End-of-year work deadlines, travel, company parties, kids’ school events, gift exchanges, family dinners—with the annual increase in obligations, the most wonderful time of year can feel more like a chore than a…
Problems with policy
Welcome to the December Reno News & Review! In this month’s cover story, Nevada activists and others weigh in on some of the damage the incoming Trump administration’s policies could cause in…
11 Days a Week: Nov. 28-Dec. 8, 2024
Season’s greetings Photo/Kelley Lang The city of Reno kicks off the holidays with the official annual Christmas-tree lighting ceremony during the two-day Holiday Lights Festival in downtown Reno. The free festival, presented…
Overcoming an unstable childhood: A Tahoe writer’s memoir tells a powerful story
Bridey Thelen-Heidel struggles to unshackle herself from her mother’s chaos in her debut memoir, Bright Eyes. Bridey is tethered to her mom’s addiction to dangerous men who park their Harley-Davidsons in the…
Wicked-ly curious: The first movie has Bob looking forward to ‘Wicked: Part 2’ next year
As somebody who knows very little of Wicked, other than a couple of scenes from the Broadway play in which Idina Menzel blew out eardrums, I found myself struggling a bit with…
A silly, slow sequel: ‘Gladiator II’ is simply unnecessary
Almost a quarter-century after Ridley Scott went full Roman for Gladiator, he returns to the well for a second round—and instead of offering up a new take on the subject, it’s basically…
Bird’s the word: Tundra swans flock to a Lemmon Valley wetland in winter
As winter descends, thousands of tundra swans make their seasonal home at one the region’s few remaining wetland habitats: Swan Lake Nature Study Area, located in an otherwise industrial block of Lemmon…
A tropical labor of love: Welcome to Reno’s new tiki bar, Pele Utu
I have been to many bars that call themselves tiki bars, and I have been to real tiki bars. A palpable difference exists between a bar serving tropical drinks with goofy stuff…
11 Days a Week: Nov. 21-Dec. 1, 2024
Sponsored By Photo/Bill Quinby SIAMSA—A Celtic Christmas returns to the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino on Thursday, Dec. 5 Shamrock Productions’ signature holiday musical SIAMSA–A Celtic Christmas is returning to the Grand…
An Oscar contender: Kieran Culkin gives a performance for the ages in ‘A Real Pain’
Kieran Culkin goes next-level brilliant in A Real Pain, the sophomore directorial effort from Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote the amazing script. This is, in essence, a road movie, but it doesn’t…