Reno tahoe tonight october 2015 digital

October 2015

Alex Ramon

Brings #NewMagic to Harrah's Reno

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A PROBABILITY OF WORDS

ART Art, Music, Culture & Community 12 ASK THE DOC 15 BEER 17 BEAUTY 19 BRITS 'N' PIECES BUSINESS 21 Yelp in your words

COVER STORY 22 Alex Ramon ENTERTAINMENT 32 Amp all day ESSAY 39 The Swan Lectures

OCTOBER 2015 CONTENT

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EVENT 43 Reno's Zombie Crawl FASHION 46 Bad Apple VNTG FEATURE 56 Q & A with Hubble Skateboards FOOD 64 Truckee Tavern 73 HEALTH TIPS 74 LIVE!

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NEW BUSINESS 78 Reno Brew Bike PHOTOGRAPHY 80 Craig Hansen

PSYCHIC 83 Samantha Fe 86 RADIUS

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88 RENO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 91 REAL ESTATE 93 RENO COMPUTER FIX 95 SKATE NV 97 SLUDGE

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98 THE COUTURE COLUMN 103 TRAINING TIPS

TRIBUTE 105 Robert Forman

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Editor/Publisher Oliver X Art Director Chris Meredith Contributing Designers Courtney Meredith

Design Associate Katrina Stewart

Contributing Writers

Britton Griffith-Douglass Thomas Lloyd Qualls Rory Dowd Isha Casagrande Tony Contini Amanda Horn Rachel Douglass Michael Tragash Debe Fennel Isha Casagrande Tessa Miller Lanette Katre Contributing Photographers Shelbi Carr Whitehead Chris Holloman Tony Contini Clayton Beck Anicia Beckwith Digiman Studio Marcello Rostagni Ted Varney Jennifer Sande Kyle Volland Interns Heather McAlpine Sales 775-412-3767 Submissions renotahoetonightrocks@gmail.com Website renotahoetonightmagazine.com

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SNAPSHOT "Autumn Star" Photographer Michael Lindberg www.stoneflyphotography.com Shot in west Reno across from Ambrose Park

A PROBABILITY OF WORDS Text Thomas Lloyd Qualls Photo The Johnstone Group

Thomas Lloyd Qualls is a writer, a condition that is apparently incurable. He manages his condition, in part, by regular contributions to Reno Tahoe Tonight Magazine and to the borderless tribe known as Rebelle Society. He's also a novelist, an essayist, a painter, and through his law practice – a sometimes salvager of troubled lives.

Waking Up at Rembrandt’s, his debut novel, has received local and national critical acclaim. The second edition of the novel is available in print (think of vinyl, only for books) and on multiple ebook platforms. There’s also a book of poetry, love jaywalks, readable on just about any device that plugs into the internet. Still on the horizon: a collection of essays, some new paintings, and a second novel, painted oxen, currently in final draft.

Or you can visit his website whenever you like. There's more stuff there. www. tlqonline.com. © 2015 thomas lloyd qualls

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Thomas Lloyd Qualls

Follow Me. If I knew the way, I would take you home.

-Jerry Garcia

Social media has day-lighted a number of things about the human condition, aspects of ourselves we previously admitted only in the candlelight of therapy or the confidence of close friends. We are, all of us, more or less desperate for attention. We want to be seen, liked, followed, and shared. By as close to everyone as we can attract, as close to all of the time as possible.

The irony of this newly discovered need to be followed wherever and whenever we go is that, more or less, we are all pretty much lost, pretty much most of the time. Occasionally, we have these moments of clarity.

And then, the rest of the time, there’s this glimpse, just off to the side, of things we know to be true, of a place of comfort and peace. An oasis of knowing serenity that is familiar, but just not really where we are right now.

Sometimes, the veils of illusion are so thick we lose sight of the oasis altogether. All we know is the general direction where we last spotted it. In these spaces, a wide hole opens up inside us, and despair takes the opportunity to set up its bleak residence there. Despair’s opaque nature not only eclipses the oasis, it acts as a blackout curtain to the rest of the world.

Life is ironic.

And sometimes cruel. It seems that the brighter the light someone shines for the rest of the world, the darker it can be in that person’s own home. Despair must have sensitive eyes, because when it sets up shop it not only blocks out the sun, it throws blankets over all the lamps inside. And it hangs thick rugs from the ceiling, so the voices from outside can’t find their way in.

We are constantly confused when wildly successful and widely beloved people kill themselves. But this is how it happens. All around them, people are following them, liking them, and wanting to be their friend. But they can’t see it. Despair is a black hole, devouring all this energy before it can turn into light.

One thing I can do is point out that it’s called virtual reality for a reason. It’s because it isn’t real. But we are real. And we’re all in danger of slipping into the matrix. I can remind you that when you are there, and you feel isolated from the whole world, know that you are not actually alone. There are people, things, a world surrounding you, holding you up, wrapping you with blankets, lighting fires, caressing your feet.

The best thing we can do.

The best thing we can do is to talk about it. Reach out to each other. Admit things are not always bright and shiny. You don’t have to wallow and roll around in your grief. But learn to turn around and look the monster in the face. Stop running from it. Stop pretending it isn’t there.

Believe me when I tell you nobody’s life is as good as it looks on Facebook. When we drag our monsters out into the light, when we use our words to expose them, they lose most of their powers. We see them clearly for what they are: parlor tricks, illusions, games that are rigged.

Our words are bridges to everyone else sitting in the dark right now. Dare to speak up. Have the courage to use your voice. And the compassion to reach out your hand. Light candles for others with your words and remind them there’s a way out of the dark.

Teach each other to see again.

We all need to be seen. And the shortest distance between daylight and despair is this need. Social media feeds the need. And despair has struck an insider’s deal, creating an invisible profile everywhere you go. Except it doesn’t need to send friend requests. We already follow its hashtag without even knowing it

It hasn’t been that long ago. When we lived in a world without smartphones and social media. When the light we craved came from the sun, not the screen.

When we connected with each other over coffee, shared stories and smiles over the Sunday Times, and liked the sand under our feet, the grass between our toes. That world is still there. And so are we.

You are real.

If we can learn to talk about things like despair, we can also teach ourselves to see beyond it. We can train our cat eyes to see in the dark, our ears to hear the faintest of songs. Even if we’re not sure of the way home, we can teach each other to look for road markers. And we can remind each other what is real.

I’d love to tell you that because I know how it happens, I also know the way out. I know how to pull down the rugs and throw off the blankets, open the windows and doors, run out into the rain and the sun and fields. But I’m not sure I do.

The only thing I know is that I’ve been there. And, like a bad acid trip, somehow I was able to wait it out.

That eventually I found myself outside again, staring at the sunrise. Bowing deeply. Breathing in and out.

But not everyone is as lucky.

We have to relearn how to see. We have to leave the ropes we’ve used along our way, so there will be lifelines for others. We have to weave our own internet in the real world. We have to light candles wherever we go, so others can find their way to us.

And we can all walk each other home.

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ART MUSIC CULTURE & COMMUNITY Compiled by Oliver X Photo of Andy D by Dave Evans

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5 0 1 rock October 4, 2015 – Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 6:45am -11am (9am race time) at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino.

Just $125 pays for a potentially life saving mammogram and the good folks at Susan G. Komen Northern Nevada has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and helped change the prospects of thousands of women with early detection.

105.3 Z Rock (KZTI) returns with a vengeance to northern Nevada’s airwaves. Shamrock Communications signed on Hard Rock station 105.3 Z Rock at 1:05pm PST Monday September 14th.

25 Years following the original on air debut of Z Rock in Reno, Shamrock Communications (104.1 KRZQ/106.3 PopFM/107.3 KNEWS) resurrected the hard rock radio station during the anniversary month. After stunting with all Beatles Ringo FM all weekend, Shamrock flipped Adult Standards 105.3 KZTI Martini Radio to Z Rock. 105.3 Z Rock will play renowned rock acts, “from AC/DC to ZZ Top”, with core artists like Metallica, Van Halen, Guns N' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne and more.

Z Rock is headed by Shamrock Communications Program Director Willobee Carlan, who is also at the helm of sister station 104.1 KRZQ. "We saw an opportunity to fill a programming hole in our market," said Carlan. "Reno wants a true rock station and Z Rock will be a 'flamethrower of rock'."

Carlan is a music industry powerhouse with more than 25 years of experience in radio, venue management, and band management working with bands like Korn, General Public, Material Issue, Tuck & Patti and more.

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Over 4,000 runners and walker, survivors and supporters will participate in this year's race, many for the first time. Live music includes local favorites Drinking With Clowns, Britt Straw, Spike McGuire, Tyler Stafford and Athena McIntyre and more on course performers. For more information go to: www.komennorthnv.org or call (775) 355-7311.

Reno Bites Week 2015 Northern Nevada’s week-long culinary cacophony returns October 12-18 as Reno Bites restaurant week celebrates the masterful gastronomy provided by some of Reno’s top restaurants and chefs.

Preview kickoff event on October 8. Signature Events, specialty items and price points will be featured at dozens of participating restaurants citywide. Visit www.

RenoBitesWeek.com for full details.

October 10 – Atlantis Casino Resort Spa welcomes The 3 Painters to its Grand Ballroom stage on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at 8pm. for a show full of high-energy art inspired by the exploration of color, sound and movement.

Guests will be mesmerized as talented artists create larger than life paintings in an average of 6.5 minutes. The 3 Painters are at Atlantis

for one night only. Tickets are $55, and are available for purchase in the Atlantis Gift Shop or by calling (888) 551-7007. Room and Show packages are available for this event. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx katXwMSfQ&feature=youtu.be October 10 – Mana, the best-selling Spanish rock group of all time brings their Cama Incendiada Tour and stellar chops to the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino's gorgeous Grand Theater. 7pm doors; 8pm showtime.

