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Written By: Farah Vitale A bionic suit could change the future for paraplegics, at least temporarily. The machine, called an exoskeleton, is a set of bionic feet, legs and hips that are connected to one another. It helps people with spinal injuries move around. Researchers shared their work with the exoskeleton system while at the…

Written By: Farah Vitale Proterra will begin the first tests in the U.S. of auto driving technology for large transit vehicles in Reno. Proterra makes electric buses backed by Silicon Valley venture investors. They want to find out whether they can use this system, created by the University of Nevada, Reno, in public transportation. This…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Written By: Farah Vitale United Airlines will be offering non-stop flights from Reno to Chicago this summer. The service will be available 7 days a week starting June 8th. The Reno-Chicago flights will be on Boeing 737’s with 143 seats available. The trip from Reno leave at 11:20 p.m. and will arrive in Chicago at…

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 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 Urban Market will be opening this Spring, bringing quick meals, and fresh produce to Reno. The store will be opening up on the ground floor of the new 3rd Street Flats apartments. The owners, Denise and Dale Barcomb have run 7-Eleven franchises for 16 years. They’ve had one in Carson…