Hundreds of residents and other interested parties attended the Pyramid/McCarran Intersection Improvement Project presentation held last Wednesday, just days prior to the beginning of construction at the busy Sparks intersection. Held adjacent to the construction site at the Wadsworth Masonic Hall at Pyramid and York ways, the gathering was packed – so packed that they ran … [Read more...]
Hopping Good Time
John Byrne photos/Tribune The race was on for Northern Nevada children Saturday morning as they filled their baskets with candy at a community Easter egg hunt at Oppio Park in Sparks. The event was hosted by The Sparks Nazarene Church and was free of cost. … [Read more...]
Phase II of community outreach underway
It comes to reason that the city of Sparks will be very different in 2030 than it is today. But today’s residents are getting to offer their input as to how the city will evolve in the next 14 years. The City of Sparks recently completed the first phase of its year-long process to update the city’s comprehensive plan, with Phase II, the final phase of outreach, now underway. … [Read more...]
Proposed Sparks ordinance targets homeless camps by Truckee River
Sparks city officials have introduced an ordinance aimed at clearing out the growing number of homeless camps along the Truckee River corridor. The ordinance, which was introduced Monday by the Sparks City Council, prohibits camping on public property within 350 feet of the shore of the river within city limits. A public hearing on the proposal has been set for the next … [Read more...]
Mayor: Sparks going forward with ‘eye towards prosperity’
The city of Sparks has emerged from the bleak days of the recession and is moving into an era of prosperity that calls for planning and diversified development, Mayor Geno Martini said Monday in his annual “State of the City” address. “Sparks is a city that has survived the unsettling days of the great (recession),” Martini said, addressing a City Hall audience. “Like so … [Read more...]
‘Selfless’ state Sen. Debbie Smith remembered at memorial service
The life of state Sen. Debbie Smith of Sparks was celebrated at a packed gym at Sparks High School where more than one speaker described the former PTA leader who rose to become an accomplished and well-respected legislator as selfless, kind and compassionate. Family, friends, legislative colleagues, former public officials, lobbyists and acquaintances gathered at the gym on … [Read more...]
State Sen. Debbie Smith of Sparks mourned
State Sen. Debbie Smith of Sparks was remembered Monday for her fierce support of education as well as her courage and upbeat spirit during her struggle with brain cancer. Smith died Sunday at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, officials announced. She was 60. The longtime state legislator is survived by her husband Greg and three children—Erin, Ian and Olivia. The … [Read more...]
Nugget ‘should be the pride of Sparks,’ new owner says
The owner of a Las Vegas company that has purchased the Nugget hotel-casino calls the Sparks property a sleeper and says he has plans to wake it up and make it shine through an extensive renovation. “I think the Nugget’s a sleeper,” Anthony Marnell III, owner of Marnell Gaming, told the Sparks Tribune. “It should be one of the top three products in that market not only in … [Read more...]