October 11 – Miss Hispanidad Reno October 14 – Indianapolis’ electro-funk king, Andy D, announces his fall tour with stops in the Midwest and Pacific NW and Reno at The Loving Cup, supporting his latest Ready, Set, Bleed! Having spent much of last year touring with eccentric rockers, Electric Six, his live show is itself a notoriously sexy, sweaty dance party.

This comes with an endorsement from famous partier Andrew W.K., “I am very familiar with Andy D. He parties very hard.” Don’t expect a simple live recitation of the album, Andy D is guaranteed to deliver a spectacle you won’t soon forget. Electric glam band Whitecatpink provides support offering the perfect danceable sensory experience to get the party started.

October 17, 2015 – 9th Annual Reno Decompression The citizens of Reno, Carson City and the surrounding areas have organized the official Burning Man Decompression for this area to be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015. As one of the area’s most highly anticipated events, it will be held indoors at 71 South Wells plus the alley next to the venue as well. Once again it will feature the best Burning Man has to offer: art, community, music, fire and individual expression.

Date: 10/17/2015. Hours: 8pm-5am (21+ event).

Location: 71 S. Wells and the adjoining alleyway areas Cost: $15 advance tickets online, $20 at the door.

Online ticket link: www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/2156042 October 17-18 – Great Basin Geek Con 2015 at The Reno Town Mall.

October 25, 2015 PumpkinPalooza in Victoria Square Sparks NV 11am – 5pm Downtown Sparks will be celebrating all things

pumpkin from 11am. to 5pm., Sunday, October 25, when the Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living kicks off PumpkinPalooza 2015. Named a “Top 10 Event” by Food Network Magazine in 2014, PumpkinPalooza drew 7,500 people to Victorian Square in 2014, after attracting 5,000 in 2013 and 1,500 in 2012, its inaugural year.

Over the course of this weekend, families will be able to: • Build and race a pumpkin in the Pumpkin Derby • Participate in the children’s costume parade • Enjoy storytelling in the Haunted Schoolhouse • Play carnival style games from Circus Circus • Get their fortunes told • Compete in the pie-eating, pumpkin seed spitting, marshmallow shooting and mummy wrapping contests • Enter their pumpkins in the beauty contest • Enjoy live music • Much, much more And it’s all benefiting the Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living. For more information, visit www.pumpkinpalooza.org or call (775) 353-3599.

November 5-8 – OffBeat Arts & Music Festival.

Featuring an ambitious lineup of local favorites and national touring artists, the OffBeat Arts and Music Festival will showcase 90 bands, solo artists and DJ's from all music genres at 12 venues over four big days to benefit the non-profit Future Kind organization. Artists include B*Side Players, Delta Nove, Diego's Umbrella, Moondog Matinee, Mojo Green, GrooveSession, Con Brio, Failure Machine, Houndmouth, Kristophari, Chango, Whatitdo, The Saddle Tramps, Karma, Elephant Rifle, Max Volume, The Fantods, Vague Choir, BeerCan!,Tyler Stafford, Spike McGuire, Drinking With Clowns, Bluff Caller, Stax of Wax, Heidalicious, Postwar, The Shames, The Whiskey Heroes, Who Cares, Asphalt Socialites, Weapons of Mass Creation, The Pretty Unknown, Rigorous Proof, Kate Cotter, Criagslist Hook-up, The Bonfire Set, T Lee Walker & The Company He Keeps, Merkin, Los Pistoleros, Mel Wade, Gia Torcaso, Miss Cooper, Lila Rose, Liam Kyle Cahill, Georgette, Nick Ramirez and many more. Tickets are on sale at www.offbeatfest.com.

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ASK THE DOC Text Dr. Sean Devlin

Questions and Answers About Medical Marijuana with Dr. Sean Devlin Q: Is it true that patients who regularly smoke marijuana may gain weight?

A: Many users of medical and recreational marijuana have recalled having increased appetites, less nausea and an increased sense of taste while under the influence of the cannabinoids. We have for years used cannabis to treat wasting associated with AIDS, cachexia associated with cancer and loss of appetite seen with a patient undergoing chemotherapy. But as more research is performed we have discovered some very interesting findings.

In a new study, reported in The American Journal of Medicine, demonstrates a positive impact of marijuana use on key cardio-metabolic indicators.

Titled The Impact of Marijuana Use on Glucose, Insulin, and Insulin Resistance among US Adults, the study showed that several clinical indicators are healthier in marijuana consumers. The specific results from the study are as follows: Of the participants in our study sample, 579 were current marijuana users and 1975 were past users. In multivariable adjusted models, current marijuana use was associated with 16% lower fasting insulin levels (95% confidence interval [CI], −26, −6) and 17% lower HOMA-IR (95% CI, −27, −6). We found significant associations between marijuana use and smaller waist circumferences. Among current users, we found no significant dose-response.’

The study was written up in The Atlantic by Lindsey Abrams and reveals that the cannabis users were healthier in ways crucial to the health of Americans with less obesity, better glucose and insulin levels and less insulin resistance. As diabetes is on the rise and comes with a variety of complications, the fact that cannabis use might help is amazing news.

It appears that the cannabinoid THCV or Tetrahydrocannabivarin may mediate some of the effects of this response. THCV is actually an antagonist of the CB1 and CB2 receptors, and it is through those receptors that it may be blunting appetite. More research is being performed in this area and has opened up other potential disease targets for Medical Cannabis including Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity.

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Q: What are ‘Phoenix Tears?’

A: The term Phoenix Tears comes from the mythology that long lived Phoenix bird, that eventually rises from the ashes, could bring healing to those exposed to it’s tears. In modern day this term refers to the hemp oil Rick Simpson from Canada used to treat his cancer. His story is available online and he has also written a book on his experiences. This oil has been a hotly debated topic by patients and clinicians, with many opinions in favor and against.

We do know that there are multiple biochemical mechanisms, which may be influenced by cannabinoids present in the oil. Including CBD, THC and THCA. Because of the lack of strict standardization many patients have bought or made what they believed to be ‘Phoenix Tears’, these products were later tested and they did not contain the cannabinoids that have been shown to have some antineoplastic potential.

Without further studies and appropriate research it is recommended that patients be cautious and follow up closely with their oncologists and primary care doctors before they rely on using this product to address their cancer diagnosis.

Q: I have heard that Marijuana used topically may help with psoriasis, is that true?

A: There are five types of psoriasis: plaque, guttate, inverse, pustular and erythrodermic. The common form is plaque psoriasis, it is commonly seen as red and white hues of scaly patches appearing on the top first layer of the epidermis.

Plaques frequently occur on the skin of the elbows and knees, but can affect any area, including the scalp, palms of hands and soles of feet, and genitals. They can appear silvery and scaling, they can peel, crack and bleed if they become irritated.

Research has shown cannabinoids inhibit keratinocyte proliferation, and therefore support a potential role for cannabinoids in the treatment of psoriasis.

Cannabis might treat psoriasis, due to the anti-inflammatory properties of the cannabinoids, and the regulatory effects of THC on the immune system.

As a physician I have seen several patients with profound responses using both topical Cannabis oil and infused cream as well as topical curcumin.

Thank you again for your questions and interest in Medicinal Cannabis.

Sincerely, Sean Devlin DO To make an appointment with Dr. Devlin, please call 775-772-9933. Email questions for this column to info@washoewellness.com

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BEER Here's a new column from our friends over at SixFour Growlers, who serve up 28 of the tastiest local, regional and international craft beers on tap in rotation.

Each month, Brett, Richard and their friends will introduce you to some fine brews they're certain you'll want to try. Bottoms up!

FRULI STRAWBERRY BEER Introducing Fruli Premium Strawberry Beer, whose slogan is “Life is Sweet”. Once you taste the Fruli you’ll know why. This beer’s has a unique blend of a Belgium white beer and pure strawberry juice. Fruli is brewed at the Huyghe Brewery that has been around for 300 years in Melle, Belgium.

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Text Brett Schaeffer and Richard Taylor

IMBiB Imbib Custom Brews is the new kid on the block.

Located on Second Street east of Wells Street near the Jimboy’s we’ve all been to on those late nights.

They have a relaxing and cozy tasting room with plenty of beers to choose from.

Fruli is low in ABV at 4.1, making it a good session beer. Fruli isn’t my favorite beer on our list. But it’s been the only constant tab at SixFour Growlers and our biggest seller. The people have spoken.

Imbib specializes in old-world, barrel-aged beers, including sour and Brettanomyces aged beers. They also have a variety of malty, hoppy, and easy drinking beers to meet the expectations of every beer lover.

Their Chardonnay Saison is a straw-colored, easy drinking saison at 5.5% abv, layered with a complexity of flavors and aromas that evolves as the beer warms.

The aroma of this beer has white pepper spice, hints of fruit and vanilla, along with accents of chardonnay from the wine barrel it was aged in for several months. The flavor matches the aroma, leaving you with a delicate balance of pepper and clove and honey malt sweetness. As the beer leaves the palate, you are left with a dry chardonnay after taste.

