By Larry Weitzman Camry’s have been offered for decades with a V-6 option and all of them have been high performance automobiles in their time, even the original 2.5L V-6 going back to the late 1980s with about 160 hp. With the advent of this eighth generation Camry comes the most powerful Camry ever now […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Corps is offering an emergency preparedness and response training academy beginning July 19. The training is free and trainees are not required to become a Citizen Corps volunteer to participate. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy provides residents with the information they need to help save lives and […]
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By Jill Pable, The Conversation About 544,000 people in the United States have no shelter every night, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Homeless families make up more than one-third of this total. Beyond exposing them to weather, crime and unsanitary conditions, homelessness can also damage people’s self-esteem, making them feel […]
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By Kim Beeler, Moonshine Ink Summer is the time of year when we gather with friends and family, and part of the tradition of spring and summertime is getting our homes ready for company. Often that includes painting and staining projects. A lot of homeowners end up collecting old or unused paint and stain over […]
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By Larry Weitzman With an MSRP $685 shy of a hundred grand, one would expect a sublime ride and anechoic chamber quiet. LX570 delivers that and more including a Mark Levinson sound system headlined by a muted, but wonderfully smooth sounding 5.7L V-8 engine. Coming off its best sales year since 2008 with more than […]
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Edgard Jan Pevenage, known by his friends and family as Eddy, passed away on July 5, 2018, at age 77 after complications from a motorcycle accident. Originally from Belgium, Eddy came to the United States in his early 20s. He spent many years as a chef in Lake Tahoe. In addition to cooking and riding […]
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Krissi Russell has written a bilingual version of her original sing-along story “In The Meadow (Don’t Feed Our Bears).” “No Alimente a nuestros osos – Don’t Feed Our Bears” features the same full color illustrations and the same toe tapping melody. The difference is there are now two musical versions of the same message: Don’t […]
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By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal Skill-based slot machines seemed to be the talk of the town during the first half of 2017. Their arrival on gaming floors generated interest like a new Hollywood film. Fast-forward a year, and the excitement has fizzled. At least for now. The first generation of skill-based machines — dwarfed […]
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By Michael Krueger and Amanda Stuart, Moonshine Ink In summer, we all want to be outdoors with our dogs. Just like we bring Band-Aids and water on long hikes for ourselves, there are a few keys to keeping our dogs healthy in the wilderness. That’s why ski patroller and outdoor enthusiast Michael Krueger teamed up […]
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By Kathryn Reed Going to more than a dozen national parks in less than a week would normally be an exhausting undertaking. Not how I did it this summer. “Permanent Vacation, Volume 2” (Bona Fide Books, 2018) is a compilation of 18 essays written by people who have lived or worked in a national park. […]
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