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Reno historian, Dr. Alicia Barber, discusses with us some of the big development issues facing Reno, including what changes are planned for the Powning District.

Historian Dr. Alicia Barber spoke today at the opening of the Virginia Street bridge. Watch the…

The future of Reno lies with its past. Dr. Alicia Barber joins us — with special…

The skyway would connect the new Reno City Center, a mixed-use residential renovation in the old Harrah’s tower downtown, to what’s known as the Whitney Peak parking garage on Plaza Street. 

Watching the Council’s May 11 public hearing of the Glow Plaza and Festival Area appeal raised many concerns for me, and I hope a brief review might help both residents and our Councilmembers understand why.

In this week’s Barber Brief, Alicia discusses an appeal before the city council regarding Jacobs Entertainment’s Glow Plaza.

From a transportation perspective, the story of Reno is one of converging paths: indigenous routes, overland trails, railroad lines, streetcars, highways, and interstates.

Jacobs Entertainment said they’re rethinking the name they’d planned to use for a soon-to-be built apartment building at Arlington Avenue and West Second Street after announcing it earlier this month. 

In this week’s Barber Brief, Alicia starts piecing together more about Jacobs Entertainment’s so-called Neon Line District.

This week in the Barber Brief Alicia discusses how the timing of public planning and Jacobs Entertainment’s acquisition of land in Reno’s “northwest quadrant” coincided, and how city leaders decided to hand the reins to the developer.