A mental health nonprofit based in South Reno provides therapy to local kids and young adults with some special help: a herd of horses and miniature donkeys. Jeane Spada-Allgood, executive director of LEAD with Horses, walked through the nonprofit’s arena, barn, and pasture. She pointed out where and how LEAD with Horses hosts group educational… [Read More]
How does the Latino community in Reno celebrate this holiday season?
The month of December gives us the opportunity to celebrate some old and some new traditions locally with our family, friends and neighbors. With Reno’s large Latino community, many local families celebrate important holidays in the winter. Families get together and have special celebrations, cook tasty foods, and break out their favorite holiday music. What… [Read More]
Quench Your Thirst this Summer at Our Local ‘Paleterías’
As summer temperatures continue to increase, it’s important to keep your body cool. What better way to do that than with a heat quenching paleta? What Is a Paleta? Some may say that a Mexican paleta is the same thing as the ice popsicles typically available in the United States. However, the two are very… [Read More]
César Chávez Day in Nevada: His legacy and the ongoing struggles of laborers
In 1962, Reno resident and activist Dolores Feemster sat in a small cafe on the corner of South Virginia Street and Plumb Lane and had a conversation with a man named César Chávez. Years later, when recounting this tale, Feemster could not remember why Chávez had come to speak with her—just that he was looking… [Read More]
Documentary captures the soul of Reno area Mexican dance troupe
El Alma de Mexico, a documentary that debuted publicly at the 2021 Student Documentary Film Festival on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) last December, for the first time on film showcased the Ballet Folclórico Internacional de Reno, according to its artistic director. “Thank you so much for taking all of this… [Read More]
The year the music stopped for quinceañeras
On June 6, 2020, Montserrat Vasquez Ruiz would have been walking into a ballroom full of glittery lights and roses. The Beauty and the Beast inspired decorations would have filled the venue. She would have worn a burgundy ball gown with delicate lace flowers all over it. However, what was supposed to be a day… [Read More]
The lives and legacy of the Latino Comstock miners
No name is more synonymous with the Comstock Lode than John Mackey. Hard-working and industrious, Mackey became fabulously wealthy from the legendary silver of the Comstock, and developed a mythos of his own in the history of Nevada. Mackey’s legacy as a miner and a philanthropist is so great that every year students at the… [Read More]