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If you have a hard time deciding what to do tonight, may I suggest you blame me? After all, the first Friday the 13th of the year is known as National Blame Someone Else Day.

At the MHJ Black Box Theater at the Brewery Arts Center.

Mixed Company will perform all of their fun dance cover music on February 20, 2015 at 7pm.

Come and dance to your favorite tunes - Rock 'n Roll, Country, Old and New!!!

Johnny, Dave, Keith, Perry and Jim will ROCK your World!!!!

Foodies & High Tea Bistro will have food/drinks sales available and you can order right from your table with texting to your wait person!

First things first. Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching, so I’m reminding you to make reservations for your favorite restaurant if you haven’t already. Check out the Carson Mall’s Craft Fair and Gift Sale or any of Carson City’s great shops like Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery, Evergreen Gene’s, Morley’s Books, the Artisan Store at the Brewery Arts Center or Purple Avocado for something special for that special someone.

The Nevada Legislature apparently won’t consider initiative petitions to allow the sale of recreational marijuana and to require background checks for some gun sales ......

No opposition was raised Tuesday during a hearing on a bill that would allow the state Department of Taxation to move forward with the collection of excise taxes on the sale of medical marijuana....

Don't miss out. Come shop all day long Monday the 16th Presidents day sale for 50% off. All dollars spent go towards our program.

We are located at 180 E Winnie Lane, Carson City, Nev. In the Crossroads shopping Center just behind the McDonald's on 395 & Winnie Lane. Also near the Cal Ranch Store.

The Carson City Symphony invites the public to a concert celebrating the seasons on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 4 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center.
This exciting program features eight seasons: "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi and "The Four Seasons in Buenos Aires" by Astor Piazzolla. Both are directed by David Bugli and feature guest violin soloist Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio and narrator Rita Geil. STRAZZ youth strings will join the orchestra in Vivaldi's Autumn and Winter.

Come in and shop us Presidents day and get 50 percent off your entire purchase and an extra 30 percent off on Pink Tagged items.

Little to no rain in January doesn’t bode well for trees and shrubs this spring and summer. Unless you provide them with the water lacking from Mother Nature, you probably will see plants dying back on top or losing limbs and branches. This is particularly true for plants such as birches and roses or for those newly planted this past year.

Looks like our rain and snow dances finally did the trick, but don’t let the weather scare you away from downtown this weekend. The Downtown Business Association’s Wine Walk, Artsy Fartsy’s Annual Jewelry Sale, Just Brew It’s Annual Thirsty Boy Home Brew Competition, and Family Fun Day at the Nevada State Museum are all hoping to lure you out of your home. Leave your ice skates at home though, the Arlington Square ice rink has closed for the season.

On Thursday Jan. 29, 2015, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office conducted an “Alcohol Sale to Minors Compliance Check.” Of the 28 local businesses that were checked, four failed to fall into compliance.
Those businesses were:

A 37-year-old Carson City man was arrested Wednesday in the 3500 block of Emerson Drive on felony suspicion of domestic battery with strangulation, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

In custody is John Joseph Burritt. He also faces two counts of violation of probation, both misdemeanors. His total bail amount is $26,000. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the Emerson Drive address at 11:17 p.m. on a 911 hang up call.

“Family Fun Saturdays” returns to the Nevada State Museum in Carson City with “Fun with Rock Art and Coyote Stories” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. Guests will be challenged to look at images of Nevada rock art and ask how it fits into understanding American Indian culture and archaeology, what it is, where it came from and how it can be protected.

Join CASI for Woofs, Wine, & Whiskers a purr-fect evening of wine tasting and fundraising.  March 7th at the Carson Nugget Ballroom from 7 to 9:30 PM. 

• Music by Ten Dollar Pony
• Live Auction
• Get your picture with Sheriff's Office K-9 unit
• Taste Wine and Appetizers

Tickets on sale now for $35. each if purchased by March 1st  ($40. after that)Get your tickets in one of the following ways:

Carson City Sheriff's deputies arrested Sarah Nicholson-Jones, 36 of Carson City, Tuesday night on South Park Drive for felony parole and probation violation, and a misdemeanor contempt of court warrant.

According to the arrest report, deputies were called to the area on a report of a suspicious vehicle. They contacted the two subjects in the vehicle, and found that Nicholson-Jones had an outstanding warrant. In addition, Parole and Probation wanted her held on a violation charge. She is being held without bail.

