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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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