Holiday Bazaar Offers Crafts, Foods, & Classic Treasures in a Festive Atmosphere
St. Peter's Episcopal Church St. Peter's Episcopal Church in downtown Carson City at the corner of Telegraph and Division streets offers its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 8:30 a.m....
View ArticleCarson City and Silver City Become 'Arts and Culture Sister Cities'
By Quest Lakes SILVER CITY, Nev. — Carson City’s recognition of the importance of arts and culture to a thriving community is very much in line with that of nearby Silver City. The Comstock town is...
View ArticleReno-Tahoe International Airport Accepting Donations for TSA and CBP Employees
Reno-Tahoe International is accepting donations of gift cards and cash from the public to help government employees who are not being paid during the federal government shut down. A major donor has...
View ArticleJoAnne Skelly column: I Love Plant Gifting
By JoAnne Skelly I’ve been noticing all the new seedlings coming up around the yard: Currants, Oregon grape, penstemons, sumacs, catmint, caryopteris, feverfew, hardy geranium and many more. I did not...
View ArticlePine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: A Faustian Bargain (Opinion)
By McAvoy Layne As Thomas Paine professed, "These are the times that try men's souls." Thomas must be spinning like a lathe. The framers of the Constitution had George Washington in mind when they...
View ArticleThe Road Ahead at Tahoe: Redevelopment, Collaboration, Community and Climate
By Joanne S. Marchetta I recently had the pleasure of speaking to several hundred Tahoe City residents on a warm summer evening in August. I was there for a celebration that has been a long time...
View ArticleJoAnne Skelly column: Consider 'foodscaping' by turning your lawn into edible...
By JoAnne Skelly I have a hero whose name is Rosalind Creasy. This landscape designer coined the phrase “edible landscaping” in her first book, The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping first published...
View ArticleNevada Day Treasure Hunt Medallion has been found. Congratulations, seeker!
by Kelsey Penrose Well seekers, the game is no longer afoot. It's time to put down our maps and binoculars and wish each other a good game. At least we had fun, right? Congratulations to the winner of...
View ArticleNew events center, potential casino sale could boost prospects for South...
Howard Stutz, The Nevada Independent STATELINE — Mont Bleu, a resort that has gone by three names and had five owners in 41 years, is playing a central role in the future of the South Lake Tahoe...
View ArticleCarson City Sheriff's Office 2019 stats: Crime rate in capital city lowest in...
Sheriff Ken Furlong With 2019 now at a close and all of the final reports in for the period all the way through the New Year Eve celebrations, it’s time for a summary look back for everyone to see.To...
View ArticleNew Stewart Indian School museum reflects on dark history, brings hope for...
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, The Nevada Independent Every time Linda Eben Jones looks at a yardstick, she remembers the teacher who would strike her each morning, leaving red welts on the back of her...
View ArticleCarson City sheriff joins statewide agreement to extend expired concealed...
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong has joined Nevada sheriffs in all 17 counties statewide in agreeing to a 120-day temporary extension for all Concealed Weapons Permits (CCW) that have expired, or will...
View ArticleGovernor issues advisory, urging travelers to self-quarantine, Nevadans to...
Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent In an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a travel advisory Tuesday afternoon, urging travelers to Nevada to...
View ArticleYouth Theatre Carson City to host summer 'Virtual Master Class Series' June...
Event Date: Repeats every week until Thu Jul 23 2020 . June 16, 2020 (All day)June 23, 2020 (All day)June 30, 2020 (All day)July 7, 2020 (All day)July 14, 2020 (All day)July 21, 2020 (All day) Youth...
View ArticleSisolak urges Congress to strike surprise amendment allowing Air Force to...
Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent Gov. Steve Sisolak is requesting congressional leaders axe a last-minute provision, slipped into a defense authorization bill last week, that would give the Air...
View ArticleNorthern Nevada outdoor gardening: A long-term landscape
By JoAnne Skelly I found photos last week of our landscape when we bought the house in 1988. There were trees lined up like soldiers along the borders of the property and lawn everywhere else. No...
View ArticleSenator Square: Carson High School retro-homecoming a big capital city success
By Phil Brady The Carson High School Retro-Homecoming and Respect Week went without a hitch, and the beauty of it was administrators, teachers, and staff had nothing whatsoever to do with making the...
View ArticleThings to Think About Before You Vote (opinion)
Juanita Cox, President, Nevada Republican Assembly It seems that every four years we’re told that, “This is the most important election in history!” In 2020, that axiom seems more true than ever. As...
View ArticleSenator Square: Music returns to CHS, plus fundraisers generate breast cancer...
By Phil Brady The results are in. Students laughed at them because they had to dress differently, today, but they laughed at the students, too, because they were all dressed the same.Initially, CHS...
View ArticlePine Nuts with McAvoy Layne: Civic grace, public good and a life of purpose
By McAvoy Layne Hobbes was wrong. Life is not nasty, brutish and short. Life is nasty, and brutish, but long enough to embrace civic grace, public good and a life of purpose. By coming together in...
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