Yearly Archives: 2019
Point-in-Time Count Aims to Help Homeless Youth
The annual Homeless Youth Point In Time Count took place January 24, 2019, in continued efforts to better understand the number, status, and needs of the Reno area's homeless youth community.
City Donates Land for Affordable Housing
Nine new affordable housing units are coming to Reno as part of a partnership between the Nevada Youth Empowerment Project and Truckee Meadows Housing Solutions.
Area Job Growth Tops Nation, Wages Not Keeping Up (Subscriber Content)
Reno and Sparks have been creating new jobs at a faster pace than any other metropolitan area in the United States, and the region’s overall economic performance ranks 11th in the nation.
REVIEW: “The Artificial Jungle” at Restless Artist’s Theatre
The Restless Artist’s Theatre (RAT) has produced another hilarious murder play, this time with a piece entitled “The Artificial Jungle.”
12 Fraternities and Sororities Reject Agreement With University (Updated)
University of Nevada, Reno fraternities and sororities refused to sign the university's 2019 agreement to maintain standing at the institution.
Reno Land Backs Out of UNR Farm Land Purchase (Subscriber Content)
A 104-acre parcel at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Main Station Field Laboratory is back on the market after an $18 million deal to sell the land fell apart.
Bicentennial Sculpture Garden to Get New, Permanent Installations
The Bicentennial Sculpture Garden downtown along the river is getting new, permanent sculptures if an an agenda item at tomorrow's City Council meeting is approved.
WASHOE COUNTY DA: School Police Shooting of Hug High Student Was Justified (Subscriber Content)
Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks said that the December, 2016, shooting of a student at Hugh High School was justified use of force.
DRI: Research team develops first lidar-based method for measuring snowpack in mountain forests
In a new study published in Remote Sensing of the Environment, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Desert Research Institute (DRI), the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), the California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and California State University described the first successful use of lidar to measure snow cover under forested canopy in the Sierra Nevada.
REVIEW: Antojito’s Colibri Serves Hope Alongside Tasty Treats (Subscriber Content)
Antojito's Colibri is a Mexican dessert and snack shop on South Wells Avenue in Reno. Antojito is Spanish for snack, and Colibrí is Spanish for hummingbird.