
People count more than numbers
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, […]
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 […]
It’s a blessing to hike or drive the desert trails around Reno and experience Nevada’s ancient beauty; it’s a curse to see the hundreds of illegally-dumped trash piles that mar the landscape. Surae Helms, a […]
The winners and losers of the 2020 campaign season have a post-Election Day chore in common: they are required to remove their signs from public view relatively soon after the polls close. Some candidates pluck […]
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 […]
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