Issue: August 14, 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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Into The Wild
There's still time for a weekend camping before school starts.
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Bundy aids grazing reform
The southern Nevada scofflaw puts spotlight on below-cost federal grazing.
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Rockin' shots
David Robert has an exhibit of 25 years of rock ’n' roll concert photography at Rock City Posters starting Aug. 16.
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The curious case of Pedro Martinez
Where was crisis management?
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A chance encounter
It was the Best of times, it was the worst of times.
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Shouldn’t the Constitution formalize equality?
Thirty-five years after a constitutional amendment's failure, maybe Nevada should ratify equality for women.
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The EPA gets it right, for once
The Environmental Protection Agency hurts the free market.
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An ounce of $200
Bruce urges prevention when it comes to shingles.
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Building something
Art Domagala's People vs. Structure highlights a paradox: buildings dwarf people, but they were created by people.
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Drive-in me crazy
Our movie critic has had some wild times at the drive-in.
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One in the chamber
The Argenta Trio is the chamber music ensemble answer to the Dread Pirate Roberts.
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In the neighborhood
El Rincon is a friendly Salvadorian and Mexican restaurant that might have the best chile rellenos in the valley.
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Save the lake
On Labor Day weekend, Sustainable Tahoe is hosting the third annual Tahoe Expo to demonstrate geotourism all over the region.
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