Happy New Year from RenoTahoe!
Thursday December 31, 2009
Happy New Year! Here's wishing everyone a new beginning for peace and prosperity in 2010.
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New Year's Party for Kids in Sparks
Wednesday December 30, 2009
Sparks Parks & Rec is throwing a big New Year's Eve party for kids ages 6 to 13 at the Alf Sorenson Community Center. It starts at 7 p.m. and ... Read More
The Sun Sets on 2009
Tuesday December 29, 2009
Driving into the sunset - 2009 ends in Reno, Nevada.
Photo © Stan White
It's been a rough ride in 2009. Being an optimist, though, I'm looking for 2010 to be better ... Read More
DUI On New Year's Eve - Don't Do It
Monday December 28, 2009
RTC RAPID on S. Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada.Photo © Stan White
There's no excuse to try driving after hoisting a few this New Year's Eve, or any other time for ... Read More
Christmas Tree Recycling Sponsored by KTMB
Saturday December 26, 2009
Logo image courtesy KTMB
Ho, Ho, Ho! 'Tis naughty to throw your Christmas tree in the trash (or dump it in the desert) after the holidays. For proper disposal, take natural ... Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Thursday December 24, 2009
Photo © Stan White
May this Holiday Season be good to you and yours, and the beginning of better times in the coming New Year.
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Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - UNR Wolf Pack vs. SMU Mustangs
Wednesday December 23, 2009
Alphie, UNR Wolf Pack mascot.Photo © Stan White
In one of the first post-season bowl games, our University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Wolf Pack will be taking on the Southern Methodist ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday December 23, 2009
Winter clouds...Photo © Stan White
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Reno Budget Going Down
Tuesday December 22, 2009
Reno City Hall.Photo © Stan White
Reno citizens should get ready for some noticeable reductions in city services - they are coming soon. Budget projections made a few months ago have ... Read More
Reno Winter Break Camps for Kids
Monday December 21, 2009
Ice skating at Rink on the River in downtown, Reno, Nevada.Photo © Stan White
The Reno Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department will be holding winter break camps for kids ages ... Read More
Got Radon?
Sunday December 20, 2009
Chances are you do. Should you care? Probably, especially if you don't want to live with the leading cause of lung cancer, second only to smoking. Radon is a naturally ... Read More
This Weekend Around Reno / Tahoe
Friday December 18, 2009
Happy Holidays from Reno.Photo © Stan White
We had major addition to the Sierra snow pack last weekend, including up to a foot down here in Reno. Winter sports activities are ... Read More
Education & Recreation Gift Ideas
Thursday December 17, 2009
Truckee Meadows Community College.Photo © Stan White
Workforce Development and Continuing Education (WDCE), offered through Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), has electronic gift cards good toward non-credit personal enrichment and business ... Read More
H1N1 Vaccination Clinics Update
Wednesday December 16, 2009
I've added new information about upcoming H1N1 (swine) flu vaccination clinics to my forum thread. The vaccine is no longer restricted to high-risk groups - it is now available to ... Read More
Washoe County Gaming Continues Declining
Wednesday December 16, 2009
The Reno Arch.Photo © Stan White
The gaming win, a leading economic indicator in Nevada, plunged again in October, the latest reporting month. Statewide, the take was down 11.6% from the ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday December 16, 2009
Reno's Christmas tree...Photo © Stan White
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Truckee River Flooding
Tuesday December 15, 2009
Truckee River raging at Wingfield Park, downtown Reno.Photo © Stan White
Looking at the Truckee River in Reno right now, low and half frozen, it's hard to believe it has the ... Read More
Reno Neighborhoods Light Up For Christmas
Monday December 14, 2009
Reno neighborhood lights up for the Christmas holiday season.Photo © Stan White
Now is the time to enjoy taking an evening drive around the Truckee Meadows to view some of the ... Read More
Pogonip Frosts Reno
Monday December 14, 2009
Pogonip, freezing fog, descends on Reno.Photo © Stan White
We awoke to a blanket of pogonip Monday morning. It looks like fog at first glance, but it's a little more than ... Read More
Reno's Interim City Manager Will Not Seek Permanent Appointment
Sunday December 13, 2009
Interim Reno City Manager Donna Dreska.Photo © Stan White
Interim Reno City Manager Donna Dreska, who has had the job since the May, 2009 departure of former manager Charles McNeely, has ... Read More
New Ticket Lobby Opens at RNO
Saturday December 12, 2009
Arriving at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Reno, Nevada.Photo © Stan White
The new and improved main ticketing lobby at Reno-Tahoe International Airport is open for business. Passengers will no longer approach ... Read More
Reno Santa Pub Crawl - Just Say NO! to Scrooge
Friday December 11, 2009
Reno Santa Pub Crawl in downtown Reno, Nevada.Photo courtesy Reno Santa Pub Crawl
A variety of Santas, Mrs. Santas, elves, and other holiday beings will take to the streets of downtown ... Read More
Who Is Eligible for H1N1 Vaccinations?
