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Nevada athletics launches new mixed cocktail 'Pack Punch' with locally-owned 10 Torr
Nevada athletics has partnered with locally-owned 10 Torr Distilling and Brewing to create "Pack Punch," the Wolf Pack's latest in a series of co-branding partnerships. Pack Punch is a mojito-inspired rum cocktail with marionberry, lime and mint. The first rum cocktail of 10 Torr's canned cocktail line will launch Aug. 23 during an event from 5-7 p.m. at 10 Torr, which is located at 490 Mill Street. The launch event will include the Rice Box Kitchen food truck, live music and the first tasting of Pack Punch. Pack Punch will initially be available for purchase only at 10 Torr, with retail details and locations coming at a later date.
Lance and Lea return to Carson City with full band
Lance and Lea gave Carson City a taste of their music last March when they played as a duo, and now the couple returns with a full band to really rock the town at Saturday’s Levitt AMP Concert Series hosted by the Brewery Arts Center. The country rock and...
The Escalated Wild Horse Showdown due to Sunny Hills Ranchos South Reno Construction
A showdown recently escalated between different wild horse advocates, residents of southeast Reno, government officials and the Damonte Ranch developer Sunny Hills Ranchos over the fate of two dozen captured horses and access to water for other horses. While volunteers had been trying to relocate horses who kept going inside...
Thursday, August 15, 2024
This morning’s winner of the Sunny 106.9 Morning Mindbender won tickets to see The Fray Friday August 23rd at the Hidden Woods Music Festival at the Lassen County Fairgrounds in Susanville. Introducing the region’s next music festival experience. This is Hidden Woods. Passes and camping are on sale now....
Forever14 hosts teen lock-in at The Discovery Museum to spread mental health, suicide awareness
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - This weekend, teens are invited to join Forever14 for an overnight lock-in at the Discovery Museum featuring the Mental Health Mind Matters exhibit. Kerri Countess, founder of Forever14; and Terri Hull, a suicide awareness advocate following the loss of her son to suicide back in December, stopped by Morning Break to talk about their losses and how they’re on a mission to save kids lives through mental health advocacy and awareness.
Close collaborators: Madein, slated to open this summer, will do triple-duty as a coffee shop, restaurant and bar
A tide change is happening in the Mayberry Landing shopping center on the corner of McCarran Boulevard and Mayberry Drive. The positive response to the stylish and ambitious Claio Rotisserie represents a new direction for the Mayberry-Highland Park neighborhood. The latest addition to the shopping center is Madein Food and...
First look at the Moana Springs Community Aquatics and Fitness Center
--- Original story, August 2:. Crews are busy putting the final touches on the Moana Springs Community Aquatics & Fitness Center. When finished, it'll be Reno's first new pool in almost 40 years. The project costs $52 million including a $9 million pledge from the William N. Pennington Foundation. The...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author to headline literary crawl
The Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl returns this year in downtown Reno this October. Headlining as keynote speaker at the event is Anthony Doerr. Doerr is the author of 'All The Light We Cannot See', which spent more than 200 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was also adapted into a Netflix show starring Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie.
Step2 Reno hosts poker tournament fundraiser for women fighting addiction
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Ante up for STEP2! The nonprofit is shuffling the cards and dealing you and your crew into a night of Texas Hold ‘Em. Get ready to play your hand and support a great cause. Step2 CEO, Mari Hutchinson, stopped by Morning Break to talk about...
American Airlines adds nonstop Reno-LAX flight for Burning Man. Tickets for event still available
American Airlines is adding a nonstop flight between Reno and Los Angeles in anticipation of increased demand for Burning Man. The seasonal American Airlines flight between Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport will be available from Aug. 23 to Sept. 3, according to the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. The airport authority has previously...
Movie Minute: Sci-fi franchise returns with ninth movie, “Alien: Romulus”
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Kyre’ Eppenger, general manager of Galaxy Theatres Legends, spoke with KOLO 8 Morning Break’s Katey Roshetko about this week’s movie lineup. The big new movie is “Alien: Romulus” which hits theaters this Friday. It’s the 7th film in the franchise, or the 9th if you count the Alien vs Predator crossover films. The standalone film takes place between the events of the original Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986).
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