By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man was born 30 years ago as a bonfire beach party in San Francisco. An 8-foot-tall wooden stick figure planted in the sand of Baker Beach, and the Golden Gate Bridge loomed in the background. Three dozen avant-garde souls surrounded the recycled lumber effigy as it burned, the attendees summoned by two vagabond comrades, Jerry James and Larry Harvey. “It was […]
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By Mayumi Elegado and Dave Zook, Moonshine Ink Agreements and execution are different beasts, and sizable differences exist between the two. It could be said that nowhere is that distance greater than in the creation of affordable housing. As home prices soared in the late 1990s and families found themselves priced out of the market, local agencies […]
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· Phyllis Shafer, chair of the art department at Lake Tahoe Community College, is having a solo exhibition at Stremmel Gallery in Reno from Nov. 3-Dec. 3. There will be an opening reception on Nov. 3, 5:30-7:30pm. · The Carson Valley Inn is celebrating its 32nd birthday on Aug. 27 with a free performance by the Davisson Brothers Band at 7pm. · Albert […]
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By Kathryn Reed Summer vegetables never tasted so good – especially from a farmers market. These corn cakes can be a meal unto themselves or a side. It’s the fresh corn and tomatoes that makes all the difference. Any other time of year and the sweetness just would not be the same. I used Panko […]
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By Ashley Andrews, Reno Gazette-Journal As a child, I squirreled away unpopped kernels from the bottom of a bag of microwave popcorn. I hid them in the pockets of my summer dress until I could plant them under the swing set. I hoped they would grow into a fairytale secret garden. They did not. As […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Don’t be surprised to see a slew of television ads touting a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use during the weeks leading up to the general election in November. A political action committee, the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, reserved more than $800,000 worth of advertising time slots […]
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The Lake Tahoe Historical Society had created the History Club. It is designed for children to experience activities from the past, learn a new skill, play a game, and use their imagination. The first event is Aug. 17 from 9am-noon at the South Lake Tahoe museum. Due to limited class size, reservations are required. The […]
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By Ian Whitaker, Las Vegas Sun The western United States has lower levels of student debt than the rest of the country, and Nevada is no exception. A report released Friday by LendEDU placed the Silver State 45th in the nation for student loan debt. (The lower the ranking, the better states did.) About 48 […]
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Four people were rescued from Lake Tahoe early this morning after their boat sank off the South Shore. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District crews said the men were pulled from the middle of the lake at 12:06am today. The four could be heard shouting for help. They were found hanging onto debris from the wrecked boat. […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt The New Placerville Courthouse Project has traveled a rocky and contentious road since a new court facility on the West Slope was first envisioned several decades ago. It just hit another bump. The approximately $1.4 billion reduction in state funding originally allocated in the budget for new courthouse construction in California has […]
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