Driving for Diversity
Keenan Polan’s drive for sustainability can be found on the golf course and at home when he cooks. As the director of sales for the Barracuda Championship, Polan strives to change the way golf is played in the future.
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Reel in Dinner
Snow melts high in the Sierra Nevada backcountry, flooding meadows, snaking through creeks, and filling hundreds of high alpine lakes. In the Tahoe Basin, water flows down 63 tributaries into Big Blue, exiting the lake solely through the Truckee River, where it fills downstream reservoirs, boosts the Carson River, and terminates in Pyramid Lake.
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Sports & Spice
Leadership experts would agree that a great leader knows how to empower others. Cary Groth is that type of leader. After all, in just one hour of conversation, she influenced me to want to try cooking on a salt block.
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Changing Stereotypes
There is something about Vanessa Vancour that makes you feel like you’re talking to an old friend. Her warmth is evident in her social media engagements and her popular TEDx Talk, which has garnered more than half a million views.
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Science & Comics
Lauren Sankovitch is the embodiment of a modern Renaissance woman. Her career is as layered and fascinating as her geological studies as a graduate student in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. T
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Editor’s Letter
I love to eat fish. Salmon is usually on my plate at least once a week, as sautéed filets or savory chunks stuffed inside tortillas and topped with zesty slaw. I enjoy local trout and bass as well. I caught my first fish, a mackinaw, in 2018.
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Rose City Blooms
If your ideal getaway features extraordinary meals — resplendent with fresh, delectable, local ingredients — as well as exceptional locally crafted wine, beer, and spirits, book a trip to Portland, Ore.
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Keeping It Kosher
May 1931 was a significant time in Reno’s history. That was when Reno became the divorce capital of America, and all you needed was a six-week residency to be newly “Reno-vated.”
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Cooking Up a Career
Let’s state the obvious: Starting a business is hard, and there are unique challenges across industries. But when it comes to starting a business in the food sector, finding a financially feasible location that complies with local health department codes is one of the biggest hurdles.