TASTING NOTES: Style: Fruit Beer ABV (Alcohol by Volume): 4.1% Aroma: Energizing strawberry Appearance: Appealing pink/orange rose with a pink head Taste: Strawberry sparkling wine, very sweet Palate: Light body with soft carbonation

TASTING NOTES: Style: Saison ABV (Alcohol by Volume): 5.5% Aroma: White pepper with hints of fruit and vanilla Appearance: Straw colored Taste: Pepper, clove and honey malt sweetness Palate: Dry chardonnay after taste

Fruli is made using the ‘infusion mash method’ of barley malt and wheat. The mash is filter and hops, crushed coriander, and crushed dried orange peels are added to wort and boiled. Then yeast is added and the first fermentation starts. The white beer is moved to new tanks and the strawberry juice is added and fermented. It cools for 10 days, and is then packaged and shipped for all to enjoy.

SixFour Growlers is located at 555 South Virginia Street #105, Reno, NV 89501, near Great Full Gardens. Stop in, say hi and enjoy an impressive variety of great tasting beers—and take home a growler! 775-337-9578.

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e as human beings always want what we can’t have. As for me – a person with stick straight hair-- I’ve always wanted to have an amazing, loose, natural curl. Whether it’s Curls, Waves, or Coils, your hair type is on trend. This day and age there are many edgy cuts and styles that fit this texture. If you have spoken with most people who were blessed with this amazing hair, the majority will beg to differ. At some point in their life, they have had hair issues (i.e. a bad haircut, frizz, bulk, dryness) this list goes on and on.

I feel that when someone with this hair type goes to a trained professional who specializes in cutting textured hair, their fears will be put to rest.

BEAUTY Text Jennifer Utu Photo Deep Blue Photography Model Carla Cordova Eduave Family photo of Araceli Hernandez by Matt Theilen

Love your texture, embrace your curls and waves, and rock what you were blessed with. All you need is to find the right professional to make your hair perform the way you want it to. So Be Curly and beautiful with a great haircut, color, and style.

Come see us at Aura to fulfill your curly hair needs!

Aura Salon 2323 Kietzke Lane in Reno.

775-826-3117. www.aurasalonnv.com.

Curls can be worn in so many cuts and styles that it’s just a matter of finding the right stylist to enhance what works best for you. Also, using the right products is a must!

Aura (an Aveda Salon) can help with your curly hair challenges. AVEDA has an amazing Be Curly line that will help form the perfect loosened or enhanced curl, whatever your preference may be.

We can combat frizz and, even in our dry climate, lock in moisture. The Be Curly line is an extensive, customizable line you are sure to fall in love with.

The Be Curly Shampoo/Conditioner is specialized to enhance your curl or wave with moisture which in turn, combats frizz and adds shine. New to the line is the Be Curly Co-Wash. This amazing wash conditions and removes build up from your curls while cleansing your scalp without the use of sulfates.

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OCTOBER 4, 2015 5K RUN/WALK & 1 MILE FITNESS WALK AT

FEATURING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FROM

DRINKING WITH CLOWNS • SPIKE MCQUIRE TYLER STAFFORD • ATHENA MCINTYRE • BRITT STRAW 6:45 AM GROUNDS OPEN • TEAM TAILGATE PARTIES 8:00 AM ON-STAGE FESTIVITIES BEGIN • 9:00 AM RACE TIME

INFO AND ONLINE REGISTRATION AT

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BRITTS 'N' PIECES Text Britton Griffith-Douglass Photo Jeramie Lu

Britton Griffith-Douglass

First Brit of Excitement Double, double toil and trouble.

Any month that gives me an excuse to be open about my cat obsession; put spells on people that have done me wrong; murder large squash to light up my front doorstep, and overeat anything that has 'pumpkin' in the title, is OK by me. Happy Halloween everyone. If you need me, I'll be binge watching Hocus Pocus and avoiding any costume that has the verbiage 'slutty' as the main descriptive characteristic.

BITS: A banjo is heard playing deep in the woods.

Nope, this isn't the opening scene in a redneck horror film, it’s the 5th Annual ‘Railroad Earth's Hangtown Halloween Ball’ in Placerville, California. On October 22nd-25th listen to your favorite bluegrass bands and dance so hard that Jerry Garcia will jam out in his grave. Boogie down information is available here: www.hangtownhalloween.com.

Gimme' a T! Gimme an X'!

Gimme a.... TedEx! TedEx Reno that is, returns to the Riverwalk on October 2nd.

Join in on the second local inspirational event that is sure to give you goosebumps. This applause worthy event is held once again in the infamous Lear Theatre, which should be haunting free. Buy your ticket to listen to truly incredible Ted Talks from some of our favorite Renoites (before they sell out): www.tedxreno.com.

Who needs a Ouija Board…?

Theresa Caputo, New Jersey’s favorite Long Island Medium and my personal hero arrives in the Biggest Little City to talk to Reno citizens who have crossed to the other side. Don’t miss your chance to speak to your long lost loves on October 2nd with the woman who communicates with the dead and gives you closure all with a manicure that is simply ‘to die for’: www.ticketmaster.com/theresacaputo-reno-nevada-10-02-2015/ event/17004F0EAA322987.

The District that dines together, stays together.

Walk along the gorgeous riverfront and check in on the Virginia Street bridge construction while tasting the most delicious dishes in the Riverwalk District during their Fall 'Dine the District Food Tour' on October 10th. Follow them on Facebook for updates on participating restaurants by the River and to get your yummy tickets: facebook.com/pages/RenoRiverwalk-District.

Please put your machete down, this isn't the apocalypse.

You probably need to stop watching so much Walking Dead if the Zombie Crawl in downtown Reno, on October 24th, causes you to go postal.

Calm down your heebie jeebies and don't worry, hey, it’s just humans consuming mass amounts of drinks – not brains.

Sign up to become part of the dead here: crawlreno.com/event/ zombiecrawl.

One Stop Candy Shop.

(No tricks here.)

No need to add miles to your Fitbit this Halloween or be scared of things that go bump in the night. Thanks to the National Automobile Museum hosting 'Trick or Treat in the Streets' on October 31st you can partake in a devilish delightful night gathering treats from 16 stations, magic show, car scavenger hunt & Silver Peak drinks right from the cauldron.

No tricks here, just treats, get your spooky but safe tickets here: www.automuseum.org.

LAST PIECE OF ADVICE

Take me to Church. OK, on second thought just take me to Grand Sierra Resort on October 22nd to dance and drool over Hozier. He’s the only artist that would make any confession experience dreamy, he’s like a little piece of hot Heaven in the revamped Showroom at GSR. Swoon. grandsierraresort.com.

Downtown's darling, Britton Griffith-Douglass, spends her days placing tenants in StartUp Row. As the sun sets, she plans the finest events in the Riverwalk District.

At moonlight, under the stars, she's reminded that the biggest of dreams come to life in the Biggest Little City.

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Yelp In Your Words The Yelp community is made up of two groups of people; the Yelpers who are passionate about connecting others to great local businesses through their reviews, photos, tips and check-ins; and all of the business owners who operate the great local businesses in our community.

So this month we’re going inside Whitney Peak Hotel to talk with Eli Gross. As the hotel’s Brand Manager, Eli oversees everything you see brandished with the Whitney Peak logo, in addition to Basecamp and Cargo. In his free time, Eli loves to hang out with his four-legged friend Russel, chef it up for his wife Niki, and travel the world in search of great music, cultural experiences and exotic flavors.

Follow Eli @whitneypeakhotel and ask questions.

How did you first come across Yelp? Yelp came to my attention shortly out of college (2005) when I was on the road a lot.

My first jobs in the marketing industry were doing production on experiential marketing tours.

We were in a different city every few days and I was always looking for the good stuff. Yelp became a great tool to tap into the local food scene.

Why do you think Yelp is important for your business?

Yelp is important to our businesses for a couple of reasons. First, the medium is great for visibility/brand recognition for both local and transient consumers. Yelp puts our businesses in front of people who are actively looking for a reason to engage with our product who may not have known about us otherwise.

Second, the reviews help us spot trends (both positive and

negative) from our consumers which allows us to improve our product and evolve as a brand.

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What are the best things about the Yelp business owner account, in your opinion?

Being able to be an active participant in the customer biz relationship. Otherwise the relationship would be like knowing the cool kids are talking about you behind your back and not being able stand up for yourself.

Do you respond to both the positive and negative reviews about your business? Yes. Yelp recommends sending a private message as a thank you for positive reviews, but we feel a public, “we’re glad you enjoyed your experience and can’t wait to have you back”, goes a long way with somebody who took the time to make us feel good, and those visiting our Yelp page as well.

What are some best practices you can share with fellow business owners when it comes to receiving a critical review about your business? Take it in stride. It’s hard to be perfect all the time, and it’s impossible to please everyone. However, if one sees consistent trends via critical reviews it’s time to start paying attention to said issues, taking them seriously, and fixing them as quickly as possible. Consumers, for the most part, are smart. Listen to them.

Do you have any tips for businesses just getting started out on Yelp? Upload as many photos as you can, listen to your reviews (but don’t let them drive you mad), and use the medium to improve your business.

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Part 1 Text Oliver X Photos courtesy of Alex Ramon

Alex Ramon

#NewMagic @Sammy's Showroom Harrah's Reno Opening October 8, 2015 7pm

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hen I was twelve, my family experienced the catastrophic loss of our father and we spiraled into poverty. My mother's meager part-time $6,000 per year income could not sustain us and I entered the work force with the only skill I had: up close magic—mostly card tricks. I'd been fascinated by Harry Houdini, Doug Henning, Harry Blackstone and David Copperfield ‌ the canon of modern illusionists. I rode my bike several miles to work in the lounge of a Mexican restaurant called Don Jose's from 7-10pm. At 10pm the lounge turned into a full on bar, but prior to that they served food and that enabled me to work table-to-table for that three hour window to earn $50 or more in tips to bring back home to my mother. I say all of this to both reflect upon and emphasize how much magic meant to me and how much it still holds a place in my heart and imagination.

