dhughes' Blog: Reno Happenings

This weekend on Sunday from 1-4 there will be approx. 40 open houses throughout the Somersett master planned community in the western foothills of Reno. A lot of the homes will be featured on the Dickson Realty Real Estate today show that will also air 12 times this weekend. The listing agents in Somersett have organized to have almost half of every home on the market in Somerett open this weekend.

There will be maps available at the town center of all the open houses or you can go to www.somersettrealestate.com to download a map and list of all the open houses.

Open houses are typically not the best marketing tool but have made huge resurgence in these uncertain times. Agents are pulling out all stops to get their sellers home exposed in this highly…

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Club Corp and their affiliates owns or operates 170 clubs around the country and for approx. the last 12 months have been in negotiations with Terrabrook, the developer owner of the two courses at Arrowcreek. Arrowcreek has been operating at a $2 million a year loss and Club Corp was going to be their saviour, until 10:30 am last Thursday when they pulled out of the deal.

Earlier this year this year Club Corp wanted members of the golf club to have access to the residents pool. It seems from the other clubs around town that if you join a country club you should have access to a pool, (Somersett, Hidden Valley, Montreux, Red Hawk) but for some reason the non golfing residents had a different view and organized an effort to defeat the proposal.

This ticked…

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Last Wednesday Somersett held its first Farmers Market and what a great success it was. I don’t think anyone knew it was going to be this successful. Over 500 people attended this great event and you can bet it will only get bigger.   There were about 10 vendors set up in the Town Square with fruits, vegetables, pasta, wine and jewelry. There was even a chair massage person there.   Rusty Strings was the live band playing Tahoe bluegrass while children danced around while their parents chatted with neighbors and enjoyed the music.    The parking lot was full and Somersett’s own Roundabout Market ran out of their fabulous fish tacos towards the end of the night.    I can’t wait to see what next Wednesday’s market brings. From what I hear they are… Read Full Post

For the 22nd year the celebration of the 50's and 60's will be in Reno attracting over 800,000 people. With an economic impact of $351 million dollars to the Reno Sparks economy, this is one of the most successful annual events anywhere. Some of the events include a prom, show and shine of cars, plus the always popular Saturday night cruise that will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort.

Some of the entertainers will be Davey Jones of the Monkees, Blood Sweat and Tears plus Peter Noone of Hermans Hermits. Mario Andretti will also be here signing autographs.

The event runs from August 1 to August 10 and the annual tribute to music, cars and culture will be broadcast on Fox Sports.

For more of the Upcoming Events in Reno click here. 

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 With the gas prices as high as they are, most of the Reno residents are staying put for the Memorial Day weekend. There are so many different things to do and a lot of events that are going on in Reno – who needs to go out of town.

 There are 187 parks in the Washoe County area. The Sparks Marina is a popular place to hit the beach for some family fun.  Swimming, non-motor boating and they have stocked the lake with rainbow trout and catfish for the avid fishermen.    The Ski Tavern ski area has been transformed for the summer into biking and mountain biking trails.    The Truckee River is a great place to hang out, swim, picnic and the kayaking park is a wonderful place to enjoy watching or riding the current.  Get your inner tubes ready and… Read Full Post

A national survey that measures the involvement of students in advanced placement courses ranked 11 Washoe county high schools in the top 5 percent. What this means is the students here in the Reno Sparks area are better prepared for College. There are currently 27,000 high schools nation wide, Newsweek takes the top 1358 schools and ranks them by the number of advanced placement courses and international baccalaureate programs that are being taken by our students. Here are our schools and how they rank in the top 5% nationwide in advanced placement classes and testing:

• Wooster at 371
• McQueen at 639
• Galena at 722
• Sparks at 725
• Reno at 781
• Incline Village at 856
• North Valleys at 936
• Hug at 949
• Damonte Ranch at…

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West Street Market is set to open for business this October. Tenants include an italian restaurant, wine bar, grocery store and a bakery. It will occupy 8500 square feet on West Street between First and Second street and beginning in July there will be 50 outdoor vendors selling their goods 3 days a week. Ralph Merenda went to Italy to attend cooking school and will be cooking in the Green Room Bar as well as Nikos Theologitis who will feature home style Greek food. The concept behind the market is to feature local products (up to 150 miles away) including produce that will change with the season and be picked that morning and sold that day in a farmers market style setting. There will be lots of California fruits and vegetables from the Sierra… Read Full Post

Did I mention that we have a river running through the middle of town? The Reno Sparks Convention Authority has set its focus on the downtown corridor and the mighty Truckee River. This years Reno River Festival is expected to attract over 40,000 people, up from 14,000 just a couple of years ago. This is the 5th year and is America's premier whitewater event in the heart of Reno at the Truckee River white water park. In addition to attracting the top white water athletes in the country there is a also a Run Amuck fun run that is a down and dirty obstacle course through the streets of downtown Reno. The event runs from May 9-11 and after enjoying the water events you can stroll to Wingfield park and view the outdoor expo and lots of great music and brews.… Read Full Post