Issue: April 12, 2012
"When I woke up in the morning everything was wet. With this heavy
layer of dew, I thought flora and fauna could thrive. Instead, the
closer I came to the sea, the more arid the terrain became. Finally,
right along the coast stretched an enormous expanse of sand
dunes. When I had this bout with heat over the last days, I
comforted myself with the vision to soon diver into the Atlantic
Ocean to cool off and to rest on balmy beaches."
Dear Folks,
The pleasures and hazards of bicycling across Africa are described in
detail this week in our cover story by Hans Frischeisen. Dave
Preston will profile the man who runs the Polo Lounge and Megan
Burner tells us about the local duo Daylight Toots. Brad Bynum
interviews the Nevada Museum of Art's new curator, JoAnne
Northrup. Ashley Hennefer writes about how Independence Lake's
owners won an award from Sunset magazine and in news we introduce
Denise Yoxsimer, the new director of the Committee to Aid Abused Women.
Thank you for reading us. Without you, we'd be up the veldt without a bicycle.
Take care,
Dennis Myers
News editor,
Reno News & Review
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Out of Namibia
Longtime Renoite Hans “The Healthy Adventurer” Frischeisen recalls one of his rides across the African country of Namibia.
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Restoration
Abuse agency’s new director tries to repair past damage.
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Capitol punishment
The lawn at Nevada’s capital went brown during a dry winter.
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Florida town faces scrutiny
Nevada link to Trayvon Martin town.
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Contemporary
The Nevada Museum of Art recently hired a second curator, JoAnne Northrup, who specializes in contemporary art.
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Court of public opinion
Nevada is the right place for Lambda Legal Defense to file to advance equal marriage rights.
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Dems should carpet-bomb women
Bruce also writes about Mike Wallace.
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Female gaze
Six young artists, all women, are graduating from the University of Nevada, Reno’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program this spring.
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Polo express
The man behind the bar at The Polo Lounge is as classy and colorful as the bar itself.
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Pie another day
The new American Pie flick is as lazy and sloppy as ever.
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In Rotation
Jelly Bread offers a mix of in-the-pocket grooves, swampy guitars, and party-time vocals. Handsome Vultures play junkyard folk rock that’s loose without ever losing musical focus.
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Living daylights
Daylight Roots is slightly confusing but decidedly danceable.
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Italian skyline
A favorite Reno Italian restaurant has reopened at a new location.
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Ground level
Full Circle Compost uses a unique blend of methods to create soil specially suited for the high desert environment.
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Council in session
The Washoe County Health District recruits local food leaders to its Washoe County Food Policy Council.
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Sunset on the lake
Independence Lake is awarded “Best Lake” by Sunset Magazine.
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Eco-event: The Big Fix screening
Black Rock Solar will host a screening of documentary The Big Fix.
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