The annual Kings Beach Snowfest Parade will take place on March 11, 11:30am-12:30pm along Highway 28 starting at Secline Street and ending at the Coon Street roundabout. It will feature entries from more than 30 community nonprofit organizations, government agencies, service groups, and local businesses. There will be an announcing stand in front of the […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review Journal CARSON CITY — A bill seeking to increase the amount of beer craft breweries can produce annually ran into a foamy wall of opposition from large liquor interests during a legislative hearing last week. Senate Bill 130 from Sen. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, would increase the allowed production capacity […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal When Attorney General Jeff Sessions explained how and why the Justice Department would address pot smoking, for both medical and recreational purposes, it sent a wave of trepidation through Nevada, where voters in November approved legalizing marijuana consumption. One place where it was business as usual after the […]
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The third annual Mothership Classic on Squaw Valley’s infamous chairlift KT22, also known as The Mothership, will be March 26. The Mothership Classic is a pledge-driven event benefiting Truckee-based High Fives Foundation. Participants will spend the day lapping KT22 as many times as possible with friends wearing skinny skis, retro snowboards and other throw back gear. Prior to the […]
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It’s not your imagination, it really is costing more money to fill up the gas tank in Nevada. In the last week prices have gone up 3 cents. The average, according to GasBudy.com, is $2.60 a gallon. A year ago drivers in the Silver State were paying 57 cents less per gallon. Even a month […]
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Rangers will lead a two-mile snowshoe hike at Spooner Lake State Park on March 12 from 10am-noon. The hike is fairly easy and all skill levels are welcome. Participants should bring snowshoes, water and dress in layers as temperatures can vary. Dogs are also welcome if on a leash. Meet in the parking lot to […]
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By Bre McGee At the far end of Christmas Valley, there are at least two members of Reds and Julie Regan’s household enjoying the detriments of flooding that recently effected many homes around Lake Tahoe. Having had to rip up flooded carpet and move furniture from the Regans’ dining and living rooms has left a […]
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By Dave Heighway You get some funny looks when people see you riding to the mountain on a fat bike with skis strapped to it, wearing your ski boots and goggles. Quite a few nods, smiles and thumbs up from people driving by, seemingly supportive of the idea. Of course, occasionally it’s not a thumb […]
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By Associated Press From specialty shops in Rome to supermarkets around the world, lovers of Italian olive oil are in for some sticker shock this year, with prices due to jump by as much as 20 percent. The combination of bad weather and pests hit the harvest in Southern Europe, most of all in Italy, […]
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By Pete Bissonette Are you doing what matters most to you? Does your work give your life meaning? I’m not asking whether you are happy, but whether your life has meaning. A study in the Journal of Positive Psychology examined attitudes toward happiness and meaning. It showed a meaningful life and a happy life overlap […]
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