As workers repair the building on 123 Main St. in Grass Valley that was damaged in a fire Aug. 25, the look of other parts of downtown Grass Valley continues to change.

The women's clothing and accessories store Aunika, on 144 Mill St., is conducting a going-out-of-business sale through the end of September.

Aunika has been in downtown Grass Valley for six years after moving from Nevada City.

In Nevada City, two businesses are moving in.

Owners of the children's store Penny Lane and a new cloth diaper store — P. Pants Cloth Diapers — will move into the lower floor of an empty storefront at 106 Union St. on Oct. 1.

“Nevada County is a family area, and we have one of the highest cloth-diapering populations in the state,” said P. Pants owner Trisha Kyte.

Disposable diapers make up a large proportion of material found in the nation's landfills. But parents may choose cloth diapers for a reason that has nothing to do with environmental consciousness.

Because disposable diapers are so effective at keeping little ones' bottoms dry, some children never learn to recognize when they are wet. Some parents find it helps to switch to cloth diapers to potty train their tots.

Penny Lane currently is operating on Commercial Street in Nevada City.

The building at Union Street was completed in 2008 by local contractor Gary Tintle and houses the Nevada County District Attorney's Office on the second floor. Longtime Nevada City resident Lowell Robinson is an owner of the building, the site of a former Shell gasoline station.

To contact Staff Writer Kyle Magin, e-mail kmagin@theunion.com or call (530) 477-4239.