When you spoon into a pint of locally made Tahoe Creamery ice cream —rich Tahoe Flow Cookie Dough, say, or lush Tahoe Dream Vanilla Bean or bracing Tahoe Trip Mint Chip—you’re spooning into history.

Nevada Wildfires … Are you Aware?

In recent decades, wildfires have devastated much of Nevada. They have taken human life, destroyed homes, damaged watersheds that supply municipal drinking water, ruined wildlife habitat, and allowed for the expansion of invasive weeds.

Econet Tip: Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by 20%
by Nevada EcoNet

2009 marks Nevada EcoNet’s 20th anniversary. Why not help celebrate by reducing your energy, waste, water, and emissions by 20%? Here are 20 tips to help you get started.

PET CORNER: What’s That Smell? How to Deal With Pet Odors in Your Home
by Barbara Marquand

One of the first things visitors notice when they step inside your home probably isn’t the beautiful flower arrangement in the entryway or your art collection in the living room.

Before embarking on a remodeling project, interior designer Cydne Sapperstein tries to prepare clients for the inevitable chaos of living in a house undergoing construction, but she says no one truly understands until they go through it.

INDOOR WINTER HOLIDAY DÉCOR
With all that we have to do for the winter holidays, sometimes it’s hard to get motivated to decorate our homes and, more difficult, get inspired to create even a slightly fresher look. To help you get started, here are some ideas and offerings.

Out of view of passersby in Reno is a small business with big offerings: a vast array of diamonds, significant consumer savings, and ample customer service.
“The Diamond Vault is Reno’s hidden gem,” says Mark Miller who, with his wife Pat, owns and operates the company.

1. Books Sundance Bookstore Sundance Bookstore has a great vibe and an even better selection of DIY, home health, design and alternative craft books. I can’t think of a better gift than a carefully selected book that provides an afternoon of relaxation, a bit of know how. It isn’t difficult to find out someone’s interests and match a book to them. Plus, you’ll have a great time enjoying a small book shop!
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RoxiSpice is an all-naturally flavored sugar and salt rimming kit. Originally developed for commercial sales to bars and restaurants, it now comes in a residential kit, perfect for the home. The complete kit comes with one tower, one rimming syrup and the five most popular spices (Bloody Mary, Margarita Lime, Green Apple, Chocolate, and Pomegranate).

Throughout the year, gifts are exchanged for all sorts of life events, and sometimes simply because. As the holidays approach, it’s fair to expect that more attention is placed on gifting, and therefore wrapping follows suit. Here are some ideas for how to make the presentation of your present one-of-a-kind and worthy of the thought behind it.