Food & Drink
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I am not a food snob. That will surprise many who assume that because I write about food for a living, I must perforce practice excessive gourmandism. But food snobbery is really the province of […]
Food & DrinkIt’s been a year of firsts in 2021 for BJ’s Nevada Barbecue Company of Sparks. (All hail ribs, brisket, kick ass fries!) Yes, there has been the novel experience of emerging from the pandemic into [...]
Taste of the TownThink of it as a head for culture. Pigeon Head Brewery of Reno and the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts are encouraging folks to choose their favorite Pigeon Head beer to be served at [...]
NewsEight classic fire department vehicles and other antique firefighting artifacts are without a home after the Reno City Council sold the building out from under the collection. At the time, council members were unaware that [...]
The artsTwo years after Thomas Edison invented motion pictures, Nevada produced the nation’s first blockbuster movie. The film of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons prizefight, produced in Carson City in 1897, which also is considered the first movie documentary, [...]
ReviewsDays after seeing “Joe Bell,” I am still pondering this amazing film. It’s a movie with such intense, thoughtful acting, such compelling yet tragic characters and such a thought-provoking story that I just cannot shake [...]
The artsThe latest exhibition at the Nevada Museum of Art, which celebrates its 90th birthday this year, takes a look back at the birth of the city’s longest-existing art institution. The exhibit, “The Latimer School: Lorenzo [...]
COVID-19UPDATE, JULY 28: A renewal of Nevada’s mask mandate goes into effect on Friday, July 30. The CDC lists Washoe County in the “High Transmission” range on its COVID-19 Data Tracker. As of July 28, [...]
Dean Smith: This is a sad reminder of the direction of American politics that is taking place from city to county all… 
Tricia: Reno is becoming a City of Greed. Poor planning. Ineffective leadership. Apartments versus golf courses/playgrounds/dog parks, etc. Developers vs residents.… 
Therese: What a bunch of dildoheads! Who or what gives them the right. Oh ya, more money in their pockets. 