So when gifted illusionist Alex Ramon contacted me about his new show coming to Harrah's Reno, I immediately took interest. Alex is the consummate professional and, like myself, he caught the magic bug early in life and to this day, has never held any other job other than as a magician. Magic has literally been his life and livelihood.

Tahoe locals will know Ramon from his legendary residency at The Horizon Casino Resort in Stateline Nevada (now The Hard Rock Hotel), where he was Lake Tahoe's top live attraction. The busy magician is in constant demand,

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both internationally and domestically, and recently came off of a week-long engagement at Hollywood's famed Magic Castle, where he did twenty shows.

Below in the first of a two-part Q&A, we introduce you to the gifted master illusionist as he brings his innovative and never before seen new stage act, #NewMagic, to Sammy's Showroom in an extremely limited run starting this month.

RTT: How'd you get into magic?

Alex Ramon: When I was thirteen years old I went to work with my dad and a co-worker of his was a magician and he showed me a card trick. I had never seen a magic show before; I had never seen a card trick before and it hooked me. My dad bought me a magic book and magic became my hobby and my passion. I walked around with a deck of cards on me 24/7.

RTT: Did you like the up close magic of the David Blades or the master illusionists?

Alex Ramon: My first interest was the close up magic with card tricks, because that was the first thing I saw. I had never seen the big illusionists. At about fifteen years old, I began working, like you, in a restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area doing close up magic, card tricks at a Chevy's restaurant in Richmond California. I worked for tips at night. I worked there for about a year and the next progression was birthday parties and libraries. Interestingly enough, my bread and butter was libraries. I performed at hundreds of libraries across the state, and that really is what groomed me as a performer and

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RTT: When did you take your skills seriously and begin to pursue regular employment as a magician?

Alex Ramon: It's actually a funny story because all through high school I never had another job. I've only done magic since I was a teenager. Like in any field or endeavor, you'll find that there's a world that revolves around that field. So in magic there are workshops, conventions, lectures and competitions. I competed in local competitions in California and I won those; then I went to Las Vegas and competed and national and international competitions and I ended up winning there, when I was 18.

But I still didn't think of my avocation as a career. I remember working at a variety show in San Francisco called the Circus Cabaret. I was unloading my car into the venue. This person walking by sees me loading in and he asks me,“Hey what are you doing?” I reply, 'I'm a magician and I'm going to do a show called Circus Cabaret here tonight.' And he says, “Oh, you're an entertainer?” And I said, 'No, I'm a magician.' And he relies, “So, you're an entertainer; that's what you do. Do you have another job?” And I say no. He says, “So you're an entertainer.”

RTT: And it clicked?

Alex Ramon: Yes, and I said, 'Well, yeah.”

I was about nineteen at the time and that's when it really set in that. My opportunities had all happened so organically and up to that point, my ambitions to get better never translated into a career path or pursuit.

But soon after that I had the opportunity to audition for a Disney magic show and Disney asked me to go tour the world with them in their production. I ended up doing that for three years.

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RTT: You must have refined a lot of your stage patter and even upsized and started using assistants at that time?

Alex Ramon: Yes absolutely. Disney is where you could say I went pro. Disney was a real production; we were performing in real venues, with real people buying tickets and it was pretty incredible. I joined when I was twenty and we toured all over the world. We toured all of Asia, parts of Africa, Europe and North America. We hit four continents. What was really cool is that in every country we went to, I had to learn my lines in the local language. So when we were in Japan, I delivered my lines in Japanese; in Korea I learned Korean; in Egypt I had to learn Arabic.

RTT: After that tour what professional opportunities arose for you?

Alex Ramon: My career went from one major production to the next. What happened was that when I was on tour with Disney, the producers of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus reached out to me.

They said they were doing a magic themed circus and wanted me to be part of it. By the time I did my last show with Disney, it was two weeks later that was doing rehearsals and my first show with Ringling Bros. At twenty-three, I opened Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus as one of the youngest ringmasters in history. I made an elephant disappear; I did illusions with cannonballs, illusions with clowns and it was a really innovative magic circus. I did that for two years all over the country at the biggest arenas in the country. We did Madison Square Garden, The Staples Center and it was an amazing adventure.

During that time I was aware that I was doing other people's productions. So after touring for five straight years when I finally got off tour at age 25, I decided I wanted to Pixels & Ink Owner Hunter Howatt

I do my own show and my own production. I started producing my own tour, primarily in northern California. I connected with a good friend and magician named Tony Clark and we put together the show “Illusion Fusion” at The Horizon, shortly after I got off tour with Ringling Bros.

We ran for two and a half years there. The community really embraced me and I fell in love with Lake Tahoe and this region. That's why I wanted to return to the Reno-Tahoe market. Now I am returning with a new show called #NewMagic, and it's better than ever!

“At twenty-three, I opened Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus as one of the youngest ringmasters in history.”

RTT: What scale of illusions will you be doing here at Harrah's Reno?

Alex Ramon: The technology that I'm using for my new show #NewMagic was not around four years ago. This is a completely new show with mind-blowing effects and is something never before seen in the industry.

I'm doing illusions with iPads and cell phones, electronic wiring and embedded lights. I'm using a technology called acoustic levitation.

So it's new technology combined with magic that is delivering a completely new audience experience. People will be able to come up on stage and perform and enjoy magic with me. These are engaging and interactive performances using up close sleight of hand and illusions. There is choreography, comedy and a full production. I am excited to share new magic with my northern Nevada friends, fans and the entire community.

Alex Ramon's #NewMagic will open Thursday October 8 at 7pm and run Thursdays through Sundays at 7pm in a limited special engagement.

Get advance show tickets today at the box office, or online at Ticketmaster.

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Amp All Day!

“...We're here to unite the city through music one person at a time.” - Kenneth Allen Amplified Entertainment

Northern Nevada's most prolific event producerDJ-promoter is Kenneth Allen (DJ Kentot) of Amplified Entertainment. Allen's regional empire includes regular engagements at the largest and most prestigious venues and spans damn near every form of entertainment programming, from boxing and MMA bouts, to hip-hop, Latin to electronica, all ages events and everything in between. His focus on old school hustle and that block-to-block grind keeps his handbills and posters on the streets and in your face. He hob nobs effortlessly with chart-topping superstars and emerging talents, while treating everybody the same.

The type of self-control, emotional dexterity and intestinal fortitude required to be a promoter in Reno (the place where pre-sale tickets come to 32 Reno Tahoe Tonight

die!) is almost immeasurable. (Remember Grammywinners Kanye West and Rhianna were both unable to sell out the Reno Events Center back in the height of the recession less than six years ago). Allen bombs mass media outlets and his team owns the streets. He is no stranger to radio, and his media savvy is expressed without arrogance while his tenacity is balanced by a brand of humility that is refreshing to witness at his level of the game. Allen is a seriously successful business man who stays in the moment, while staying on task with grit and vision. Allen is centered and always grateful for his blessings and for the dedicated team he's assembled who help keep him on top in one of the toughest entertainment markets in America. That hard work continues to pay off for Amplified, as Allen recently nabbed 'Best of ' honors in three categories in the Reno News & Review's 2015 Best of Northern Nevada Reader's Poll, winning “Best Promoter,” “Best Mobile DJ,” and “Best Club DJ.” Here, Allen tells us about his humble beginnings and what Amplified Entertainment has in store for the fall party season.

Reno Tahoe Tonight: Take folks back to when you first started as a promoter and talk about

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that first event you did. What are some of the lessons you learned from that experience that you still draw upon today?

Reno Tahoe Tonight: What makes you successful where others fail in an industry with so much appeal, but so little margin for error?

Kenneth Allen: When I first took the plunge to be a promoter I dove in head first. My first event was an all ages nightclub called "Club Hypnotiq" and it was held at Greco's Pizza on Sullivan and Oddie in Sparks. It only took a couple of weeks to gain the town's trust so it turned into a packed house week after week with more and more new faces. I had to find a larger venue, so I moved it to Greenbrae lanes but that only lasted one week because the amount of people that showed up couldn't fit into the facility. I knew I had something big. So I searched and searched and found Stoney's (now Jub Jub's) on Wells and took my weekly event there. Stoney's at the time held 900+ people and I was at a consistent 800 every week. So I decided to start booking talent monthly so I could give them something different.

Many lessons were learned in that time, I would have to say being the person I was I truly cared about the well being of the kids as well as their experience at my club so I was the first to greet them at the door and the last one to thank them on the way out. That's just me, I appreciate everyone who's ever showed me and my brand love.

Kenneth Allen: I think what makes us so successful today is us going the extra mile to hang the extra poster; pass out the extra flier; shake the extra hand ‌ Hard work and hustle is a motto of ours and that's where I think many people in today's world fail, because they want the silver spoon handed to them. There's a large room for error there. So we have to be extremely careful that we're recruiting people who actually care about the brand and seek the same vision that we seek. At the end of the day, we're here to unite the city through music one person at a time. Respect and values aren't given, they're earned on this end. Just one of the many responsibilities mama taught me. 'Dreams don't work unless you do!' So when the work ethic and motives are clear, so is the vision in my opinion!

Reno Tahoe Tonight: Some promoters get bitten by the management bug. Have you ever managed artists that you also promote and book?

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understand both sides of the coin. Not only do I book talent, I am the same talent that gets booked for my services. I also understand what it takes to popularize a brand because I've done it first hand. I've always offered my hand to help artist or DJ in the industry, but I haven't been bitten by the bug just yet haha! Maybe in a few years but only time will tell.

