Issue: August 07, 2014

Hi everybody,
Well, it's time for our biggest issue of the year: the results of our
annual Biggest Little Best of Northern Nevada readers' poll.
Thousands of you, devoted readers of the Reno News & Review, voted to
decide the winners of this year's popularity contest in categories
ranging from Best Reno Restaurant to Best Place to Have Sex in
Public. You readers chose your favorite local bookstores,
politicians, bartenders, desserts and more. We had some surprising
results this year: upstart new businesses surged to the front and old
favorites fell from grace. The individuals and businesses who were
able to mobilize on social media were able to reap their desired
results. We also have fantastic--in every sense of the word--art this
year from local painter Lisa Kurt, who illustrated each category with
a different mythic creature that might be found in Nevada.
But there's more in this issue than just the results of Best Of:
Dennis Myers' takes a look at the ongoing fallout from the school
superintendent's recent temporary suspension, Bob Grimm reviews the
latest formulaic music biopic, and in Musicbeat, Anna Hart profiles
Franc Friday, who just happened to win big in the Best Local Rapper
category in this year's Best Of.
Be sure to pick up the newsprint copy of the paper for exclusive
columns, cartoons and frame-ready results pages.
Thanks for reading! If not for you, there would be no Nevadans to vote.
Brad Bynum
RN&R Arts & Culture Editor
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Marriage of convenience
Superintendent's return leaves some issues unsettled.
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A quarter century
State court judge Brent Adams stepped down.
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Nevada: Hellhole for children
Latest Casey Foundation report puts Nevada, again, at the wrong end of ranking.
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Name brands
Applicants for marijuana dispensary licenses include familiar names.
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Senate grinds to halt
Feud between McConnell and Reid immobilizes house.
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The artist
Painter and illustrator Lisa Kurt created the artwork for this year's Biggest Little Best of Northern Nevada.
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Happy birthday, Chief Mieras
The forgotten figure in the Martinez dispute.
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Good, better, best
Here they are, the results of the Biggest Little Best of Northern Nevada popularity contest.
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You’d think a human would understand
Nevada universities should take sexual violence more seriously than at least one of its regents.
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Libertarian argument against the Drug War
The major parties hate it when their policies show up on their doorsteps.
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Walk this way
The first Thursday of every month is an occasion to walk through the local art scene.
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Feel good movie
Get on Up is entertaining, but it plays it a little too safe.
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War against apathy
Franc Friday's music promotes creative expression, a quest for knowledge and fulfilling one's potential.
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Off the grid
Envirohaven received their patent and is nearing completion on their model Haven.
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Our monster popularity contest
Here are our winners of the Biggest Little Best of Northern Nevada.
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