Week of Sept. 5, 2024
From the editor’s desk
Did you pick up your paper copy of the September RN&R yet? It’s the Best of Northern Nevada issue! Not only is it our biggest issue of the year; it’s also everyone’s favorite opportunity to celebrate their favorite Reno institutions and maybe learn about a few local gems you didn’t already know about.
You can read the Best Of results and features on our website, too, but for the full complement of old-school, alt news-style, tactile bliss—not to mention Nathaniel Benjamin’s exuberant graphics—the paper version is a keeper.
The papers are in all of the usual locations in Reno, Truckee, Sparks, Carson City, Gardnerville and Minden for another three weeks. Or, if you’d like to acquire your copy with a bit of ceremony, come down to Northern Nevada Pride festival in downtown Reno this Saturday, Sept. 7. We’ll have a booth there, and, for the first time in years, you’ll be able to pick one up from us directly.
Hope to see you there!
—Kris Vagner, managing editor
Best of Northern Nevada winners’ spotlight
From the RN&R
Best of Northern Nevada 2024: Readers’ Picks
By Staff
August 30, 2024
Ladies and gentlemen: You, the readers have spoken (or, well, voted). Here are your 2024 Best of Northern Nevada selections.
Sashaying away: After Washoe County officials banned Drag Queen Story Hour at libraries, Our Center announced the event will continue at three new venues
By Carly Sauvageau
September 2, 2024
“What message has the county sent? Anytime that there’s an important event that (people) don’t like, do they just need to show up and use violence, and then the county is going to go, ‘Oh, well, this is unsafe’?” said Christopher Daniels, aka Ginger Devine, Drag Queen Story Hour performer
Combatting ‘mass distraction’: A Carson High School teacher reacts to district’s cell phone ban
By Carly Sauvageau
September 5, 2024
Carson City has joined the list of schools in Nevada and the nation that’s banned cell phone use in class. Here’s what the situation looks like from one teacher’s POV.
A semi-successful experiment: Anthology film ‘Kinds of Kindness’ sometimes bores, and other times captivates
By Bob Grimm
September 2, 2024
The film is told in three parts with the same cast playing different roles—and the title is a bit on the sarcastic side.
Monkey business: ‘Tiger King’ director Eric Goode’s ‘Chimp Crazy’ is a compelling look at clueless humans and angry animals
By Bob Grimm
September 2, 2024
Tonia Haddix, who fancies herself as the Dolly Parton of chimp ladies, is a real-life keeper of chimps and monkeys, despite no formal training. She’s the subject of HBO Max’s fascinating Chimp Crazy.
15 Minutes: Nathaniel Benjamin, Best of Northern Nevada illustrator
By David Robert
August 30, 2024
Our 15-minute chat with artist Nathaniel Benjamin, who created this year’s Best of Northern Nevada illustrations.
A note from the publisher: A look behind the scenes of this year’s Best of Northern Nevada issue
By Jimmy Boegle
August 30, 2024
Staff picks aside, the RN&R doesn’t decide on the slate of the finalists and the winners; our readers do.
Best of Northern Nevada 2024: Staff Picks
By Staff
August 30, 2024
The Best Cheap Chinese. The Best Selection of Non-Alcoholic Beverages The Best Hike for When You … Need to Scream? Yep! The RN&R staff and contributors share some of their favorites.
Nostalgia trip: New Wave Crave, voted Best Local Band, keeps the ’80s alive
By Carly Sauvageau
August 30, 2024
The goal of ’80s party band New Wave Crave: to offer people an escape for a couple of hours.
Community and snaps: Open Mic Poetry at Shim’s, voted the Best Open Mic, makes Mondays memorable
By Jessica Santina
August 30, 2024
Reno Poet Laureate Jesse James Ziegler started hosting Open Mic Poetry at Shim’s in January 2022.
Deep conversations: ‘Renoites,’ voted Best Local Podcast, is a long-form interview series with nuance
By Matt King
August 30, 2024
The Renoites podcast sometimes features guests who invite difficult discussions—with the police chief, the city manager and school officials, for example.
11 Days a Week: Sept. 5-15, 2024
By Kelley Lang
September 4, 2024
Coming up in the next 11 days: The Great Reno Balloon Race; International Camel & Ostrich Races; and more!
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