New Murals in Midtown Showcase Art

Marmot Properties recently commissioned artist Eric Burke to paint a mural on their garage doors facing the alley between Sinclair and Center Streets. It's the latest of many murals painted by Burke in Midtown. This one is titled "Flight of the Bumblebee."

I'm a huge fan or murals as a visual way to enhance the neighborhood, and it also deters graffiti.

Little House on Center Opens

Little House on Center opens.

Reno in the Top Ten Places To Live

Reno makes top ten best places to live.

Local Crafts and Art This Saturday

Go For Broke Collective and the Holland Project have partnered for a 4th year to put on  their favorite holiday market. In addition to the 25 local art+craft vendors, there will be a special Holland Editions Print Sale in the gallery.

MidTown Fitness Options Expand

Name changes for two fitness facilities in MidTown, and one nears completion.

Sticks In Midtown Preps for Second Phase

Two new buildings underway in the Sticks development...permits pulled.

MidTown Updates

Midtown continues to fill up with new options for residents.

Mark Estee Opens New Restaurant

Mark Estee opens new French Cuisine restaurant in Nevada Museum of Art.

Various Construction Tidbits

Various updates on Midtown and downtown projects.

Take a YouTube Food Tour of Reno

There are some awesome places to grab a bite to eat in Reno, even compared to larger cities. We have our own Foodie group on Facebook, and some people get excited enough about it to make videos and blog about it. I am not sure on the source of the video below, it just popped up on my Reno RSS feed. The buzz on Facebook is it's a college student project. In any case, it's a cool vid, worth a watch, and promotes downtown and Midtown businesses from a younger perspective.

Former Roses Cafe Turning Into ???

I have to admit, I was a little worried when longtime Midtown staple Rose's Cafe closed. That worry partially stemmed from my anxiety about having to find another good neighborhood sandwich shop to replace their unique creations, and the other was a vacant building plaguing recently-revitalized Center Street. A new tenant rapidly took over however, engaged in both an exterior and interior renovation, and is yet unnamed. Anyone know what is going in? Given the number of picnic benches and tables on the outside, I am guessing it's a new restaurant, but what?

Downtown Episode IV: A New Hope

There are a lot of exciting projects queued up for downtown Reno. If even 3 of them come to fruition, downtown Reno will be a strikingly different area.

The first one involves the former Woolworths building. The plan for Woolworths is to convert the first floor into a full-size grocery store.