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40 Billion Gallons of Water Gained for Lake Tahoe
Written By: Farah Vitale Water has been pouring into Lake Tahoe recently from the storms this year. From Dec.9 to Dec. 11th, Lake Tahoe gained 8,690,131,707 gallons of water from one storm. That was just two days. Since Jan. 1 2017, Tahoe has gained 8.7 billion gallons of water. The lake levels have been rising since…
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New Art for the Legislative Building
Written By: Farah Vitale The Legislative building is featuring art from six artists during the biennial session. This has been a tradition since 1985 to showcase Nevada’s diverse art scene. The series opened with illustrations by Lisa Kurt on Feb. 6 and will run through the 24th. From Feb. 27-March 17, photography by Christopher Tsouras of…
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People Are Moving to Nevada for the Culture
Written By: Farah Vitale Nevada’s art and culture is continuing to draw in a bigger crowd into the state. Nevada has been known as one of the biggest gaming states but that isn’t the main attraction anymore. People are drawn to the cultural events which includes everything from burning man art to railroad history. As…
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Ring in the Chinese New Year at these local spots
Happy Chinese New Year! Be sure to eat out at some of these great local restaurants in town for the holiday. Chinese New Year began Jan. 28 and goes until Feb. 15th. Gather the troops and try some tasty Chinese cuisine. P.F. Chang’s There’s more than just Chinese food! P.F. Chang’s will continue handing…
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Urban Market Convenience Store Will Open Downtown
Written By: Farah Vitale The Urban Market will be opening this Spring, bringing quick meals, and fresh produce to Reno. The store will be opening up on the ground floor of the new 3rd Street Flats apartments. The owners, Denise and Dale Barcomb have run 7-Eleven franchises for 16 years. They’ve had one in Carson…
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Reno Aces Renovates the Field and Mr. Baseball
Written By: Farah Vitale Reno Ace’s is making over the Greater Nevada Field and the Mr.Baseball for the new season. The field will feature a new video display from Daktronics are being added to the field. C&H Baseball will put in new wall pads on the outfield fences, foul-territory walls and dugout rails. They will replace…
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New Medical Examiner’s Office Opens in Washoe County
A new Regional Medical Examiner’s Office opened across from the Washoe County Administrative Complex in Reno. The Washoe County Capital Improvement Program paid $10.77 million for the new building. It replaced the former office on Kirman Ave., built way back in 1959. Since then it was renovated in 2003 and still not big enough for the ME to…
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Artown Recieves Recognition From National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowments of the Arts Chairman, Jane Chu, gave Artown a $25,000 grant for the July 2017 festival. Five organizations in Nevada Art Works grant in Nevada, and only two in Northern Nevada. This is their fifth consecutive award from the NEAC, so it shows how much of an impact Artown has made in…
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Drones Make Successful Deliveries in Reno
Written By: Farah Vitale Drones are the future! Flirtey, a local business that builds drones, delivered 77 shipments around Reno in Nov 2016. Reno was also the location for the first ever drone customer order during July 2016. Both of these breakthroughs put Flirtey ahead of drone rivals Amazon and Google’s parent company Alphabet. The…
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Wild Sheep Foundation Holds Convention
Written By: Farah Vitale Reno’s Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) will be holding their 40th Annual Convention and Sporting Expo. “The Sheep Show” is the largest conservation and mountain hunting event in the U.S. There will be hundreds of exhibits of guides and outfitters, entertainers and educational events, as well as online and silent auctions. This year will…
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