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Punk Rocktoberfest rocks Shoe Tree Brewing Co. Saturday

Live music, vendors, drinks and fun are happening now at Shoe Tree Brewing Co. and will continue through the early evening.

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The Sierra Nevada Forums in partnership with the American Association of University Women Capital (NV) Branch and the League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada will host “The Truth About Carson City Road Funding: Straight from the Horse’s Mouth” on April 9, 2024 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King Street in Carson City.

Celebrate Earth Day with a good, old fashioned community cleanup. Warming spring weather can expose trash left behind as winter snow starts to melt, leaving South Lake Tahoe scattered with litter. This debris is an eyesore and can harm not only wildlife, but also Lake Tahoe’s clarity.

A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday for suspicion of felony eluding a police officer and other offenses, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.

An in-depth look at high-risk behavior among youth in the community will be the focus of Carson City Juvenile Services parent night this Wednesday, March 20.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year 36 million older adults suffer a fall, with 3 million of those individuals requiring trips to an emergency room. Though falling poses a great risk to older adults, there are things you can do to protect yourself or a loved one, and fitness is a great way to reduce that risk.

Lane closures will take place on U.S. 50 in Moundhouse and Dayton beginning March 18 as the Nevada Department of Transportation replaces concrete barrier rail in the median of the roadway.

With "leading lines" as its theme, Carson City Photo Club members picked their best for the March 2024 monthly photo competition judging.

Public speaking is one of mankind’s greatest fears. A young lady once told me that she would rather have a coyote gnaw on her arm than to have to speak in public. This does not have to be. Once you understand that the public does not care to hear a message, but would love to hear a story, it’s like wrapping your dog’s medicine in a treat, and the public speaker need only wrap her message in a story.

Ballot questions for November 2024 elections

The Carson City Clerk-Recorder announces they are seeking appointments to committees to prepare arguments supporting or opposing two upcoming 2024 Carson City ballot questions concerning increasing the special purposes sales tax and imposing a supplemental government service tax to increase funding for local roadway maintenance and construction in Carson City.

On Saturday, March 16, 2024 Carson City Special Enforcement team conducted a traffic stop yielding 119 grams of narcotics.

Join Kids and Horses for its 11th annual golf tournament at the beautiful Incline Village Championship Golf Course on June 9. Dinner, contests, prizes and more.

I walked around my field this morning to see what plants were coming up. The redstem filaree (aka. cranesbill) is lush and widespread. There are compact grasses doing well; I’m hoping they are not cheatgrass. I even spotted many of my favorite field flowers emerging, common groundsel.

As a content creator it can be difficult to bring one’s larger vision into reality when it involves expensive specialized equipment. At the Adams Hub in Carson City, they make it easy to take that leap forward towards one’s entrepreneurial dreams by offering valuable services for those who need a quiet space to block out the world and create.

Hello fellow anglers. I have a special invitation for all that would like to join us. On Wednesday, March 20, I will be at Caples Lake to do some ice fishing with friends. Yes, this is a weekday. But I do have a reason for this particular day.

Here is the Carson City area road report for the week of March 18-24. Lane restrictions are expected at the following locations due to road/utility work:

Join the fun at the Donovan Mill in Silver City on April 27. Show off your antique hit-n-miss engines and/or old tractors. Look over the operating old gas engines and tractors.
Two children and two adults doing crafts in the garden.
Are you looking forward to growing season? Slow Food Lake Tahoe is hosting a first-ever free veggie seed give away (and some herb and flower seeds too, just for fun!). This family-friendly event is designed to help you jump start our short growing season by providing you with seeds to start indoors now.
With Will Houk from 95.1FM KNVC

Join Will Houk from 95.1FM KNVC for a lazy Sunday as the BAC Exhibition Hall is turned into a listening lounge. Will is bringing a crate of vinyl records and guests are encouraged to bring records of their own that they would like to share for a spin on the provided turntables.

Join us March 22-24 at the Carson Valley Inn for some fantastic garden and pollinator fun at the Bee & Garden Conference in Minden, NV.

The plots are full! The UNR Extension office will continue to accept waitlist applications for the Carson City Community Gardens until Monday, April 01, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Please call (775) 887-2252 for more information.

If you watched the movie Killers of the Flower Moon, you might have recognized something from Virginia City. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (V&T) provided a 1916 steam locomotive and three passenger cars for the film.

Dozens of individuals have filed to run in both local and statewide elections as of Friday evening. Filing closed at 5 p.m. Most offices and seats will have a race, although a handful of candidates are running unopposed and will automatically fill their seats.

Do you have your green attire all picked out and your corned beef ready to brine? That's right folks, it's time for St. Paddy's Day in the capital city area, with a weekend full of activities to celebrate.

Let's take a look at what this weekend has to offer for St. Patrick's Day.

In the past year, CONNECTIONS gatherings’ have been bringing happiness and joy to many Northern Nevada residents of all ages and backgrounds through our numerous gatherings hosted at the Brewery Arts Center, Le Capital Cafe, Comma Coffee, the Carson City Senior Center, Atria Holiday Carson Plaza Senior Living Community, and Fleur de Lis Village in South Reno.

What better way to celebrate Catmandu’s 10th anniversary than with a super-special, very healthy 10 year old cat? Meet Rykon.

Community partners will plant pinwheels in the legislative lawn Friday, April 5 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to symbolize every child’s right to a safe, healthy, and happy life, and to impress upon the community that child abuse and neglect are serious problems.

Mike Epps is the owner of A to Zen in Carson City and also a key member of the BAC Crew. After complications from an initial surgery to remove stage 3 esophageal cancer, Mike had to be rushed to an emergency surgery February 2, 2024 and has been in the Intensive Care Unit on a ventilator since. The community is now banding together to support the man that has tirelessly given us all so much.

On Jan. 26 the Carson City Elks Lodge again held the Flannel & Frost fundraiser for Night Off The Streets (NOTS), the Carson City warming center a 501 (c) 3.

Western Nevada College’s tenure appointees for 2024 followed similar higher education and workplace journeys, and each has served their country.

Southwest Gas Corporation is pleased to announce its donation of a vehicle to the Carson City Sheriff's Office Volunteer In Policing program. This donation aims to support the valuable work carried out by the dedicated VIP volunteers in enhancing public safety and community engagement.