A passion for hard work, commitment, and a lifelong learning mentality leads to a fulfilling career and after 40-plus years of being in the education system, John Mayer is ready to relax. The Washoe County School District board member recently announced that he will not seek reelection this November, ending his 8-year term. However, he isn’t really “going” … [Read more...]
Sparks High Assistant Principal Earns Top Honor
Sparks High School assistant principal CJ Waddell was recently named Nevada’s top assistant principal of the year by the Nevada Association of School Administrators and will join 53 other school administrators across the US at a national principals awards ceremony in July. “It’s exciting to be winning an award for something I love doing every day. I don’t think … [Read more...]
Bubble Tea Comes to Sparks
Enjoying a traditional Asian bubble tea is like sucking up liquid candy through a big straw, so I find that it’s best to sip slowly and savor the taste. At the new Bubbletea Station Café located at 1495 E. Prater Way (next to Peg’s Glorified Ham n Eggs), Owner Leizel Reyes fixed me up a passion fruit tea with lychee “popping bubbles”. She brews fresh loose leaf … [Read more...]
Sparks Cafe Serves up Old Fashioned Southern Soul Food
Tucked into a bustling shopping center off of Holman Way, M&M’s Southern Cafe serves up hearty soul food a bit north of the border. Open five days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the dine-in restaurant serves everything from grits and cornbread to collard greens, candied yams and chicken livers. Named after owner Mitchell Moore, he and his wife Geishula have … [Read more...]
Sparks on the Rise
You may have noticed a lot of activity with construction projects happening in Victorian Square and other parts of Sparks lately. Here are some of the major developments going on and when they are expected to be completed: The Bridges in Victorian Square In downtown Sparks, Silverwing Development completed and is currently leasing Fountainhouse apartments. … [Read more...]
City Rejects $1.6m Bid to Replace Surface at Two Golden Eagle Fields
The City of Sparks rejected a bid of $1.6 million from a company to replace the field turf on fields 7 and 8 at Golden Eagle Regional Park at its city council meeting on Monday. The city is looking to replace the artificial turf that lines two of the parks 12 fields, yet is still waiting to receive a bid within its budget. The surface, originally manufactured … [Read more...]
Climatologist: ‘One of the Driest Decembers on Record’ for Area
Sparks went without measurable rain in December for only the fourth time since 1988, though weather officials say the current dry spell is not all that unusual. Snow enthusiasts may be a bit dismayed at the dry weather pattern in the Sparks area, especially considering last winter was the wettest ever. However, National Weather Service Reno Meteorologist Edan … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Recycling Underway
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful is hosting its 27th annual Christmas Tree Recycling program, which began yesterday and will run through Jan. 7. “This has been an important annual program for our community,” says Christi Cakiroglu, KTMB’s Executive Director. “Since it started, we’ve been able to divert over 139,500 trees from the landfill and turn them into mulch for weed … [Read more...]