During the early years of California, after the acquisition of the land by the United States and before and official state or local government was established, communities created their own laws. Normally they were the laws that were used in…
Steppin’ Out – High Hill Ranch
A week ago last Wednesday was one of those days that makes you absolutely love living in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada: sunny and warm, but cool in the shade, with a bit of a breeze and the smell…
Steppin’ Out – Schlotzsky’s
Last week my friend Russ Salazar and I decided to go to Schlotzsky’s, which is located at 3023 Forni Road (behind the Arco station where Del Taco used to be) in Placerville. He was a little late, so while I…
Steppin’ Out – Manzanita Kitchen & Events
A couple of months ago I attended the standing-room-only ribbon cutting and grand opening of a very unique, beautifully furnished and badly needed business in El Dorado county, Manzanita Kitchen & Events. It is a 3300 square food event space…
Steppin’ Out – The Hindquarter House
“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four; unless there are three other people.” Orson Welles The Hindquarter House, a restaurant with a bar in the town of Pilot Hill, has been around for some time. About…
Community Profiles – Spanish Flat
Spanish Flat was once one of the most important mining towns in what was known both as the Kelsey Township and the Kelsey Mining District. It was located on the Placerville to Georgetown stage road (now Highway 193), about six…