SUBMITTED BY THE NEVADA REVIEW The editors of The Nevada Review have announced that the latest issue is now available. Volume 4, Number 1 (Spring 2012), is the sixth volume to be published since the journal started in October of 2009, and represents a...
Clyde Biglieri believes articles and editorials published by the Reno papers in the 1970s were written “with malice toward one”—himself. After trying other methods of clearing his name with little success, he wrote and self-published this book in 2008. He says it maps out...
I consult the Sunset Western Garden Book whenever I choose a new plant for my garden, but I don’t buy it every time it’s updated. Plants don’t change that much over the years, do they? However, I was curious about the new (ninth) edition,...
How does one write an unbiased review of a book written by a friend, especially when the book is about bias? That’s the problem I faced when I volunteered to review Bob Conrad’s Spin: How the news media misinform and why consumers misunderstand. Before...
One of the most challenging holes on the Green course is the 13th (of course, it had to be ‘13′.) The course is downhill with a few trees blocking the view of a hole that is set a few feet from a...
I recently celebrated the third anniversary of my 29th birthday with a trip to the new Gas Lamp Café and Bar in Reno. The comfortable atmosphere and friendly staff immediately put me at ease, until I looked at the menu. With nary a single...
A lot of the readers of this site may recognize the name from the movie that was produced a few years ago by a couple of guys from Reno. The movie was about a little barbershop in Reno that had one of the barbers...
My dining companion was newly pregnant, I’m recently divorced, just the type of thing two good friends would be inclined to discuss over a leisurely Saturday lunch date. But not at Süp. Even though we declined to allow two strangers to share our table...
I have read quite a bit of American history over the last year. I’ve enjoyed it and learned a lot. But everything I have been reading took place in the eastern half of the U.S. So I decided I wanted to read Men to...
Saturday night Duke and I tried El Tumi Peruvian Restaurant at 585 E. Moana Lane in Reno. The waitress said they have been open since August. El Tumi has a very appealing menu with quite a variety of dishes and lots of pictures. It...
