City of Reno
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Nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World
Location of Reno, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52722, -119.82194
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Washoe
Government
- Mayor	Bob Cashell
Area
- City	69. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. This is a List of counties in Nevada. There are sixteen counties and one Independent city in the U Washoe County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The population was 339486 at the 2000 census; 2006 Census Bureau A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Robert "Bob" Cashell is the current Republican mayor of Reno Nevada, elected in 2002 Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 3 sq mi (179. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²)
- Land	69. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (179. 0 km²)
- Water	0. 2 sq mi (0. 6 km²)
Elevation	4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Population (2000)
- City	180,480
- Density	2,611. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi (1,008. 3/km²)
- Metro	339,486
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	89500-89599
Area code(s)	775
FIPS code	32-60600
GNIS feature ID	0861100

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Washoe County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The population was 339486 at the 2000 census; 2006 Census Bureau Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As of the 2000 census, the city population was 180,480, making it the second-largest city in Nevada. Census estimates in 2006 indicated that the city's population had increased to 210,255, but ranked Reno as the fourth largest city in the state following Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Las Vegas metropolitan area; it is located mainly to the southeast North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. ^[1] Reno lies 26 miles (42 km) north of the Nevada state capital, Carson City, and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe in a Shrub-steppe. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. Shrub-steppe is a type of low rainfall natural Grassland. Shrub-steppes are distinguishable from deserts which are too dry to support a noticeable cover of perennial grasses The area of western Nevada and the California Sierra Nevada anchored by Reno has a population of approximately 700,000 people. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U Reno shares its eastern border with the city of Sparks. Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 66346 at the 2000 census. Reno, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", is famous for its casinos, and is the birthplace of the gaming corporation Harrah's Entertainment. A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities Harrah's Entertainment Inc is a private gaming Corporation that owns and operates Casinos hotels and six golf courses under several Brands Reno residents are referred to as "Renoites. "

Contents 1 History 2 Geology 3 Climate 4 Government 5 Education 5.1 Universities and colleges 5.2 Public schools 5.3 Public charter schools 5.4 Private schools 5.5 Libraries 6 Gaming industry 7 Downtown revitalization 8 Nightlife 9 Demographics 10 Transportation 11 Sports 12 Recreation 13 2018 Winter Olympic Games 14 Environmental factors 15 Culture 16 Movies 17 Noteworthy residents 18 Reno in music 19 Reno in pop culture 20 Sister cities 21 Footnotes 22 External links

History

As early as the 1850s a few pioneers settled in the Truckee Meadows, a relatively fertile valley through which the Truckee River made its way from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there often to colonize the area The Truckee River is a River 140 miles (225 km long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. Pyramid Lake is an Endorheic salt lake, approximately 188 Square miles (487  km ² in area in the Great Basin in the northwestern In addition to subsistence farming, these early residents could pick up a bit of business from travellers along the California Trail, which followed the Truckee westward, before branching off towards Donner Lake, where the formidable obstacle of the Sierras began. The California Trail was a major overland Emigrant route across the Western United States from Missouri to California in the middle 19th Donner Lake is a freshwater Lake in northeast California on the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada and about 11 miles northwest of the much larger Lake Gold had been discovered in the vicinity of Virginia City in 1850 and a modest mining community developed, but the discovery of silver in 1859 led to one of the greatest mining bonanzas of all time as the Comstock Lode spewed forth treasure. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen The Comstock Lode was the first major US deposit of Silver Ore, discovered under what is now Virginia City Nevada on the eastern slope of Mt The Comstock's closest connection to the outside world lay in the Truckee Meadows.

To provide the necessary connection between Virginia City and the California Trail, Charles Fuller built a log toll bridge across the Truckee River in 1859. A small community to service travellers soon grew up near the bridge. After two years, Fuller sold the bridge to Myron Lake, who continued to develop the community with the addition of a grist mill, kiln, and livery stable to the hotel and eating house. The tiny community acquired the name River's Crossing or more commonly Lakes Crossing. In 1864, Washoe County was consolidated with Roop County; Lakes Crossing became the largest city in the county. Washoe County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The population was 339486 at the 2000 census; 2006 Census Bureau Roop County is a defunct county of Nevada. It was created as Lake County in 1861 as one of the original nine counties of Nevada

In 1868, the Central Pacific Railroad, building tracks across the west to connect with the Union Pacific, built from the east to form the first transcontinental railroad. The Central Pacific Railroad was the California-to-Utah portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in North America This article refers to a railroad built in the United States between Omaha and Sacramento completed in 1869 Myron Lake, realizing what a rail connection would mean for business, deeded land to the Central Pacific in exchange for its promise to build a depot at Lake's Crossing. Once the railroad station was established, the town of Reno officially came into being on May 13, 1868. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The new town was named in honor of Major General Jesse L. Reno; a Union officer killed in the American Civil War. Jesse Lee Reno ( April 20, 1823 &ndash September 14, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

In 1871 Reno became the county seat of the newly expanded Washoe County, replacing the previous county seat, located in Washoe City. Washoe County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The population was 339486 at the 2000 census; 2006 Census Bureau New Washoe City is an unincorporated community located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. However, political power in Nevada remained with the mining communities, first Virginia City and later Tonopah and Goldfield. Tonopah is an Unincorporated town and Census-designated place (CDP in Nye County, Nevada, United States. Goldfield, an unincorporated community, is the County seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States.

The extension of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad to Reno in 1872 provided another big boost to the new city's economy. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad was built to serve the Silver mining communities of Nevada. At first citizens viewed the changes as an omen, however in the following decades, Reno continued to grow and prosper as a business and agricultural center and became the principal settlement on the transcontinental railroad between Sacramento and Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U

As the mining boom waned early in the twentieth century, Nevada's centers of political and business activity shifted to the non-mining communities, especially Reno and Las Vegas, and today the former mining metropolises stand as little more than ghost towns. Despite this, Nevada is still the third-largest gold producer in the world, after South Africa and Australia; the state yielded 6. 9 percent of the world's supply in 2005 world gold production ^[2].

