It’s official, Grass Valley. You are the most Cornish place in America. The organizers of the city’s St. Piran’s Day pasty tossing contest proclaim as much every March. And now the city has a plaque ...

from Cornish Christmas celebrations in Grass Valley to the Cornish pasties, or hand pies, sold around town. Not so evident are the literally hundreds of miles of mine shafts bored beneath the region.

Five years ago, Hopper—who moved to Nevada County when he was 13—opened Grass Valley Pasty Co. In a town that takes its pasties seriously, Hopper knew what he was up against. Through hard work, ...

THEY’VE DONE A REALLY KIND OF REVAMP OF THE GRASS VALLEY MILL STREET, AND WE’RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. ONE TO THE CORNISH CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION KICKED OFF TONIGHT WITH A TREE LIGHTING ...