Author and photographer Stephen H. Provost’s Sierra Highway: U.S. 395 and El Camino Sierra in California and Nevada is the fourth volume in his growing Highways of the West series, historical travel […]
Read MoreSo long, Reno: I’ll miss the community but not the development trajectory
After 46 years I’m leaving Reno, the city where I’ve spent two-thirds of my life. I’m moving primarily to live closer to my grandchildren, but I’ve also grown frustrated over […]
Read MoreThanksgiving wines: What to buy, how to serve—and when to break with tradition
In October 1621, the 53 survivors of the Mayflower, along with 90 Wampanoag people, celebrated the Mayflower passengers’ first harvest in the New World with a three-day feast—what’s often called […]
Read MoreWife’s POV: Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ is an engrossing take on Elvis and his bride
Priscilla is another triumph for director Sofia Coppola. It’s a film that stands among her best, and offers perhaps the most earthbound, heartbreaking depiction of what Priscilla Presley (Cailee Spaeny) […]
Read MoreStreetalk: What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? Your least favorite?
Posted inStreetalk Asked at Reno Public Market, 299 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Elizabeth Swanson Student Mashed potatoes. I’m a potato person. You can put a lot of flavors into them. […]
Read MoreYour local tour guide: Mikalee Byerman’s updated Reno guidebook is full of advice for locals and visitors
Author Mikalee Byerman leaves no bucket list unturned in the second edition of her guidebook, 100 Things to Do in Reno Before You Die, published in September. It’s a fun, […]
Read MoreFamily outings: In-town, outdoor holiday adventures for groups of all kinds
November is a month synonymous with Thanksgiving and the start of holiday season. For many people, that means more time with family and friends, eating good food together and exchanging […]
Read MoreStory of continuance: The Great Basin Native Artists’ latest exhibit helps ensure that Native art isn’t relegated to a historical footnote
The exhibition It Started With Willows, now showing at the Bristlecone Gallery at Western Nevada College in Carson City, is a fiercely eclectic show, encompassing sculpture, drawings, prints, collage and […]
Read MoreOn Nevada Business: AI can help you learn to create and grow your business
This month, we are focusing on a topic that’s in the public’s periphery at the moment, as well it should be. AI is already affecting many industries and will soon […]
Read MoreHandmade for the holidays: Buy your gifts from local artists
Reno potter Tom Drakulich makes mugs in four sizes—classic, all-day, latte and espresso. They’re priced between $28 and $32. When he sells them on a large marketplace site like Etsy, […]
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