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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · Jan 30
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 7h
Tributes Pour in for Killed Cyclist who was Well-Known Choir Singer www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Tributes Pour in for Killed Cyclist who was Well-Known Choir Singer — Our Town Reno
Tributes have been pouring in on the public Facebook page of Sue Goodenow who has been identified as the cyclist who died Saturday on US 395 Alternate near Pagni Lane in Pleasant Valley after being hi...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 10h
Long Delayed Reno Murder Trial Now Has a Scheduled April 2027 Date www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Long Delayed Reno Murder Trial Now Has a Scheduled April 2027 Date — Our Town Reno
After multiple delays, the trial for Paul Eikelberger accused in the 2016 shooting death of Carson City native Sierra Ceccarelli at his home on Devonshire Lane in south Reno is now being scheduled for...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 15h
Rosewood Nature Study To Reopen Under Temporary Stewardship of Great Basin Institute www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Rosewood Nature Study To Reopen Under Temporary Stewardship of Great Basin Institute — Our Town Reno
The city of Reno has entered a one-year agreement with the Reno-based non profit Great Basin Institute to reopen and maintain the Rosewood Nature Study Area after the beautiful natural space was in li...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 1d
Local Judge Abruptly Closes Reno's Community Court Citing a Lack of Positive Impact www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Local Judge Abruptly Closes Reno's Community Court Citing a Lack of Positive Impact — Our Town Reno
A recent letter by Judge Chris Hazlett-Stevens that was recently sent to Reno City Manager Jackie Bryant and forwarded to Our Town Reno indicates the Community Court is being shut down. “Our mos...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 1d
Massage Parlor in Sparks is Having License Revoked Amid Crackdown in Northern Nevada www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Massage Parlor in Sparks is Having License Revoked Amid Crackdown in Northern Nevada — Our Town Reno
The City of Sparks says Shanghai Spa on Glendale Avenue is having its business license revoked amid a crackdown on massage parlors where alleged prostitution and suspected human trafficking is taking ...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 1d
Modified More Industrial StoneGate Project Back Before Regional Planning Commission www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Modified More Industrial StoneGate Project Back Before Regional Planning Commission — Our Town Reno
In what has been a seesaw battle, developers for the StoneGate project in north Reno are going back to the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Commission later this week October 9th to appeal the denial...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 2d
Different Strategies for Different Candidates Ahead of Primaries, While One Firm Changing Dynamics is Raking It In ourtownreno.substack.com/p/different-...
Different Strategies for Different Candidates Ahead of Primaries, While One Firm Changing Dynamics is Raking It In
A recap of our recent reporting plus bonus content.
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 2d
Wyatt North Identified as October 1st Reno Homicide Victim www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Wyatt North Identified as October 1st Reno Homicide Victim — Our Town Reno
"Wyatt North, 21, of Reno, died on 10/01/2025," the coroner's office confirmed to Our Town Reno today, after we asked about North and having been told he was the victim in the recent Highlands apartme...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 2d
Supreme Court Refuses to Take On Reno GPS Tracker Case Bringing it Back to Washoe County
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Supreme Court Refuses to Take On Reno GPS Tracker Case Brining it Back to Washoe County — Our Town Reno
The Supreme Court is declining to hear oral arguments in the GPS tracker case involving Mayor Hillary Schieve, the latest chapter in a convoluted, drawn out legal marathon. No reason was given in the...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 5d
A student at UNR said they ripped down these two white power stickers yesterday that they had found plastered on a light pole outside of Sierra Hall and on a sign outside of Peavine Hall, after taking these photos.
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 9d
Undocupack Internet Presence Goes Missing after Threatening DOJ Letter www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Undocupack Internet Presence Goes Missing after Threatening DOJ Letter — Our Town Reno
The Undocupack program page is now missing from the UNR website while its Instagram profile page no longer exists after a letter from the US Department of Justice partly calls out wording which previo...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 9d
Saint Mary's Is Awarded $510 Million, but UHS Believes Punitive Damages Will be Reduced www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Saint Mary's Is Awarded $510 Million, but UHS Believes Punitive Damages Will be Reduced — Our Town Reno
Saint Mary’s has been awarded over $510 million in punitive damages after a Washoe County jury ruled against Delaware-based Universal Health Services in what the hospital called a “landmark verdict.” ...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 12d
The Importance of our Workers of Reno series and How to Submit to be Featured on our Pages as an #entrepreneurofreno Details in our newsletter here which also includes a recap of our recent reporting: ourtownreno.substack.com/p/the-import...
The Importance of our Workers of Reno series and How to Submit to be Featured on our Pages as an #entrepreneurofreno
A recap of our recent reporting plus additional content.
