Eighteen months ago, Alex Meruelo took the stage at his Grand Sierra Resort, flanked by cheerleaders, mascots, and a mayor ready to bask in the glow of grand promises. He spoke of a billion-dollar expansion, a $400 million arena, and the University of Nevada, Reno’s men’s basketball team, a new home—free of charge, no burden…

The Nevada Legislature, never one to let a sleeping homeowner lie, is presently toying with a scheme so bold, so ingenious in its audacity, that one must pause to admire the nerve. Assembly Joint Resolution 1 (AJR1), proposed by Assemblywoman Natha Anderson, seeks to reconfigure property taxes with all the gentle subtlety of a pickpocket…

Provided You Can Get There It’s a grand and noble thing to talk about school choice, just as it is a grand and noble thing to talk about freedom, justice, and the pursuit of happiness—provided none of these things require a ride to get there. Governor Joe Lombardo stood before the people of Nevada and,…

Reno Ruffles Feathers at Musk On Saturday, a small but spirited congregation of agitated citizens descended upon South Virginia Street near the Tesla dealership, hoisting signs and hollering grievances against one Mr. Elon Musk—a man who, if he harbored a dime for every controversy he stirred, could purchase the very moon itself and rent it…

Sun Remains Unimpressed In a bold stroke of legislative brilliance, Nevada lawmakers have set their sights on one of humanity’s most enduring adversaries–the movement of time itself. A bill to end the twice-yearly ritual of jostling clocks forward and back—an exercise responsible for lost sleep, general confusion, and an annual spike in coffee sales—has emerged…

Now, friends, if you ever find yourself wanting to take a pleasant jaunt to the fair waters of Lake Tahoe, where the air is as crisp as an autumn apple and the scenery finer than any painting, here is a word of advice–bring a rowboat, a sturdy pair of boots, and a disposition prepared for…

The Virginia City Muckers are proving last season’s struggles are as dead and buried as an old prospector’s claim. On Tuesday, they made short work of the Sierra Sage Academy/Right of Passage Rams, galloping off with a commanding 19-4 victory. It was no lucky break—when a team wins five games by more than seven runs,…

A seven-year-old girl who died after being struck by a falling boulder at Diamond Peak Ski Resort on Saturday is Adelyn Grimes of Reno, the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed. Grimes was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining blunt force injuries to the neck and chest. Authorities are investigating the circumstances, including…

An Amber Alert issued in Northern Nevada on Monday was canceled in the afternoon after authorities safely located 10-month-old Lyric Smithen and his mother, Chelsea Daniels. The alert came after Daniels, 32, abducted her son in Fallon following a court order that removed the child from her care. According to the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office,…

Nervous—very dreadfully nervous I had been and remain. The obsession had sharpened my senses—not dulled them—not destroyed them. Above all was the sense of hearing. I heard all things in the notifications, the pings, the buzzes of the digital ether, the silent hum of a phone on “Do Not Disturb”—a lie, a mockery! It is…