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A Saucy Good Time or Are Residents Getting Barbecued in Sparks?
Picon thinks $15 for a margarita at the Nugget Rib Cook off is basically highway robbery, and $5 for water. Since COVID the prices at the Rib Cook Off have gone rib high.
Lawson’s Sparks Kingdom Might Be Crumbling
So, Sparks Mayor Ed Lawson... Where do we even start? This guy's mayoral skills are about as impressive as a participation trophy. It'd be funny if it wasn't so frustrating for Sparks residents who barely voted him in back in 2022. You'd think scraping by would make him step up his game, but nah – he's doubled down on the chaos. Enter: The Facebook drama.
Big Bad Ed
In Sparks, the city council's latest performance was less about civic duty and more about damage control. On Monday, July 22, 2024, Mayor Lawson played agenda Jenga, removing key items faster than a magician's sleight of hand, one has to wonder: Is this transparency or just making things conveniently opaque?
Reno Toy Run, Get Letters of Support!
Picon found the comments made by Troy Regus during public comment at the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners meeting today interesting.
Bring A Check
Well, well, well. Looks like we've stumbled upon the secret recipe for political success in Sparks: a dash of cronyism, a sprinkle of lobbying, and a heaping helping of taxpayer money. Who knew?
Com·pen·sa·to·ry
Who else watched the City of Sparks Council meeting on Monday, June 24, 2024? Okay, like almost no one, according to YouTube there we 97 views
Hand Sheriff Balaam a Screwdriver
It seems the powers that be in Washoe County and the City of Sparks have backed themselves into another deliciously cringeworthy corner regarding senior safety and political shenanigans at the Sparks Senior Center
Did RTC Pay for Dahir’s Campaign Mailer?
Our inbox was flooded with copies of Sparks City Councilmember Ward 5 Kristopher Dahir's campaign mailer, raising suspicions that the Regional Transportation Commission bankrolled this bad boy. While we're sure they kept their hands clean, the mailer reads more like a RTC infomercial than a council reelection campaign pitch.
Picon's First Opinion
Picon’s Publisher, Larry Chesney, has been chewing on publishing readers opinion for about a year now, and this week he said, “What the hell, let’s do it.”
The City of Sparks Quiet Poison
Is Neil Krutz the quiet poison hurting the City of Sparks…
The Cat Lady in Sparks gets a leg sweep and a lump
A leg sweep from a firefighter/paramedic…
One, Two; Buckle My Shoe, Three, Four; There's the Door…
Reno fails to disclose who their first choice was…
When Sparks Mayor Ed Lawson Sees “You’ve Got Mail” … He Deletes It. (Copy)
The Mayor does not open email…
We at EDAWN are very worried about these knuckleheads
While Katy Simon Holland claims EDAWN cannot endorse candidates, she says EDAWN thinks some of the School Board candidates are knuckleheads…
Biting the Hand That Feeds
Picon has submitted a flurry of public records spanning Sparks and Washoe County in an effort to better understand why the City of Sparks is so concerned with a pending Federal Lands Bill and why Chris Barrett…