Nevada’s cell phone-based COVID-19 tracker is off to a slow, but steady, start as about 1,000 new users per day are signing on to the tracing system. “We’re at more than 20,000 users, which is […]
A new music video aimed at supporting Reno-area performing artists whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the pandemic has blasted off on YouTube with nearly 15,000 views in less than three days. “It’s inspired a […]
A tsunami of eviction actions will crash across tenants’ doorways throughout the Silver State beginning Sept. 1. There’s no way to stop them. Nevada officials are scrambling to blunt the force of the wave so […]
An empathy factory, made of art, is rising in downtown Reno. It will open to free, in-person interaction later this month and stretch its hands-on supply chain throughout the Burning Man Multiverse. You are invited. […]
This is the story of two people who were not searching for romance. Nonetheless, a pandemic, the distance of half a continent and a blizzard could not keep them apart. This is a tale of […]
Be on the lookout for stressed brides-to-be and frazzled grooms-in-waiting. Planning a wedding is often fraught with unexpected difficulties. This year of the virus sets a whole new standard for pre-nuptial headaches. Some couples are […]
When the quarantine hit in mid-March, Carol, 42, a Sparks massage therapist, suddenly felt very alone. “I live alone, but I’ve always been very social. I’ve always been out there with people,” she said. “All […]
UPDATE, Aug. 6: The Washoe Education Association, a teachers’ union, has filed an OSHA complaint with the State of Nevada’s Industrial Relations Office requesting an investigation of the Washoe County School District for unsafe working […]
We are living in a masked world. I suppose that Reno is also swathed in gauze. Everyone looks like a fierce hold-up. Those are the words of Sarah Oddie, the sister of former Nevada Gov. […]
Teachers are dying to return to the classroom; they’d rather not risk students’ health — or their own disability or death — to do it. As Washoe County schools prepare to reopen Aug. 17 and […]
Call it “shear” terror. Who would have thought that barber shops and hair salons (other than Sweeny Todd’s fictional tonsorial parlor & pie bakery) could be considered scary? Then along came COVID-19 and social distancing. […]
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