Nevada's legalization of casino gambling in 1931 and the passage of liberal divorce laws created another boom for Reno. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Ernie Pyle once wrote in one of his columns "All the people you saw on the streets in Reno were obviously there to get divorces. Ernest Taylor Pyle ( August 3 1900 &ndash April 18 1945) was an American Journalist who wrote as a roving correspondent " The divorce business eventually died as the other states fell in line by passing their own laws easing the requirements for divorce, but gambling continued as a major Reno industry. Beginning in the 1950s, the need for economic diversification beyond gaming fueled a movement for more lenient business taxation. The presence of a main east-west rail line, the emerging interstate highway system, favorable tax climate and relatively inexpensive land created the ideal conditions for warehousing and distribution of goods to the growing population in the surrounding eleven western states. Today, Reno has the largest concentration of distribution related property per capita in the United States.

Reno has experienced a growing economy which has resulted in new home construction around the metro area. A direct result of this growth and the "Housing bubble" has been a dramatic increase in housing prices in the area. A real estate bubble or property bubble (or housing bubble for residential markets is a type of Economic bubble that occurs periodically in local or global Reno-Sparks being named the 44th most overvalued housing market in the nation in 2006^[3]. As of Jan. 2007 Reno’s housing market has experienced a correction of 7% bringing the median home price down to $315,000. ^[4].

In more recent years, the city has gained some fame as it is the subject of the popular comedy series Reno 911! (which is not, however, filmed in the city). Reno 911! is an American Comedy television series on Comedy Central that debuted in 2003.

See also: List of Registered Historic Places in Washoe County, Nevada

Geology

Reno is situated just east of the Sierra Nevada on the western edge of the Great Basin at an elevation of about 4,400 feet (1300 m) above sea level. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U The Great Basin is a large arid region of the western United States. Numerous faults exist throughout the region. Most of these are normal (vertical motion) faults associated with the uplift of the various mountain ranges, including the Sierras. In Geology a fault, or fault line, is a planar rock fracture which shows evidence of relative movement

In February of 2008, an unusual swarm of quakes began to occur, centered in an unnamed fault zone in the western suburbs of Reno. (See Reno earthquakes of 2008 for up to date maps and info on the ongoing earthquake swarm. The Reno earthquakes of 2008, also known as the "Mogul-Somersett Earthquake Sequence" are an unusual swarm of Earthquakes which are occurring in or near the western )

Climate

Reno sits in the rain shadow of the Sierras. Winter has snowfall but typically it is light. Summer highs are generally in the low to mid 90s (degrees Fahrenheit, 30s in degrees Celsius), but temperatures above 100°F (38°C) occur occasionally. July daytime and nighttime temperatures average 92°F (33°C) and 51°F (11°C), respectively; while January day and night temperatures average 46°F (7°C) and 22°F (-6°C), respectively. The record high temperature was 108°F on July 10 and 11, 2002. The record low temperature was -19°F on January 8, 1890. ^[5] Most precipitation occurs in winter and spring.

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F	71	75	83	89	97	103	108	105	101	91	77	70
Norm High °F	45. 5	51. 7	57. 2	64. 1	72. 6	82. 8	91. 2	89. 9	81. 7	69. 9	55. 3	46. 4
Norm Low °F	21. 8	25. 4	29. 3	33. 2	40. 2	46. 5	51. 4	49. 9	43. 1	34	26. 4	20. 7
Rec Low °F	-16	-16	-2	13	18	21	33	24	20	8	1	-16
Precip (in)	1. 06	1. 06	0. 86	0. 35	0. 62	0. 47	0. 24	0. 27	0. 45	0. 42	0. 8	0. 88
Source: USTravelWeather. com [1]

Government

Reno has a basic democratic municipal government. The city council is the core of the government, with seven members. Five of these council people represent districts of Reno, and are vetted in the primary by the citizens of each district. In general, the top two vote getters in each ward make the ballot for the city-wide election. This is an unusual but highly effective system. The other two members are the at-large, who represent the entire city, and the mayor, who is elected by the people of the city. The council has several duties, including setting priorities for the city, promoting communication with the public, planning development, and redevelopment. An example of an award winning municipal project was "reTRAC". This project moved underground the ever present train traffic that has run through the heart of the community since the late 19th century, thereby freeing up eleven street-level traffic and pedestrian crossings that were previously snarled whenever trains came through.

The government's other members include the city manager, who implements and enforces the policies and programs the council approves, and is chosen by the council. He or she is in charge of the budget and work force for these programs. There is also the city attorney, who is responsible for civil and criminal cases. He or she is elected to represent the city government in court, and prosecutes misdemeanors as well. Lastly, the council chooses a city clerk, who records the proceedings of the council, makes appointments for the council, and makes sure efficient copying and printing services are available.

Education

Universities and colleges

• The University of Nevada, Reno is the oldest university in the state of Nevada and Nevada System of Higher Education. The University of Nevada Reno ( Nevada) is a University located in Reno Nevada, USA and is known for its programs in agricultural research journalism The University of Nevada Reno ( Nevada) is a University located in Reno Nevada, USA and is known for its programs in agricultural research journalism In 1886, the state university, previously only a college preparatory school, moved from Elko in remote northeastern Nevada to a site north of downtown Reno, where it became a full-fledged state college. The university's first building, Morrill Hall, still stands on the historic quad at the campus' southern end. The university grew slowly over the decades, but has began to expand rapidly along with the rest of the state and currently has an enrollment of approximately 16,000, with most students hailing from within Nevada. Among its specialties are mining engineering, agriculture, journalism, and one of only two Basque Studies programs in the nation. Mining engineering is an Engineering discipline that involves the practice the theory the science the technology and application of extracting and processing Minerals Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. It also houses the only judicial college in the United States.

• Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) is a regionally accredited, two year institution which is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Truckee Meadows Community College is a Community college located in the U The college has an enrollment of approximately 13,000 students attending classes at a primary campus and four satellite centers. The college offers a wide range of academic and university transfer programs, occupational training, career enhancement workshops, and classes just for fun. Courses are conducted daytime and evening in the classroom, by cablecast, and on the Internet. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks TMCC offers associate of arts, associate of science, associate of applied science or associate of general studies degrees, one-year certificates, or certificates of completion in more than 50 career fields, including architecture, auto/diesel mechanics, criminal justice, dental hygiene, graphic design, nursing, and welding. A dental hygienist is a licensed Dental auxiliary who specializes in preventive dental care typically but not limited to focusing on techniques in Oral hygiene.

• The Nevada School of Law at Old College located in Reno was the first law school established in the state of Nevada. Nevada School of Law at Old College was the first Law school established in the state of Nevada. Its doors were open from 1981-1988.

• Career College of Northern Nevada(CCNN) is a nationally accredited trade school that trains students in technical fields that support fast growing industries. The college is locally owned and operated. Employer advisory boards direct the college in order to provide skill training that is relevant to the industry needs. www. ccnn. edu

• Morrison University is a university that is located in the south side of Reno, Nevada,

Public schools

Public education is provided by the Washoe County School District. The Washoe County School District (WCSD is a Public school district providing Public education to students in Washoe County, Nevada, including

• Reno has ten public high schools: Damonte Ranch, Galena, Hug, McQueen, North Valleys, Regional Technical Institute (RTI), Reno, Truckee Meadows Community College High School^[6], Washoe, and Wooster. Damonte Ranch High School is the newest public high school in the Washoe County School District, located in southeast Reno. Galena High School is a public secondary school in Southwest Reno Nevada that is a part of the Washoe County School District. Procter R Hug High School is a fully accredited public high school in Reno Nevada and belongs to the Washoe County School District. Robert McQueen High School (McQ is a public Secondary school in Reno Nevada, in the United States. North Valleys High School is located in north Reno Nevada. NVHS belongs to the Washoe County School District. Reno High School (RHS is a public Secondary school in Reno Nevada that is a part of the Washoe County School District. Earl Wooster High School, or Wooster High School (WHS is a public Secondary school in Reno Nevada that is a part of the Washoe County School District.
• There are also three public high schools in neighboring Sparks, attended by many students who live in Reno: Reed, Spanish Springs, and Sparks High School. Edward C Reed High School is a public secondary school in Sparks, Nevada and is one of three public high schools run by the Washoe County School District
• Reno-Sparks has 16 middle schools: Billinghurst, Clayton, Cold Springs, Damonte Ranch, Dilworth, Gerlach, Incline, Mendive, O'Brien, Pine, Shaw, Spanish Springs, Sparks, Swope, Traner, Vaughn, and Washoe. Cold Springs Middle School The school opened for the 2006-2007 school year
• Reno-Sparks has 62 elementary schools: Allen, Anderson, Beasley, Jesse Beck, Bennett, Booth, Brown, Cannan, Caughlin Ranch, Corbett, Desert Heights, Diedrichsen, Dodson, Donner Springs, Double Diamond, Drake, Duncan, Dunn, Elmcrest, Gomes, Grace Warner, Roy Gomm, Greenbrae, Hidden Valley, Huffaker, Hunsberger, Hunter Lake, Johnson, Juniper, Lemmon Valley, Elizabeth Lenz, Lincoln Park, Echo Loder, Mathews, Maxwell, Melton, Mitchell, Moss, Mount Rose, Natchez, Palmer, Peavine, Picollo Special Education School, Pleasant Valley, Risley, Sepulveda, Sierra Vista, Silver Lake, Alice Smith, Kate Smith, Smithridge, Spanish Springs, Stead, Sun Valley, Taylor, Towles, Van Gorder, Verdi, Veterans Memorial, Warner, Westergard, Whitehead, and Sarah Winnemucca.

Public charter schools

Reno has many charter schools, which include: Academy for Career Education, serving grades 10-12, opened 2002^[7]. Charter schools are elementary or secondary schools in the United States that receive public money but Bailey Charter Elementary School, serving grades K-6, opened 2001^[8]. Coral Academy of Science, serving grades 4-12, opened 2000^[9]. Davidson Academy, serving grades 9-12, opened 2006 ^[10] . For the Davidson Academy in Tennessee go to Davidson Academy. High Desert Montessori School, serving grades PreK-7, opened 2002. I Can Do Anything Charter School, serving grades 9-12, opened 2000^[11]. Rainshadow Community Charter High School, serving grades 9-12, opened 2003^[12]. Sierra Nevada Academy Charter School, serving grades PreK-8, opened 1999. TEAM A (Together Everyone Achieves More Academy), serving grades 9-12, opened 2004^[13].

Private schools

Reno has a few private high schools, the largest of which are Bishop Manogue High School^[14] and Sage Ridge School (SRS)^[15]. Bishop Manogue High School is a Catholic High school in Reno Nevada. Sage Ridge is Reno, Nevada 's only college preparatory school and is for grades 5-12

Libraries

Washoe County Library System has locations throughout Reno and its surrounding communities.

Gaming industry

Before the late 1950s, Reno was the gambling capital of the United States, but in the last twenty years Las Vegas' rapid rise, American Airlines' 2000 buyout of Reno Air and the growth of Indian gaming in California have somewhat reduced its business. American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size Reno Air was a scheduled passenger airline that provided service from its hubs at Reno/Tahoe International Airport in Reno Nevada and San Jose International Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Older casinos were either torn down (Mapes, Nevada Club, Harold's Club, Palace Club) and smaller casinos like the Comstock, Sundowner, Golden Phoenix, Kings Inn, Money Tree, Virginian, and Riverboat closed, and some converted to condos. Reno casinos experience some slow days during the week, especially during winter, when mountain passes can rarely be closed to some traffic from California. The closures of Hwy 80 over Donner Pass rarely last longer than 3 hours. The train service from California and the airline service is almost never interrupted. During weekends, holidays and special events Reno does see an increase in business. Large special events such as Hot August Nights and the Reno Balloon Races pack the area hotels to 100% occupancy.