Reno Tahoe Tonight: Talk about your private DJ events.

Kenneth Allen: When I first built Amplified Entertainment I wanted to not only provide the youth with positivity and events that would keep them off the street, but to also build a respected brand of Mobile DJ's. Many of the gigs we get are referral based, people entrusting us to handle their parties, large or small. We don't just play music, we rock parties with our club style mixing and crowd control, playing a versatility in programming for any crowd. We're also very good at hosting and Emceeing our parties. The professionalism must always be there; we genuinely care about our clients and the people who refer us to their friends.

I always tell my DJ's 'Don't play for the gig you have today, but for the three or four you could be getting from this one.' We handle tons of birthday parties, weddings, quincea単eras, school dances, corporate and community events, company bbq's and Christmas parties.

You can also catch us rockin' the crowd at each and every Reno Bighorns home game, as well as Rick Collup's Ultimate Reno Combat MMA fights. We've since then taken on gym sessions with Fitness Connection, Camie Cragg Fitness and I Love Kickboxing Reno. Check out some of the reviews on our Yelp business page: Amplified Entertainment (Sparks or Reno) and our Fan Page at: Facebook.com/AmpEnt. We'll also be launching our new website this year. Lots of exciting things happening.

Reno Tahoe Tonight: What markets are you taking the Amplified brand to and what criteria do you use to choose a regional market to program in?

Kenneth Allen: We have spread the brand into Boise ID, Bend, OR, Sacramento, CA & have started to plant seeds into the Austin, Texas market.

As far as choosing an area, I

have many industry friends that are begging us to come into these other markets because they've either seen us live in our own city or heavy on Social Media. They say "Pictures are worth a thousand words" and we have many up on our Social Media's as well as video so people can see what they are missing. Other than that, when tours are routed and they need help finding additional markets to play, I help them with my relationships in those other markets. We've even got people as far as Albuquerque, NM & Rochester, NY wanting us to come to their cities with our popular branded parties such as "Club Sexy Movimiento" & "Wet n Wild Foam Parties."

Reno Tahoe Tonight: What events do you have coming up this fall season that you're excited about?

Kenneth Allen: Our Fall calendar continues to build but we have already announced October 10th the Forever Beautiful Tour Featuring Hawaiian Island Reggae group Rebel SoulJahz and San Diego's Tribal Theory both first time plays in the market at the Knitting Factory. Then our Annual Halloween Party "Nightmare" is Saturday October 31st also at the Knit EDM style which features "Lumberjvck" (Voted 100 Top DJ's in the world to watch) and the very Popular Locals: "Vice Versa", "NoizeChemistz" & "ReDrew." Couple other shows that are unannounced, so stay tuned.

Also, Reno Bighorns' schedule has been announced and the first game is Friday, November 13th at the Reno Events Center.

Reno Tahoe Tonight: Looking ahead, what are you doing for your big New Year's Eve blowout event this year?

Kenneth Allen: I'm excited what the future holds for us, we've got an amazing brand that continues to build! Looking ahead, we've got so many events on the calendar, from Latin to Reggae to Hip Hop to EDM to Country, we're going to continue to make people guess and hopefully continue to drop some jaws! Our end of the year New Years Bash is always fun and very affordable where most places gouge the audience on a prime night, we'd much rather pack em in and have em enjoy the night!

We always hold it with our good friends at the Knitting Factory! Stay tuned...

Thank you very much Oliver X and Reno Tahoe Tonight for your continued interest in Amplified Entertainment, we're extremely honored to be featured in your amazing magazine.

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ESSAY Text L. Martina Young Photo Anne Murray

The Swan Lectures There is something important about the gravity of the human psyche—our soul sense, the weight of being—that offers a bridge for reimagining life in the worlding world. The undercurrent and proprioceptive experience of deep knowing, this techne of feel/thinking, however, demands tending. Like Kundalini, it stirs, it will stir, this deep knowing, when say, a certain idea is given voice; or when specific language is used to articulate what heretofore had gone un-addressed; or simply perhaps, how someone’s hand touches the cheek of your face: Consciousness is stirred; it is made wide awake.

In the wellspring of being,—yours, mine, theirs,—lies Consciousness, divine knowing.

By seeing with the wholeness of ourselves, that pervasive and original life-force brings even the most radically different earthling into pristine focus, one who finitely shares in the ontological struggle with the same gravitational pull.

Neurologically speaking, something happens to us when we are brought to this level of deep knowing, of seeing with the wholeness of our being.

I haven’t the scientific language to translate this occurrence, however, I will attempt to language my experience of this physical happening in a somatic way: I feel an immediate body-rush, a visceral disintegration, a sensorial combination of whole-body tingling, a glittered shattering; and then, a feeling of

skin-blood-viscera washing down and away, into the ethers. Dis-integrated, I feel unearthed and integrated with everything!—I sense being All and Everything and No-thing,—at once an essential nothingness. I am deranged,—a rearranged self disclosing spaces between no space in no time, boundaries made transparent. Familiarity whispers to me, this boundary-less-ness, from when I was a child . . . and later finding myself having to develop a second skin in order to properly navigate and be in the world. I count myself lucky indeed to be able to experience the grand No-thingness of Being and the All Grandness of which we are all made,— all at once ... as above, so below. ©2015 L. Martina Young All Rights Reserved.

Painting by Anna Maria Mackowitz L. Martina Young, Ph.D. facilitates THE SWAN LECTURES,—an immersive movement lab and contemplative writing experience addressing the ‘image-body-empathy’ relationship, over two weekends,—end of October, early November at The May Arboretum Society in Reno, Nevada.

All are welcome. Participants become collaborators in Martina’s life project, SWAN: a poetical inquiry in dance, text & memoir. To register, please visit: www.apoeticbody.com or www.

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Reno's Midtown District has become a stylish corridor for hip and hard to find fashions that are as functional and cool as anything in Frisco or LA. In fact, the region is a veritable fashion smorgasbord, with retail shopping options that include: Dressed Like That, Never Ender, Culture, Green Rush, Polyesther's, Junkee Clothing Exchange, The Chocolate Walrus, Plato's Closet, Clothes Mentor, Timeless Fashion Consignment Shop & Bridal Salon and Concepts. The newest addition to that list is Bad Apple VNTG. Bad Apple's fashion fabulous owner Francesca Martinez, is perpetually fly and her style instincts are on prominent display in her shop, located on a prime Midtown corner of Mary Street and South Virginia Street across from CitiGas. I caught up with beautiful 23 year-old with the power bangs to chat about how she elevated and made her shop happen in the hottest part of town.

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FASHION RTT: What's your store concept and how are you different from the numerous recycled and vintage shops in town?

Francesca Martinez: From clothing for both men and women to various gifts made by local artists, Bad Apple VNTG. offers a unique assortment of new and used goods to express ones’ individuality. Excellent customer service, budget friendly-pricing, size variety, and its hand-picked assortment of high-quality vintage adds to its charm located in the heart of Midtown. Our boutique targets those who like to stand out from the crowd and be true to their personal style: We are here to cater to the fashion forward, fashion innovators, and the well-dressed.

Bad Apple VNTG. focuses on carrying vintage that inspires today’s current trends. Each piece is carefully selected to our target market while keeping price points college-budget friendly. Sourced mainly from Los Angeles- either from their vintage warehouses or from vendors in Fashion District, our vintage clothing reflect current reoccurring trends. For example, we all had our fun with the nostalgic 90’s trends that brought back the tattoo chokers, jelly shoes, and babydoll dresses, but the 70s are about to make their returning debut with peasant dresses, midi skirts (calf-length), and necklines that’s an almost turtle neck.

RTT: Talk about your shop and your fashion philosophy Francesca Martinez: We believe in the art of D.I.Y. I have always been obsessed with the idea of building my business from the ground up, including the shop itself (one day!) Every display was built in the shop by myself and my good friend Conor, who knew how to breakdown my ideas structurally to make our supply lists for Home Depot and to make my dream shop a reality. Pallets, wood boards, pipes, rope, and some screws are what hold everything together! It’s only a few months old and there are definitely some things that need to be tuned up here and there, but with each sketch I do for the next project, it gets closer and closer to my dream shop!

With three massive windows off the corner of S. Virginia Street and Mary Street (across from CitiGas), we try to create scenes that you’d never expect to see while driving around. We’ve created an underwater scene with spray-

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painted coffee filters and spray-foam; clouds that make you feel like you’re in the sky from paper machete’d balloons and polyester. We want to impact the community with enticing, unique, elaborate window displays, really reflecting our creative style.

A lot like Michael Jackson’s “Bad” album, Bad Apple Vntg.’s (“vintage” not spelled out) name comes from an attitude. Confident in whatever you wear, not thinking twice about what people might think, and being proud of who you are.

RTT: What's your fashion background?

Francesca Martinez: I started my fashion career by attending the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, receiving a degree in Merchandise Marketing.

Incorporating my two main loves, math and crafting, the Merchandise Marketing courses taught me trend forecasting, buying mathematics, visual communication, and marketing. I would have never thought I would have opened my own business, honestly, but life takes you in a whirlwind of obstacles to help you realize what you really want.

My first big gig was at the XXI Forever flagship (corporate) store in the Beverly Center, moving onto freelance styling, and then Head Buyer in a buying office in the California Mart in Los Angeles’ Fashion District, a building with hundreds of fashion showrooms and offices where brands operate their distributing.

I was assisting this powerful woman, who started her own buying operation solo (I believe in the late 80s or early 90s) and was living the dream. I played the role of Anne Hathaway in the Devil Wears Prada, from getting her two-packet Gunpowder Green Tea, returning samples to vendors to crying in the bathroom on breaks. An office with just her, myself, and another buyer on some days, we ran the show.

