Nevada City Advocate - A free news & entertainment Newspaper Serving Nevada City & Greater Nevada County: NID approves lease for restaurant at Rollins Reservoir ================================================================================ Dave Carter on Mar 10 07:18pm Jason McKinney, who has operated the Colfax Max restaurant for the past two years, said he plans to serve steak, seafood and sandwich fare and expects to obtain a liquor license for beer and wine service. Amigos making new friends at its Nevada City location ================================================================================ Pat Butler on Mar 10 10:20am The reason for the increase in business is primarily twofold: The restaurant’s Grass Valley customers are returning to the fold and the business is attracting new customers in Nevada City. Editor's note: Check out Amigos recipe for tortilla soup at the bottom of this article. Sierra Commons to host non-profit panel discussion on March 11 ================================================================================ Matthew Bell on Mar 10 08:18am The discussion on Thursday evening will focus on environmental preservation, conservation, and restoration and on issues common to all nonprofits and businesses in general. Nevada City woman turns tragedy into life-saving crusade ================================================================================ Pat Butler on Mar 09 08:19am Since 2007, Scooter’s Pals has saved more than 400 dogs from what Susan Wallace calls “death row.” Wallace is the founder of Scooter's Pals, which is named after her pet dog, the victim of a housefire. Nevada City non-profit seeks energy questions for candidates ================================================================================ Tom Grundy on Mar 09 08:14am It's also becoming clearer that our elected officials have the power to determine our energy future. Just a few of the thousands of energy programs put into motion by our elected officials are: cash-for-clunkers; nuclear loan guarantees; ethanol production mandates; renewable portfolio standards; continuing oil subsidies in the form of billions in depletion allowances. Races are heating up for June 8 election in Nevada County ================================================================================ Pat Butler on Mar 09 07:35am Of this group, four are running for the first time in the June 8 election when voters also will consider candidates for the U.S. Senate, state senate and assembly, and a host of statewide races that includes the governor’s office, which will be vacated by Arnold Schwarzenegger after six years as California’s chief executive. Butler: Last hurrah for Mardi Gras in Nevada City? ================================================================================ Pat Butler on Mar 08 12:24pm The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual celebration and support for it appears to be waning among some board members. Others, like new board President David Painter, are more circumspect when measuring the value of the annual celebration. Blues legend James Cotton to perform at Center for the Arts ================================================================================ submitted on Mar 08 11:57am Blues legend and superharpist James Cotton will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Center for the Arts in downtown Grass Valley. 8th annual Women's Day Event to be held Monday in Grass Valley ================================================================================ submitted on Mar 08 11:05am Harpist Lisa Stine, singer/songwriter Jane Rivar, and blues and gospel singer Sista Monica wll be performing as part of the program today at the Holiday Inn Express. Nevada City to hold rally on March 14 in bid to wow Google ================================================================================ Pat Butler on Mar 08 10:56am Google, the search-engine giant, announced on Feb. 10 it is looking for one or more communities to serve as test sites for its Fiber for Communities project. The communities that are selected can expect to have many of their homes connected to fiber-optic cable that can deliver information at a speed of 1 gigabit per second, according to Google.