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UNR Receives Funds to Create OB/GYN Program
Written By: Celeste Harper Attorney General Laxalt allocated 1.2 million dollars to University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine to create an OB/GYN department. This department would provide education for medical and training for students and care residents. The funding is in part of lawsuit settlement against Pfizer pharmaceutical company and the State of Nevada. UNR…
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Popular San Diego Gym Opens First Reno Location
Written by Celeste Harper August 5th will be the grand opening of Reno’s newest and largest indoor climbing and yoga facility. During the grand opening admission will be free. Services and Amenities Mesa Rim believes that exercise benefits the body more than in a physical way. The gym promotes mental, social and emotional health. The…
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Piezetta Pizza Opens Downtown
Written By: Farah Vitale Piezzetta Pizza Kitchen is opening in downtown Reno inside the Circus Circus. The owners are Harry and Chris Ilardo, father-son restaurant owners that came more than 2,500 miles to open a pizza place in Reno. They debuted the pizzeria in 2014 in Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino. The Circus Circus is their second location.…
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Solar Energy Facility Coming to Reno
Written By: Farah Vitale Reno will soon open a 60 megawatt solar energy facility in the Reno Tech Park. The 2,200 acre data center campus is just 18 miles east of Reno. It was developed by Unique Infrastructure Group, and also has an Apple data center campus. The solar energy project will start construction this year…
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Uber Eats Might Be Coming to Reno
Written By: Farah Vitale Uber Eats is likely coming to Reno! Uber Eats is a food delivery service branched off of Uber. People can download the Uber Eats app to their device, or they can visit the their easy to use website. There are tons of online menus to order from and you can pay with…
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Gold Dust West CEO Donates to Reno Housing Authority
Written By: Farah Vitale The CEO of Gold Dust West, Jeff Jacobs, donated $1.5 million to the Reno Housing Authority in April. Jacobs Entertainment agreed to buy $1.5 million in housing and donate it to the Reno Housing Authority. He also purchased two land parcels from RHA for an additional $1 million. Two months later a…
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Steak ‘n Shake Opens South Reno Location
Written By: Farah Vitale Steak ‘n Shake is coming to South Reno right before the fourth of July! This will be the second location for the franchise in the area. The first location was located in the North Valleys area, about nine miles from downtown. The new Steak ‘n Shake location in Reno will join about…
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Tesla Opens Opportunity and Growth for Reno
Written By: Farah Vitale Reno is continuing to transform. With new companies moving into the cities, our unemployment rate is below 4 percent for the first time since 2006. Tesla has helped a lot for Reno, formerly a fading casino town. Mayor Schieve said that Reno really had nowhere to go but up! Reno’s first great…
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Reno Needs Blood Donations
Written By: Farah Vitale United Blood Services is in need of blood donations! Their inventory for Reno has dipped significantly and has dipped significantly so the organization intends to get 1,000 donations by July 4. Long holiday weekends can make blood collection a challenge, especially true during the summer. That’s why UBS is working to…
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Farmer’s Market Changes This Year
Written By: Farah Vitale The Farmer’s Market this summer is going to be a little different! Since we had a really wet winter, the warm summer crops are delayed this year. Items such as melons, tomatoes, and even flowers will not be at the market for weeks. They’re expecting melons to be ready by August.…
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