
Reno ‘Black Wall Street’ puts down roots
Romar Tolliver wanted to help educate and empower Black community members, so he rented a space in Reno to open a free bookstore. Then, at a local gym, he met Donald Griffin, the creator of […]
Romar Tolliver wanted to help educate and empower Black community members, so he rented a space in Reno to open a free bookstore. Then, at a local gym, he met Donald Griffin, the creator of […]
All year Jennifer Martin and Denelle Padgett have been working for free at their yoga apparel store. As co-founders of Satori Movement, previously known as Hello Yoga Apparel, they struggled just to pay rent. Their […]
Maria Stevens, a sophomore at the University of Nevada, Reno, was scared when she tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 on Oct. 6. As she filled out her reporting form, she thought about […]
The couple arrived at the Northern Nevada Food Bank’s drive-through distribution site on bicycles. They carefully packed the donated food in knapsacks so they could get the supplies home. Then the woman sat on a […]
Leon Malmed, a Holocaust survivor living in Reno, has for years been speaking about his World War II experiences at local schools and events. Audience members in recent years have asked him if he sees […]
Judith Schumer’s parents survived the Holocaust, the systematic murders of European Jews by the Nazis, by leaving Poland and going to Lithuania at the start of World War II. They then got a visa from […]
“It’s my first Trump rally.” That’s what I tell the lady seated behind me when she asks, “when did you become a conservative?” She had already posed that question to a man behind me, who […]
The start of a university semester means parties; it’s like a law. At the University of Nevada, Reno, where students returned to campus this week in the midst of a pandemic, that unwritten mandate is […]
©2020 Reno News & Review