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A hub for reporting about #humansofreno #socialjustice housing and other hyperlocal matters out of #RenoNevada DM if you have story tip or want #followback

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Almost no affordable housing in #Reno left but you can sit on this chair in Midtown if you'd like.
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Dramatic footage from today on Mt Rose of firefighters battling the #davisfire now over 30% contained
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What the #davisfire has been looking like on the commute from Carson City into Reno, with massive smoke and occasional sighting of flames. Updated mapping shows the fire at about 4,000 acres with concerns of higher winds this afternoon. Video and commentary by Briana Gonzales.
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After the Sparks call in protest yesterday huge banners with the #blacklivesmatter names of #MiciahLee #BreonnaTaylor and others killed by police were placed last night under the #ICantBreathe lettering on the R Hill before being taken down early this morning
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Video of what it looked like as cars were being turned around on Mt Rose Highway earlier this afternoon. Videos shared by one of our readers #daviscreekfire
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Good one circulating again right now
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While ballots are still being counted in #Reno and #Nevada our team of reporters spent the morning with the River Stewards a new ingenious grant funded program where those without stable shelter are paid on a daily basis to help clean up the Truckee River.
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A dramatic video of driving and coughing through the #DavisFire just as it kicked off yesterday shared by an Instagram account in Reno #firedrivethru #firedrivethrough
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What does #Reno stand for? spotted by @GracieMarieGord today
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A statement from the Hot August Nights website from earlier today: "Regarding the incident in Virginia City on Friday, August 2, the individuals featured in the viral video have been identified, and their Hot August Nights registrations have been revoked...." More in screenshot
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Worrisome conduct by UNR PD reported from last night. Much attention has been given to #Reno and Sparks PD but not the university police force, which has been known for repeated racist acts which resulted in minor reprimands.
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#Reno Police today were issuing citations to people with nowhere else to go in the Wells Ave. area, with shelters full and dangerous due to COVID-19. Why does the city criminalize the poor and those with mental health issues rather than try to help them?
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Clean up has started on the graffiti at the Washoe County School District headquarters in #Reno while some in person kids are back on school grounds for the first time since March despite COVID and hazy air. Any thoughts? How long do you think schools will stay open?
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Gary Miller, Janis Miller and Tiffany Miller have been arrested for breach of peace, battery and obstructing and delaying a police officer, following racist comments and interactions with a Black man filming them on August 2nd in Virginia City. More in our screenshot ...
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Huge rally at Believe Plaza this morning in #Reno and creative signs. to support teachers and public education. More on our Instagram at BiggestLittleStreets
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Some people are doubting delivery drivers who were delivering furniture and said the person who opened the door in Stead was Kyle Rittenhouse. These were sent to us today taken at DMV.
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From the Reno Sparks Mutual Aid page ex-con friendly places to work for
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#Reno Burrito Project now has hygiene kits in addition to healthy home cooked burritos served with a smile and friendly conversation. On Friday they gather supplies, Saturday they cook and Sunday they distribute.
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SWAT Teams and tear gas out in #Reno after protesters denouncing police racism and brutality smashed into City Hall and tried to set it on fire
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Amid a spree of these incidents an anonymous #Reno resident sent us this video from shortly before noon Sunday on Pyramid Highway of a man and kids throwing rocks on cars below
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Video shared by Paulina Zama of the #verdifire and the car that started it. Power outages are also being reported in Truckee and North Lake Tahoe
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It’s hot out there so why not check out the @WashoeLibrary in downtown #Reno where you can be inside stay cool get smarter and still be surrounded by nature in one of the most amazing inside landscapes you’ll ever experience
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#ourtownreno was forbidden by #Reno police to bear witness to the displacement of hundreds of our neighbors without stable shelter this morning or to interview anyone. Watch our one minute mini doc to see for yourself. What is happening to freedom of the press right now?
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The Reno Burrito team led by a UNR student from Ghana which feeds healthy meals to those in need every Sunday has a gofundme. You can also help gather supplies during the week, cook on Saturdays or distribute on Sundays
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A winning local meme on Instagram
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Truckee River has been creeping up stairs in downtown Reno, while crews with #Reno fire department and Truckee Meadows Fire and Protection district rescued nine people late Tuesday who were in an inflatable raft which tipped over near Crissie Caughlin Park.
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#bansoffourbodies New Protest scheduled for tonight at #Reno Federal Building 7 p.m. These are file photos from a recent women's rights protest by @jakelorgee
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This is what Donner Pass is looking like right now on the morning of August 24th. #augustsnow #donnerpass
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A Friday evening pro Palestine protest has started at UNR. Video by Kia Rastar. #unrprotest #unractivism #campusprotest
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These are now in bloom across #Reno . Some call them cum trees for the distinct smell they get from them. Others don’t smell anything. Which camp are you in?
