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🍻 9 of Nevada’s oldest bars
Plus: Medicaid coverage for 800K Nevadans at risk Share with a friend Hello, Nevadans! I’m sharing with you one of my favorite moments during a hike in Red Rock Canyon—coming across a desert tortoise. It reminded me how special our state and ecosystems are. And why I love calling Nevada home. We want to try…
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🌲 Reno wildfire season starting sooner
Plus: ‘Crypto kiosks’ are scammers’ paradise Share with a friend Good morning, Nevadans! There are times when I’m putting together the list of events I feature in the newsletter, and I feel FOMO when I see an event I’d like to attend in Reno—the Punk Rock Flea Market sounds like such a good time. That’s…
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🚤 What to know about Lake Mead’s algae bloom
Plus: Spring is festival season in Nevada Share with a friend Happy Friday, Nevadans! Spring is festival season, and this weekend is the perfect example—we’ve got the Whiskey Bonanza at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center and the 9th Annual Kizuna Japanese Spring Festival at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas. Are you spending time outdoors? What…
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💰 Who is the richest person in Nevada?
Plus: Lombardo says ‘no’ to Cesar Chavez day in NV Share with a friend Hello, Nevadans! Did you hear? Las Vegas will be hosting the Super Bowl again in 2029. That’s no April Fools’ Day prank; the NFL made the announcement Monday. In other news, this week I put together an article on the 20…
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Language lesson: Nevada’s many Spanish names
Plus: Wildflowers give the desert a pop of color Share with a friend Good morning, Nevadans! If you are reading us from Winnemucca, raise your hand! According to a recent report, Nevadans pay the highest rate for full car insurance coverage nationwide, and Winnemucca has the highest average annual rate at $2,117. Reading that fact…
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🐎 Where to find Charro culture in Nevada
Plus: How data centers’ water needs impact NV Share with a friend Happy Friday, Nevadans! We learned this week that Las Vegas is one step closer to getting an NBA team. The bidding process will begin soon. Thoughts or predictions on what the team could be called? I remember when the Vegas Golden Knights’ name…
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🤖 New Nevada law aims at AI use in election ads
Plus: Las Vegas airport spared long TSA lines, so far Share with a friend Hello, Nevadans! Despite spring break and the usual tourism flow at Harry Reid International Airport, it has been spared, so far, from the extremely long TSA wait times we’ve seen across the country because of the partial government shutdown. Videos and…
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🗳️ What to know: Mail-in ballot & USPS verification changes
Plus: Become a foster this kitten season Share with a friend Good morning, Nevadans! This weekend, I got my first political advertisement on YouTube for Gov. Joe Lombardo’s reelection. It might feel early, but Nevada’s primary elections are in June. So for the next couple of months, we’ll be seeing more campaigning from candidates. One…
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💜 Legendary women in Nevada: Sarah Winnemucca
Plus: What spring? Record-breaking heatwave in Nevada Share with a friend Happy Friday, Nevadans! I’m not into betting, but do you think Southern Nevada will reach 100 degrees in March? We’re getting awfully close with this current heatwave. The earliest official 100-degree day on record is May 1, 1947. Historically, reaching 100 degrees has been…
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🥾 Hikers beware: Nevada’s venemous rattlesnakes
Plus: Nevada is 1 of 4 states without a state-funded school for the deaf Share with a friend Hello, Nevadans! Last weekend, I took a little hike in Laughlin’s Grapevine Canyon (lovely and intriguing, by the way!) and the park ranger on site warned us the rattlesnakes were out already. I didn’t see or hear…
