Halloween marks the fourth on-air anniversary of Reno’s KWNK 97.7 FM, the tiny radio station with the big alternative sound. While scores of local commercial radio stations spew sales pitches, morph among different formats and […]
People I meet often ask me how I like living in downtown Reno when they learn I live there. For some, the question is merely making conversation. But for others, the question incorporates the suggestion […]
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 […]
When Hot August Nights was born 34 years ago, nearly all the participants who brought their classic rides to Reno actually remembered the 50s, 60s and 70s – the decades when those cars were new. […]
After switching to an online format last year, the Northern Nevada PRIDE parade and festival is back in-person in downtown Reno and at Wingfield Park on Saturday, July 24. “After a year inside, it’s time […]
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 drab slab covering the downtown Reno train trench looks like a prison exercise yard, but muralist Brad Carney saw a colorful story hidden beneath the concrete. “I always say the mural has to be […]
Earlier this month, hundreds of children on bicycles, riding together like cavalry regiments on wheels, pedaled to schools across the Truckee Meadows. They were the vanguards of Bike Month, celebrated annually in May, an observance […]
Northern Nevada special event organizers are betting that by summer, vaccinations and fewer safety mandates will put most folks’ COVID-19 fears in the rear-view mirror. Many in-person events that were cancelled or forced to switch […]
For the second year in a row, there will be no Earth Day festival in Reno’s Idlewild Park, but other related activities and celebrations are on the calendar this month. Whether you prefer in-person activities […]
Throughout Northern Nevada, volunteers are pitching in to help their neighbors weather the difficulties of the pandemic and poverty. Here’s a look at some local nonprofits that do that work and are always looking for […]
Natalie Handler, a Reno community activist who has been assisting homeless people over the last year, has some advice for public officials who want to do the same thing: Listen. “That’s what the work is, […]
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