After years of work toward opening a new Grass Valley homeless shelter, Hospitality House plans to break ground within days to renovate its Sutton Way building for that purpose. “In a matter of months, we will have our shelter,” said Cindy Maple, executive director of the homeless service organization. “It’s amazing. We’ve been waiting for this for so long.” The 6,500-square-foot permanent shelter in the Brunswick Basin is being called Utah’s Place in honor of the late Hospitality House co-founder and homeless advocate Bruce “Utah” Phillips. The facility will become the organization’s permanent home, providing year-round overnight sleeping quarters for …