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 13d
New Group is Promising to Bring Professional Soccer Back to Reno www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
New Group is Promising to Bring Professional Soccer Back to Reno — Our Town Reno
A new website called USL Reno Pro Soccer is announcing it plans to bring pro soccer back to northern Nevada “in a stadium that maximizes the fan experience, builds a loyal and passionate following, an...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 13d
Local Historian Alicia Barber Now Tasked with Organizing Summit to Revive Lear Theater www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Local Historian Alicia Barber Now Tasked with Organizing Summit to Revive Lear Theater — Our Town Reno
The Reno City Council is now asking local historian and writer Alicia Barber to plan a citizen’s summit to gage the next steps for the perpetually in limbo and idle Lear Theater. This comes after the...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 15d
A Plea by an Unhoused Neighbor for a Local Safe Parking Program www.ourtownreno.com/our-citizens...
A Plea by an Unhoused Neighbor for a Local Safe Parking Program — Our Town Reno
“I just feel passionate about this issue as I am living it right now and it's so challenging needing to move around instead of being able to focus on making and saving money,” a local woman wrote to u...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 15d
How will H1-B Visa Changes Affect the University of Nevada, Reno? www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
How will H1-B Visa Changes Affect the University of Nevada, Reno? — Our Town Reno
How do you think new H1-B visa rules will affect UNR, hiring and teaching there in the years ahead? On the university's H1-B information for international scholars page it’s indicated:”The H-1B cate...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 16d
Our Immigrants of Reno Series, While Refusing to Normalize Local Nazi Signaling. Find our latest Substack which includes a recap of our recent reporting here: ourtownreno.substack.com/p/our-immigr...
Our Immigrants of Reno Series, While Refusing to Normalize Local Nazi Signaling
A recap of our recent reporting plus additional content.
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 17d
As part of our current #immigrantsofreno series here's a feature on Mariel Day, from the Philippines to Reno, Living Out Her Mother's Words with photo and reporting by Samuel Kahnke: www.ourtownreno.com/keeping-reno...
Mariel Day, from the Philippines to Reno, Living Out Her Mother's Words — Our Town Reno
Mariel Joy Day, at 13, got to live out a fantasy of anyone that age, celebrating her birthday twice. Day came to the U.S. with her mom, celebrating in the Philippines and then once she arrived in Ren...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 17d
Bail Raised to $250,000 for Bushidokan Martial Arts Instructor Herb LaGue Facing Lewdness with Child Charge www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Bail Raised to $250,000 for Bushidokan Martial Arts Instructor Herb LaGue Facing Lewdness with Child Charge — Our Town Reno
The bail has been raised from $25,000 to $250,000 for Herbert LaGue who remained in Washoe County detention this morning due to charges of lewdness with a child under 14 and showing a minor harmful im...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 18d
The UndocuPack Program at UNR Keeps Growing with Empathy Under the Leadership of Janet Najera. A report by James Perez shared with Our Town Reno: www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
The UndocuPack Program at UNR Keeps Growing with Empathy Under the Leadership of Janet Najera — Our Town Reno
Above an image of a collection of sticky notes in the UndocuPack office at the University of Nevada, Reno, left by UndocuPack supporters. At 29, Janet Najera leads the undocumented student program at...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 19d
Man at Home with Over 100 Cats Faces Court Hearing Next Month, While House is Reported Condemned www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Man at Home with Over 100 Cats Faces Court Hearing Next Month, While House is Reported Condemned — Our Town Reno
Arthur Vanderhoef is facing “misdemeanor criminal citations for: Fail to provide air, food, shelter or water to impounded or confined animal; Fail to keep animal in sanitary conditions; Endanger ...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 19d
Another Musical Chairs Chapter Looms for Lear Theater www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Another Musical Chairs Chapter Looms for Lear Theater — Our Town Reno
After multiple failed promises and efforts over the past two decades to revive and put the historical Lear Theater to full time use, including by current city council members, agenda C4 next Wednesday...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 19d
Find our latest Our Town Reno Substack here for a recap of our recent reporting and to find out what we have to say about growing hate in our community, while thanking those with constructive comments about how to make Reno a better place: ourtownreno.substack.com/p/cycling-fo...
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Our Town Reno @ourtownreno.bsky.social · 20d
Reno Artist Tries To Find Second Life for Rejected Homelessness Focussed Art Piece www.ourtownreno.com/our-stories-...
Reno Artist Tries To Find Second Life for Rejected Homelessness Focussed Art Piece — Our Town Reno
“I just finished a 4x8 ft mural for the RTIA that’s been rejected by all involved,” artist Mallory Kate wrote to us today about the Biggest Little Housing Crisis Mural photographed here. Kate was hop...
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