Sierra Arts Foundation, a nonprofit organization advocating for art and those artists who create it, is bringing the third annual Sierra Arts Fest to Sparks, Nevada on August 12. Sierra Arts Fest is a celebration of local and regional arts that enables attendees to shop for and experience art while enjoying music, food, and a variety of performers from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the … [Read more...]
Swimming at the Sparks Marina provides and inexpensive way to beat the summer heat
The temperatures have been blazing hot in Sparks this July, and residents may be wondering where to go to get some respite. Managed by the City of Sparks, the Sparks Marina is a public area with paved walking paths, trees, grass, and sandy beaches that surround a 77-acre manmade lake. It was formerly a gravel pit owned by a construction company and was later acquired by the … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s walk set for Saturday at the Marina
The Alzheimer’s Association’s biggest fundraising walk of the year is coming back to Sparks, inviting everyone to register, donate, and walk in this weekend’s event at the Sparks Marina. The 2022 Walk to End Alzheimer’s-Northern Nevada is taking place on Saturday, October 8 from 8-11:30 a.m. to bring awareness and raise funds to fight and end Alzheimer’s disease and … [Read more...]
City opens all-abilities playground at the Marina
The new all-abilities playground at the Sparks Marina is officially open, making it the city’s second of its kind in Sparks. Located on the northwest corner of the marina at Howard Drive and Lincoln Way, the new All-Abilities Playground features enhanced equipment for people of all abilities and shade structures within a fenced area. When designing the inclusive playground, … [Read more...]
Construction begins on all-abilities playground at the Sparks Marina
Following the all-abilities playground that was installed at Pah Rah Park in 2017, the City of Sparks recently broke ground on another all-abilities playground at the Sparks Marina. Construction began on January 18 and will be closed as it removes and replaces the equipment with new play structures, shade, and a surrounding fence. The project was approved by the city council as … [Read more...]
New Luxury Apartments now Open at the Sparks Marina
The Waterfront at the Marina Luxury Apartment Homes held its grand opening on Saturday with an event that included food, drinks, charcuterie and snow cones along with paddleboard yoga, beachball and silk dancer performances. Live artists, a paint auction, and local DJ were also part of the grand opening celebration. “We are thrilled to bring this one-of-a-kind luxury living … [Read more...]
Adventure Day in Sparks
Plans announced for groundbreaking ceremony of Veterans Memorial Plaza
A new veterans memorial is going into the Sparks Marina, and the city is inviting everyone to partake in the March 29 celebration of the Veterans Memorial Plaza groundbreaking event. Starting at 10 a.m., Sparks city councilmembers, state congressmen and government representatives from Henderson and Las Vegas will be around to offer their support of this new plaza. There … [Read more...]