BOOMing Jobs Coming to Reno

Angie’s Artisan Treats/BOOMCHICKAPOP is bringing 160 jobs to the Reno area. The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) announced that Angie’s Artisan Treat’s/BOOMCHICKAPOP, an all natural popcorn company that is one of the fastest growing in the country, is opening a manufacturing and distribution center in Reno, Nevada and expected to bring around 160 new…

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7 Ways to Modernize Your Home

Follow these tips to turn you home from drab to fab! Renovating and redecorating your home can be a daunting task because you may not know which direction to take. You may want to modernize your home without going overboard or leaving your comfort zone, so here are some tips and tricks to getting your…

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11 Home Inspections Before Selling

Before selling your home (and moving to Parc Forêt at Montrêux) make sure your current home has the proper inspections for future homeowners. 11 Home Inspections before you Move 1. Radon: Radon is a tasteless, odorless, colorless gas that could be a threat you don’t even know is there. It is cancer-causing and radioactive, so it is…

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Crown Lake: Your 2015 Backpacking Trip

Summer is still in full swing, which means there is still plenty of time to pack up and hit the trails! This gorgeous Hoover Wilderness alpine lake is your backpacking destination for the end of summer 2015! Near Bridgeport, California and just a short trip from Reno, this hike will test and encourage your backpacking skills as…

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5 Tax Reduction Tips

Head into tax season stress-free with these tax-reducing tricks. Every year after tax season, people are on a mission to save more on their taxes than they did the year before, and this takes dedication and know-how. Learning the ins and outs of your state’s local tax laws in combination with these tax deduction tricks can help…

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Top Kitchen Design Trends of 2015

Fresh kitchens are the wave of the future so use these 7 trends to improve the look of your current space. Whether you are building your custom dream home or just wanting to remodel and spruce up your existing space, use these 7 design tips and tricks for making your space sophisticated and functional. 1.…

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Tahoe Ridge’s First New Campground after Over 20 years

550-Site Campground to grace the ridge of the Tahoe Rim. After over 20 years, Lake Tahoe’s gorgeous north shore is getting a new campground! Currently in the Tahoe Basin are 18 campgrounds with 2,066 sites between them, but only 46 (2%) of these campsites are between Tahoe City and Zephyr Cove. This has been realized over the…

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Commonly Overlooked Tax Write-Offs

Filing taxes can be draining on your wallet. Use these 4 tax write-offs to help save money come April. When filing taxes in April, most Americans just go with the standard IRS deductions. These standards are based on age, income and filing status, and the standards change from year to year. For 2014, the standard deduction…

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PGA Pros are Keeping Golf Young

From Speith to McIlroy, this young generation of golfers is taking the sport in a positive direction. In the years when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson reigned supreme, brute force and powerful drives were the name of the game, but now, with Jordan Speith, Rory McIlroy and a collection of amateurs, the game is changing. Maneuvering…

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Empty Nesters Re-Do Kids’ Old Rooms

Kids moving out can be tough, but renovating their room into a beautiful new space can make it all worth while. As the child of parents that had re-purposed my bedroom the second I left for college, I have never quite understood the want to keep your childhood bedroom the way it was. So by all…

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