Several local large hotel casinos have shown significant growth and have moved gaming further away from the Virginia Street core. These larger hotel casinos are the Atlantis, the Peppermill and the Grand Sierra Resort. The Peppermill was chosen as the most outstanding Reno gaming/hotel property by Casino Player and Nevada Magazines. In 2005,the Peppermill Hotel Casino began a $300 million dollar Tuscan-themed expansion.

In an effort to bring more tourism to the area, Reno holds several events throughout the year, most of which have been extremely successful. They include Hot August Nights[2](a classic car convention), Street Vibrations (a motorcycle fan gathering and rally), The Great Reno Balloon Race, the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off (held in Sparks), a Cinco de Mayo celebration, bowling tournaments (held in the National Bowling Stadium) and the Reno Air Races. The Great Reno Balloon Race is a Hot-air balloon race held each September in Reno Nevada. Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May" is a Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de Los Angeles in 1862 The holiday commemorates Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins The National Bowling Stadium located in Reno Nevada was opened in 1995 The Reno Air Races, also known as the National Championship Air Races, take place each September at the Reno Stead Airport a few miles north of Reno Nevada

Reno is the location of the corporate headquarters for International Game Technology, which manufactures slot machines used throughout the world. International Game Technology is a Reno, Nevada based maker of Slot machines and other gaming products A slot machine ( American) fruit machine ( British) or poker machine ( Australian) is a Casino gambling machine with three Ballys Technology and Gaming and GameTech also have development and manufacturing presence in Reno.

Downtown revitalization

The closure of many downtown casinos has sparked a movement to turn them into condominiums. A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment Out-of-state developers have purchased the Comstock and the Sundowner, amongst others, in hopes of turning them into upscale condos. In addition to converting old properties, these developers are building new structures on formerly-vacant lots. The Comstock was redeveloped and is now home to The Residences at Riverwalk Towers.

The Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor (ReTRAC) was undertaken to solve noise pollution and traffic congestion on Virginia Street by lowering the train tracks below street level. Noise pollution (or environmental noise) is displeasing human- or machine-created sound that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life This has also added to the city's efforts to make the downtown area friendlier to tourists. The trench was listed as completed on November 22, 2005. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 2008, the city council approved spending on creating a trench cover between Virginia Street and West Street essentially creating a two-block tunnel. This cover is slated to become a plaza with proposed retail and art fixtures.

Nightlife

Reno has recently seen the opening of many businesses that cater to socializing and after-work activities, as new and old Reno locals have slowly reclaimed parts of downtown from the waning glut of casino-bound tourists of yore. Many bars and nightclubs have moved into the area on West 1st and 2nd Streets between Arlington and Sierra in downtown Reno. Though this growth has only been a recent trend, it has the potential to help retain local youth and invite new, young, urban professionals to Reno more permanently. As the greater Reno area has previously struggled demographically to sustain a young adult population, this new trend in nightlife may prove to be significant for the city's future growth and development. Bars and clubs in this area include Imperial Lounge, Sierra Tap House, Se7en, Tonic, El Cortez Lounge, Five Star Saloon, the West 2nd Street Bar, Club Carnival (previously Vino's), Silver Peak Brewery, and Satellite. In addition, various downtown casinos host lounges and nightclubs, including Roxy's, The Brew Brothers and Bubingas at the Eldorado Hotel Casino, Rum Bullions at the Silver Legacy, and Sapphire Lounge at Harrah's. The Grand Sierra Resort also recently opened Nikki Beach a popular and trendy chain of poolside clubs.

Downtown Reno is Reno's most popular area for bars and clubs. However, there are a few other hotspots including East Fourth Street, Wells Avenue, the UNR area, Kietzke Lane, and all along South Virginia St. Most neighborhoods also have their local bars, sports bars, or breweries mainly in strip malls.

Gay nightlife occurs mostly at mixed nightclubs; Tronix, 1099 Club, Carl's, The Patio, Club Carnival, Five Star Saloon, Reflections, and Neutron.

The casinos, Pioneer Center, Bruka Theatre, La Bussola, Sierra Arts and the Reno Events Center also provide numerous concerts, art events, plays, and shows as well. The Reno Events Center is a 7500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Reno Nevada.

Demographics

As of the census^[16] of 2000, there were 180,480 people, 73,904 households, and 41,681 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,008. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (2,611. 4/km²). There were 79,453 housing units at an average density of 1,149. 6/sq mi (443. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77. 46% White, 2. 58% African American, 1. 26% Native American, 1. 29% Asian, 0. 56% Pacific Islander, 9. 26% from other races, and 3. 60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19. 18% of the population.

There were 73,904 households out of which 27. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40. 5% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43. 6% were non-families. 32. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 38 and the average family size was 3. 06.

In the city the population was spread out with 23. 2% under the age of 18, 11. 8% from 18 to 24, 31. 5% from 25 to 44, 22. 2% from 45 to 64, and 11. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,530, and the median income for a family was $49,582. Males had a median income of $33,204 versus $26,763 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,520. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 3% of families and 12. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 3% of those under age 18 and 7. 1% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

The course of the Truckee River runs through Reno, as does the Union Pacific Railroad, Interstate 80 (east-west) and US 395 (north-south). The Truckee River is a River 140 miles (225 km long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. Interstate 80 (I-80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States (after I-90) US Route 395 is a US Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near

Reno has an extensive bus system called RTC RIDE(formerly known as Citifare), which is provided by the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County. The bus system has its main terminal in downtown Reno and secondary terminals in Sparks and at Meadowood Mall in south Reno. The RTC also has a service called RTC ACCESS (formerly known as CitiLift) that provides transport for disabled people. RTC INTERCITY (formerly known as PRIDE) buses link Reno and Carson City.