Friday December 11, 2009
The rules have changed with the addition of another eligible category - people age 65+ with ongoing, underlying health conditions. Also, the last clinics for 2009 will be on December ... Read More
Inversion Traps Dirty Air Over The Truckee Meadows
Thursday December 10, 2009
Winter inversion traps air pollution, obscures downtown Reno.
Photo © Stan White
That muck hanging over the Truckee Meadows is air pollution and haze trapped by an inversion layer covering the valley. ... Read More
Ride the Bus, Help Squelch Hunger
Thursday December 10, 2009
Food pays the fare on RTC buses. Donations go to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada.
Instead of money, a non-perishable food item will pay your fare on December 10 and ... Read More
Kids Can Get A Jingle From Santa
Wednesday December 9, 2009
Santa Claus in the Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade.Photo © Stan White
If your children are between 3 and 6, you can arrange for them to receive a phone call from Santa, ... Read More
Palin Book Signing Update
Wednesday December 9, 2009
Sarah Palin's stop in Reno has become a moving target. It looks like the 1,000 wristbands will be given out starting around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, not at 10 a.m. ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday December 9, 2009
Winter comes to Reno...Tiger Woods will have to find another place to play a round.Photo © Stan White
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The Nutcracker at the Pioneer Center
Tuesday December 8, 2009
The Nutcracker by A.V.A. Ballet Theatre, Reno, Nevada.Photo courtesy A.V.A. Ballet Theatre
The holidays in Reno would not be complete without this 15th annual production of The Nutcracker, presented by A.V.A. ... Read More
Sarah Palin Book Tour Coming To Reno
Monday December 7, 2009
Sarah Palin book tour coming to Reno.Photo © Stan White
As promised, here are some details about Sarah Palin's Going Rogue book tour. On Wednesday, December 9, she is scheduled ... Read More
Snow Tapering Off - Big Clean Up Begins
Monday December 7, 2009
Early afternoon on Plumb Lane in Reno.
Photo © Stan White
The snow fall has slowed down, but there are going to be several days of tough going around Reno. City snow ... Read More
Snow Storm Buries Reno
Monday December 7, 2009
Renoite digging out while it's still snowing.
Photo © Stan White
Reno's first big snow of the season started Sunday afternoon and hasn't let up as of mid-morning Monday. At my place ... Read More
Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade
Sunday December 6, 2009
Reno Mayor Bob Cashell riding in the Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade on Victorian Avenue.
Photo © Stan White
On Saturday afternoon, the 23rd Annual Sparks Hometowne Christmas Parade made its way down ... Read More
New Tourism Slogan is "Reno Tahoe USA... Far from expected"
Saturday December 5, 2009
Reno Tahoe USA... Far from expected
The Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority (RSCVA) has finally rolled out the new tourism slogan it's been working on for a long time. If you ... Read More
This Weekend Around Reno
Friday December 4, 2009
Lake Mansion decked out for the holidays.Photo © Stan White
We had a pretty good addition to the Sierra snow pack over the Thanksgiving weekend. Winter sports activities are in full ... Read More
Meet Reno Authors at Sundance Bookstore
Thursday December 3, 2009
Nevada rock art at Lagomarsino Canyon.Photo © Stan White
Sundance Bookstore & Music has two upcoming book signing and meet-the-author events, featuring writers and photographers from right here in Reno.
Saturday, December ... Read More
23rd Annual Sparks Hometowne Christmas with Parade Grand Marshal Kimberley Locke
Wednesday December 2, 2009
The theme for the 2009 Sparks Hometowne Christmas is Celebration of Angels. This year, the tree lighting ceremony will be on Friday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday December 2, 2009
Blazing cottonwoods...Photo © Stan White
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Holiday Ice Spectacular at the Eldorado
Tuesday December 1, 2009
Holiday Ice Spectacular at the Eldorado in downtown Reno, Nevada.Photo © Stan White
I don't usually write about casino shows, but this one is different. Holiday Ice Spectacular at the Eldorado ... Read More