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Why doesn't the headline say Sparks Police Shoots, Kills Suspect Who Was on Foot? Why do local media still consistently use police speak?
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This has also been making the rounds in #Reno #stuffyouseeinreno #morebathroomseverywhere
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White coats and others in #Reno knelt for 8 minutes 46 seconds at the City Hall Believe plaza to honor #GeorgeFloyd as part of #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives today organized here by @OscarDelgadoNV
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Anyone else reached their winter 🥶 limit in #Reno ? And it’s about to be so so cold
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ACLU Nevada immediately responds to confusing curfew in #Reno and raises the real risk of discriminatory enforcement, a new excuse to "stop and frisk" as some are saying
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Pro Palestinian rally taking place on Virginia street in #Reno now. Video shared with ourtownreno by Kat Fulwider
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A #Reno oldie but goodie being reshared on the socials
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Tense moments for motorists and residents this evening on the Nevada California line with homes evacuated and i80 closed after a vehicle fire spread to over 300 acres in Verdi area. #renofire videos shared with us by Angelina Velasquez
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Indigenous Day of Rage banner drop at Washoe county GOP headquarters in #Reno
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Petition to end the racist sundown siren which still goes off in Minden and Gardnerville
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Another #Reno COVID-19 casualty ... the Little Nugget Casino, including its Nugget Diner with its Awful Awful Burger ... its owner says he will be shutting down at the end of the month because it's become unattainable financially to keep going ...
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Hope everyone is ok and that that’s that. Definitely felt it in northwest #Reno #earthquake
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Banner drop for Sparks PD killed #miciahlee earlier this morning on Oddie Blvd #justiceformiciahlee #blacklivesmatter #neverforget #sayhisname
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Topsy the clown 🤡 is looking especially creepy in #Reno without a face now.
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#blacklivesmatter die-in demonstration and protest march going on now in downtown #Reno calling for justice for Miciah Lee and others killed by local police
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Parts of downtown #Reno now occupied by the protest against the SC overturning 50 years of precedence and federal abortion protection. Video by @sicru3
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Another community member is coming forward saying Kyle Rittenhouse bought a truck recently at a local dealership and had it serviced there too. Community member wants to remain anonymous due to tensions surrounding his presence in #Reno area. We are doing this reporting to alert
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Footage from yesterday’s protest #booksnotbullets #stopgunviolence walkout at Damonte Ranch HS in #Reno after a code red there Monday. Students fear it won’t be the last. Videos shared with us by Gabbie Williams.
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What? Devon Reese calls @thisisreno a blog? What does he call @rgj ? Denigrating local news websites never a good move with journalists under attack.
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The end of an era ... The Sundance bookstore on 121 California Ave released this photo today to announce its permanent closure in a month, on May 31st at 6pm. It's been a favorite for book signings and book lovers of all ages, in a majestic building in a rapidly changing Reno.
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Mark Amodei now rejecting a bill defending contraceptive rights. We will see where local voters stand in November on a candidate who keeps wanting to go backward into pre-medical times
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#truckeeriver in #Reno getting higher faster and louder every time we check
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Circulating on #Reno social media from a slide presented this week during a budgetary meeting the stark gap between what we can afford with our current salaries and the actual local average rent
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Hundreds showing up in #Reno tonight at the federal courthouse protesting the Supreme Court overturning #RoeVsWade more photos on our Instagram at biggestlittlestreets and our Facebook at ourtownreno
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As Mother Nature envelops us with more snow ❄️ in #Reno here’s recent photography by a new Our Town Reno contributor Cooper Clark.
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What it looked like as cars were being turned around on Mt Rose Highway earlier this afternoon. #daviscreekfire
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How is this #Reno ?
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The Truckee River in beautiful downtown Reno, Nevada
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Washoe County Regional Animal Services Step Up To Help Evacuated Animals Amid #DavisFire . Story and more photos here by @kia_rastar
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A gofundme has been started by @FamilySoupReno for two victims of a car plowing Monday into a group from a #Reno Food Not Bombs gathering. A former casino purchasing officer David Turner has been arrested. Activists say an unhoused woman was killed.
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Dozens braved COVID and hazy air to protect our post offices today in #Reno at local Vassar street headquarters with many hoping to vote by mail. Do you feel changes at the USPS are putting the sanctity of our elections at risk?
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Based on signs and comments we came up with a Top 10 list of possible police reforms both locally in #Reno and nationally. Which ones do you agree with or don't?
