Written By: Farah Vitale A new gathering park is opening up in a vacant lot in downtown Reno. The park will be called The Eddy and constructed out of shipping containers. The venue will feature two bocce ball courts, three bar areas, and cool artwork by local artists. Special events will be hosted there such…

Written By: Farah Vitale The Circus Circus casino is opening up two new restaurants, Kanpai Sushi and El Jefe’s Cantina. Eldorado Resorts Inc. created a $50 million re-investment plan during Fall 2016. The plan includes creating unique eateries in each of the Circus Circus, the Silver Legacy and the Eldorado. They want you to cross the casino…

Written By: Farah Vitale South Lake Tahoe Brewing Company, located on Lake Tahoe Boulevard, will hold a soft opening at the end of March. Chris and Nicole Smith decided to start a the brewing company four years ago and signed a lease back in June of 2016. After getting their building permit in December and…

Written By: Farah Vitale Bab Café, a Korean Café, is opening in Reno this April in Third Street Flats. Hana Garden, located in Sparks, was the only Korean place in the area for several years. Then this last year, Korean spots Ijji 4 Korean Bar-B-Que and Siu Korean BBQ opened in Reno and Sparks. So Korean…

Written By: Farah Vitale Rogue Gaming Studio is expanding it’s office in Reno. The studio is the downtown 50 West Liberty building and is growing from 6,614 square feet to 9,419 square feet. Rogue Gaming creates and builds games for the casino gaming industry. After adding more space, they needed to hire more people on.…

Written By: Farah Vitale West Street Market is switching up it’s culinary options, including adding a new restaurant! Café DeLuxe will open soon sometime in the spring as “DeLuxe,” in the old Niko’s Greek Kitchen spot off West Street Market’s inside common area. They serve excellent vegetarian and vegan food. They closed their location on…

Written By: Farah Vitale Water has been pouring into Lake Tahoe recently from the storms this year. From Dec.9 to Dec. 11th, Lake Tahoe gained 8,690,131,707 gallons of water from one storm. That was just two days. Since Jan. 1 2017, Tahoe has gained 8.7 billion gallons of water. The lake levels have been rising since…

Written By: Farah Vitale The Legislative building is featuring art from six artists during the biennial session. This has been a tradition since 1985 to showcase Nevada’s diverse art scene. The series opened with illustrations by Lisa Kurt on Feb. 6 and will run through the 24th. From Feb. 27-March 17, photography by Christopher Tsouras of…

Written By: Farah Vitale Nevada’s art and culture is continuing to draw in a bigger crowd into the state. Nevada has been known as one of the biggest gaming states but that isn’t the main attraction anymore. People are drawn to the cultural events which includes everything from burning man art to railroad history. As…

Happy Chinese New Year! Be sure to eat out at some of these great local restaurants in town for the holiday. Chinese New Year began Jan. 28 and goes until Feb. 15th. Gather the troops and try some tasty Chinese cuisine.   P.F. Chang’s There’s more than just Chinese food! P.F. Chang’s will continue handing…