Monthly Archives: August, 2023
UNR slapped with harassment lawsuit
A communications professor at the University of Nevada, Reno has filed a lawsuit against UNR alleging years of sexual harassment and retaliation.Â
Smith and River presents the Frank Family Vineyards wine dinner (sponsored)
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Join Smith and River, an American Bistro in the Riverwalk District of downtown Reno on Wednesday, September 6 at 6:00 p.m. for a four-course prix fixe dinner created by Executive Chef Christian Flores.
Sen. Rosen requests ‘Super Hercules’ aircraft for Reno-based Air Guard
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) today requested Reno’s Nevada Air National Guard be one of a handful of Air Force and National Guard bases to receive C-130J aircraft from the federal government.
Photos: Reno Bike Project matches burners with bikes
More than 1,700 bicycles are headed to the Black Rock Desert thanks to the Reno Bike Project.
Sparks city manager put on leave after showing up to work today
Sparks City Manager Neil Krutz was placed on paid leave before a Sparks City Council meeting today.Â
Five events this week: Free Greek food, historical martial arts and Alfred Hitchcock
Our recommended events this week include an all-women’s martial arts tournament, Alfred Hitchcock films and free lunch at the new Nick the Greek restaurant.
County to hire deputy clerk in response to lengthy meetings
Washoe County is hiring a fourth full-time deputy clerk, which will help the clerk’s office keep up with lengthier public meetings that have become the norm over the past year.
Lombardo’s failure to fill PUC vacancy puts tie-breaking vote on hearing master
Gov. Joe Lombardo’s failure to fill a vacancy on the Nevada Public Utilities Commission is likely to result Monday in the appointment by the Commission’s two members of an acting commissioner who would be statutorily ineligible to be appointed by Lombardo but will nonetheless likely cast the deciding vote in a contentious rate hike request from NV Energy.Â
Celebrating and protecting local workers on Labor Day (sponsored)
To learn more about unions, along with job and educational opportunities in the Northern Nevada area, attend the Reno LaborFest on Sept. 4.
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
A historic heat wave in parts of the country this summer is shining a spotlight on one of the harshest, yet least-addressed effects of U.S. climate change.
