Renopen Streets Coming to Downtown and Midtown in October

Participants jog, dance, bike or play through a one and one-half mile closed route.

Siena In Talks to Go Back to Its Roots

Only the most hardcore Reno natives would know that the Siena, back when it was the Holiday Hotel, actually opened up in 1958 WITHOUT a casino. It was a non-gaming hotel on the river, and the casino was only added later. Hotels like Harrah's downtown are casinos with a hotel added on, but the Holiday was a hotel first, with a casino added on.

Since 1999, the casino has literally not made a dime of money. I don't need a 'source' to tell me this, it's painfully obvious when you visit the Siena on a Friday or Saturday.

Yet, during the weekends, esepcially in the summer, the hotel portion often comes close to selling out.

So, it wasn't necessarily shocking when I learned from an unnamed source that Fernando Leal, developer of the Montage and CommRow (now Whitney Peak Hotel) has bought the Siena.

SculptureFest Brings 3 Days and Nights of Art and Music

SculptureFest Brings 3 Days and Nights of Art and Music to downtown Reno. Click the read more button to learn more about this event, the artists, and the five late-night afterparties surrounding the event.

Cottage Row at Midtown Update

Check out photos of the cozy Cottage Row at Midtown. I say cozy because the homes are as close together as they are in my neighborhood! That's not a bad thing, of course, as long as you get along with your neighbors.

Courtyard Marriott Construction Update

With all the buzz about the Siena possibly becoming a Marriott, we can't forget about the other Marriott. Ground work and floodwall reinforcement looks to be nearly complete, with foundation work beginning.

Out and About in Midtown - Construction Updates

Out and About in Midtown.

Developer Blake Smith Snatches Up Waterfront Sales Office Property

Permit sniffer and good friend Mike McGonagle told me that S3 Renovation Investors, i.e. Blake Smith who recently built the Starbucks on Virginia Street downtown, and is constructing the Cov and an unnamed project on Sinclair and Stewart, has snatched up the lot on 2nd and Lake, where the half-built Waterfront Sales Office sits.

It would be sweet if he built some kind of mixed use live-work units in this spot.

Coffee Coffee Everywhere!

One new coffee bar is open, one remodel is nearly complete, and a new coffee house opens on California Avenue.

Get Cool Stuff and Support Local Theatre!

Good Luck MacBeth will be hosting a fabulous bazaar this weekend to help keep their doors open and continue to offer great plays and musicals for Midtown and beyond. Stop by and purchase something cool!

Reno Street Food Kicks Off at Idlewild

This year, Reno Street Food will once again begin hosting the popular events at Idlewild Park starting this Friday, May 22 from 5 PM to 9 PM.  This is a free event open to the public.

Jack Bacon Building Purchased by Former Owners of Little House On Center Street

The "Jack Bacon" building, located at 516 South Virginia, the terminus of California Avenue at Virginia Street, has been purchased by the former owners of Little House On Center Street, Alex and Esmeralda Long, and will become a restaurant with a focus on seafood, hopefully by August 1st.

Color Goes On 777 Center

The first glimpse of color on the 777 Center building, formerly Maytan Music located in midtown on the corner of Cheney and Center Street.