The Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevado Reno has been spared from a state budget-cutting plan that would have eliminated all of its public funding. The cutback, which would have been about $500,000, or half the center’s annual operating budget, was averted after a last-minute budget compromise this week by the Nevada Legislature. “It’s fantastic news for [...]

Txoko restaurant, which lies near an area that was once home to San Francisco’s historic Basque community, has opened its doors and features plates inspired by pintxos in the Basque County. Among the Basque-themed platters featured at the new restaurant are green egg and ham pintxo, grilled lamb loin chop, crispy sweetbreads and roncal chorizo croqueta. The restaurant also serves [...]

Two high school students from the Basque Country are looking for volunteer host families in the Seattle area, where they will stay for four weeks each beginning in late June. The students are visiting the United States under a program sponsored by Compass USA. The organization helps youths from other countries visit the U.S. to promote cultural understanding and global [...]