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John Farahi (left) and Debbie Pomeranz greeted John Marshall enthusiastically at a gathering at the Nevada Museum of Art. Marshall wrote the book Jews in Nevada, which became the basis for a public broadcasting program of the same name that debuted this month on stations in Reno and Las Vegas.

Author honored

by Staff February 22, 2012

In downtown Reno, demonstators called attention to the case of imprisoned American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier, convicted in 1977 of the 1975 murder of two FBI agents on the Pine River Reservation in South Dakota. His supporters describe him as a political prisoner, and Amnesty International has raised questions about his conviction.

Protest

by Staff February 15, 2012

Sparks Police officer Tod Novak examined a window at a Sparks home where a break-in was attempted. The officer said the incident was isolated and that there is no sign of a rash of such crimes.

Checking up

by Staff February 1, 2012

Passers-by stop to watch a crew at work demolishing the Shamrock Motel in downtown Reno, three blocks from the Reno arch. Many downtown motels have been financially hard-pressed or closed for years.

Coming down

by Staff January 18, 2012

Marnie Frank and Donna Williams, two members of the Sheep Dip crew, worked with a sewing pattern for a cape they were making for a costume. Sheep Dip is a Reno show parodying Nevada events of the previous year. This year’s show, which will be staged January 20-21, is the 48th annual program.

Dippers at work

by Staff January 11, 2012

Firefighters left the building that houses the Reno News & Review this week, while building occupants watched from across the street. The first responders showed up minutes after a fire alarm sounded. For anyone who might be hopeful, the RN&R did not burn down.

False alarm

by Staff January 4, 2012

Winter does not necessarily mean that the University of Nevada, Reno marching band begins practicing indoors. This practice on a very cold day was held on a parking lot between the university post office and McCarran Boulevard.

Marching to keep warm

by Staff December 22, 2011

On some local streets, children popping acorns and cars driving over them—the acorns, not the children—are creating an acorn flour under rows of trees. This scene is near the Sparks downtown theaters.

Attn: Chip ‘n’ Dale

by Staff November 22, 2011

Jared Lowell addressed a crowd of Occupy Reno activists on the Mapes site downtown last weekend, while Andrea Daerice Juillerat Olvera translated for the hearing impaired. The Occupy Movement swept across continents and hemispheres last week, with demonstrations held in most U.S. states and many nations, all tied by common concerns about transnational financial institutions that are difficult to hold accountable.

Speaking out

by D. Brian Burghart October 19, 2011

Schoolchildren in the University of Nevada, Reno’s Learning Resource Center spent recess one day last week on the university Quad under the watchful eye of their teachers.

Early college admission

by Staff August 17, 2011

Judge Edward Reed, who graduated from the University of Nevada in 1949, returned to the campus last week to receive the campus’s “Distinguished Nevadan” award. Reed was appointed by President Carter to the U.S. District Court for Nevada in 1979. He also served on the Washoe County School Board and Reed High School is named for him.

Distinguished Nevadan

by Staff May 18, 2011

At the Reno Aces’ first home game of the season, 3-year-old Edward Jacobus tries out the glasses he was given to watch the fireworks. The Aces beat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 9-6.

Getting ready for the good part

by Staff April 20, 2011

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