The RTC also provides a free bus service up and down Virginia Street in Reno called RTC SIERRA SPIRIT, which many locals refer to as "the Pinwheel bus" due to the pinwheel design on the bright yellow buses and at bus stops. This regular service is free of charge.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Reno. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The city's passenger rail station is located at 280 North Center Street, East Commercial Row in downtown Reno. Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is scheduled to depart Reno at 12:03 pm daily and provides service to the cities of Truckee, Colfax, Roseville, Sacramento, Davis, Martinez, and Emeryville, across the bay from San Francisco. The California Zephyr is a 2438-mile (3924-km long Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Western United Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County California, in the United States. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, is scheduled to depart Reno at 2:11 pm daily and provides service to Sparks, Winnemucca, Elko, Salt Lake City, Provo, Helper, Green River, Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Denver, Omaha, Galesburg, and Chicago. Union Station is a Chicago Train station that opened in 1925 replacing an earlier 1881 station and is now the only Intercity rail terminal in Chicago Amtrak California Thruway Motorcoaches also arrive and depart Reno four times daily in each direction connecting to and from the Coast Starlight, Capitol Corridor, and San Joaquin trains at Sacramento, California. The Coast Starlight is a 1377-mile (2235 km Passenger train route operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States.

See also: Reno (Amtrak station)

The city is served by Reno/Tahoe International Airport, with general aviation traffic also handled by Reno Stead Airport. The Reno Amtrak station is a train station in Reno, Nevada, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system Reno/Tahoe International Airport is a public Airport located three Nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the Central business district of Reno/Stead Airport is a large General aviation Airport located in the North Valleys area 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the Central business

Sports

Reno is home to the Reno Silver Sox Golden Baseball League team and will be home to the Reno Raiders of the ECHL in the future. For the disambiguation see Reno Silver Sox (disambiguation. The Reno Silver Sox are a professional baseball team based in Reno The Golden Baseball League, based in Dublin California, is a professional independent baseball league with teams in the western United States and Canada The Reno Raiders will be a Professional Ice hockey franchise in the ECHL, with an unknown planned start date The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered In addition, a new ballpark is in the planning stages for a Pacific Coast League franchise. Sierra Nevada Stadium is a Baseball stadium currently under construction in Reno Nevada. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. The Tucson Sidewinders will be moving to Reno in 2009 [3]. In addition, the NBA Development League will be fielding a new expansion team for the 2008-09 season, set to play at the Reno Events Center. The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Association 's officially sponsored and operated developmental Basketball organization The Reno Events Center is a 7500-seat multi-purpose Arena in Reno Nevada. ^[17]

Reno also enjoys a thriving college sports scene, with the Nevada Wolf Pack achieving appearances in football bowl games and an Associated Press Top Ten ranking in basketball in 2007. The University of Nevada Reno ( Nevada) is a University located in Reno Nevada, USA and is known for its programs in agricultural research journalism The Nevada Wolf Pack Basketball program is a College basketball team that represents the University of Nevada Reno. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

In 2004, the city completed a $1. 5 million whitewater park on the Truckee River in downtown Reno which attracts paddlers from all over the region and hosts whitewater events throughout the year. The course runs Class 2 and 3 rapids with safe and free, year-round public access. The 1,400-foot north channel features more aggressive rapids, drop pools and "holes" for rodeo kayak-type maneuvers. The milder 1,200-foot south channel is set up as a kayak slalom course and a beginner area.

The Reno area boasts 14 ski areas within two hours of the city.

Reno is also home to the Battle Born Derby Demons ^[18]. Northern Nevada's "FIRST and ONLY Flat Track Roller Derby League!!"

Reno is the home of the National Bowling Stadium, which hosts the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) Open Championships every three years. The National Bowling Stadium located in Reno Nevada was opened in 1995 The United States Bowling Congress is a sports membership organization dedicated to Ten-pin bowling in the United States of America

Recreation

Reno is home to a variety of recreation activities including both seasonal and year-round. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. In the summer, Reno locals can be found near three major bodies of water: Lake Tahoe, the Truckee River, and Pyramid Lake. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. The Truckee River is a River 140 miles (225 km long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. Pyramid Lake is an Endorheic salt lake, approximately 188 Square miles (487  km ² in area in the Great Basin in the northwestern Lake Tahoe, which splits the border between California and Nevada, provides visitors and locals with opportunities to fish, water-ski and wakeboard, parasail, jet-ski, and of course swim. The Truckee River runs from Lake Tahoe through the center of downtown Reno and up to Pyramid Lake. After receiving city funding, the Truckee River now draws kayakers from all over the United States. The river is also a major part Artown, held in the summer at Wingfield Park, where locals and visitors come to swim, inner-tube, raft and enjoy local Reno culture. Started in 1996 Artown is a yearly arts festival held every July in Reno NV by the city council

Winters in Reno are just as enjoyable. Skiing and snowboarding are among the most popular winter sports and draw in many tourists. There are approximately eight major ski resorts, including Northstar-at-Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Sugar Bowl, Diamond Peak, Heavenly and Mount Rose Ski Resort located as close as eleven miles and as far as ninety-eight miles from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Northstar at Tahoe is a year-round resort situated near the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, approximately from the San Francisco Bay Area. Sierra-at-Tahoe is a ski and snowboard resort in Twin Bridges California, USA to the south of Lake Tahoe. For the bed and breakfast inn in British Columbia Canada see Alpine Meadows Lodge. The Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley California, is one of the largest and most high-concept ski areas in the United States, and was Sugar Bowl is a ski and snowboard area in Norden California along the Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 46 miles Diamond Peak may refer to A mountain summit in Antarctica: Diamond Peak (Antarctica A mountain summit in the Other popular winter activities include cross country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, and snowmobiling.

