Meeting Essentials: On-Tap This Week

Interesting agenda items for downtown and Midtown in meetings this week.

Crop of New Businesses Coming

In the city council meeting agenda for next Wednesday, there are a crop of cool things in the pipeline. Here's a suite of businesses applying for licenses:

- Mellow Fellow - 300 East Second Street, Suite 104-Bar...This is located across the street from the Reno Aces Ballpark.
- Crafted Palette - 130 West Street - Cabaret - This will be a high-end coffee shop and sip-and-paint venue in the evenings where Beaujalais was formerly located, on West Street.
- Derby Supply Company - 123 West First Street, Suite B - Bar - This will be an old-fashion style barbershop where you can also grab a drink at the same time! Located in one of the Ross Apartments First Street retail spaces.
- Shelter, 111 North Virginia Street - Cabaret. This is a bowling alley/sports bar/night club featured here.
- Sierra Wellness - 1605 East 2nd Street, Suite 103 -  This will be a medical marijuana dispensary going in next to Opa Deli and Suzie's Adult Books, on 2nd Street across from Renown Hospital.

City To Discuss Closing Virginia Street for Pedestrian Mall

There are several interesting tidbits coming up in next Wednesday's council meeting, including discussing closing Virginia Street from the Truckee River to 4th Street to create a pedestrian mall.

Bowling Stadium to Open to Public, and More

It's going to be a jam-packed fun and perhaps fiery Reno City Council meeting. Check out the highlights from next week's meeting! From bowling to baseball to STAR Bonds, it's all there.

Council Tidbits

Quite a few interesting tidbits for tomorrow's council meeting.

Reno Cracks Whip on Downtown Properties

Reno is cracking down on vacant properties in the downtown area, and recently promoted code enforcement officer Alex Woodley to revitalization manager. According to this story at News 4, he has already notified 25 properties of 56 code violations. Read the full story here.

Food Truck Frenzy

What 11 other cities do, and some suggestions from me.

Upcoming Council Tidbits

Council will NOT be reviewing bridge design options, instead they will be deciding (hopefully) on a bridge structure type, i.e. fixed, raised, etc</strong>. Old CitiCenter site to be discussed for possible uses, ideas for remodeling the bowling stadium, and council to hear Virginia Street Bridge options Nov 16.

City Council Meeting - North Virginia Street, Flower Baskets

City Council Meeting - North Virginia Street, Flower Baskets, and Assessment Districts

City Council Goodies

City Council goodies

New Parking Meters Downtown

Will be installed over the summer.

Council Postpones Decision on Fitz Garage

Wednesday's agenda item ends in a stalemate of sorts.