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The 4th annual Village Market Day celebration will return to Nevada City on Sunday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This downtown celebration shines a spotlight on the area’s shopping district along with…

Nevada County Arts Council announces the culminating event of its sixth annual Sierra Poetry Festival. This day-long event will take place on Saturday, April 30, at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center, as National Poetry Month…

Two of Nevada City’s most popular summer events for both residents and visitors returns this weekend – First Friday Artwalk on Friday, June 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. and Village Market Day on Sunday,…

  On April 24, the Wolf Creek Trail in Grass Valley will be the site of a joyful celebration. The Bear Yuba Land Trust will host a NatureFest offering activities and ideas to help you explore nature. Project Wild Edges will present Work in Progress, Resilient Forest, from noon to 12:50 p.m. Provided photo On April 24, the Wolf Creek Trail in Grass Valley will be the site of a joyful celebration. The Bear Yuba Land Trust will host a NatureFest offering activities and ideas to help you explore n...

Eileen Jorgensen Ken Paige, co-owner of Friar Tuck’s Restaurant in Nevada City, wrote an Other Voices column entitled, “Hope for the new year,” explaining the rebellion of the Nevada County Restaurant Coalition that he helped organize to oppose the COVID-19 protocols. Apparently Paige has become an expert on the public health response to communicable diseases. He states that we should “abandon the lockdown approach and embrace a more targeted COVID-19 strategy focusing on balancing risk...