Washoe County Deputy Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald talks about the election
Washoe County Deputy Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald talks about early voting and preparation for election day with the RGJ on Oct. 30, 2024.
Election Day is this Tuesday, Nov. 5, and the calendar has been cleared — no concerts, no school for Washoe County students, and the weather forecast calls for a rather routine day.
If you’re making plans to vote, you can visit washoecounty.gov/voters to register and find a polling location.
Need help getting there? RTC Washoe is providing free transit services on Election Day to get you to the voting booth.
Want to track the election results? Visit rgj.com on Tuesday and throughout the week for the latest updates.
Here’s a look at what else is in store for northwestern Nevada for the week of Nov. 4-10, 2024.
Black Lips, Nov. 6: One of the big names in the neo-garage rock movement since the turn of the century, this Georgia band uses a fair amount of shock, outrage and flat-out noisiness in their music and public persona. You can see what it’s all about at 8 p.m. in the Crown Room at Crystal Bay Club Casino, 14 State Highway 28, Crystal Bay. Tickets are $20-$25. For details, call 775-833-6333 or visit crystalbaycasino.com.
Bay Faction, Nov. 6: After making waves in the emo-punk community for a chunk of the ’10s, this Boston band split up in 2020. It didn’t take, though, as they are now back together and touring the country this year. They’ll play at 8 p.m. at Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., Reno. Tickets are $18-$20. Details: 775-742-1858 or hollandreno.org.
Ruvlo, Nov. 7: Another current big-name in the bass music scene, this DJ/producer will perform at 10 p.m. at Dead Ringer Analog Bar, 432 E. 4th St., Reno. Tickets are $10-$20. Details at facebook.com/drabreno.
KC and the Sunshine Band, Nov. 8: Keyboardist and singer Harry Casey is still leading this funk/disco group on the theater circuit, playing their No. 1 ’70s hits such as “Get Down Tonight,” “Please Don’t Go” and “I’m Your Boogie Man.” They’ll play at 8 p.m. at the Grand Theater, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, 2500 E. 2nd St., Reno. Tickets range from $40-$70. For details, call 775-789-1115 or visit grandsierraresort.com.
Pablo Cruise, Nov. 9: With original members David Jenkins (vocals and guitar) and Cory Lerios (keyboards) still part of the group, this pop-rock group also still plays its ’70s and ’80s hits, including “Love Will Find A Way” and “Whatcha Gonna Do?” The band plays at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Boomtown Casino Hotel, 2100 Garson Road, Verdi. Tickets are $40-$100. For details, call 775-345-8520 or visit boomtownreno.com.
Jo Koy, Nov. 9: With acting and animated-voice roles now a part of his career, this comedian still does theater tours sharing his distinctive style of observational comedy. Koy makes ’em laugh at 7:30 p.m. at Tahoe Blue Event Center, 75 US Highway 50, Stateline. Tickets are $50-$90. For details, call 775-589-2056 or visit tahoeblueeventcenter.com.
Monday: Sunny, with highs in the mid-50s in the valleys and in the mid-40s to mid-50s at higher elevations. Partly cloudy overnight, with lows in the low 30s in the valleys and in the low 20s to low 30s at higher elevations.
Election Day Tuesday: Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s in the valleys and in the upper 40s to upper 50s at higher elevations. Partly cloudy overnight, with lows in the mid-20s in the valleys and in the mid-10s to mid-20s at higher elevations.
Wednesday: Sunny and cooler, with highs in the upper 40s in the valleys and in the mid-30s to mid-40s at higher elevations. Mostly clear overnight, with lows in the mid-20s in the valleys and in the mid-10s to mid-20s at higher elevations.
Thursday: Sunny and warmer, with highs in the low 50s in the valleys and in the low 40s to low 50s at higher elevations. Clear overnight, with lows in the upper 20s in the valleys and in the upper 10s to upper 20s at higher elevations.
Friday: Sunny and warmer, with highs near 60 in the valleys and in the upper 40s to upper 50s at higher elevations. Mostly clear overnight, with lows in the low 30s in the valleys and in the mid-20s to low 30s at higher elevations.
Saturday: Mixed clouds and sun, with highs near 60 in the valleys and in the low 50s at higher elevations. Mostly clear overnight, with lows in the mid-30s in the valleys and in the low 20s to low 30s at higher elevations.
Sunday: Partly cloudy with a chance of rain; highs in the upper 50s in the valleys and in the mid-40s to mid-50s at higher elevations. Partly cloudy with a chance of precipitation overnight, with lows in the mid-30s in the valleys and in the mid-20s to mid-30s at higher elevations.
I-80, west Reno: Lane reductions and overnight ramp closures will continue as part of a multiyear project to repave and improve the stretch of freeway between West McCarran and Keystone. Expect lane shifts and speed reductions.
Lakeside Drive, Holcomb Ranch Lane and West Huffaker Lane, Reno: Lane and road closures will take place through late fall as the Nevada Department of Transportation works to resurface 3 1/2 miles of State Route 671. Expect closures of up to 30 minutes.
Steamboat Parkway, south Reno: Crews will expand Steamboat Parkway from four lanes to six between Marketplace Drive and Veterans Parkway through November.
