Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 11:50am
With the rev of mighty V-8 engines and enough polished chrome to require a good pair of sunglasses, the annual Silver Dollar Car Classic is the capital city's all-out celebration of the American automobile.
Today through Sunday, Mills Park in Carson City turns into a mecca of some of the finest hot rods ever made, with more than 400 restored, tricked-out and souped-up cars and trucks on display under the canopy of dozens of shade trees.
Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 11:24am
There's plenty of music set for this weekend in Carson City, including jazz lineups in celebration of Jazz! Carson City 2011. Music in the Market continues today, Saturday, through 1 p.m. at the Third and Curry Street Farmer's Market. Meanwhile, Saturday night at plan:b microlounge inside of Sassafras will feature award-winning jazz musician Joe Berry. While on Sunday it is Jazz Picnic in the Park.
Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 4:01am
Having fielded countless emergency calls for Carson City as a 911 dispatcher over the years, Cindy Merrell is hanging up her phone. "I just think it's time to retire and enjoy life for a little ...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 4:01am
The Nevada Association of Counties is looking into a possible legal challenge to demand repayment of money the state took from the Indigent Accident Fund.If successful, that would cost the state so...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 - 4:01am
State Controller Kim Wallin told the Nevada Association of Counties on Friday that she has powerful new tools to collect debts owed not only the state but local governments.The new powers given to ...
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 9:36am
More details are surfacing about the recovery of a body from deep water near Rubicon Point on Lake Tahoe's West Shore last week. El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies used a remote operated vehicle t...
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 4:01am
Carson City Supervisors gave initial approval Thursday to a series of utility rate hikes, primarily to cover the cost of services dumped on local government by the state.The increases include elect...
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 4:01am
A free street party kicks off the annual Silver Dollar Car Classic from 7-11 p.m. tonight at Arlington Square, across Carson Street from the Carson Nugget.The classic comes back to Carson City on F...
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 2:00am
CARSON CITY – Nevada finds itself at the bottom of another economic analysis, this one related to entrepreneurial activity.
The State Entrepreneurship Index, a nationwide analysis and ranking system that shows how states compare in areas of business formation, patents and related activities, shows Nevada dropping a major 40 spots, from 7th in 2008 to 47 in the newest rankings released in July but using mostly 2010 data.
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 4:10pm
A quick update from today's Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting: The Carson City Ghost Walk, which provides entertaining tours of the city's historical district, failed to get enough votes to approve $12,000 in city redevelopment funds to continue the tours. The funding required four of the five supervisors to vote in favor, but it only received three votes.
