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Residents in Reno Urged to Buy Emergency Kits
Written By: Farah Vitale Fire season is approaching and Reno residents are encouraged to start planning for fire evacuations. They are also encouraged to start making emergency go-bags. These disaster kits will have basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Since you may have to evacuate at a moment’s notice,…
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Kids Helped Out With the Big Dig Fundraiser
Written By: Farah Vitale The “Big Dig” fundraiser gave kids a chance to help out. During the event, children were allowed to operate up to 35 pieces of heavy equipment. This included excavators, bulldozers, frontloaders and more with the help of a professional. The “Big Dig” has been around for about 20 years and they’ve raised…
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ETC Helps Those Disabled and Disadvantaged Enjoy the Outdoors
Written By: Farah Vitale ETC is a program that continues to grow! People with disabilities and disadvantaged kids got to take a whitewater rafting trip across Reno and Verdi last Friday. The group, Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC), organized a day full of adventure which included whitewater rafting. The event started at Crystal Peak Park in Verdi and…
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Reno Craft Beer Week Kicks Off
Written By: Farah Vitale Sip beer with the best brewers in town all week long! The Backwash Beer Festival started June 2nd and started off Reno Craft Beer Week the right way at the Renaissance Reno/Bundox Bocce. There are nearly 40 events this year the third annual Reno Craft Beer Week. The festival is going from June…
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Hang Out With the Horses
Written By: Farah Vitale Here in Reno you view mustangs grazing in the arid mountains around the area. Mustangs are symbolic around Reno, one example is the new Renassince hotel. In 1955, Reno resident, Velma Johnston convinced state legislators to stop the roundup of wild horses on state lands for sale to pet-food makers. So federal…
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Dine at the Shore Room in the Renaissance
Written By: Farah Vitale Have your dinner above the river this summer! The Shore Room in the Renaissance hotel downtown has an outside eating area above the Truckee river. Windows frame stretch the length of the restaurant with a beautiful view. There are 90 seats inside and 70 to 80 seats on the terraces. Inside it is…
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Automobile Museum Adds NASA Space Center Exhibit
Written By: Farah Vitale The National Automobile Museum has created a brand new NASA exhibit called The National Space Center. It will be a permanent exhibit, complete with simulators, state-of-the-art video game technology and real data collected by NASA. This is an exciting time for the exhibit with all the recent findings from NASA. So,…
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The World’s First Eco-District Comes to Reno
Written By: Farah Vitale Architects are working on the initial phases of the world’s first high desert biome eco-district, West 2nd District. It’s a new 1.2 billion purpose built neighborhood in the heart of Downtown Reno. Developers, Don J Clark Group and landscape architects Office of Cheryl Barton (OCB) are currently working on the project. They…
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Check Out the Reno Puzzle Room
Written By: Farah Vitale If you’re looking for a unique way to spend your day, the puzzle room is open in Reno. This fun brain teaser is a great way to spend the day with your friends and family. They lock you in the room for an hour with a mission. You have one hour…
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Reno Works to Improve Motels
Written By: Farah Vitale Motels in Reno are going to be undergoing a lot of changes, and they’re all for the better! Blighted motels in Reno have been a growing problem, so Mayor Schieve plans to solve the issue. Motels are a very important to tourism in Reno but also as a new short term…
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