Monthly Archives: April, 2017
TMWA Rates Expected to Increase in May
By Austin WrightThe Truckee Meadows Water Authority is expected to raise water rates by 3 percent in May to make up for a $9.5 million...
Trustees Reaffirm Plans to Keep Three Schools on Year-Round Calendar
By Carla O’DayThree elementary schools originally set to go on the multi-track year-round calendar this fall due to overcrowding will stay on that schedule,...
From Playa to Plaza: More Burning Man Art Approved for Downtown (Updated)
UPDATE (April 12, 2017) : The city approved the lease of this art today for a period of one year.The city is once again...
Sheriff Issues Statement on Gannett’s RGJ Reporting, Invites Public to Tour County Jail
PRESS RELEASEIn 2015 and 2016 the Washoe County Detention Facility was faced with a spike of in-custody deaths. Each of these resulted in a...
VIDEO: Morris Burner Hostel Faces Licensing Challenges
Story and Video by Dana NollschThe Morris Burner Hostel is facing several challenges.What used to be a transient hotel in the midst of one...
Online Closet Launch with the Belles
SPONSORED POSTSierra Belle is very excited to announce the opening of their online boutique! It’s been a long time in the works and they...
Q&A: Outdoor Spanish Group Hosts Regular Meetups
I recently talked to Erika Perez de Jennings, the organizer of a local Outdoor Spanish Group, to learn more about how the group formed and...
Indigo Star Festival Offers Women Space to Gather
The Indigo Star festival, May 11-15 in Plumas County, has an intention of creating a space for women to gather, support one another, create art, and...
Fundraising Gala Scheduled for Reno Autism School
SPONSORED POSTThe Newton Learning Center, northern Nevada's only autism school, announced its eighth annual A Night in Black & White fundraising gala scheduled for...
OPINION: Hollywood Casting Isn’t Always Whitewashing
By Cameron HawkinsMore and more, film has been getting unnecessarily political, and personally I am getting really tired of it.During the 2016 Oscar season...