A snowy walk in Reno
Winter in Tahoe sometimes means major storms with multiple feet of snow. When that happens we shovel until our arms beg for mercy, try...
Oh Hey, Jet Cafe
Dani DeRosa, the Sierra Nevada Ally’s Civic Action Coordinator, interviews activists, business leaders, students, and artists to talk about civic engagement, public service, the...
One Less Car
I have pedaled the streets of Reno for almost twenty years. A lot has changed. While there are more butts on more bikes more...
Lift the Streets – Part 2
Dani DeRosa is the Sierra Nevada Ally’s Civic Action Coordinator. She is a multimedia journalist from Sparks, Nevada driven to serve stigmatized and underserved...
Lift the Streets
A woman driving in the passenger seat of a vintage convertible, films on her DSLR camera. When they reach the Reno arch she stands...
Night Riders
If the annual Hot August Nights car show were a formal ball—a sprawling, organized, and well-funded affair—then weekly Bike Night Reno is more akin...
Reno Embraces Data to Meet Climate Goals
Over the past year, the City of Reno has been tracking its carbon emissions through nZero, a carbon management platform. After the city council...
Heather Sallan: Finding satisfaction by helping others.
About 20 years ago, Heather Sallan was disillusioned with the state of the world and the amount of poverty she saw in Reno, so...
Wild Harvest – Part 2
A farmer’s almanac
I wasn’t about to eat just anything, though. I needed some guidance from someone who knew what an edible crop looked like—both...
Wild Harvest – Part 1
Wild harvest - Part 1
I’ve lived in Reno’s West University neighborhood my whole life. It’s a small swath of the city, a few miles...