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Carolines Coffee Crate

The Outside Inn's blog has teamed up wtih Carolines Coffee Roasters to help celebrate their 30th birthday celebrations.  Holly provided the coffee and I decorated the goodies.  The fun coffee crate includes 2 coffee mugs, 3 sample packs of…
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Ruth Chase Portrait Workshop

Get inspired to paint and draw, take a fine arts class by Ruth Chase at As If Studios in Grass Valley.  Her next class is all about Portrait Drawing, April 14th 10am-1pm.  "Using traditional exercises with a twist. You will come out of…
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Photo Shoot and Web Design Contest

The Outside Inn's blog InnSide Nevada City has teamed up with local photographer and web designer John Burnett for a chance to win a professional photo shoot and custom web site design, click here for details on the prize package.  Check out…
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John Burnett Photography and web design giveaway

The Outside Inn's blog likes to help promote local activities, events and businesses.  We have partnered up with John Burnett Photography to offer a special contest to one lucky Nevada City/Grass Valley business.  The prize is a Free…
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Sierra Knolls Vineyard and Winery

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…
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The Artist Workshop Ladies Night

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…
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Foothills Celebration

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…
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Carolines Coffee Roasters

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.…
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John Olmsted Memorial Birthday Celebration

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…
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Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supply

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…
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Flour Garden Bakery

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…
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Lucinda Williams at The Center for the Arts

Lucinda Williams rocked The Center for the Arts stage last night.  The show, "An Intimate Evening with Lucinda Williams" sold out a month in advance and did not disappoint the packed house.  Lucinda marveled at the amazing stage and told…
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Maria’s Mexican Restaurant

Maria's Mexican Restauarant is known for their excellent food, fabulous outdoor patio and lively bar, but perhaps it's time to try their breakfast.  Open for breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays from 9am to 1pm, you can enjoy some heuvos rancheros…
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Let’s Go to the Movies

Looking for a family friendly wet day activity?  Take the kids to the movies.  Sierra Theatres website shows the screening times for Sutton Cinemas, Del Oro, Sierra Cienmas and the film screenings at the Nevada Theatre.  Or if you're looking…
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Best of Nevada County Wine Tasting

What better way to wrap up the end of the year then to look back on all the fabulous wine blog posts.  Whether you're looking for a local tasting room, a tour of a vineyard or a wine tasting event, we have profiled of the local wineries…
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Best of Nevada County Coffee Shops

Need a cup of coffee?  There are a number of great options in Nevada City and Grass Valley.  Here's a list of some of the coffee shops we've profiled over the course of the year. Java John's Karma Coffee Summer Thyme's Sierra Mountain…
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Best of Nevada County hikes

There are a lot of great walks and hikes in our area and I've been profiling a few of them throughout the year, so I thought in honor of the end of the year it'd be nice to compile a best of list with a few photos to help motivate you to…
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Wild Plum’s Hot Chocolate Bar

Looking for a sweet adventure over the Christmas break?  Take the family to Wild Plum, on Mill Street in downtown Grass Valley.  The home decor shop has a fun new hot chocolate and gelatto bar in the back of the shop.  Create your hot cocolate…
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Summer Thyme’s

Looking for a casual cafe to meet up with a friend?  Check out Summer Thyme's on Colfax Ave in Grass Valley.  The place was packed with people conducting business pitches, girlfriends bonding over fresh baked goods and small children playing…
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Naggiar Vineyards

Naggiar Vineyards is worth a drive out to their picturesque tasting room outside of Grass Valley.  During the winter months the tasting room is open Friday/Saturday/Sunday from 12-5.  Even during the quieter months the tasting room was still…
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Cornish Christmas

Cornish Christmas in downtown Grass Valley.  The downtown area of Mill Street is filled with vendors, music, food stalls and even a pony ride for the kids.  From 6pm to 9pm, Friday night from now till Christmas.