U.S. 395, North Valleys: Northbound traffic will continue to be reduced to two lanes on 395 through mid-2025 due to NDOT’s work to widen 395 between North McCarran Boulevard and Golden Valley Road. The on-ramp at Panther Valley, north of Reno, will be closed through late 2024. Watch for intermittent ramp closures overnight.
Mark Earnest contributed to this report.
Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal rollover crash on U.S. 95 Alternate near Lyon County mile marker three between Yerington and Schurz.
The crash happened just after 12 p.m. Friday.
U.S. 95-A is reduced to one lane near mile marker four and traffic is being piloted.
The roadway is expected to remain this way for the next two to three hours.
Details about the crash have not been released. We’ll update this story when we learn more.
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There’s a debate over on Reddit right now about how dogs should be kept on leashes around town, on trails, or anywhere in public that’s not a dog park.
I should clarify: When I say “debate,” I mean that several users have created posts about how dogs should be kept on leashes, and almost every response is 100% in agreement.
Go ahead and look at the posts; nobody’s putting together a spirited defense of letting their pets run around licking strangers and pooping on nature. With that kind of general consensus, I’d want to say that leashing our dogs is one of Reno-Sparks’ “unwritten rules.”
Except for two things: One, this rule is very much written (see Chapter 95.220 of the Washoe County Code: “Owners must have animals leashed no more than 6 feet in length and under immediate control at all times.”)
And also: The phrase “unwritten rules” implies that everyone goes along with it without even thinking. But we’ve all interacted with dog owners on local trails, letting their giant furballs knock over toddlers or chase goslings through the wetlands.
“Aw, he’s just a big puppy!” they’ll say, followed up with a halfhearted, “Down, Barnaby.”
Clearly, leashing dogs is not an unwritten rule because it’s constantly being broken. A true unwritten rule for hiking trails would be something that rarely ever gets broken, like “wear pants at all times.” Really, the leash thing is more like a wish list for society, alongside such things as:
But let’s move on. I’ve been wracking my brain to think of actual “unwritten rules” for Northern Nevada that outsiders might not grasp right away, and I didn’t come up with many. But here goes:
It’s not rude to keep your favorite spots a secret, even from friends and family: Got a favorite local park or Lake Tahoe beach? You’re not even required to tell your own mother about it, because word will get out and everything will be ruined. We value our personal space, and the community is too small to keep anything under wraps.
Side note: You can’t do this with businesses, because you need your burrito spot to stay crowded and busy. If nobody goes to your secret hot springs, it’s not going to suddenly go out of business and turn into a vape shop.
On Tahoe beaches, you can claim one beach towel’s worth of space per person, and that’s it: If word gets out about your favorite beach, you’ll have to start your day battling for a parking spot (bonus unwritten rule: You can’t reserve a parking spot by standing in it.)
The slightly less annoying ― but still difficult ― territory battle will be on the beach itself. Everyone but you will have a pop-up tent, several coolers and some sort of sound system. But societal convention dictates that any group can only claim the square footage of one beach towel per person, and leave ample space to walk between their beach site and the next one over.
Twenty minutes is a long drive in Reno-Sparks, but four hours is completely reasonable if you’re heading out of town: Recent transplants from more urban places like the Bay Area or Las Vegas will drive for 45 minutes to get to the one Target they like best. Around here, that sounds like hell.
On the other hand, driving for several hours to go see ichthyosaur skeletons or attend a Basque festival or go to a Giants game is completely reasonable. I can’t explain why this is. It might have something to do with hatred of stoplights.
Settle in a bit before complaining about outsiders: Yes, we know you just got here, and you want to prove your worthiness by complaining about Californians or Southern Nevadans, because that’s our local sport.
On average, we’re not nearly as closed off as people say; only about one-quarter of Nevadans were actually born here, so most of us know what it’s like to be the new kid. But at least wait until you’ve unloaded the last box from your U-Haul before you start griping about how new arrivals are pricing everyone out.
You, on the other hand ― you, the person reading this article right now! ― know a lot more unwritten rules for Northern Nevada. Either that, or you have ideas on what should be unwritten rules. Send them my way at bmcginness@rgj.com, and we’ll debate all of them next week.
What lost places in Reno-Sparks should we bring back? That’s the question I posed last week; here’s what you said:
Let’s start with department store ShopKo, which had the highly underrated slogan, “Say hello to a good buy.” We had three ― on South Virginia, Mae Anne and Oddie Boulevard. Lauri Ferguson wrote in to compliment the selection, and noted “their products lasted too.” Sadly, the entire chain disappeared nearly a decade ago, so bringing them back might be the heaviest lift ever.
“Bring back Famous Murphy’s,” wrote E. Pollard. “Can’t believe it ever closed and was then bulldozed and has been an empty dirt lot for more than 25 years.”
For the record, it’s actually been 18 years since it closed and 11 years since it was bulldozed, but the point stands.
“The purpose of the demolition is to make way for a new development being planned at this site,” developers told the RGJ in 2015. Anyway, it’s still an empty lot.
And finally, I had lamented over the lost Century Theaters dome on South Virginia, but Kurt Kinder mentioned one even more venerable, but equally lost: the Granada Theater, which originally opened in 1916, burned down in 1953 and reopened in 1954. It was torn down in 1997 and is now the site of the Palladio.
Brett McGinness is the engagement editor for the Reno Gazette Journal. He’s also the writer of The Reno Memo — a free newsletter about news in the Biggest Little City.
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