By Susan Wood INCLINE VILLAGE – The wind in my hair, a tight grip on the steering wheel and the cozy comfort of being framed into my seat – the feeling was electrifying. My first adventure behind the wheel of the new Tesla Roadster Sport electric car on a recent summer night seemed so natural. […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Plumas National Forest fire crews were dispatched to the Bar Fire in the western Sierra today where at least 100 acres was burning in steep terrain, about 80 miles northwest of Reno. The U.S. Forest Service says the fire in the Feather River Canyon, near Rich Bar, approximately 4 miles east of […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee This summer, a golden garden greets visitors to the State Fair Farm. Hundreds of bees buzz from bed to bed, collecting pollen from sunburst-bright gloriosa daisies and honey-hued coreopsis. Hummingbirds dart among the fuzzy kangaroo paws and pretty penstemons, giving fairgoers an extra thrill. But unlike previous floral displays at […]
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Jim Burgett returns to Lake Tahoe for a night of good old, roof poppin’ rock in the South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on Aug. 14. “Jim Burgett’s Legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Reunion” brings together a host of musicians and singers, many of whom were mainstays in the lounges and showrooms of Reno and […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Reno’s Russ Sheltra has participated in every Hot August Nights for one simple reason. “For one week out of the year, we get to be kids again,” said Sheltra, 68, who will be entering his prized 1963 Corvette and 1957 Chevy in this year’s Hot August Nights, which starts today […]
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By Ann M. Simmons, Los Angeles Times By late Friday, firefighters appeared to be gaining control of the Crown fire near Palmdale. Authorities did not issue any further updates on the fire’s status, leaving the total acreage burned so far at 13,000 acres, but the day’s aggressive aerial assault appears to have been successful. Several […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal With a warming climate making for longer fire seasons and more intense wildfires, an ongoing effort to revamp the nation’s firefighting strategy is gaining increasing importance, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service said. Tom Tidwell, in Reno last week as part of a coalition of officials discussing fire policy, […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun When gambling went from being a pastime largely offered by organized crime to a leading entertainment industry, academia took notice and wanted to study it. Thus began the University of Nevada, Reno’s Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming in 1989. Its leader is William Eadington, […]
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By Noelle Carter, Los Angeles Times A couple of weeks ago, I was out on the road in Northern California, heading southeast from Sacramento on Highway 16 toward the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It’s a beautiful drive, and on that blistering summer day I might have noticed the massive old oaks dotting the rolling […]
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By Kathryn Reed Shimmering mahogany and sparkling chrome bob on the tranquil waters at Tahoe Keys Marina. At the far end of the pier, 69 wooden classics are docked, many with the owner inside. This is Day 2 of the South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic, which features woodies form 1929-73. “Most have been restored back […]
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