• The next Meyers Area Plan workshop is March 19 from 6-8pm at the CCC building. A summary of comments is on county’s website.

• Matthew Brown has been hired as communications program manager for Reno after being managing editor of Nevada magazine for the last seven years.

• The grand opening for the Aspens housing project in South Lake Tahoe is March 27 at 3pm.

• National Geographic has named Reno one of the top 10 emerging ski towns. This is the second year in a row Reno has earned this designation.

• ValuePenguin.com analyzed annual premiums for a basic liability policy to give drivers an idea of car insurance costs in the Golden State. Markleeville came in at 28, South Lake Tahoe 46 and Placerville 52.