Charity Events
Reno Photographer Shows Homeless in a Different Light
I had to look twice to confirm that the frames were really backwards on the haunting, yet beautiful photographs at the Faces of St. Vincent’s show in downtown Reno. Sure enough, photographer Jeff Ross did that on purpose- to get us to think about homeless children and adults in a new way.
As a professional photographer, [...]
Is it Too Early to Shop?
The Nevada Museum of Art is holding its 28th annual Arts and Flowers luncheon at Harrah’s Convention Center in downtown Reno this Thursday. Proceeds benefit the museum’s exhibition and education programs, which in turn benefit our community. The Art Museum is putting on several new exhibits including one that celebrates Rembrandt’s life and works and [...]
Reno Mayor Opens Artown Despite Raccoon Bite
Reno Mayor Bob Cashell was sporting a rather large bandage on his hand as he officially opened the 2009 Artown season at Wingfield Park Wednesday. When asked, Cahshell said he had been bitten by a raccoon. Apparently he was trying to protect his granddaughter’s dog from the masked mammal.
The Mayor said he also got [...]
Friday Roundup and Today’s Media Tip
It’s been a busy week in Northern Nevada. The Nevada Humane Society wrote me with some “Breaking Mews.” They are hosting a kitten shower Saturday, June 13th from 1pm to 5pm. The shower “wish list” includes: Kitten Chow, hand sanitizer, paper towels and cat toys, just to name a few items. More information at www.nevadahumane [...]
Educating One Woman can Spark a Powerful Chain Reaction
Carmen Ortiz has been off methamphetamines for 14 years now. In that time she’s gone to college, become her class president, served as an academic advisor to other students and is raising her 9 year old son. She credits the Nevada Women’s Fund for their scholarships and support. Ortiz told her story to several hundred [...]
Meeting Your New Best Friend
Volunteers and staffers at the Nevada Humane Society pulled an all nighter, staying up Saturday night for the 2009 Adopt-a-thon. Thousands of animal shelters around the country did the same. Locally, the goal is to send 200 animals to new homes with loving families, and as of Saturday at 5 p.m., the shelter had adopted [...]
Pets a’plenty at Reno Adoption Festival
Eager dogs, cats, horses and even parrots filled the parking lot at the Walmart on Kietzke Lane Saturday, all hoping to find a new home with a loving family. The SPCA of Northern Nevada and the Nevada Humane society organized the Super Pet Adopotion and Festival, and were pleased to announce that 148 pets had [...]
Go Red Gets it Done
More than 500 women, and a handful of men turned out to support the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women seminar and luncheon on Friday. The purpose of the event is to alert women to the symptoms and signals of heart attacks and to remind them that heart disease is the number one killer [...]
eCONEomic relief felt at local ice cream parlor
The positive atmosphere was contagious today at Local Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream stores where employees offered one dollar ice cream in exchange for a donation to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Kids and parents showed up in a steady stream after school today at the shop on South Meadows Parkway and Double R [...]