Dan Sperling will give a talk on Transforming Transportation, Finally: How Three Transportation Revolutions Are Starting To Disrupt Transportation As We Know It on Aug. 11. The passenger transportation system has seen little innovation since the advent of the Interstate Highway System. That is now changing. The ubiquity of smart phones is enabling the commercialization […]
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The founder of the town of Minden — Fred Dangberg Jr. — will come to life next weekend in a Chautauqua performance. Mike Hall will portray Dangberg on July 23 at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park. On July 24, author Steve “Dink” Achard will discuss his book “Lost Legacy of Carson Valley”. Achard is the grandson of […]
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By Ángel González, Seattle Times In a company driven by engineers and run by algorithms and metrics, Amazon’s small group of book editors is an anomaly of sorts. But through the Amazon Book Review and other methods, it’s trying to build Amazon’s presence and influence in the world of literary culture. Within the highly automated […]
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A Go Fund Me account has been established to help with the funeral costs for Jake O’Malley. The Whittell High School grad was a wildland firefighter for the Bureau of Land Management based out of Winnemucca. While on duty July 10 his engine was involved in a single vehicle accident. O’Malley and his roommate, Will Hawkins, died. […]
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Jasmine is a beautiful, playful and sweet kitty who is looking for her forever home. She is 6 years old, has lived with other pets and children, and loves attention. Jasmine greets people with purrs and meows. She would love to have a home to explore and nice quiet places or sunny spots to curl up […]
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Mark Twain can be spotted every Monday in Incline Village. McAvoy Layne, who has been channeling Twain for years, is putting on The Ghost of Mark Twain at Tahoe on behalf of the local historical society. It is part humor, part historical. Performances are at 7pm in the Mark Twain Room of the Starbucks Building […]
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By Rick Gross The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union following a referendum known as Brexit was the latest test for investment markets worldwide. The immediate market reaction was decidedly negative, but soon after markets started to rebound, more so in the U.S. than overseas. Investors should be prepared for continued uncertainty related […]
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By Larry Weitzman There are four distinct models of the Hyundai Sonata, the Sonata, the Sonata Eco, the Sonata Hybrid and this new Sonata 2.0T Sport/Limited. Within those four models there are also various trim levels. I tested a version of the 2015 model a year ago and while it is essentially the same vehicle, […]
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By Drew Himmelstein, J Weekly When Corinne Hindes was 11, she saw a man in her hometown of Walnut Creek wearing nothing but a T-shirt and a pair of ripped jeans on the coldest day of the year. She had started to notice the homeless people in her area that year, but seeing this man […]
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Larry Ford will become Virgil Earp in a Chautauqua event July 20 at the Dangberg Ranch in Minden. Earp and his brother, Wyatt Earp, arrived in Tombstone, Ariz., in June 1881, where Virgil was appointed city marshal. This is where the gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place. In 1904, the brothers joined in the boomtown […]
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