Lear Theater

The City of Reno’s recent purchase of the Lear Theater did not prevent the building from appearing on Preserve Nevada’s top 11 endangered historic buildings for the second year in a row. 

COMMENTARY: Let’s take a quick look at some items on the Reno City Council’s agenda for tomorrow, August 25, along with a few other issues I’ve been keeping an eye on.

The Reno City Council tomorrow is scheduled to consider an agenda item for the purchase of the beleaguered Lear Theater. 

The Reno City Council accepted a donation on Wednesday from Artown of the Lear Theater and its parking lot.

This week Alicia discusses two public places that may be transforming and asks for us to not settle for the unimaginative, the expedient or the mediocre.

City Manager Doug Thornley told This Is Reno the city is in negotiations with Artown to transfer ownership.

Preserve Nevada, the state’s oldest statewide historic preservation organization, opposes plans for the renovation of Reno’s historical Lear Theater.

Artown announced plans for the Lear Theater, including a possible 45 to 50-unit apartment building, at a recent festival press conference.

OPINION: Artown has a strict obligation to the community to be open and transparent with their plans for the Lear Theater.

Karl’s heading down a rabbit hole with the story of the photo of Little Karl, a man named Bud, and the legacy behind some iconic Reno buildings.