2018 Winter Olympic Games

The resort region around Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border have formed the Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition to make a bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be celebrated in 2018 and are an international Winter sports athletic The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be celebrated in 2018 and are an international Winter sports athletic They cited the airport, close mountains, and compact geographic area in which the games could be held. Squaw Valley Ski Resort, which hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, is considered a major advantage to the bid. The Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley California, is one of the largest and most high-concept ski areas in the United States, and was The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated between February ^[19]

Environmental factors

The Reno-Sparks wastewater treatment plant discharges tertiary treated effluent to the Truckee River. Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing Contaminants from Wastewater, both Runoff ( Effluents Effluent is an outflowing of water from a natural body of water or from a man-made structure The Truckee River is a River 140 miles (225 km long in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. In the 1990s this capacity was increased from 20 to 30 million gallons (70 to 110 million liters) per day. While treated, the effluent nevertheless contains suspended solids, nitrogen, and phosphorus, aggravating water quality concerns of the river and its receiving waters of Pyramid Lake. Nitrogen (ˈnaɪtɹəʤɪn is a Chemical element that has the symbol N and Atomic number 7 and Atomic weight 14 Phosphorus, (ˈfɒsfərəs is the Chemical element that has the symbol P and Atomic number 15 Pyramid Lake is an Endorheic salt lake, approximately 188 Square miles (487  km ² in area in the Great Basin in the northwestern Local agencies working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have developed a number of watershed management strategies to accommodate this expanded effluent discharge; to accomplish this successful outcome, the DSSAM Model was developed and calibrated for the Truckee River in order to analyze the most cost effective available management strategy set. The DSSAM Model (Dynamic Stream Simulation and AssessmentModel is a Computer simulation developed for the Truckee River to analyze water quality The resulting management strategies included a package of measures such as land use controls in the Lake Tahoe basin, urban runoff controls in Reno and Sparks and best management practices for wastewater discharge. Land use' is also often used to refer to the distinct land use types in Zoning. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. Surface runoff is a term used to describe when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess Water, from Rain, Snowmelt, or other sources flows Best Management Practices ( BMP) is a term used in the United States to describe a type of Water pollution control

Wetlands are an important part of the Reno/Tahoe area. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog They act as a natural filter for the solids that come out of the water treatment plant. Plant roots absorb nutrients from the water and naturally filter it. Wetlands are also a home for over 75% of the species in the Great Basin. The Great Basin is a large arid region of the western United States. However, the area's wetlands are at risk of being destroyed due to development around the city. While developers build on top of the wetlands they fill them with dirt destroying the habitat they create for the plants and animals. Washoe county has devised a plan that will help protect these important ecosystems: Mitigation. In the future, when developers try to build over a wetland, they will be responsible for creating another wetland near Washoe Lake. This area is much smaller than the wetlands destroyd.

The Truckee River serves as Reno's primary source of drinking water. It supplies Reno with 80,000,000 gallons of water a day during the summer, and 40,000,000 gallons of water per day in the winter. Before the water goes to the homes around the Reno area, it must go to one of two water treatment plants, Chalk Bluff or Glendale Water Treatment Plant. Water treatment describes those processes used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use As an attempt to save water, golf courses in Reno, like Arrow Creek Golf Course, have been using treated effluent water instead of treated water from one of Reno's water plants.

Culture

• National Automobile Museum
• Nevada Shakespeare Company
• Nevada Museum of Art
• University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum
• Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden
• Reno Pops Orchestra
• Artown
• Pioneer Center For Performing Arts
• La Bussola & Center Gallery
• Sierra Arts

Movies

Movies filmed in Reno include:

The Cooler Magnolia Hard Eight Charley Varrick The Wizard Jinxed! The Misfits

Kingpin Blind Fury Pink Cadillac Diamonds Sister Act Father's Day Waking Up in Reno

Jane Austen's Mafia! California Split Up Close and Personal The Pledge Thunder Over Reno Kill Me Again The Last Don

