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You Know How to Say Nevada, but What About Poinsettia?
December is a funny time of year because we’re done with the harvest, the temperatures are dropping and we’re beginning to get snow. Of all the seasons, this is when it seems that thoughts of plants and vegetation should be the furthest from our minds. And yet, for a sizeable percentage of the population, now is when... Read More
Celebrating the Comfort Food of the Hometown Deli
Anybody hungry? The Truckee Meadows has some great comfort-food deli-style eateries. Photo at left: Pixabay.
One of them is just down the street, past the Sundance Bookstore and a couple blocks west on California. The Rubicon Deli is one of a trio of sibling shops (the other two are located out in San Diego) and... Read More
Pitching in with a Helping Hand
I don’t know about you, but through most of December, I was getting an average of about three or four charity solicitations per day, and that’s just what came in through the post office, it doesn’t even count the emails. I know there are some valid reasons for non-profit organizations to really work hard on their... Read More
Bringing the Island Food Home to Reno
You know that I love Reno. The Truckee Meadows. Tahoe. The High Sierra and the Great Basin. The West in general and Nevada in particular. But just because I love one particular place doesn’t mean I can’t have fond feelings for another particular place. Especially when the first particular place gets cold and the snow-... Read More
5 Fun Facts about Reno, the Truckee Meadows and Northern Nevada
Sometimes the best thing I can offer up for your reading pleasure is some simple, quirky and interesting trivia. Nothing too heavy, nothing that takes too much concentration. So without further ado, may I present … 5 Fun Facts about Reno, the Truckee Meadows and Northern Nevada. Photo at left: Pixabay, Sir Traffic. ... Read More