Reno Happenings 
News and information about what's happening around town in Reno and Sparks Nevada.
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University of Nevada ranking
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 at 4:42pm. 149 Views, 0 Comments.
University of Nevada in Reno has been ranked 181 out of 1600 national colleges.
U.S News and World report issued it annual "Best Colleges"Rankings today and UNR is again in the top tier of best national universities coming in at 181. The rankings now include a list of the top public schools and we came in at 100. Schools in this category offer a full range of undergraduate majors, masters and doctoral degrees. This years ranking at 181 is up from last year at 191.
Reno has an enrollment of more than 17,000 students and the University is home to the States medical school and one of the country's largest study abroad programs. Its campus size is 255 acres and utilizes a semester based academic calendar. It's in state tuiton is $4,481.00 and out of…
Old Southwest Reno voted one of the best and coolest neighborhoods in America
Friday, July 1st, 2011 at 8:41am. 684 Views, 1 Comments.
Mens Journal magazine recently voted The old southwest part of Reno as one of the coolest neighborhoods in America. With its proximity to downtown, the river and the resurgence of the Freight House district it is no wonder we are being compared to Boulder, Colorado. Some of the homes in this area are over a hundred years old and have a lot of history, if you are into quaint brick and tree lined streets, this is the place for you.
California avenues mansion row is where it all started, sitting on a bluff high above the Truckee river with spectacular views and turn of the century architecture. Originally a dirt road it is the center piece of your historical tour of Old Southwest Reno. Jack Dempsey the prize fighter actually lived in a house on California…
Downtown Reno Heading in a New Direction
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 1:16pm. 778 Views, 0 Comments.
The recession has hit downtown Reno in a crazy way and the trend is not exactly what Reno officials were looking for. They were working for a mix of housing, shops and restaurants to help the faultering casino industry. The reason for the downturn in casino gaming is the Indian casinos in California which are just about three hours away.
The problem is the elephant in the room, which was Nevada's real estate crash. Reno's downtown condo market has floundered. The biggest project downtown is the Montage which has 377 units and sits nearly empty and has been put on the auction block. There are some other condo projects downtown that are still selling units, like the Palladio. They think the idea of all the condo projects downtown was a great idea but…
Reno Aces Sell out in 30 minutes
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 at 12:03pm. 728 Views, 1 Comments.
April 4 single game tickets went on sale and they sold out the first game in 30 minutes. There are still some great half and full season packages available. The Reno Aces who is the farm team for the Arizona Diamond backs will open their season on April 17 against the "Salt Lake City Bees". Our Aces are in the Pacific Coast Triple A baseball league and will be facing other opponents such as the Albuquerque Isotopes and the Sacramento River Cats.
I don't know if a lot of people know we have had baseball here since back in the the late 1940's. Link Piazzo, founder of the Sportsmen Sporting good store, did the broadcasting for the " Reno Silver Sox". Back then they played in Moana Stadium which was built in 1946 by Lou Berrum on the old rodeo grounds at…
10 Fun Things To Do In and Around the Reno Area (Number 3)
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 5:39pm. 526 Views, 0 Comments.
Go to a UNR game
The University of Nevada-Reno has a lot going on for all of us to enjoy.
Mens Basketball games are very entertaining from the second you step into Lawlor Events Center. The crowd will already be loud and cheering, awaiting the arrival of the Wolf Pack to step onto the court. The team is fairly young, but the games have been really good and most have been nail biters up to the end of the game. The average home game attendance is approx. 7059 screaming fans. The next home game is will be Friday, February 20 at 6:00 pm, against Virginia Commonwealth for the ESPNU Bracket Buster tournament. For a list of the full schedule of games click here.
Women’s Basketball games are in full swing as well. Their overall record is 13-9 and…
10 Fun Things To Do In and Around the Reno Area (Number 2)
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 1:17pm. 550 Views, 0 Comments.
Let’s go skiing
Reno is a great area for skiers. There are 18 ski areas that are reachable within an hours drive of Reno. That’s right, 18 ski resorts that offer great skiing, snowboarding and cross country skiing. With the high elevations in Tahoe and the Donner Summit areas we get up to about 20 foot snow packs which means you can sometimes ski from November to the beginning on July. Everyone loves the spring ski season. You can go ski in the morning then golf or bike ride in the afternoon. It’s a great time for all outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy it all.
If skiing doesn’t interest you then you can also go to the other snow parks in the area that offer snowmobiles, sledding, ice skating, snowshoeing, dog sledding and more.
There is no…
10 Fun Things To Do In and Around the Reno Area
Monday, November 24th, 2008 at 11:19am. 706 Views, 0 Comments.
(This is the 1st in a series of blogs about the many fun things to do in Reno and the surrounding areas)
Take a drive to Virginia City (about 23 miles outside Reno) and plan to stay for a few hours. It’s about a 30 – 45 minute drive up a curvy road and well worth it. Park your car and walk up the old wooden walkways to all the stores, saloons, museums and more. Take a train ride through the historic mining areas, it takes about 35 minutes. Take the kids through the fudge factory and watch them make all sorts of sweets and of course taste them all. You can even take a tour of an old mine. One of the many historic buildings include Pipers Opera House. Built in 1885 and still being used. Mark Twain, Buffalo Bill and President Grant were among…
Downtown Reno moving forward
Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 11:23am. 527 Views, 0 Comments.
Despite the bad economy there are about six construction sites still plugging along in downtown Reno. Baseball is the driving force with the Triple A Reno Aces set to open their season next April in their new downtown stadium expected to bring approximately 5,000 people to the area. There will also be an entertainment district including shops and restaurants. There will also be a renovation of the historic Freight house that will be converted to a restaurant. The Hyatt hotel chain will be opening a 6 story hotel just one block from the river.
The West Street market is set to open on December 6 and will include 17 shops and restaurants in another historic district of brick buildings on the river. I recently hosted the Dickson Realty Real Estate today…
Sparks Whitewater Park Has Cloud Over It
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 at 12:30pm. 529 Views, 0 Comments.
Well, Reno built one why can’t Sparks follow its big brother and be able to have a little white water fun? It was an overwhelming success in the downtown Reno area and was a catalyst for the downtown re-gentrification. The problem, according to the Nevada office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is that it threatens the ability of Native fish to return to their spawning grounds. The big difference in the two projects is that the Reno Park was built on an already disturbed section of the river, where as the Sparks section is undisturbed and offers some of the best fish habitat in the area.
The truckee river winds 116 miles from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid lake.
The 2.2 million dollar project is expected to open next spring and is to…
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