Issue: October 11, 2018
Dear Reno News and Review readers,
Special Projects Editor Matt Bieker here to tell you what you can expect
from the pages of this week's edition. Dennis Myers' news story examines
Nevada's evolving relationship with the sale of legal marijuana and how the
plant can still sometimes put residents at odds with their own local
governments. (Check out this week's editorial for our staff's own view on
the pitfalls of prohibition in general.) Our Tahoe column spotlights the
brave men and women of HASTY, a volunteer search and rescue corps that
trains extensively to keep locals and visitors alike safe in the wild—and
sometimes dangerous—conditions of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding
wilderness. Local band Common Mishap explains their introspective lyrics in
our Musicbeat section, while Art of the State features a two-day-only
haunted mini golf course at a local artists' co-op. Kris Vagner took our
Arts and Culture section to the Nevada Museum of Art this week, where the
photography of turn-of-the-century female explorer and proto-feminist
Anne Brigman finds new life on the gallery walls—where it's better suited
to live than Instagram. Finally, our feature this week tells the harrowing
story of the murder of Jimmy Hoff, and undercover cop who was stabbed to
death in a drug deal gone wrong over 30 years ago. Contemporary interviews
and evidence from the day continue to paint an incomplete picture of how
exactly Hoff died, while both his family and his killers continue to seek
justice.
As usual, thanks for picking up the paper or finding us online for all the
alt-weekly happenings in Reno. We'll see you next week.
-Matt
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The killing of a cop
Few events have shocked Northern Nevada as much as the 1979 murder of an undercover officer.
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Full circle
A prayer circle was held in front of the Reno federal building on Oct. 8 to mark Indigenous People’s Day.
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To the quick
Founded in 1971, the Hasty Team is a search and rescue unit of highly-trained volunteers who serve Washoe County and its neighboring areas.
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Good and bad
“All over the world strangers talk only about the weather.”
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Policy drawn from fact not fiction
Corporal punishment thrives on anecdotes.
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Putt it there
The Generator invites the community to play miniature golf on a bunch of goofy, funny, spooky holes designed by local artists.
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Wall to wall
A scholarly exhibition brings a long-forgotten photographer into the present.
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Rise to fame
A Star is Born is easily the best movie with that title ever made. Considering it’s the fourth, it’s amazing how original it feels.
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Usual suspects
Lead guitarist Colin Willis, bassist Mike Leland, drummer Garrett LaDuke and singer and guitar player Callum Burgener have released a demo, an album and an EP since they formed Common Mishap in the summer of 2015.
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Small talk
Skyline Kitchen & Vine is an inviting and stylish “casual upscale” room you’d never know was formerly a neighborhood gas station and mini-mart.
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Lockett Bridal Expo Program
The 2018 Lockett Bridal Expo and Greater Reno Women’s Expo program.
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