Winterfest is upon us here at Carson High School. The upcoming week will be filled with activites and celebrations for the students and staff at CHS. The theme of Winterfest is WinterFlix, like Netflix. Congratulations to the Winterfest Candidates who have been nominated by their classmates. One prince and princess will be chosen by a class vote for the freshmen, sophomores and juniors. One king and queen will be chosen among the senior class. Royalty court will be announced Thursday.

First things first. I want to send a big shout out and good luck to all of our Carson kids that are competing at the Flips Invitational Gymnastics meet in Reno this weekend. For those of you who aren't the proud parents of tumblers, Carson City has plenty to keep you busy.

The following press release is provided by Dana Lee Fruend, editor and publisher of Nevada Live Magazine and can be viewed here. On Wednesday, Carson Now wrote about the temporary closure and had been waiting for the official word.

The Horseshoe Club has been located on the corner of Carson Street and Telegraph, at the heart of Downtown Carson City, and serving the public for over 40 years. It was opened by Gene Chaney in the early 70’s, and is currently owned by his five adult children, two of whom grew up in Carson and currently operate the small business primarily for the local residents.

NAI Alliance is pleased to report another key sign of recovery: Carson City’s 2011 industrial vacancy rate of 11.43 percent has improved to 7.14 percent as of Dec. 2014.

St. Gall Women's Society is hosting their annual fundraiser on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at the Carson City Nugget, 507 North Carson St., Carson City. The ladies will "Step Into Spring" with a luncheon, fashion show and expo with a donation of $35.

It's "big-band jazz times three" when the Mile High Jazz Band, Carson High Jazz Band, and Carson Middle School Jazz Band present the 12th annual combined concert, the Mile High-Carson High Jazz Extravaganza..

The Extravaganza is Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, 7 p.m., in the Bob Boldrick Theater at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William Street. The event is sponsored by the Mile High Jazz Band Association and the Carson City Band Association as a benefit for Carson High instrumental music programs.

The weekend returns, and with it a new chance to do something fun. The Brewery Arts Center is hosting its annual ‘Winter, Wine, and All That Jazz’ fundraiser, and it promises to be better than ever with performances by Le Cirque Vagabond, Starr Nixdorf, a live Jazz Orchestra and more.

Still looking for the perfect 2015 calendar? The inaugural Pets on Patrol Calendar is still available at Nevada Humane Society — and they’re now on sale for a reduced price of just $10.

Carson City / Storey County 4-H Readying for Annual Fabric Sale

Carson City Area 4-H members are on the lookout for donations of fabric/sewing notions; clean, useable household items; sewing notions; crafting items; sewing machines, etc. Donations can be dropped off now through Jan. 31 at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, 2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 15, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you have large items to donate, please call 887-2252 in advance.

The annual Carson City / Storey County 4-H Fabulous Fabric and Rummage Sale will be held Saturday and Sunday February 14 and 15, 2015 at Fuji Park Exhibition Hall in Carson City.

The sale is a project of the Carson City/Storey County Leaders Council. All sale proceeds benefit the council’s scholarship fund.

Nevada Humane Society has teamed up with another local business in support of helping homeless pets find loving homes — this time partnering with a pet store that, as of October, stopped selling puppies.

Pets R Us, a retail pet store located in the Meadowood Mall, will be hosting its first ever adoption event this Friday, January 16 from 12 Noon to 5pm. This event is the first of its kind since the business made the decision to end the sale of puppies in October.

The principal owners of the building that once housed Sassafras restaurant in downtown Carson City have asked a commercial real estate company to help them find a new restaurant to lease the space at 318 North Carson Street.

The realtor, Jack Brower, said Wednesday that he didn’t know anything about what happened to the tenant that was supposed to go in. He said he was recently asked by the building’s owners to find a new tenant.

The final weekend to take a train ride with Santa at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City has arrived. Today and Sunday the train will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Advance tickets are on sale to allow priority boarding on a scheduled day. The historic and picturesque V&T Railway steam locomotive No. 25 pulls Santa Train, departing Carson City’s Wabuska Depot at the corner of Fairview Drive and Carson Street.

We're going to be at the Carson City PetCo (911 Topsy Lane) this Saturday from 11:00 - 3:00 - Slight change from our regular last Saturday of the month event, due to the Christmas holiday.

So come by and see us - we'll have some calendars for sale, and some amazing dogs to adopt. Please remember that pre-approved adopters have priority when it comes to adopting.

'Tis the Season, Carson City! Holiday cheer is in the wind, and we have plenty of wind right now. This weekend is jam-packed with food and toy drives, concerts, and Santa-sightings, so bundle up and have a fun time enjoying our great city.