Week of March 30, 2022
From the editor’s desk
Plans for a protected cycle track along Center Street between UNR and Midtown were put on hold after downtown casinos suggested a better route would be on Virginia Street—going past their front doors. A new traffic study concludes that a bike lane on Virginia Street would result in frequent gridlock, but planners say that’s not a good reason to revive the Center Street project just yet.
A survey of local bicycle riders, meanwhile, indicates an appetite for protected bike lanes on Center Street and other local thoroughfares. The survey results won’t be officially released until later this month, but we snagged an advance copy.
Art and culture events are in bloom this spring, including exhibitions, a senior artists’ show, discounted passes for four local museums and the fierce return of Girls Rock Reno summer camp, which is accepting applications.
Bob Grimm praises the performances of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in the new rom-com adventure, “The Lost City,” but says the plot is a lackluster reprise of “Romancing the Stone.”
As Northern Nevada venues recover from pandemic closures, the Reno funk band Phat Mark will be the opening act on April 14 for the internationally-known Apollo Suns, as the Canadian group’s long-postponed U.S. tour gets underway.
COVID-19 cases continue to fall, and it’s beginning to feel like the contagion is in the rear-view mirror. Maybe. But we’ll keep our eyes on those numbers and, please …
Be careful out there,
—Frank X. Mullen, Editor
From the RN&R
Center Street Cycle Track remains in limbo as ‘placemaking’ study begins
By Frank X. Mullen
March 30, 2022
A traffic study concludes that Virginia Street in downtown Reno isn’t a viable option for a bikeway, but the Center Street Cycle Track project remains on hold.
Safety tops riders’ concerns in Reno-Sparks bicycle survey
By Frank X. Mullen
March 30, 2022
A soon-to-be released survey of Truckee Meadows bicycle riders indicates an appetite for safer bikeways across Reno and Sparks – and a lot more of them.
Rip-off rather than a remake: ‘The Lost City’ is a slog, even though Bullock, Tatum are great
By Bob Grimm
March 28, 2022
The Lost City is obviously an attempt at making a new Romancing the Stone, but given how lame the finished product is, they would’ve been better off just remaking the original.
What the funk? Phat Mark to open for Apollo Suns in Sparks
By Frank X. Mullen
March 24, 2022
Reno funk band Phat Mark will open for the Apollo Suns in Sparks as the Suns long-postponed international tour takes off.
Arts events spring up in the Truckee Meadows
By Frank X. Mullen
March 26, 2022
Art exhibitions, in-person and virtual, a senior artists’ show, discounted museum passes and more are featured in the Truckee Meadows (and online) in the coming months.
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