Monthly Archives: February, 2024
‘The Old Style’ with the Reno Chamber Orchestra
The Reno Chamber Orchestra 2023-24 season has offered an array of programs since its beginning. Their most recent concert was no less of a surprise.
City of Reno spending violations similar to those found in 2018 audit
City officials in 2018 were audited, and that audit found similar infractions to what This Is Reno’s current reporting found.
Nevada spent $15 million to help 350 people find jobs
Job development agencies in Nevada spent $44,769 per person — the highest of all 50 states and 20 times the national average — to provide career services to 350 newly unemployed workers in fiscal year 2022, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Nostalgic and modern: Recycled Records transcends generations
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Recycled Records is its clientele, which includes patrons under 10 years old with Walkmans and teenagers buying cassette tapes and LPs.
Records show Reno council member reimbursed for more than he spent
Reno City Council member Miguel Martinez has traveled to two different conferences and appears to have violated policies in submitting documents for approval.
Special Olympics Nevada welcomes two new athletes to its Board of Directors (sponsored)
Special Olympics Nevada is proud to announce the addition of two exceptional athletes, Brandy Goodson and Jake Roszelle, to its Board of Directors.
Starbucks workers union drive makes it to Reno
For the first time in Reno, workers at a Starbucks filed a petition this week with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to unionize.
Photos: Nevada avenges loss, thrashes Wyoming at Lawlor
Tré Coleman scored a game-high 20 points and added four steals while Jarod Lucas had 19 and surpassed 2,000 career points as Nevada dispatched the visiting Wyoming Cowboys 76-58 Tuesday evening at Lawlor Events Center.
Washoe County follows Sparks with ordinance against sleeping in vehicles
A little more than a week after the Sparks City Council approved the second reading of an ordinance prohibiting “human habitation” in vehicles, Washoe County’s Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the first reading of a similar ordinance.
Reno’s city manager repeatedly approved spending violations
Public records received as part of an investigation into city council discretionary spending revealed several violations of Reno’s city travel policies by council members and city leaders. Expense reports were mostly approved by City Manager Doug Thornley.
