The Carsonist
There’s another new website to keep an eye on. The Carsonist is a site I found out about just the other night, when I met Jens Peermann who runs it. There’s a lot of interesting stuff there, mostly...
View ArticleFresh Ideas: Americans burying heads in sand on climate issue
Fresh Ideas: Americans burying heads in sand on climate issueBy Anne Macquarie For the Nevada Appeal Last month India and China signed a major agreement on combating climate change, and the government...
View ArticleTimes Are Tough, But What If
by Michelle Latham Source: http://aroundcarson.com/2010/03/04/times_are_tough_but_what_if Everyone followed the 3/50 Project whenever possible?The 3/50 Project is one that starts with...
View ArticleCarson City Resident Wins Laughing Gas Contest
Carson City resident Tiffany O’Day recently won $500 in gas cards as the first place winner of Greater Nevada Credit Union’s (GNCU) Laughing Gas Photo Facebook contest. The contest ran May 1 to June...
View ArticleWoman slams car into pedestrian, gas station in South Lake Tahoe
A woman is in custody and a pedestrian was flown by air ambulance from South Lake Tahoe this afternoon after a hit and run accident that happened on 12th and Emerald Bay Road near James Street shortly...
View ArticleBicycles as Transportation in a Disaster
Jeff Moser In the aftermath of the super storm that battered the Northeast, many have found themselves with no transportation. Cars were destroyed, roads were washed away, subway tunnels were flooded,...
View ArticleScoot over: Zimride announces public route to Lake Tahoe
Zimride, the largest online ride-sharing service in North America, today announced that a new route between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe will open to the public beginning Thanksgiving day, bringing Bay...
View ArticleNevada Tax Collections Remain On Track Overall Despite Gaming Volatility
Sean Whaley CARSON CITY – Despite ongoing volatility in Nevada’s gaming industry, strong consumer buying is helping to keep the state’s tax revenues on an even keel four months into the new two-year...
View ArticleNatural gas leak on Sneddon
6:00pm. Gas line clamped. Leak stopped. Emergency crews have arrived on scene of a natural gas line at a mobile home at 2380 Sneddon. Occupants have evacuated the home.
View ArticleState Treasurer Announces Record Year For Unclaimed Property Returns To Owners
Nevada News Bureau Staff CARSON CITY – State Treasurer Kate Marshall today announced a record year for her office’s Unclaimed Property Division, with nearly $33 million in property returned to its...
View ArticleNDOT Begins Field Test Of Car Tracking Technology For Potential New Tax
The Nevada Department of Transportation says technology it is testing to track car mileage as part of a potential new tax system would not violate drivers’ privacy. NDOT is in the second phase of a...
View ArticlePoll: Carson Valley gas tax would drive customers north
The owners of Carson Valley's two AM/PM Mini-markets released the results of a poll that said the number of people who bought gas in Carson City would go from 34 percent to 57 percent if a nicke...
View ArticleCarson City Supervisors to vote on increasing fees for services
Carson City Supervisors will be voting at their Aug. 4 meeting on whether to increase fees for a host of services, including water, sewer, right-of-way-toll, electric and natural gas franchise fees,...
View ArticleChromalloy investing $6 million to improve Carson City plant
An extensive renovation of Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLCs' Arrowhead Drive facility in Carson City will result in greatly improved operating efficiency and lower turnaround times that could open doors to...
View Article2011 Nevada Day Parade Results
Staff Writer Parade Chair AwardPinkerton Ballet TheatreService Clubs1. Carson City Sunset Rotary2. Lions Clubs InternationalCommercial/Industrial1. Home Instead Senior Care and Southwest Gas Corp....
View ArticleSouth Lake Tahoe authorities make arrest in 31-year murder case of Richard...
A Carmichael, Calif., man has been arrested in the 31-year-old murder case of Richard Swanson, South Lake Tahoe police report. On March 28, 2012 Andrew Sanford, 50, of Carmichael, was arrested and...
View ArticleA free test drive will get the girls CHS Basketball team some tall dollars...
(Click image to play video) Capital Ford is trying to put $6,000 into the Carson High School Girls Basketball Team this weekend. And all Carson City residents have to do is head down to the fundraiser...
View ArticleLake Tahoe inspectors intercept, decontaminate four boats for invasive mussels
By Peter Brumis The July 4th Holiday and fireworks celebrations always bring an influx of boaters to the Lake Tahoe Basin. With sunny skies and warm temperatures predicted for the 4th of July holiday...
View ArticleGov. Gibbons says he wants answers as to why gas prices are still rising,...
(Click image to play video) Governor Gibbons has given orders to his ‘energy czar’ to figure out why wholesale gasoline prices are so high while the cost of a barrel of crude is going down.
View ArticleState Contractors Seek Support To Preserve Highway Funding Revenue For Road...
Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY– About $87 million in state taxes that could be parlayed into 10 times as much to pay for critical road improvements are ready to flow to the state...
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