Noteworthy residents

• Dawn Wells - Miss Nevada 1959 - Actress of TV series Gilligan's Island. The National Automobile Museum, located just south of the Truckee River in Reno Nevada, displays historic Automobiles Introduction The Nevada Shakespeare Company (NSC is an Activist theatre based in Reno Nevada, near Nevada 's border with California The Nevada Museum of Art, located at 160 West Liberty Street in Reno Nevada, is the only American Association of Museums (AAM accredited Art museum in The University of Nevada Reno Arboretum is an Arboretum located across the campus of the University of Nevada Reno in Reno Nevada. The Wilbur D May Arboretum and Botanical Garden (12 acres is an Arboretum and Botanical garden located in the Rancho San Rafael Regional Park at 1595 Reno Pops Orchestra is an all volunteer community orchestra founded in 1982 based in Reno Nevada. Started in 1996 Artown is a yearly arts festival held every July in Reno NV by the city council The Cooler is a 2003 American Drama film directed by Wayne Kramer. Magnolia is a 1999 American Drama film, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Hard Eight is a 1996 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Philip Baker Hall, John C Charley Varrick is a 1973 Crime film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson, Joe Don Baker The Wizard, also known as Joy Stick Heroes, is a 1989 movie starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Jinxed! is a 1982 Comedy and Drama film starring Bette Midler, Rip Torn and Ken Wahl. The Misfits is a 1961 American Drama film, written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark Kingpin is a 1996 Farrelly brothers film starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray Blind Fury is a 1989 movie starring Rutger Hauer as a Vietnam Vet. Pink Cadillac is a 1989 action - comedy film that has white supremacists and Clint Eastwood as a Bounty hunter, each chasing after an For alternate meanings see Diamond (disambiguation. For the other film see Diamonds (1999 film. Sister Act is a 1992 American Comedy film released by Touchstone Pictures. Fathers' Day is a 1997 Comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Waking Up in Reno is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Jordan Brady, starring Natasha Richardson, Billy Bob Thornton, Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia! is a 1998 Comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Jay Mohr California Split is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman and starring Elliott Gould and George Segal as a pair of gamblers Up Close And Personal is a 2001 album by American rapper Angie Martinez. The Pledge is a 2001 dramatic Psychological thriller directed by Sean Penn. Kill Me Again is a 1989 American Action film directed by John Dahl and starring Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley and The Last Don is a novel by Mario Puzo, best known as the author of The Godfather. Dawn Elberta Wells (born October 18, 1938, in Reno, Nevada) is an American actress best known for her television work in the 1960s particularly Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television.
• Mädchen Amick - Actress. Mädchen Amick (born December 12 1970) is an American actress, best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the cult TV
• Terri Ivens - Soap opera actress on All My Children. Terri Ivens (born June 23, 1967 in Newport Beach California) and raised in Reno Nevada is an American actress. All My Children ( AMC) is a popular American Soap opera and drama television series that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC
• Shannyn Sossamon - Actress of A Knight's Tale and 40 Days and 40 Nights. Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon (born October 3, 1978) better known as Shannyn Sossamon, is an American actress, Musician A Knight's Tale is a 2001 action / adventure / romantic comedy directed produced and written by Brian Helgeland. This article refers to Michael Lehmann's 2002 film For the 2007 book 40 Days and 40 Nights Darwin Intelligent Design God OxyContin and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania
• Sharon Stone - Actress owns a residence in Reno. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former
• Summer Cummings - Adult film actress. Summer Cummings (b March 4, 1968) is the stage name of a prolific American Pornographic film producer director and performer and
• Thomas K. Dye - The creator of the webcomic, Newshounds. Thomas K Dye (born 18 April 1969) is an American Webcomic artist most noted for creating Newshounds, Something Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are Comics Published on a Website, often exclusively providing easy access to an Newshounds is a satirical, furry Webcomic drawn and written by Thomas K
• Curtis Hanson - Producer / Director of 8 Mile, L.A. Confidential, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, others. Curtis Lee Hanson (born March 24 1945) is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker 8 Mile is a 2002 American Drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Eminem, Kim Basinger, LA Confidential is a 1997 Feature film based on the 1990 Crime fiction novel of the same title by James Ellroy
• Walter Van Tilburg Clark - Author of The Ox-Bow Incident. Walter Van Tilburg Clark ( August 3, 1909 — November 10, 1971) was a writer of short stories poetry and novels best known for his first novel The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 western Movie directed by William A
• Brian Crane - Cartoonist who created the comic strip Pickles. Brian Crane is the cartoonist who created the comic strip Pickles. Pickles is a daily and Sunday Comic strip by Brian Crane focusing on a retired couple in their seventies Earl and Opal Pickles
• Mark Kotsay - Professional Baseball Player resides in Reno. Mark Steven Kotsay (born December 2, 1975 in Whittier California) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
• Randy Messenger - Professional Baseball Player. Randall Jerome Messenger (born August 13, 1981 in Reno, Nevada) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Relief
• Chris Carr - McQueen H. Chris Carr (born April 30, 1983 in Reno Nevada) is an American football Cornerback and Kick returner for the Tennessee S. Alumni, Kick returner and defensive back for the Oakland Raiders. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California.
• Brent Boyd - Offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings. Brent Boyd is a former American football Offensive guard. Boyd was selected in the third round by the Minnesota Vikings out of the University of California The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.
• Chris Ault- A Hall of Fame NCAA Football coach who attended St Alberts a Catholic School in Reno and coaches the Wolf Pack football team. Chris Ault (born November 8, 1946 in San Bernardino California) is the current College football Head coach of the University
• April Meservy - Singer/songwriter. April Meservy is a singer/songwriter from Reno Nevada. Meservy has received five Pearl Awards and has been featured on albums and compilations released all over
• Doug Clifford - Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer lives in the Reno suburb of Galena. Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (born April 24, 1945 in Palo Alto California, U Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with
• Chuck Ruff - Edgar Winter Group drummer lives in Reno and works at the Bizarre Guitar. Chuck Ruff (born May 25, 1951) is an American rock Drummer most prominently known for his drum duet with Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946 in Beaumont Texas) is an American musician who had significant success in the 1970s and 1980s
• Chino XL- Rapper owns a residence in Reno
• Kristi Yamaguchi - Figure skater owns a residence in Reno. Derek Keith Barbosa (born April 8, 1974) known as Chino XL, is an American Hip Hop lyricist battle rapper, and actor Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi- Hedican (born July 12 1971) is an American figure skater and the 1992 Olympic Champion Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging
• Rudy Galindo - Figure skater lives in Reno. Val Joe "Rudy" Galindo (born September 7, 1969 in San Jose California) is an American figure skater who competed in Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging
• Jennifer Harman - American professional poker player. Jennifer C Harman-Traniello (born November 29 1964 in Reno Nevada) is an American professional Poker player with a reputation as a cash game The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Poker is a type of Card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination (" hand " in their possession by placing a bet into
• Paul Laxalt - Governor and U.S. Senator, from Nevada. Paul Dominique Laxalt (born August 2, 1922) was a Republican Governor and U A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.
• Jim Gibbons - Governor and member of the United States House of Representatives, from Nevada. James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons (born December 16 1944) is the 28th and current governor of the U A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.
• J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner - Forensic Psychologist/Television Personality
• Rajan Zed - Prominent Hindu chaplain who read the first Hindu opening prayer in United States Senate. Dr J Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born August 20, 1967) Rajan Zed is a Hindu and Indo-American leader who was invited to read prayers to the Nevada Assembly and the Nevada Senate, as well as the United
• Joe Flanigan - Actor. Joe Flanigan (born January 5, 1967) is an American television actor best known as Major/Lt
• Brian Kehoe - Male model from the Janice Dickinson Modelling Agency. Brian Kehoe (born January 23, 1986) is an American male fashion model and a featured model of the Oxygen (TV network 's
• Jason-Shane Scott - Soap actor, who created the role of One Life to Live's Will Rappaport (July 1998) is a Reno, Nevada native. Jason-Shane Scott was born on December 29, 1976, in Southern California.