Our main client was a segment once a week on the Today Show and we were the ones to reach out and get products on the show while also handling other clients that required our buying

assistance. It was the most stressful time while living in Los Angeles, but I learned so much from Karen and would not be the person I am today without her.

At the end of the day, I wasn’t happy selling to the middle-aged woman who’s looking for a great deal on television at 11am. My Etsy was doing better than I expected but had to take a permanent hiatus when work and commuting consumed most of my day. I often fantasized about opening a vintage shop when a few friends and I would sit on my fire escape complaining about rent rising, crazy encounters we had on our bus rides, and how broke we were. I quickly became tired of just talking about it, I’m the kind of person who doesn’t say she’s going to do something unless she’s going to do it.

I was beyond burnt out when my parents invited me on a trip to Europe with them. I threw all my things in storage, gave up my apartment, and my job; I figured I could wing it when I came back, get a fresh start. When we finally came back to the states, I was in Las Vegas when I figured a trip to Reno would be good before going back to the stress of Los Angeles. My best friend from Vegas, Kristin, had lived up here and I had visited a few times before and always had a great time. Staying on her couch, walking around Art Town, and throwing my resume around a few shops.

Before I knew it I had two jobs and decided to plant my feet in Reno.

RTT: Why do you love fashion and what makes it such a vibrant form of personal expression?

Francesca Martinez: Fashion is an underestimated art form. The amount that goes into designing, sewing, and the overall creating process is ridiculous. From planning what fabric will drape better for the silhouette in mind, the colors to compliment it, and breaking down a garment and building it from the bottom up, fashion does not get enough credit. How you

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FASHION dress reflects how you want to be perceived by others, tells people what you’re into before you can even make direct eye contact, and are the real first impressions.

Sometimes I think Bad Apple VNTG. came from some repressed animosity from not getting “Best Dressed” in high school. I made it a point to always dress differently and even challenged myself to not repeat an outfit in the same year (in which I succeeded). I wasn’t even aware of my obsession with fashion until Kristin pointed out my eye for catching trends before they hit the masses. I didn’t have a plan for college but after realizing trend watching could be a career path, I was in love.

Unlike most fashion fanatics, I’m not focused on runway trends, but I AM OBSESSED with the street style that influences those who create for the runway. Trend cycles are incredible- every trend comes back with a vengeance and in a pattern people wouldn’t expect. The music we listen to, the politics, the social trends; all of these also influence what we wear and the fact that they can be predicted is unbelievable.

My Fashion History teacher used the word “Zeitgeist” to describe trends/clothing meaning “spirit of the times” and it’s my favorite things to mention when someone asks me why I love fashion. You can tell by the embellishments, silhouette, shape, choice of fabric, and color what inspired the designer and will influence today’s everyday wear.

That’s also why I love vintage clothing so much. Vintage clothing is made with higher quality, attention to detail, and with a closer connection to the artist-designer. Today’s fashions are mainly disposable and trends are going at a much faster speed than prior decades. Also personally being obsessed with dressing differently, vintage clothing being one of kind, it gives me a lot of joy knowing I found a diamond in the rough. The fact that I’m helping others find amazing one of kind pieces, I couldn’t be more grateful of those who purchase things from my shop. It assures me that I’m doing something right.

Bad Apple VNTG. Location: 1001 S. Virginia St. Hours: Sun/Mon 12p-5p, Tue Closed, Wed-Sat 11a-7p Phone: 775-800-1069 Facebook/ Instagram: @badaplevntg

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FEATURE Q&A with Hubble Skateboards Text Oliver X

Photo of Matt Maher by Noodle

“PUSH TOWARD THE UNKNOWN” The guys at Hubble Skateboards have an intense love of skating that drives their ambitions to be a creative, essential local brand in a thriving skating scene. Like the deep space telescope of the same name, the mates are exploring new ways to expand their horizons and bring their riders and Reno skating to new heights.

Here the young company founders Rene, Matt and Andrew talk about the skating life.

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Reno Tahoe Tonight: Explain how Hubble Skateboards was formed and what inspired you to launch a skateboard company. Give us a bit of background on each of the founding partners.

Rene Bonilla: Reno born and raised and love everything this city has to offer (if you’re ever bored, you aren’t taking advantage of the

uniqueness of this region). I’ve been skateboarding since I was a kid. It has always kept me grounded and somehow out of trouble. I currently study neuroscience at the University of Nevada, Reno and co-own Hubble Skateboards.

Matt Maher: Like Rene, I’ve been skating since I was a kid. At 18 I enlisted into the Army, 82nd Airborne, did a 14 month deployment in Iraq, then was discharged in 2009. Once back, I went to college and picked

up my skateboarding where I left off. Even now, I still shred and push my limits to no bounds!

Oh, and I am a co-owner too.

Andrew Hockenberry: I played hockey and skated my entire life. Nowadays I snowboard tons and can usually be found on the mountains instructing and getting out as much as possible. Although I still skate, I enjoy more of the photography and filming side of things. I’m also a co-owner of Hubble Skateboards.

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Rene: Really, it began mostly with us being tired of blowing through decks and having to choose from the same style of graphics that you always see on the walls in the skate shops. Not saying anything bad about other brands, but we just wanted something more personal to us and unique. We wanted to see graphics that encouraged personal growth and not just what was currently “trendy.”

We realized that we weren’t the only ones out there that wanted something different and so we charged at the opportunity to create it.

Matt: As we started taking our first concrete steps towards forming the company, we had an epiphany: We have this amazing tool to really make a difference in this sport we all love. That is when the fire was lit underneath us and we really started to pick up speed, taking things as seriously as possible.

Rene: Yeah, this is when the decision was made that Hubble Skateboards would not just be about selling boards, it would be a movement. We would strive to make a noticeable difference in the skate

culture starting here at home with the local Reno community. We got all of the paperwork and formalities down and before we knew it Hubble Skateboards was up and running!

Reno Tahoe Tonight: Rad guys.

What do you feel makes your decks unique?

Rene: Our boards are seven-ply all American/ Canadian maple decks with a bit of a steeper concave. The novelty of our decks comes from the graphics featured on them and the attitude they embody. An example would be our Dixon Pro Model which is a tribute to our late friend Thomas Dixon. His sense of adventure and courage was captured incredibly well in that graphic. It's a sequence shot of him leaping off a crane 100 feet above the Yuba Gorge and coming out unharmed and wanting more.

Our ideology is “Push Toward the Unknown.”

The graphics we put out align themselves tightly with that outlook. We want them to be a source of

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inspiration for people. They encourage you to get out of your comfort zone and push your limitations to new heights.

Matt: This is essentially why we went with the name “Hubble Skateboards.” What greater unknown is there than the vastness of space? Several of our graphics feature science fiction aesthetics and cosmic elements. This is definitely something that we will continue to have as our core theme moving forward.

Rene: Gotta love Carl Sagan!

Reno Tahoe Tonight: Reno-Tahoe has a very tight-knit skating community. How has Hubble been received thus far by those in the local scene?

Andrew: So far so good! This region has a range of skateboarders and skate enthusiasts perhaps not always common to other areas. From downhill mobbers to handrail aficionados and everything in between and beyond. We consider ourselves lucky to be in such a diverse setting where we get to mingle with this wide range of skaters almost on a daily basis.

Although the skating community can at times appear tight knit or exclusive in some respects, at the core we all have to do what we love and that’s to skate. Keeping things that simple has been the way we’ve found to open some of the tougher doors within the community.

Matt: The local skating community has shown us overwhelming support. The kids and people we meet daily continue to give us the encouragement we need to have confidence in what we’re doing. We feel we’re on the right track with our approach.

Rene: Definitely, Hubble Skateboards is a young brand but very quickly we’re winning people over, all the while leaving a trail of stoked smiles behind us.

We’ve received incredible support from the skaters we’ve known and have met along the way. They get excited to hear that someone is trying to go out and mix it up a bit. As a result, we get a lot of enthusiasm thrown our way.

Reno Tahoe Tonight: What other products and accessories does Hubble make?

Rene: There’s a lot of additional gear in the works.

We currently offer a couple of T-shirts and stickers for sale in addition to a cruiser deck for those who want to travel with style around campus or commute to-and-from work.

Matt: In the future we will be offering additional shirts, socks (which Rene is excited about for some reason), hats, beanies, hoodies..... you name it!

The plan is to team up with a few other smaller businesses and collab the heck out of gear. We want to make it possible for as many people and businesses to prosper as we can! Small business love!

Reno Tahoe Tonight: What are your future plans for the company?

Rene: Big, big plans! We created this company in the hopes of spreading the idea of personal and communal growth. That being said, we have collabs with awesome local organizations such as Valor Tattoo, Reno Tahoe Tonight and Grassroots California. On top of that, Hubble Skateboards currently has some really neat projects on the horizon with some great local nonprofits including the Nevada Special Olympics, Reno Bike Project, Holland Project as well as the Washoe County School District.

Matt: Exactly. Plus we have some cool ideas about playing with our molds a bit. We currently have some great guys out of Vegas pressing our boards, but within the next couple of months we’ll have our press built and begin molding and pressing everything ourselves – which is exciting!

By next season we’ll be manufacturing and pushing out boards that are completely Hubble Reno/Tahoe made.

Andrew: [Laughs] Totally stoked! When it comes down to it, we want to make a change and get more people excited about skateboarding. With enough support from the community, we can bridge the gap between the skateboarding community and the Reno community at large. Eventually we would like Hubble Skateboards to achieve this on a global level.

