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Blacktop Buffet happening every Wednesday through Aug. 28 at the BAC

Event Date: 
August 28, 2024 - 5:00pm

Family friendly summer fun isn’t just for Saturday nights at Brewery Arts Center. Enjoy 10 weeks of street food and musical acts presented by Yates Law P.C. from 5-8pm every Wednesday night from June 26 – August 28, 2024. Each week a variety of food trucks will circle the BAC Performance Hall parking lot and smaller acts will get a chance to play the big stage. There will also be family games and kids activities onsite to ensure fun for all ages.

Musical Guests – Mel & Gia

Brewery Arts Center Outdoor Stage
449 W KING ST
CARSON CITY, NV

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Looking for a place to take your little ones this week? Look no further! Here is a list of family-friendly (and fun!) activities and events happening this week around Carson City.

A 45-year-old man was arrested August 30 for misdemeanor suspicion of domestic battery and destruction of property, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

Calling all Quilters: There will be a huge quality fabric sale this Friday and Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Carson City.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of those involved in the officer involved shooting that took place in the 100 block of Koontz Lane on August 28, 2024.

Plans are underway for “The Magic Continues: An Evening of Magic & Comedy” the 2nd annual gala fundraiser supporting the Douglas County Public Library.

The next Carson City Board of Supervisors meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 5 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Bob Crowell Board Room of the Community Center located at 851 E. William St.

The Nevada State Police Highway Patrol Division will join forces with participating law enforcement agencies in Nevada for a speed awareness campaign now through Sept. 20.

For those who think teenagers are lazy, I would like to introduce them to Dianna Angcod. Her first class begins at 6:45 a.m. Her schedule includes AP English, Honors Chemistry II and AP Psychology. She ends her school day with 2 ½ hours of cheer practice and then it’s off to work for 4 hours.

The spirit of flight returns as the Carson City Airport will host this year’s Aviation Festival and Open House this Saturday, Sept. 7. Each year this event is hosted to help raise awareness about the vital role aviation and aerospace play in the community.

The Bear Fire in Sierra County, Calif., grew quickly Monday after starting around 2 p.m. As of 7 a.m. Tuesday morning the fire has consumed 1,391 acres north of Truckee. Mandatory evacuations are in place as the fire is being fought from the air and ground.

The Carson Valley Arts Council will kick off its 2024-2025 Concert Series beginning Oct. 11, bringing diverse music performers from across the country to our local community and schools.

Google plans to invest more than $400 million in Nevada this year to support its data center campuses in Storey and Clark counties, the company announced Tuesday.

Two Moore Books, a writing/publishing house based in Carson City, is pleased and proud to announce the release of its twelfth original book, written by University of Nevada graduate JT Hume.

The Capitol FFA chapter recently hosted an exciting ice cream social that brought together students for an evening of fun and camaraderie. The event was a delightful success, featuring homemade ice cream that added a personal touch to the gathering.

Sierra Nevada Cornhole is throwing its next tournament "Under the Lights" this Saturday, Sept. 7 in Carson City at Centennial Park.

Several coyote cross through Silver Saddle Ranch in Carson City early Sunday. Scroll and click on each photo to enlarge.

Join us at the Territorial Enterprise Mark Twain Museum in Virginia City, located at 53 South C Street for an event filled with fun and excitement for the 65th Virginia City Camel and Ostrich Races celebration and festivities kick off.

Feeding Pets of the Homeless, a nonprofit dedicated to providing care for pets of the homeless, is excited to announce its upcoming Pet Wellness Clinic on October 19,2024 in Carson City. The event will offer much-needed health services to pets of homeless and low-income individuals in our community, including vaccinations, pet licensing and wellness checks.

Carson City Fire Department responded Sunday evening to the city landfill off Highway 50 East for a fire.

What’s the hardest job you ever had? Me too. Shoveling snow is by far the hardest job I ever had, because just when you think you’ve got it on the run, here comes some more. Of course this is nothing to first responders, firefighters or police officers. They make me feel like a Banana Slug, and my hat is off to them.

We had a taste of fall last weekend. I had to cover my tomatoes and cucumber, which fortunately made it through okay. In some ways I’m ready for the seasonal change, but mostly I would love to have mid-70 temperatures for a couple of more months without freezes at night.

Carson City Realtor Garrett Lepire will be the featured speaker at the next Rotary Club of Carson City meeting. The public is invited to attend. Lepire will share insight into the current real estate market in our area in terms of sales, prices and time on the market.

UPDATE: Gusty winds and low humidity forecasted has prompted the National Weather Service to upgrade its fire weather watch to a Red Flag Warning for Carson City, Lake Tahoe and surrounding counties.

The Yerington, Mason Valley Fire Protection District was called out Saturday to the area of Nordyke Road in the Yerington area for an illegal burn. While responding, the fire department was notified that it was a working wildfire.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of Sept. 2-8, 2024. Closures or lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road and utility work:

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Celebrate Diversity, Community and Equality with us in the State Capital of Nevada, beautiful Carson City. Sassabration, happening Sept. 14 in Carson City, is an annual fundraiser supporting local organizations.

This year our beneficiaries are: PFLAG Carson Region, The Ron Wood Family Resource Center and CASI Carson Animal Services Initiative.

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office would like to take this time to offer its citizens and visitors from afar some helpful traffic safety information regarding pedestrians on the roadway.

Personal Injury Attorneys with the Richard Harris Law Firm donated a total of 480 backpacks filled with school supplies to students in need among 10 different schools in Carson City last week.

A 35-year-old man was booked into Carson City Jail for felony warrants alleging grand larceny of a vehicle and violation of conditions, according to a sheriff's office arrest report.

Nearly one-fifth of Nevada’s public lands could open up to utility-scale solar development under the Bureau of Land Management’s final Western Solar Plan — drawing the support of solar developers and the ire of conservationists.