Thomas Hill never intended to become Reno’s unofficial Thanksgiving coordinator. In 2018, the disabled veteran was living in low-income housing when he noticed something disheartening: His neighbors couldn’t afford proper Thanksgiving dinners.
Years of rebellion led Angélia Aquarian down an Ayurvedic path. The Hawaii-born yoga practitioner sought to reverse the damage done during her partying era.
“Most fun training I do — noisy and smells good,” says Mark Tadder, associate director of Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living in Sparks, about teaching the organization’s cooking classes.
It’s not just a food truck; it’s a career-readiness classroom on wheels. That’s how Lindsey Habtemicael, Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows’ director of food services, describes the organization’s workforce-readiness food truck, which was designed to teach lifelong career skills to teenagers.
There’s no greater gift than the one you make yourself. Whether it’s a scarf you knitted, a necklace you beaded, a bowl you crafted, hand towels you embroidered, or a body scrub you mixed, bottled, and tied with a pretty bow, the receiver is rewarded with a creative present that comes from the heart.
Welcome to the Winter 2025 edition of edible Reno-Tahoe.
The Biggest Little City is home to an impressive number of craft breweries where you can casually sip your favorite beers and socialize. But when you’re ready to dive deeper and geek out on the local beer scene, City Brew Tours is your ticket.
Latin for garlic, Allium is a genus of foods that extend beyond garlic to include onions, shallots, leeks, and chives. Rich in beneficial sulfuric compounds, alliums’ potent tastes and aromas have inspired a wide variety of medicinal and culinary uses throughout history.
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When you bite into a perfectly ripe, juicy, fragrant pear, your mind tends to wander, regardless of the circumstances, reminding you of the pleasure that something so simple can bring. Maybe that’s because life is complicated, and a dreamy pear is hard to come by.