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City Council Approves Downtown Management Organization
Written By: Farah Vitale The Reno City Council approved a Downtown Management Organization (DMO) to work on making downtown Reno even better. The DMO will create a brand new team that will help police officers to focus on issues like vagrancy, panhandling and homelessness. Due to the close distance to the University, downtown Reno has a…
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Sandoval Declares April Parkinson’s Month
Written By: Farah Vitale Gov. Sandoval declares the month of April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month in an effort to search for a cure to Parkinson’s disease. Sandoval spoke at an event at Summit Estates about it last week in Reno. Parkinson’s is a chronic and progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. Local Assisted Living and…
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Circus Circus Accepting Artists For Mural Marathon
Written By: Farah Vitale Ready, set, paint! The Circus Circus hotel casino is accepting artist submissions to compete in a 24-hour Mural Marathon. The selected artists will paint an original mural in a panel on the Virginia Street side of the Circus Circus. The panel is 19’7” wide by 14 feet high. They’re are three prizes: $2,000…
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Reno Has It’s First Non-Gaming Brand Hotel
Written By: Farah Vitale For the first time ever, Reno opens a non-gaming brand hotel. The Reno Renaissance Hotel is downtown where the old Siena hotel had shut down in June of 2015. As Northern Nevada becomes less of a gaming destination,the City of Reno wants to emphasize moving to Reno for experiencing the region…
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Got Library Fines? Donate to the Food Bank Instead
Written By: Farah Vitale The Washoe County Library wants you to settle your fines with donations to the Food Bank rather than pay. There will be barrels available at every library location for you to donate. So if your realizing you have some unpaid fines on overdue books, stop by the library and donate bring cans…
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Learn about Local Craft Beer With the Booze Bus
Written By: Farah Vitale Get ready to ride the Reno Booze Bus! Schedule a tour on a Saturday and explore the craft beer and distillery scene in Reno and Sparks. The tour lasts four hours and makes stops at three different craft breweries or distilleries. You’ll get a chance to meet the different pioneers that…
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Crafted Palette Combines Art and Recyling
Written By: Farah Vitale Recycling art is the new trend! Crafted Palette, a local business that lets customers paint while they sip on wine or coffee, had a great idea. The shop ended up having a ton of leftover canvases of art. So they came up the idea to cut up the old canvases and turn…
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Spring Interior Design Trends
Written By: Farah Vitale Spring is finally here! Now it’s time to update your home with the latest looks in interior design. Here’s the current spring design trends you have to try: Marble Mosaic Terrazzo is an exciting trend to try especially as the marble trend has been incredibly popular. Terrazzo is cheaper and…
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Vet Receives Free Home After Struggle With PTSD
Written By: Farah Vitale The Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) gave a Reno vet a newly remodeled home mortgage free. Sergeant Leif Apag served in the army for six years and did a tour in Iraq. When he came home from his time serving, he suffered from PTSD and had some financial troubles. His…
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The Depot Wins Gold in the Craft Beer Awards
Written By: Farah Vitale The Depot took home three awards from the 2017 Best of Craft Beer Awards. They won a gold medal, the BOCBA’s highest honor, for The Highlander Scotch Ale. The won silver medals for their Return of the Viking Barleywine and The Milk Man Stout. They beat hundreds of brews all over…
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