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The Women of Midtown is a series of audio vignettes about a few of Reno's Midtown business owners. Carly Sauvageau interviews: Angela Watson of Black Hole Body Piercing; Lacey Shea and Momo Mendoza from Shea's Tavern; SUP's Kasey Christensen; Haley Mosely and Jessie Henderson of Two Chicks; and Junkee's Jessica Schneider. Photos by Andrea Laue.

The Women of Midtown is a series of audio vignettes about a few of Reno's Midtown business owners. Carly Sauvageau interviews: Angela Watson of Black Hole Body Piercing; Lacey Shea and Momo Mendoza from Shea's Tavern; SUP's Kasey Christensen; Haley Mosely and Jessie Henderson of Two Chicks; and Junkee's Jessica Schneider. Photos by Andrea Laue.

The Women of Midtown is a series of audio vignettes about a few of Reno's Midtown business owners. Carly Sauvageau interviews: Angela Watson of Black Hole Body Piercing; Lacey Shea and Momo Mendoza from Shea's Tavern; SUP's Kasey Christensen; Haley Mosely and Jessie Henderson of Two Chicks; and Junkee's Jessica Schneider. Photos by Andrea Laue.

The University of Nevada's annual global climate change took place in late September. The event coincides with the annual climate summit at the United Nations. The UNR event is hosted by the College of Business' Nevada Leadership Program and the University Center for Economic Development. I got the chance to speak with three of the participants. Our conversations were wide-ranging. They...

Reno's creative arts generate millions of dollars in the local economy each year. That includes personal income, expenditures, government revenues, and total jobs supported by the arts. Our new podcast series takes a dive into the realities of being an artist and musician in the Biggest Little City. The series of four episodes is reported by University of Nevada student Carly Sauvageau and ed...

Reno's creative arts generate millions of dollars in the local economy each year. That includes personal income, government revenues, and total jobs supported by the arts. Our new podcast series takes a dive into the realities of being an artist and musician in the Biggest Little City. The series of four episodes is reported by University of Nevada student Carly Sauvageau and edited by Holly...

Reno's creative arts generate millions of dollars in the local economy each year. That includes personal income, government revenues, and total jobs supported by the arts. Our new podcast series takes a dive into the realities of being an artist and musician in the Biggest Little City. The series of four episodes is reported by University of Nevada student Carly Sauvageau and edited by Holly...

Reno's creative arts generate millions of dollars in the local economy each year. That includes personal income, expenditures, government revenues, and total jobs supported by the arts. Our new podcast series takes a dive into the realities of being an artist and musician in the Biggest Little City. The series of four episodes is reported by University of Nevada student Carly Sauvageau and ed...

“We were there for protection.” That’s the storyline John Steven Olausen told police after he was arrested for the 1979 murder of undercover Reno Police Officer James Hoff. He and two others were waiting by the Truckee River in Reno past midnight and, along with a fourth man, took part in Hoff’s killing as part of a drug deal gone bad. This fourth episode of Solutions Season 2 features a never-hea...

There have been few events that shocked the Reno community as much as the 1979 murder of undercover Reno Police Officer James Hoff. Jimmy, as he was known, was allowed by the Reno Police Department to engage in a drug deal that ended his life. While most put blame on the four youth who were found guilty of Hoff’s murder, retired law enforcement, and Jimmy’s stepbrother, also say that RPD superviso...

Reno Police Officer James Hoff died in the line of duty. It was an undercover drug deal that went fatally wrong. But his legacy continues to be honored through today. Jimmy’s murder continues to draw raw emotion. Though not even alive when Hoff’s death occurred, the officer’s legacy as a fallen officer resonates through today to the men and women of the Reno Police Department. The James D. Hoff Pe...

John Steven Olausen struggled to learn. Just out of high school, but without a diploma, he had a learning disability, dyslexia, that hampered his ability to understand the basics. Olausen was caught in an ugly divorce between his parents. He was also easily influenced. His friends said he was a Boy Scout, willing to do anything for anyone at any time. It was these traits that would land him on dea...

What unfolds in this podcast is the story of how many lives were irreversibly ruined because of grave errors made by numerous people — from cocky, maladjusted youth to the highest levels of the Reno Police Department and state government. It is a story that reverberates through the consciousness of the Northern Nevada community to this day. Solutions season two launches October 8, 2018.

Jasmine Milligan Cividino is Reno's only certified KonMari consultant. That may or may not mean something to you, but for me, her business of helping people get rid of their stuff was life changing. For her, too: "Around the time that I discovered (Marie Kondo's) The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up, my life was in need of change," she writes. "​I was a divorced single mo...

There is no silver bullet that will solve homelessness. But there are many solutions that can reduce houselessness. Our 5th episode, and the finale of our first season, covers some of what Reno locals are doing -- and recommending -- to solve the city's homeless crisis. We speak with houseless individuals, advocates, Reno's chief of police, and nonprofits about what can be done. We also...

Solutions season 1 returns with its fourth episode, "If We Don't Build It, They Will Die." The podcast features Reno City Councilmember Neoma Jardon and the city's Reno Works Program. We debunk some myths about tiny homes, which the city is hoping to build. Solutions season 1 is covering the rise of the homeless in the Reno area and is hosted by Bob Conrad of ThisisReno.com.

Dana and Bob are back to discuss this week's big news, including:* Behind the scenes at the FORTE Awards* The latest on the City of Reno's agreement with Waste Management* Controversial art at UNR? We discuss.* The Off Beat Fest

A repeal of the Affordable Care Act would spell disaster for Nevada. That's according to Heather Korbulic of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. Heather gives us an update on what potential changes mean for health insurance options in the Silver State. Also discussed:* Reno's proposed vagrancy ordinances* The strip club drama* Street Vibrations, and* Who wants Reno's effluen...

This week our hosts Bob Conrad and Dana Nollsch debrief President Donald Trump's visit to Reno, and how we covered it. Also on this episode, Jay Kolbet-Clausell talks about on-the-ground issues in Reno, including the city's newly proposed vagrancy ordinances. This episode is sponsored by Canfest, Reno's original, international canned beer festival, taking place Saturday, August 26,...

July is hot. Art is everywhere. Dana Nollsch, Kristen Power and Bob Conrad discuss a litany of Artown events. In other news, we cover a ton of events to check out this weekend, as well as:* Maniacal drivers in Reno* CanFest 2017 at GSR* Shoplifting in Midtown* Wildcreek High School versus the Wildcreek golf course* Truckee River safety* Marijuana's distribution problem and the Governor's...

From 1930s through the '70s, marijuana has been the brunt of politicized legislation. Despite medical testimony to the contrary, Congress made marijuana cost prohibitive for doctors to prescribe with the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, and President Nixon criminalized the drug as part of his war on drugs. The effects of these laws have impact through today as states legalize cannabis for medicinal...

The third episode of season one covers the issue of affordable housing in Reno, Nevada. Why is housing so expensive? What can be done about it? Who is impacted the most by housing prices? These questions and more are answered as we continue to explore the issue of homelessness in Reno, Nevada.

Episode 48 has us looking in depth at some topical news items plus some upcoming events in the Reno area. Issues we discuss:* Should you be concerned with hemlock growing along the Truckee River?* The inside scoop on legislation signed by the governor that will help protect the Hillside Cemetery from development* A review of Murder in Green Meadows at Reno Little Theater* A preview of Artown 2017*...