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, […]
A former Reno resident lost her job as a fictional bounty hunter in a galaxy far, far away after a remark she made on social media intensified an ongoing campaign to “cancel” her — and […]
When the Pinehaven Fire roared across 500 acres in southwest Reno Nov. 17, destroying five homes and forcing the evacuation of 1,200 other residences, Kurt Hoge watched the conflagration on television. “That was the neighborhood […]
Compassion is contagious; kindness is catching. Love is a multiplier of both. In March, a woman in Florida began a grassroots effort to encourage people who are in a relatively good financial position during the […]
In winter the Steamboat Ditch slumbers as it awaits the explosion of new life that will come once the weather warms. In spring and summer, the canal and the trail present a winding oasis in […]
Lauren and Mike Dunne, the owners of Dragonfly Bath and Body store in Midtown, have an acute case of economic whiplash. “What a roller-coaster year for sales,” Mike Dunne said. “For January and February, we […]
Here’s a recipe for opening a restaurant during a pandemic: start with a popular local brand, add a long-term strategy, ladle in large portions of investment, a veteran staff, adaptations for safety and other innovations, […]
Nevada’s state animal is the desert bighorn sheep; somebody forgot to tell that to the mule deer. Those who wish to see our majestic bighorns must travel to remote areas, focus their binoculars, and scan […]
This spring, as COVID-19 cases multiplied across the nation, the Northern Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals faced the challenge of finding homes for more than 100 dogs that came from the […]
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