Health
High Fives: injured athletes return to sports
Roy Tuscany is reluctant to talk about the injury that changed his life. What he really wants to talk about is what he’s done since. Tuscany, a Sugar Bowl ski coach from Vermont who now […]
Articles by Janice Hoke
nevada history
Walking among ghosts of the Silver State
From the proud history of Nevada’s indigenous people, to mining to pioneers and antique fire engines, Nevada has some great small museums where visitors can walk among the artifacts and ghosts of the past. Many […]
The arts
Golf meets art on wheels
Imagine climbing into a golf cart, but rather than playing the course, you have an exclusive seat to view music, theater and dance performances on lush green “stages.” On Oct. 16, 108 people, seated two to […]
News
Air Races take off
The annual flotilla of quiet, colorful balloons has landed, but the roar of classic warbirds will replace them in the Northern Nevada sky this week as the Stihl National Championship Air Races returns after a […]
City life
Tiny time machines
Even long-time residents may not know about – or notice – all the small museums scattered around Northern Nevada, but those hidden gems are integral to the lives of residents and as much as part […]
City life
Balloons bound for Rancho
The Great Reno Balloon Race is floating back to Reno in September, just in time for its 40th Anniversary. “Forty years of flying free,” said Pete Copeland, balloon race director, as several balloons took flight […]
nevada history
Small museums, hidden treasures
The past is still with us; you just have to know where to look. Tucked away throughout Northern Nevada and California is a bonanza of small museums, displays housed at city and county historical societies […]
nevada history
Saving Bowers Mansion
“Ladies, let us buy it!” “It” was the popular Bowers Mansion, a gem of northern Nevada’s mining legacy in Washoe Valley, which was put up for sale by its 82-year-old owner in January 1946. The […]
The arts
Art in the time of COVID
Art springs anew in Reno, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A powerful force in area arts, Sierra Arts Foundation has grown stronger in the last year. The foundation not only survived the […]
nevada history
Nevada HerStories: The good fight
In 1973, Maya Miller, a champion of the voiceless and the poor, was nearly banned from the Nevada Legislature for “littering.” Miller’s offense? She threw the fast-food wrappings of legislators on the floor because she […]
Education
Getting back to Urban Roots
What’s more fun for a kids than getting their hands dirty while growing something yummy for their family to eat? Stay-at-home garden kits that also teach children lessons in science, math and healthy eating habits. […]
nevada history
Nevada HerStories: Sports and civic duty
The genesis of some of Nevada’s most popular sports, the preservation of its historic sites and the founding of a regional hospital are interwoven with the accomplishments of women who made headlines long ago, but […]