Reno in music

• Woody Guthrie wrote a song in 1937 originally titled "Reno Blues" but later known as "Philadelphia Lawyer" about a lawyer who has an affair in Reno with the "maiden" of a "gun-totin cowboy" only to later be killed by said cowboy. Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy Philadelphia Lawyer is a Woody Guthrie song about a divorce lawyer from Philadelphia who is shot by a jealous husband
• Johnny Cash recorded a song in 1956 called "Folsom Prison Blues" in which he sings, "When I was just a baby, my mother told me, 'Son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. " Folsom Prison Blues " is an American Country music song written by Johnny Cash in the early 1950s and originally recorded with his trio in 1955 ' But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. "
• Rock band R.E.M. had a single in 2001 called "All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)". REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar " All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star " is a song by R
• The song "Loser" (1994), by alternative artist Beck, contains the line, "Baby's in Reno with the vitamin D, got a couple of couches, sleep on the loveseat. Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason . . "
• Rapper Kanye West's video for the song "Drive Slow" (2006) was filmed in Reno. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. " Drive Slow " is the fifth and final single from Kanye West 's second album Late Registration.
• Rocky Votolato's 2007 album The Brag and Cuss has a song, "The Wrong Side of Reno" in which Voltolato sings, "I hear a train whistle blowing and it's in key with my song, all the way on the wrong side of Reno where all my toughest friends are from. Rocky Votolato is an Italian-American musician He was born in a rural hospital near Carrolton Texas in 1978 though was raised in the Pacific Northwest The Brag and Cuss is the 2007 release from Seattle singer-songwriter Rocky Votolato. "
• Modest Mouse's video "Little Motel" was filmed in Reno
• Tom Waits refers to Reno in several songs: Virginia Avenue from the Closing Time album is set in Reno refers both to Virginia Avenue, Reno's main street, and Harold's Club, once the largest casino in Reno; Hang on St Christopher from Frank's Wild Years; and Better Off Without A Wife from Nighthawks at the Diner. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Franks Wild Years is an album by Tom Waits, released 1987 on Island Records. Nighthawks at the Diner is an album by Tom Waits, released in 1975 on Asylum Records.
• The Grateful Dead's Friend of the Devil starts out with the line: I set out from Reno; I was trailed by twenty hounds. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. " Friend of the Devil " is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead.
• Folk singers Richard Fariña and Mimi Fariña wrote a song called, Reno, Nevada. Richard George Fariña ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 30, 1966) was an American Writer and Folksinger. Mimi Baez Fariña (born Margarita Mimi Baez, April 30, 1945 &ndash July 18, 2001) was a singer
• Country Rock Band Southern Pacific had a hit song entitled Reno Bound. Southern Pacific was a Country rock band that ran from 1983 to 1991.
• Doug Supernaw's "Reno" appeared in album Red and Rio Grande in 1993. Doug Supernaw (born September 26 1960 in Bryan Texas) is an American Country music artist Red and Rio Grande is the first studio Album from Country music artist Doug Supernaw.
• Bruce Springsteen's "Reno" appeared on the 2005 release Devils & Dust. Devils & Dust is the thirteenth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, and his third folk album (after Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad
• Reno is a major center for Straight Edge [Hardcore] and boasts such bands as 7 Seconds. Straight Edge refers to a lifestyle that started within the Hardcore punk subculture whose adherents make a commitment to refrain from using alcohol, Tobacco

Reno in pop culture

• Reno is the setting of the Comedy Central show Reno 911!, although the show is not filmed there. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Reno 911! is an American Comedy television series on Comedy Central that debuted in 2003.
• Marvel Comics supervillains Oddball, and Tenpin (Elton and Alvin Healey), were born in Reno. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and Oddball is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain Fictional character biography Nothing is known about the early life of Elton and Alvin Healey except Tenpin is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Publication history Tenpin first appeared in Captain America #317 (May 1986
• Marvel Comics superhero Phantom Rider (Hamilton Slade) was born in Reno. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do For the other Marvel Comics character who is the current Phantom Rider see Hamilton Slade (Rangers Hamilton Slade is a Fictional
• In the opening scenes of Anthony Horowitz's 2007 book Nightrise, two of the main characters perform at a theatre in Reno. Anthony Horowitz (born 5 April 1956 is an English Author and Screenwriter. Nightrise is the third book in The Power of Five series written by Anthony Horowitz.
• Reno (as New Reno) is a location in the computer role-playing game Fallout 2. Fallout 2 is a Computer role-playing game published by Interplay in 1998
• An episode of Arrested Development, Season 3's premiere The Cabin Show, takes place in Reno. Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family. Year 3 ( III) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. " The Cabin Show " is the forty-first episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development.
• Walter Van Tilburg Clark's autobiographical novel The City of Trembling Leaves has detailed descriptions of Reno, as well as nearby Lake Tahoe and the Mt. Rose Wilderness in the 1920s. Walter Van Tilburg Clark ( August 3, 1909 — November 10, 1971) was a writer of short stories poetry and novels best known for his first novel The City of Trembling Leaves, (1945 is a novel in the semi-autobiographical genre by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. The Mt Rose Wilderness is a protected Wilderness area in the Carson Range of Washoe County, in the western section of the state of Nevada Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar
• In the film Balls of Fury, Randy Daytona works at the Peppermill Casino in Reno as a dinner show entertainer and wears a Peppermill jacket throughout the movie. Balls of Fury is an American Sports comedy film starring Dan Fogler and Christopher Walken. A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities Dinner is the main Meal of the day The meal normally consists of a combination of cooked or sometimes uncooked proteins (meat fish or legumes with vegetables and/or

Sister cities

Reno has six sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Udonthani, Thailand
• Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
• Hatzor, Israel
• Wanganui, New Zealand
• Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
• Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain

Footnotes

External links

• Reno, Nevada travel guide from Wikitravel
• City of Reno
• Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno, Virginia City, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary
• Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce
• Reno Gazette-Journal Visitor's Guide
• Visitors Guide to Reno
• Downtown Makeover
• Reno Gay Pride
• Reno Urban Market

• Reno, Nevada is at coordinates 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52711, -119.821812 (Reno, Nevada)Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52711, -119.821812 (Reno, Nevada)

Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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