October 2016
Carson City looks for ways to improve art and culture
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 2:41pm
Creating more public art and arts festivals along with more collaboration among artist groups were among the suggestions presented at the Arts Town Meeting on Tuesday evening at the Brewery Arts Center.
Carson City restaurant and food safety health inspections through Oct. 25, 2016
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 2:22pmRestaurant and food service inspections are made weekly by the Carson City Health and Human Services Environmental Health Division. The inspections listed here were made from Oct. 21-25, 2016.
See the reports below.
Official Nevada Day 2016 Program now available
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 2:16pm
Here is the PDF version of the official 2016 Nevada Day Parade Program. It contains a list of all the events, parade entries and other features.
The free program is available at the Nevada Day Store, 108 W Telegraph St., Carson City Visitors Bureau, Carson City Chamber of Commerce and other locations, and will be handed out on Saturday, parade day.
See the program below, or download it from this link.
Carson Creepy Short Horror Film screening and judging this Saturday
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 1:28pm
Event Date:
October 29, 2016 - 6:30pm The screening and judging ceremony for the 2016 Carson Creepy Short Horror Film contest will be help this Saturday, October 29th, at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall in Carson City. Competitors were given one week to make a short horror film between 5 and 8 minutes long.
Carson City arrests: Man jailed for embezzlement warrant, failure to register as sex offender
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 1:13pmA 30-year-old Carson City man was arrested Tuesday in the 470 block of Clear Creek for felony suspicion of being a sex offender failing to register and warrants for failing to register in Lyon County, embezzlement and being a fugitive from justice, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.
Carson City Fire Department: Opening burning with permit begins Sunday through Nov. 27
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 12:36pmThe Carson City Fire Department will allow open burning beginning Sunday, Oct. 30 to Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. The purpose of the open burn period is to provide residents an opportunity to dispose of accumulated weeds and yard debris.
It's Your City: Janet Baker discusses Nevada Day 2016 festivities, parade and more
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 10:55am
The parade is coming on the new main street of downtown Carson City no less. It's Your City host Cortney Bloomer talks about the Nevada Day Parade, festivities and more with Janet Baker, president of Nevada Day, Inc.
Carson City Needs Tourism to Thrive
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 10:38am
Carson City is at the heart of a tourist mecca and our governing officials, for the most part, see Nevada's capital community as a potential hub for more visitors.
AAUW NOVEMBER Meeting
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 10:29am
Event Date:
November 1, 2016 (All day) Doors open at 5:30 PM for a tour of Adams Hub, 111 W Proctor St., Carson City to begin The Capital Branch of the American Association of University Women's monthly meeting. There is an optional meal for $10,and then a speaking presentation from Kate Marshall, former State Treasure and Elliot Parker, Professor of Economics, U of Nevada, Reno on "Women in the Workforce; Issues of Equity". A short business meeting will follow.
More than 600 students attend first ever Northern Nevada Construction Career Day
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 9:10am
More than 600 middle and high school students stepped off their buses, picked up their new bright green backpacks and spent the morning experiencing the construction trades with hands-on demonstrations, exhibits and meeting with area colleges and apprenticeship programs at the first ever Northern Nevada Construction Career Day held at the Livestock Event Center in Reno on Tuesday.
