From Shade to Sustenance
City of Reno’s fruit-tree program promotes sustainability and access to healthy food. Reno is more than a high desert — areas of it are food deserts. To both promote sustainability and create fresh food accessibility, City of Reno leaders accepted a sub-grant of $4,000 from the nonprofit, Nevada Plants Community Forestry, in 2023 to plant […]
Food & Games
Host a festive game night with these themed food-and-drink suggestions. Cozying up to a crackling fire while reconnecting with friends and family is a cherished tradition each holiday season, so what better way to reminisce and have fun than by hosting an indoor get-together featuring classic party games? Here are some suggestions from edible Reno-Tahoe […]
Drink Your Electrolytes
Summer coolers that are good for you. When the temperature hits 90 degrees and above, all I want is to find a cool place to sip an ice-cold beverage. It is easy to fall back on old classics when it’s hot out — a margarita, a spritzer, or a mojito can cut the heat no […]
Green Your Kitchen
Reducing food and packaging waste in the heart of the home. Most of us have grown up hearing about the three Rs of conservation: reduce, reuse, and recycle. Kim Rios, sustainability coordinator for Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, emphasizes the importance of two more we should follow to reduce kitchen waste: refuse and rot. Maybe we […]
Rules of the Road
What’s allowed for safely collecting and eating roadkill. Two elderly gentlemen are sipping coffee at an unnamed local fast food joint. One is wearing a baseball cap embroidered with a set of deer antlers. The other is wearing all camouflage except for a bright orange hat. “Did you see this article in the paper? Got […]
A Living Wage
How a minimum wage increase would affect local restaurants. “A living wage.” It’s a phrase that sparks a lot of debate. On one side is the argument that those who want to make more money should advance their education and professional development. On the other is the idea that everyone, regardless of training or career, […]
Drinks On You
The Outdoors Are Calling — Better Bring Cocktails. Something about the crisp fall air and autumn colors makes me crave cocktails. (Well, to be honest, most weather makes me crave cocktails.) This time of year, people are out getting their last-minute camping trips in, going on hunting excursions, and tailgating for their favorite teams. What […]
Drinks On You
Fried Chicken and Sparkling Wine: A Perfect Punk Pairing. There is something romantic about the perfect pairing, the elegant way flavors play together to create a mixture more delicious and exciting than the parts on their own. Now and again, a pairing stands above the rest. Like a perfect song, it hits all the right […]
Ranch Water
For the love of tequila, soda, and lime. Everyone who knows me knows I love cocktails; there are very few pleasures in my life I love more than a well-thought-out, technique-heavy, boundary-pushing taste sensation. However, I’m most impressed when just two or three well-chosen, simple ingredients knock my socks off. When a cocktail contains minimal […]
Bee City
Local organization helps Carson City protect the bees. Albert Einstein is often credited for having said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” With bee ecosystems collapsing […]