Neighbors This article was published on 07.11.13 Hundreds of people jammed into downtown Sparks for the July 4 fireworks. During the hours before the fireworks began, a live band played, families and groups put up dozens of tents on the lawns, kids played in the children’s fountain and vendors—like an ice cream truck owner—sold their wares.Photo By Dennis Myers More Local Stories » News Pic Summer school Kids University at UNR is underway. Published on 07.04.13 Let the good times roll Children participate in a city summer progam. Published on 06.27.13 Memorial Mourners said goodbye to Barbara Vucanovich. Published on 06.20.13 Capitalism Street Vibrations offered some interesting merchandise. Published on 06.13.13 Historian Alicia Barber prepares to step down from fading program. Published on 06.06.13