The Reno News and Review

Since 1995, the Reno News & Review (RN&R) has served as the alternative news source for Reno, Sparks, and the Northern Nevada region. It is produced by Coachella Valley Independent LLC.

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11 Days a Week: May 1-11, 2025

1 week ago | renonr.com | Kelley Lang

Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center hosts its 10th annual Sci-On! Film Festival. Billing itself as the “Biggest Little Science and Fiction Film Festival in the World,” the event showcases science-fiction short films from the United States and around the world. The celebration kicks off with a night of science, storytelling and sweets featuring Maya Warren, the “Ice Cream Scientist,” and Page Buono, director of the featured short Frosty Formulations.
Note from the publisher: The undeniable cruelty of Trump’s cuts and methods

1 week ago | renonr.com | Jimmy Boegle

Publishing two different newspapers, in two very different communities, has given me a fascinating perspective on how damaging, widespread and downright cruel the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts have been. Three pieces in this issue, all written by our managing editor, Kris Vagner, illustrate this—especially the cruelty. Our cover story examines the devastating cuts regarding that most basic of human needs: food.
Money spent on the arts isn’t wasted • Reno News & Review

1 week ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

The Trump administration sure got busy defunding art and culture programming. Among other cuts, it gutted the National Endowment for the Humanities—which, for the state, means the loss of 75% of Nevada Humanities’ annual budget. It has been widely rumored that the National Endowment for the Arts is next on the chopping block.
Insider viewpoints on public lands: Secrecy and confusion abound regarding DOGE’s mass firings and cutbacks. Here’s what we know.

1 week ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

Wondering what’s been happening with Nevada’s federal lands, given DOGE’s mass firings? Well, we’ve taken a lot of time to look into it—and we’re still wondering. The Trump administration cut tens of thousands of jobs across the federal government in February, and reinstated many of them in March.
A move to ban book bans: AB 416 seeks protections for librarians while letting courts-not boards-decide on book-removal requests

1 week ago | renonr.com | Jimmy Boegle

On Wednesday, April 16, the people who have been showing up at Washoe County Library Board of Trustees meetings to decry the inclusion of books with LGBTQ+ and ethnic/racial themes finally got one of their wishes: Jeff Scott, the library director since December 2015, no longer had the job, after his resignation following a negative evaluation from the trustees.
Food off the table: DOGE cut $1 billion in nutritional aid. What happens to the locals who provide and depend on those meals?

2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

Crystal León used to work as a nutritionist at a private school and an assisted-living community. Her husband, Carlos, worked for a local brewery. A few years ago, they started a side business, The Radish Hotel, growing salad greens and making pantry products like seasonings and jams. Between their day jobs and the new enterprise, there were no evenings or weekends off. “We were just working all the time,” Crystal León said.
With Wingfield Park closed, Artown pivots to Rancho again

2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

When Arlington Avenue closes from West First Street to Island Avenue so the Regional Transportation Commission and the city of Reno can construct two new bridges, Wingfield Park will close along with it. The closure is scheduled to begin on May 5 and last for about a year. The park—with its Glenn Little Amphitheater, grassy seating area, space for food trucks and easy river access—has long been a popular summer concert venue.
11 Days a Week: April 24-May 4, 2025

2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Kelley Lang

Young jazz musicians from across the region will gather for the 63rd annual Reno Jazz Festival this week at the University of Nevada, Reno. This event provides students an opportunity to receive educational feedback from world-renowned artist-educators as they participate in jam sessions, school performances and clinics led by top professionals. The three-day festival offers daytime events, clinics and concerts, as well as spotlight shows featuring headlining jazz artists later in the evening.
Regency reversal: Brüka’s new, original comedy turns the ‘Bridgerton’ genre on its head

2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Jessica Santina

Dearest reader, if you’re like me, you often fantasize—especially these days—about escaping to another land, another time, where problems seemed smaller and less complicated. For some of us, it’s 1950s America; for others, it’s England in the early 19th century, which is so richly described in Jane Austen novels and the COVID-era escapist series Bridgerton.
Expanded horizons: As part of its expansion, the Nevada Museum of Art has teamed with UNR to offer classroom space and collaboration

2 weeks ago | renonr.com | Kris Vagner

TheNevada Museum of Art and the University of Nevada, Reno, are teaming up on an education collaboration. UNR President Brian Sandoval and museum CEO David B. Walker signed an agreement on April 11 to formally designate the museum as a new location for UNR classes, beginning this fall. The agreement comes as the museum’s expansion—with additional library, exhibition and storage space—is opening in stages.