One day a decade or so ago, I was in the gym on the top floor of the late, lamented Sands Regency. I was back in Reno visiting family and […]
Read MoreEditor’s note: Off the beaten path
Welcome to the November RN&R! Editor at large Frank Mullen and photo editor David Robert took an epic day trip to check out the grandiose canyon walls and wide-open wilderness […]
Read MoreThe Lucky 13: Elleanor Burke, performing at the Holland Project Nov. 6
Whether she’s crafting quirky, guitar-led solo works under her own name, blending hardcore and post-rock with Tummy+, or crafting something with new band This Could Never Work, Reno musician Elleanor […]
Read MoreSetting the stage for the season: Your guide to holiday performing arts
As I write this, my house is decorated with pumpkins and spiderwebs—and we’ll bundled up in coats and hearing jingle bells in a matter of weeks. You’re probably already marking […]
Read MoreHonoring Poe: Netflix’s ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ masterfully weaves the legend’s works into a modern horror story
It’s been a long time since I’ve read the works of Edgar Allan Poe, back in my high school and college days—so long that I forgot just how messed up […]
Read MoreDrab downer: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ takes a video game premise and removes all life from it
Five Nights at Freddy’s is both streaming on Peacock and making big box office in a wide theatrical release—and I opted to stay home and watch. This was a wise […]
Read MoreTaste of the Town: Rice Box Kitchen moves; Tofu House making a comeback; and more!
Happenings It’s feastin’ season! Local butcher shops Armando and Sons, at 7600 Rancharrah Parkway, Suite 110, in Reno (armandoandsons.com), and Butcher Boy, at 530 W. Plumb Lane, in Reno (butcherboyreno.com), […]
Read MoreLeaving the darkness behind: Reno native Red Leather went from addiction to online fame on the road to his debut album
In 2021, musician Red Leather used his phone battery’s last 1 percent to call a friend to save him from a suicidal situation in downtown Los Angeles. In December of […]
Read MoreDispelling myths about ‘no-kill’ animal shelters
Reno media outlets recently reported that the Nevada Humane Society is disputing an online petition that alleges its shelter is unnecessarily killing shelter pets that have minor behavioral problems. The […]
Read MoreOur readers opine on library meetings, the GOP and the Israel-Hamas war
Show up to ask the library to keep queer, POC materials There is an orchestrated effort led by the local Washoe GOP party chair and a group of right-wing zealots […]
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