City life
From venues to virtual
The annual Sci-On! Film Festival heads online for its latest edition. […]
Month: April 2020
News
On the mend
CARE Chest of Sierra Nevada is working to get up and running after having its vehicles vandalized twice in the span of four days. […]
City life
Take a break
Feeling cooped up in quarantine? You can explore Nevada through virtual reality. Check it out. […]
COVID-19
Pandemic Chronicles: ‘staying home’ when you’re homeless
How is the local homeless population faring during the pandemic? Read this story from Frank X. Mullen to learn more. […]
COVID-19
Pregnant in the pandemic
An expectant mom of twins navigates life and pregnancy in the time of COVID-19Jaclyn Bush is experiencing a spring and summer that would be life-changing by anyone’s standards. She’s expecting twin boys. She has plans […]
City life
Full circle
Local artists launch live streaming interview seriesEarlier this month, sculptor Kelly Smith Cassidy pondered via Zoom conference from her South Lake Tahoe home whether or not her 2020 Burning Man project would make it out […]
COVID-19
Keeping up care
Health care providers are struggling to help drug abusers in the era of COVID-19“The man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man,” said addictions psychiatrist Dr. Mark […]
City life
Staying above ground
How some local piercing and tattoo shops are giving back to the community and planning for the futureOf the business types that have been forced to close completely, tattoo and piercing shops are some that […]
City life
In concert
Wild River Grille provides the community with a digital concert series in response to COVID-19Donning a white dinner jacket and black fedora, local musician Alex “Muddy” Smith sat at his home in Reno last Friday […]
COVID-19
Answers from the experts
Local government and health officials answer community questions about COVID-19On Friday, April 10, local government and health officials held a joint town hall meeting online to answer questions from the community concerning the novel coronavirus, […]
City life
Relief by the bag
Longtime local chef helps restaurant workers get by during the coronavirus crisisOne group of community members that has been the hardest hit by the response to COVID-19 has been front-line restaurant workers. While the businesses […]
COVID-19
Midway in midtown
By Jeri Davis Construction expedited on Virginia Street Project in the midtown districtAnyone who’s driven or walked down Virginia Street in midtown has noticed how quiet the usually bustling neighbor has become since non-essential businesses […]