Do-it-Yourself Marketing: Bad Idea

by Lisa J. Lehr What’s wrong with this picture? The fictitious Modern Widget Company in Grass Valley has a small staff of reasonably capable people who do pretty much everything. One day, Bob notices a leak in the restroom. “I can fix that,” he says, “and I’ll save the company a ton of money.” He [...]

Residential Sales in Nevada County November 2009 Compared to November 2008

  The good news is that sales volume picked up 7 percent.   In November of 2007 to November of 2008, 839 homes had been sold.  From November 2008 to November 2009 897 homes were sold, an increase of 7 percent. The average sales price in November 2008 was $395,609. In November 2009 the average sales price [...]

The Smothers Brothers Are Coming to Grass Valley

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South Yuba River Independence Trail in Nevada County

One of the many nice trails located in Nevada County is the South Yuba River Independence Trail. I have walked this trail many times and it is truly a unique natural and historic jewel. The trail is fairly level, with wheelchair accessibility on both on the west and the east trail. The main entrance to [...]

Chrysler May Terminate Liberty Motors Chrysler-Dodge Dealership

  Wow, in continuing bad news for Grass Valley’s tax revenues and our local shopping, Chrysler has announced that they are trying to close 789 dealerships according to CNN today. One of the chosen one’s is our local Chrysler dealer, G.K. Alcombrack, Inc. known as Liberty Motors Dodge Chrysler off of Freeman Lane. Since Chrysler [...]

The Historic Holbrooke Hotel, Grass Valley, CA

A gem in the beautiful City of Grass Valley is the Holbrooke Hotel. Perhaps better said, the Holbrooke Hotel is a nugget of gold, since Grass Valley is a City born of the gold rush of the 1800’s. The history of the building of the Holbrooke Hotel started with Stephen and Clara Smith being among [...]