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Friends of Nevada County Libraries Book Sale

Need a book? Check out the Friends of Nevada County Libraries Book Sale, held the first Saturday of every month from 9am- 3pm at the Doris Foley Historical Library.  Thousands of books available priced between 25 cents to $3.  You're bound…
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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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Indian Springs Winery Tasting Room

Indian Springs Vineyards Tasting Room in downtown Nevada City is a welcoming place to stop in, sample some wine or perhaps sit in the front window and have a glass.  Our friends at Indian Springs have offered us a special "Friends of Outside…
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Pearl at the Outside Inn

Pearl came to visit us over the weekend, she loved her stay in the Paddler's Suite.  She joins the Outside Inn flickr   club of furry friends of the Outside Inn.  We allow dogs in 13 of our 16 rooms, so if you have a dog and want to visit…
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Lunch at Matteo’s

Looking for a casual place to have lunch in Nevada City?  Check out Matteo's Public, open for lunch Tuesday through Sunday.  Matt is offering a special giveaway to Outside Inn's fans, post a comment on this blog post about your favorite…
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Sierra Farm to Table

Sierra Farm to Table brought a Equinox Dinner to the Stonehouse and treated an intimate gathering of people to a delicious meal with local, organic and sustainable ingredients.  Jim Gates, owner of Nevada County Free Range Beef, was the special…
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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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Snow at the Outside Inn

It doesn't snow in downtown Nevada City very often, so it's always amazing to see Outside Inn covered with a blanket of snow.  I'm glad I snapped these photos early, because the photos below were both taken today, within hours of each other. ©…
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Living Lands Soup Night

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…
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Cafe Mekka and a giveaway

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…
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Joe Craven Trio at the Miner’s Foundry

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…
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Clavey Wines Tasting Room

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…
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ol’ Republic Brewery

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…
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Harold and Maude

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…
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Backcountry Film Festival

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…
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Independence Trail

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…
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Mardi Gras Parade

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…

Nevada City Photo Contest Winner

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,…
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Jim Rogers Memorial ride

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…
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Valentine’s Day

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)…

Nevada City Photo Contest

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,…