We plan on Pushing Towards the Unknown!

Matt, Rene and Andrew: Big thanks to our all of our riders, staff, friends and fam who believe in us and everyone who’s treated us with love. This last year has been a crazy one, but we bet next year will be crazier!

All Hubble Skateboards are 7 Ply 100% American/ Canadian maple. Decks are also cold pressed to avoid stressing the wood and are allowed to cure for 7 days before being cut and finished. Our Skateboards are all a steeper concave unless otherwise noted. Check the Hubble website for upcoming events. hubbleskateboards.com Reno Tahoe Tonight 61

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Truckee Tavern and Grill An Introduction

We are simple creatures. Our rituals bond us and hold an unspoken but significant meaning, embodied in our gatherings and the way we dine and drink. Food evokes and inspires reflection on our personal and collective history like few other human experiences. It connects and commits us to memory, to place, to the past and to the present. It engulfs our senses of smell, sight and sound. The sizzle and smoke of savory meat and the smiles that follow the clinking of glasses as we toast the moment with friends and family, holding our eyes in togetherness, brands the psyche in a subtle sear that is eternal.

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Tucked away up a flight of wood railed stairs in the heart of old Truckee is a restaurant humming with the din of family laughter and the fragrance of wood-fired cooking. Truckee Tavern and Grill is a piece of rustic Americana, where unpretentious elegance in fine dining meets a purposeful intention to deliver food that is close to its origins and good for the body and soul. Owners Chris St. Martin and Ryan Dierks source ingredients from the California cornucopia of small organic farms and present a rotating menu of delicious appetizers, entrees, salads, sides and desserts with sophisticated simplicity and class. You can taste the effort, ethos and the

palate pleasing results. Chef Donovan Webb's meat mastery and culinary creativity is an exclamation mark for the kind of care that goes into each locally inspired dish.

In the restaurant's spacious dining room (that can easily hold a hundred people), diners enjoy antibiotic and hormone free beef from Durham Ranch, poultry from Mary's Organic, fish from Sierra Meats and Seafood and freshly picked vegetables from the many growers supplying the restaurant with the finest from the local food shed. Two well-stocked bars deliver finely crafted cocktails by

award-winning United States Bartender's Guild trained artists, offering the kind of first-class experience typically reserved for trendy big-city hotspots, long on snoot. My memorable first visit was highlighted by a Boulevardier made with ten-year aged top shelf rye whiskey (quite possibly WhistlePig due to its demonstrable spice notes), sweet vermouth over a large single cube, with a burnt orange peel – expertly executed and greatly enhanced by Dierks' suggestion that I try Gran Classico as a substitute for Aperol or the more commonly used bitter Campari.

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As is my custom, I sat at the bar on my second visit and tried the American classic cheeseburger with gruyere cheese and fries ($16). The half pound burger cooked medium rare on a tasty locally baked bun was delicious. On my third visit, I devoured the beef and black bean chili starter ($8) that I paired with a pint of Lagunitas Little Sumpin Extra, and by the time I finished, my entree had already arrived.

The Buffalo Flank Steak with house steak sauce ($24) cooked on the rare side, was one of the most flavorful steaks I've had to date. I texted a photo of 66 Reno Tahoe Tonight

the buttery textured dish to Shelly Brown to make her jealous and was reminded that I have a “killer job!� My side was a gorgeously plated generously portioned French cheese and mac with morbier and raclette cheese, organic semolina pasta, panko bread crumbs that added a bit of crunch, finished with a house made lemon chili honey oil. Exquisite.

For dessert, Dierks suggested a plank of their house made ricotta cheese with organic honey drizzle, cracked pepper and seasonal fruit. The ricotta was a mouthful of refreshing velvet divinity on a spoon.

While tourists continue to discover the Truckee Tavern and Grill, which recently celebrated their one-year anniversary, St. Martin and Dierks make their local clientele a priority, with a lively programming agenda and savvy curation. Sunday night is “All Night Happy Hour” with $1 off specialty cocktails, wines by the glass, beers on draft and $5 wells and food specials. Wednesday is “Wine & Western Night,” with fresh west coast oysters on the half shell for $2, served with a side of ginger mignonette sauce; $1 off all glasses of wine and 10%

off bottles. Thursday nights feature their “Burger & A Beer Special” – five custom burgers on a special menu, all two dollars off – with $1 off all beers all night long, plus live music by phenomenal local talent Aaron Oropeza.

In Part 2 of our feature, we speak with owners Chris St. Martin and Ryan Dierks about their culinary beginnings, their food and cocktail background and philosophy and the restaurant's place in the thriving hyer-locality food movement.

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Truckee Tavern and Grill 10118 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161 (530) 587-3766 Open Sun-Wed 5p-9p; Thu-Sat 5p-9:30p Bar opens at 4pm for drinks Reservations at opentable.com truckeetavern.com 70 Reno Tahoe Tonight

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The Power of Magnesium

HEALTH TIPS Text Lanette Katre Photo Clayton Beck

Alzheimer’s, diabetes, MS, anxiety, depression, migraines and insomnia. You simply can’t get the recommended daily allowance from diet alone; it has become necessary to supplement to maintain a healthy body.

Magnesium is so major because it regulates over 300 metabolic processes in the body! A proper magnesium level will reduce high blood pressure, regulate blood sugar, keep bones strong, promote heart health, balance hormones and support nerve and muscle function. The RDA for magnesium for females 31 and over is 320mg per day and for males 31 and up it's 420 mg per day.

How do you get more magnesium in your life?

Take an oral dose of liquid magnesium combined with D and calcium for optimal absorption.

Transdermal treatments, Epsom salt baths twice weekly, or apply magnesium oil, lotion or gel daily.

In 1936, the United States government (in US Senate Document 264 from the 74th Congress), expressed concern over the poor nutrient content of the soil in which our food was grown. A warning was issued stating that unless something was done to remedy this problem“...there will be a serious rise in degenerative diseases within 50 years...” Fast forward about 70 years and here we are in the middle of a health crisis; where cancer, obesity, auto-immune disease, heart disease and infertility runs rampant. Today, we don’t get proper nutrients from our food – and to make matters worse – alcohol consumption and a number of common drugs such as antacids, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics, birth control medication, cardiovascular meds and diuretics deplete our systems further.

No time to soak in the tub twice a week? Here’s a great magnesium life hack: Replace your current lotion with magnesium lotion. You’re already in the habit of using lotion as part of your morning routine – no extra steps to think about. Make sure these magnesium rich foods are added to your diet: seaweed, juice leafy greens like spinach, and add pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and almonds to your snack list.

For more information read The Magnesium Miracle by Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D. The Shot Spot carries transdermal magnesium products from Ultimate Vitality. and Epsom salt soaks from Get Stoned Holistic Jewelry.

The Shot Spot is location at 615 North Sierra Rose Dr. Suite 4 Reno, NV 89511 off Kietzke Lane behind Lowe's. Drop-ins welcome.

775-826-1008. theshotspotb12.com.

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Isabel Allende at Sierra Nevada College Presented by the Siebens-Binz SNC Tahoe Forum

Prolific best-selling author, novelist, activist, educator and humanitarian Isabel Allende, one of the greatest storytellers of the late 20th and early 21st century, whose books have sold over 65 million copies world wide in 35 languages, wowed a capacity audience of 1,300 at Sierra Nevada College for their Tahoe Forum. An important biennial event modeled after the American Heritage Lecture series at Buena Vista University in Iowa, the Tahoe Forum, endowed by former SNC Trustee Nancy Siebens-Binz, has a mission to bring “high-level intellectual topics and discussion to the region for the benefit of both SNC Tahoe students and the greater RenoTahoe community.�

Allende delivered on that mission in spades, to the delight of a sophisticated audience, enthralled by the virtuosity and fearlessness of her hilariously bawdy oratory and deeply moving insights on the lecture themes of love and loss.

The 73 year-old Allende, still glorious, lovely and spry, waxed poetic and profound, speaking on her soul-building tragedies in a life that has seen the Chilean war refugee cope with the loss of her beloved daughter Paula; the passing of two marriages (to Miguel Frias 1962-1987 and Willie Gordon 1988-2015) that lasted over a half century, and the recent death of her precious dog Olivia. But Allende's is a story of the spirit of 74 Reno Tahoe Tonight

magic, love and the triumph of love over all else, as the gifted writer spoke of the sensual pleasures of her sentient being; her obsession with scent; her passionate ownership of her sexuality; her personal liberation from regret and the means of surviving life's trials in the only way she knows how—by fully living and moving forward.

Allende previewed and read passages from her upcoming book The Japanese Lover due out in English in November. The book spans generations and continents and tells the story of a secret love divided by culture, distance and time, but bound by passion and fate, showcasing Allende's trademark historical detail and rich character development rendered in the mellifluous fluidity of an elegant prose that is uniquely her own.

In the lively Q&A session that followed, Allende fielded questions from her audience that ranged from the current European migration and refugee crisis, her writing process and the messages in her books, to her work over the past twenty years with the Isabel Allende Foundation to empower women and girls world-wide.

Watch for a transcript of the key portions of her audience Q&A on the Reno Tahoe Tonight web site at www.renotahoetonightmagazine.com in early October.

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Halloween Virginia Street Antique Mall

251 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502 Open daily from 10am – 6pm (775) 324-4141 “Halloween is a festival of the dying year. It is the evening before All Saints Day, the first of November. As the land begins to die; brown replaces green, the dead leaves blow off the trees the crops are gathered in...the creatures of the earth and the stone. The rabble of spirits rise out of the dying earth to make their presence felt...”

