Construction Begins for Courtyard Marriott Downtown

Check out a few photos of ground work beginning for the long-delayed Courtyard Marriott downtown across from Reno Aces Ballpark.

Downtown Bank of America Closing Doors

The Bank of America located inside the Basin-Street-owned building on Virginia and Liberty, will be closing its doors March 20.

Siegel Group Buys Nevadan

Siegel Group buys Nevadan, plans 'transient housing' for both the Nevadan and Virginian, according to News 4. Is this a good or bad thing? Read on.

Siegel Group Replacing Windows on El Cortez

As the El Cortez's renovations continue, they are replacing most of the electrical and now are replacing all the windows on the El Cortez. Some history buffs in town emailed me, worried that doing this could remove the El Cortez from the list of registered historic landmarks.

The El Cortez is not bound or required to preserve the building's history, but it would be a nice thing to do in the process of renovating it.

Apparently they did not have the required permit to do this, the city found out, and put a stop-work-order in. Submitting a permit to replace the windows would have triggered a Historic Resources Commission review, which is now going to occur thanks to some keen eyes on the building.

Java Jungle and Jungle Vino Combining, Renovating

Matt down at Java Jungle / Jungle Vino has been hard at work undergoing a full renovation, and working with Siegel Group, the Truckee Lane Building's new owners.

Spoiler Alert: Some Numbers from Reno Aces' Annual Report to Council

On Wednesday the Reno Aces will deliver their annual report to the Reno City Council. This includes attendnace numbers, the results of their opinion survey, payroll numbers (not including players and coaches from the DIamondbacks) and Reno Aces' contributions back to the city. Luckily this info was posted in the agenda press packet prior to the meeting, so let's take a peek at some of the numbers! 

Something New Going in JP Mapes Location?

Quick blurb: I noticed a new alcohol license on tap for Wednesday's city council meeting for 50 North Sierra Street, Suite 103, which was JB Mapes' former location which has been closed a while. Anyone know what might be going in this space? The business is unnamed in the license application, only that Anthony Kranz is applying for it and it will be a restaurant and bar.

UPDATE: My snoops are telling me Anthony Kranz has two new businesses registered.....Ten & H2O with Bryan Bjork (address at 50 Sierra # 103), and High Desert Pizza and Sports with Sandra Saville.

Bowling Stadium to Open to Public, and More

It's going to be a jam-packed fun and perhaps fiery Reno City Council meeting. Check out the highlights from next week's meeting! From bowling to baseball to STAR Bonds, it's all there.

Major Project Update

Lots of updates on some of downtown's biggest projects. Click to read!

Henrikson/Butler Opens Showroom in Downtown Reno

Henriksen/Butler specializes in creating great workspaces for government, business, healthcare and education, and will be holding an open house to show off their showroom. Click for details!

Various Tidbits

Various news around downtown Reno and Midtown

New Wellness Facility Breaks Ground Downtown

Northern Nevada Hopes' massive new 3-story wellness and treatment facility breaks ground today. Check out some renderings of this great addition to 5th Street downtown.