Claire McArthur

  • Raising Food

    Before heading to school each morning, Anna and Gracie Shane are out in the brisk morning air filling troughs with food and water for their lambs. At 16 and 14, respectively, the Carson High School sisters have responsibilities that extend well beyond homework and after-school activities. Through 4-H, Americaโ€™s largest youth-development program, they are raising animals destined for the local food system โ€” and learning invaluable lessons about agriculture, community, and hard work along the way.

  • Bold (and Cold) Brew

    On grocery store shelves and in coffeehouses across Reno-Tahoe, cold brew has secured a spot among other caffeinated constants, such as the cappuccino or matcha latte. Not to be confused with iced coffee โ€” hot drip coffee served over ice โ€” cold brew is here to stay, no matter the season.

  • True Tiki

    A true tiki bar is about more than fruity drinks in imaginative glassware, and the husband-and-wife duo behind Pele Utu in Reno are only interested in providing the real deal.

  • Stove Art

    Inside a converted 1938 baggage car from the Carson and Colorado Railway located in Dayton, artist Steven Saylor captures Nevada governors, celebrities, and the cowboys and saloons that define the Nevadaโ€™s rugged spirit, one brushstroke at a time.

  • A New Season to Grow

    Revitalization underway for Incline Village garden. Nestled among the pine trees on the University of Nevada, Renoโ€™s Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village, a once-thriving demonstration garden is undergoing a transformation. Originally established in 1994 through a partnership between community volunteers, Washoe County Master Gardeners, and Sierra Nevada College, the garden has long been…