What’s happening on Wells? Is Wells Avenue changing its face? Is the district becoming gentrified? This is the second of a four-part series focused on the Wells Avenue area and what neighbors, business owners and experts have to say about how the area is evolving. There are 200 businesses in the Wells Avenue area and… [Read More]
Local resources can help children who lost a parent due to COVID-19
A recent study published by the Pediatric Journal revealed that children are losing parents due to COVID-19 at an alarming rate. The journal discovered that one child loses a caregiver for every four COVID related deaths. Furthermore, the majority of these kids are from families of racial minorities. This is not just a national issue…. [Read More]
The changing face of Wells Avenue (1 of 4)
Wells Avenue is one of the most popular and picturesque neighborhoods in the city of Reno. It is known as a great place to see art murals, visit small Latino restaurants, salons, tattoo parlors, clothing and pet stores. Over the past few years, Wells Avenue has seen numerous new businesses flourish and has also begun… [Read More]
Latinos and their indigenous identity: How this community learned to embrace its native roots
For the first time in the history of the United States the federal government, via a proclamation by a sitting president, acknowledged Indigenous Peoples’ Day this past October 11, 2021. The day, which will be shared with Columbus Day and falls during Hispanic Heritage Month, was first proposed in 1977 and took a long circuitous… [Read More]
Exploring the terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx
As you may have heard, National Hispanic Heritage Month recently wrapped up. It’s a time to celebrate Latino, Hispanic and Latinx contributions to the United States. Maybe all of those words sound the same, but have you ever wondered the differences between these terms? KUNR Contributor María Palma with Noticiero Móvil spoke with several community members and… [Read More]
Latino Nevadans keep Día de los Muertos celebrations alive in their communities
Flowers were blooming on a recent Saturday inside Winchester Dondero Cultural Center as sisters Ana Martinez and Joyce Mayorquin snipped and folded colorful pieces of tissue paper during a workshop. The final step — twisting and attaching a green pipe cleaner to form the stem — brought the paper flowers to life. The floral creations will decorate… [Read More]
Effort to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day advances in one rural county, stalls in another
For the first time, Mineral County today is celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a significant move for a county in rural Nevada, where Native communities still face obstacles to getting recognized, even as Indigenous Peoples’ Day is increasingly celebrated across the nation. In the past, the Western Nevada county, where a portion of the Walker River… [Read More]
Want to go leaf peeping? Explore our favorite places near Reno and Tahoe
If you felt like summer passed you in a blur of smoke and haze, you didn’t imagine it —autumn is already well underway. Temperatures are falling at night and days are filled with crisp, fall air. If you missed the blue skies of summer and find yourself longing for some vibrant colors before a blanket of white covers the mountains, fall in the… [Read More]
Reno Latinos mourn, celebrate long-time Spanish-speaking radio DJ ‘El Compa Lalo’
On Valentine’s Day in 1997, Julie Kent Rios went on a first date with the man she would marry six months later. Their connection was immediate. Later that week, he gave her a dolphin bracelet after she let it slip that she loved dolphins. And then he said: I love you. “I thought, ‘This guy… [Read More]
The story behind the photo taken by the first Honduran to win a Pulitzer Prize
Marcio Sanchez never expected to wear an armored vest while covering a protest in the U.S. He always thought that kind of equipment was reserved for war zones. Sanchez, a former intern at the Reno Gazette Journal and longtime photographer for the Associated Press, found himself dodging rubber bullets and wandering through a haze of… [Read More]
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