To the community, Robert Stiles, a real estate agent at Chase International, once again sponsored a Bread & Broth Adopt A Day of Nourishment and brought friends Gary and Melisse Morrison to help at his sponsorship dinner on Aug. 1. This was Stiles’ third sponsorship dinner in as many years and he has become a […]
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By Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times Reading books is tied to a longer life, according to a report. Researchers used data on 3,635 people over 50 participating in a larger health study who had answered questions about reading. The scientists divided the sample into three groups: those who read no books, those who read books […]
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By Associated Press Gov. Chris Christie thinks the U.S. Supreme Court should decide whether New Jersey can legalize sports betting. Christie commented Wednesday while co-hosting WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” sports-talk radio show. A federal appeals court on Tuesday set aside the state’s challenge to a federal betting ban. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal More than 300 off-road racers have won permission to drive across Nevada’s newest national monument next week, but they won’t be allowed to race or go off-road. On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management issued a special recreation permit for the Best in the Desert “Vegas to Reno” off-road […]
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Weekday lane closures will begin Aug. 15 on Highway 28 south of Incline Village as the Nevada Department of Transportation starts work on a multi-year project to construct a shared use path and make other roadway safety and water quality improvements. Through fall, drivers should anticipate periodic lane closures during the day and night in the […]
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The 31st annual Autumn Food and Wine Festival returns to Northstar Sept. 9-11. New this year are a Star Tour wine pairing, the final phase of competition for Northstar’s Mountain Kids Cook-Off, and a family movie night with wines for adults. Renowned regional chefs, craft breweries, wineries and distilleries are all part of the mix. […]
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Performing the best of Cole Porter to Stevie Wonder, the Reno Jazz Orchestra’s 17-piece jazz band will present Music of the Masters — performance of blues, swing, and soul in Incline Village. Award winning vocalists Jamie Davis and Clairdee will be with the orchestra. There will be two performances — Sept. 2 at the Robert […]
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By Teri Sforza, Orange County Register Back in 2005, 1,841 retirees pulled down more than $100,000 a year in pension checks from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. A decade later, membership in the so-called $100K Club had swelled by nearly 20,000 souls. CalPERS data provided to the conservative-leaning group Transparent California, and analyzed by […]
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Anyone with a Douglas County Public Library card can download and stream music for free through the library’s new Freegal Music service. Freegal Music offers more than 8 million songs, hundreds of genres, and thousands of popular artists. Three songs may be downloaded every week; and you get to keep the songs. Go online to get […]
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· Food Network star, Reno native and culinary storyteller Clint Jolly will be the featured guest chef at Sample the Sierra’s pop-up dinner on Sept. 16. Tickets are available online for the 6-9pm event at Park Prime inside the Hard Rock at Stateline. · Tickets for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad’s holiday adventure to the […]
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