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Strange note spotted at Peppermill casino bathroom of alleged #missingperson If you recognize signature in second photo let us know #helpeachother
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Locals Fear for the Fate of Sky Tavern and Mt Rose Resort with Davis Fire Creeping Up. A recap of the devastating #DavisFire here:
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What do you think of the new sharps disposal boxes in #Reno such as this one under the Wells St. overpass? photo by @BednarskiACE
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More pictures and a video of the huge turnout to support teachers and public schools in #Reno this morning
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From Tesla employee to political operative based out of Sparks, Cesar Marquez @ZarMarquez Leading the Nevada Forward Party Charge for 2024 Vote Yes on #3 for Ranked Voting and Open Primaries... Read our story here:
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Our favorite of the Bernie in #Reno #berniemittens going around. We believe we missed a big opportunity for ourselves and for the world in 2016.
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The few photos we took before #Reno police forced us to leave this morning near Wells Ave., making us unable to interview officials or bear witness to the sweep and displacement of hundreds of people camping into all corners of the city with shelters full and dangerous.
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Last hour of a #stopthesweeps occupy style protest in #Reno ? They face a noon deadline for their own eviction
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Whose side are you on? Protest in #Reno against Supreme Court overturning federal abortion rights has moved downtown and us growing bigger and louder. Video by @sicru3
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Pro Palestine protesters interrupted a talk by Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen with UNR President Brian Sandoval at the Desert Farming Initiative earlier today before being escorted out, amid escalating deaths in Gaza during the current Israeli military action. Video by Ray Grosser
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Incredible that in #Reno we don't know the names of officers who killed Miciah Lee and Nicolas Sedano
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“Invoke the magic word ‘victim’ and you can kill at will.” We may never know the name of the Florida cop who killed Tony McDade because he’s hiding behind a law meant to protect victims.
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@woodina_red A) don’t want to get shot b) we already have the information c) rather spend time building trust with our community
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At the UNR pro Palestinian protest today as at other university protests, there were calls for UNR to divest from Israel and from companies associated with the U.S. military, including Sierra Nevada Corporation.
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What about more social workers, case workers and unarmed crisis defusion experts? Especially since #Reno police are now averaging nearly six figures in base salary, we could pay for that type of help instead.
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When a Blind Fortune show in a local #Reno garage gets interrupted by cops but you keep playing music until the last possible second, as part of our new #keeprenorad local music coverage
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Video provided by south #Reno cross walking for #BlackLivesMatter After the confrontation earlier this week, the group got more media attention and a bigger presence. They ended with a kneel in and fists in the air. Drunken rage counter protesters seem to have lost their jobs
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Some of the highlights of today’s 2023 #Reno pride parade #renopride #renoprideparade
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Four years after the City of Reno approved a $300,000 payment to settle a lawsuit by two women who accused former city manager Andrew Clinger of sexual harassment, he's now been hired by UNR in an high paying, high ranking position:
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Before the rains came, powerfulspeeches at the #GeorgeFloyd #Reno #blacklivesmatterreno peaceful kneel in and sit in with a filled to the brink plaza
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Yesterday's sweep of a camp on 4th street in #Reno left dozens even more dispossessed, more at risk of COVID-19 and colder mornings, and much less without a community. This as existing shelters are lacking space. Can't we do better for our neighbors? Photos by @BednarskiACE
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Protest in #Reno today against Mark Amodei plans to expand Fallon base for more bomb testing. Photos by @GracieMarieGord
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Beyond statues removed and airports renamed, shouldn't we also rename McCarran BLVD, Kaepernick BLVD to replace a racist heritage and instead honor @Kaepernick7 ?
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Truckee River not quite raging yet but certainly rising around noon today in downtown #Reno with more rain on the way #renoweather #renorain
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Local ducks in #Reno having a #WinterSolstice party and enjoying their pond getting more thaw with warmer temperatures
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In the department of it’s about damn time
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From the Reno subreddit
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#heroesofreno On a Sunday which would normally be packed in #Reno for #earthday celebrations but was mostly empty due to coronavirus shutdown this man was picking up city trash and doing his own recycling.
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Tragically, it has come to this ...
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Balloon sightings started this morning above #Reno did you get a photo as well? #keeprenorad
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#heroesofreno Amie Duncan and her family are starting #renosoupforthesoul on Sundays making and distributing to go healthy soups and care packages for those in need along the Truckee River. DM her on 775-583-8484 if you'd like to help
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Wasn't this just $4.99? You blink and the Cal Neva Steak and Eggs is $8.99. For whatever reasons inflation is real in #Reno . Photo by @ArielSmithRNO What do you think of the future standing of casinos in our downtown corridor?
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People left and right are being fooled by @City0fReno spoof account, there's been some classics there today
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Seen on #Reno Redditland. One comment said "they are still out there discussing how to blame the light post." Answers to that are quite interesting.
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