' Kitchen has just added another one to their busy cooking class schedule, click here to…
Ruth Chase Fine Art Workshops
Ruth Chase is one of our local artist who offers a wide variety of workshops to support your creativity. When I asked her about learning to become an artist she replied, " You can't 'LEARN' how to make great art from a book, exercises…
Carolines Coffee Roasters, Yesterday and Today
If you've lived in Nevada County for any period of time you're probably familiar with Carolines Coffee Roasters. This month the local company celebrates their 31st birthday. I had a chance to talk to Holly Fike, Carolines Coffee Roaster's…
Olive Vitality
Olive Vitality, a brand new ultra-premium extra virgin olive oil tasting room opened its doors this weekend in downtown Grass Valley. The shop provides top quality olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars from around the world, all at extremely…
Maria’s Mexican Restaurant
Looking for a family friendly dining out option or a casual place to get together with some friends? Check out Maria's Mexican Restaurant in downtown Grass Valley. Open seven days a week, serving breakfast on Saturday and Sundays (see…
The Curious Forge
The Curious Forge hosted their first anniversary party yesterday afternoon and invited the community to check out their 3,000 square foot workshop. The creative non-profit Maker Space offers tools for a whole variety of creative people including…
Friday Favorites
TGIF, there's so much happening in our community every week that I thought it'd be fun to start a new trend, every Friday update the Outside Inn's Pinterest board with 10 (or more) fun shout outs to local happenings. Below is a screen shot…
Sierra Mountain Coffee Roasters
Looking for a place to meet a friend for a coffee? Perhaps you need a new second hand book? Stop by Sierra Mountain Coffee Roasters on Maltman Drive in Grass Valley. Open Monday through Friday 7am-5pm and 8am-3pm on Saturday, the bustling…
The Artist Workshop Classes
The Artist Workshop in downtown Grass Valley is a great place to take the kids and get creative. I've talked about them on the Outside Inn blog before (here, here, here and here), but today I had the pleasure of teaching a Kids Valentine's…
GV Wine Co ASiF Artist Showcase
The Grass Valley Wine Company, a joint tasting room for Pilot Peak Vineyards, Solune Winegrowers and Bent Metal Winery, have launched a new partnership with Artists’ Studio in the Foothills (ASiF) Showcase. Really, who can turn down the…
Tess’ Kitchen Store Cooking Classes
Tess' Kitchen Store in downtown Grass Valley launched their cooking school this evening with "Wow Desserts." Roberta and crew seamlessly taught the class the start to finish process of Linzer Tart, Mousse Parfait and Pecan Tartlets. The…
McBurney Christmas Tree Farm
Looking for a Christmas tree? Check out McBurney's Christmas Tree Farm off Highway 174 in Cedar Ridge. Walk the farm and choose between Douglas Fir, White Fir and Red Fir and once you've selected your perfect tree you can either…
Yuba Blue
Yuba Blue on Mill Street in downtown Grass Valley is one of those shops where you walk in to have a look and find all sorts of things you never knew you needed. The well stocked shop carries everything from gifts, home decor, clothing, shoes,…