- Timothy Dickinson – Halloween's Origins The ritual now practiced and enjoyed by millions of Americans each autumn, has ancient Celtic origins dating back over 2,000 years to the festival called Samhain (pronounced Sow-wen), celebrated on November 1. The night before Samhain, townsfolk believed that the dead returned as ghosts. Food and wine was placed on doorsteps to ward off spirits that roamed the night. People donned masks when they went out, so they could pass themselves off as ghosts to blend in with the other spirits.

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or guising which originated in England during medieval times. On November 2, on what is commonly celebrated in Mexican culture as Dia de los Muertos, poor Englanders would beg for pastries called “soul cakes” and thereafter they would pray for the souls of the donator's dearly departed in a ritual called “souling.” In a similar tradition during the same period called “guising,” youth would dress up in costumes and accept food, coins, and wine and would then sing, tell jokes or recite poetry in a kind of door-to-door theater. Scottish and Irish immigrants who came to 19th century America revived the traditions and trick or treating was born. At first pranks and tricks were the prevailing modus operandi of the times, but by the 1950's the practice became more civil and family friendly, closely resembling our current practices. 1 Today, Halloween is big business in America.

The second most commercial holiday behind Christmas, people in the United States spend over two billion dollars on costumes and another four billion a year on candy during Halloween. And adults especially get into the act, hunting for racy outfits, cat suits, period ensembles and classic horror themed costumes.

Huge costumed crawls like the Reno Zombie Crawl, bring massive crowds downtown and inspire people to get out to find and create the perfect signature look to shock and fright.

Revelers who are looking outside of the big box, single use, ill-fitting, packaged costumes that are poorly made and easily torn, flock to the Virginia Street Antique Mall to nab hard to find, vintage and one-of-a-kind funky costumes with character and style. VSAM vendors like Ron Huber are costume connoisseurs, with collections once worn in major theater and casino productions. “I get my costumes from producers and productions down in Las Vegas,” says Huber. He also goes to estate sales, and finds great costumes from private collections and friends. Printed skull dresses, animal prints, glittery masks, colorful fright wigs, horror costumes, and a wide variety of hats, skirts, shoes, jewelry and accessories can be found for partiers of all persuasions, shapes, ages and sizes. And the best thing about buying vintage is that you know the items are well made and crafted to last.

References – history.com/topics/halloween/ history-of-halloween

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Reno Brew Bike Reno's craft beer and cocktail scene is exploding and folks are bar and brew-pub hopping in record numbers. Our downtown and Midtown crawls have never been more popular as folks seek to party while discovering new beverages to enjoy. Now there's a new way to get around town and drink with your friends: introducing the Reno Brew Bike.

Owner operator Duke Bristow's 15-passenger custom fabricated bike is a phenomenal way to spend an afternoon and evening in Reno exploring new bars and drinking great local beers and cocktails.

Here's how it works! Once your group's head count is confirmed, a group leader

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calls ahead or goes online to make a reservation and prepays for the designated bike tour and planned stops. A liability waiver is then emailed to each passenger. The waivers are emailed back and you and your friends are ready to roll. Typically the Brew Bike does a “pub crawl� where you and your group visit three bars in two hours, staying at each bar for 20 to 30 minutes. You get dollar-off drinks on the downtown area tours to boot!

The Reno Brew Bike is made of a sturdy steel frame and is 16 feet long and 9 feet high, with a wood roof for sun and weather protection.

According to Bristow, the $40,000 vehicle took about three months to complete and features

a beautiful stained bar top made from knotty pine. The bike is designated as a licensed pedicab with the City of Reno and all open container laws apply, so no alcoholic drinks are served. But Bristow packs plenty of water to keep his passengers hydrated.

“Weekends we do four tours per day on Saturday and Sunday,” Bristow states, “and there's two popular two hour Friday evening tours.” That's a lot of pedaling for Bristow, but with a max capacity of ten pedalers and fifteen total seats, groups can rotate and rest their riders to take on tours that include hills.

Our group leader Tamela Taylor, chose a challenging Midtown route that included

Brasserie St. James, ZBar, Chapel and Public House. I say challenging because the tour we chose includes hills and grades that required a quad-burning commitment to maximum pedaling effort to execute. Our group took on that challenge and finished with flying colors.

It was a cool bonding experience, as I got to make new friends and sample some great new beverages at the four pit-stops we made to fuel up on alcohol. The Reno Brew Bike was a blast and everyone came away closer and looking forward to the next bike tour!

You can book the Reno Brew Bike for your next group event by going online at renobrewbike.com or call 775-771-0164.

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PHOTOGRAPHY Photographer: Craig Hansen - hobphotography.com Hair/MU Artist: Andrea Hansen - houseofblackbird.com Artistic Director/Wardrobe: Andrea Hansen Models: Lina Maria and Leisha Love of the Siren Society

Dia de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos can be traced, in part, to an ancient Aztec ritual celebrating the cycle of life. The ancient Aztecs believed that life was a dream and only in death did they become truly awake. Today, the Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated in many parts of the world. It is a time to remember our loved ones that have passed, rejoicing in how they lived and not how they died. This shoot is our expression of that celebration.

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PSYCHIC SAMANTHA FE Text Samantha Fe Photo Jessica Brown at jessicalucille.com Illustration Jenna Chandler at jennaintuitiveartist.com

A Trying Love Affair We’ve all heard, “Give it your best effort!” and “try harder”. And at some point in your life, I’m sure you can think of a time when the encouragement actually worked. The encouragement worked because you were doing. You were no longer trying.

You believed you could complete the task at hand, so you did. That is exactly where ‘trying’ to complete the task no longer exists.

Trying implies a lack of dedication or definition.

I’m sure we’ve all also heard, “I’ll try to make it,” or “I’ll try to call you back,” only to be met with disappointment when the time comes. Trying carries what I like to call ‘slippery’ energy. It offers the “try-er” freedom of a loose commitment, which often shows up as a lifestyle pattern simply by using the word.

Now, take a moment to notice the difference: “I’ll try to be there by eight,” versus “I will be there at eight.” Telling someone you will try to meet him or her at a certain time can imply that his or her time is not as important as yours. Simply put, this shows you are willing to make them wait for you and your tardiness, which can be interpreted as blatant disrespect. Committing to meet someone at a certain time creates a balance of respect, not only for them and their time, but also for you and the way you respect your own time.

The sage wisdom of Master Yoda recites, “Do or do not, there is no try.” From these simple words, we can unlock the difference between patterns of failure and patterns of success.

When you tell yourself you are going to try, let’s say, to get out of bed at 6:30am to get a head start on your day. What happens when the alarm goes off? … SNOOZE! Followed by excuses and trivial reasons as to why it’s better to create a fresh pattern – tomorrow. When you say you are going to, before you go to bed, you are committing yourself to taking better care of yourself by creating fresh healthy habits. Committing with a “do” instead of a “try” changes the way your body and mind respond and connect energetically to the new intention. Making you more likely to stick to your guns, for yourself and for others.

These are a few simple examples that allow room for discussion, contemplation, and reflection.

In what areas of your life do you see yourself being slippery in your commitments? Is there a common denominator, or pattern, you see in your unwillingness to unwaveringly say, yes or no? Do you find it’s easier to say you’ll try when it comes to committing to yourself? Our societal love affair with trying can easily lead to being content with complacency in life. By simply flipping the switch from ‘try’ to ‘do’ in your vocabulary, you will create an energetic shift that will bring forward momentum to your life. I highly suggest you DO it!

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[radius] = a fish out of water

The signs point toward a lake. “Glory Hole Recreation Area, ¼ mile,” it reads. New Melones Lake waits to greet our late summer-heated bodies with refreshing, cool splashes. My husband Brad and I have outfitted ourselves with brand new fishing poles and a box of shiny lures. We’ve talked for years about getting into fishing, imagining that reeling and casting would facilitate another means of mental unwinding. We both harbor fond memories of fishing from childhood, though his relationship to the slow aquatic sport binds much more deeply than mine. Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer, seemed like the apropos time to rekindle this piscine romance.

Before heading down the road to enter the rec area, we stopped at the corner shop-- one part gas station, two parts bait, tackle and gear; one part café – to get the local scoop on the take and suss out license requirements. Regarding the latter, we lucked out. Saturday was a free fishing day, a promotional gift courtesy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. One concern cleared. Regarding the catch, the information proved more slippery.

“Too warm for trout,” said the vest-clad proprietor. “’Bout all that’s bitin’ are the catfish. They like the bottom, and don’t mind the warm waters.”

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This statement ought to have perked my ears.

Since, however, I am an admitted novice, and new to the southwestern Sierra slope, no alarms sounded. Summer. Warm. Catfish. These familiar images painted my childhood summers in Texas.

As a practical matter, you seasoned fisher-people probably know that one does not catch catfish with lures. Those bottom-trawlers prefer smelly fish bait or ooey-gooey night crawlers. And heavy weights. And bigger hooks. We left Glory Hole Sports $20 poorer but even more pumped for the fishing adventure that awaited us.

We turned right toward the rec area, following signs promising swimming and suntans and the final giggles of waning summer days. Though pleasantly surprised by how little traffic we encountered, I did think it strange that more summer chasers were not jetting to California’s third-largest man-made lake for a last splash.

Upon arrival at the gate, we paid the required $8.00 car fee and questioned the attendant about the best shore fishing.

“You’ll want to drive down the volunteer boat ramp and access the shore from there,” the official said. “Fishing should be decent. Water’s at 13% but the fish numbers have remained relatively the same.

Have fun and good luck.”

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Did he say 13%? What does that mean? When Brad and I rounded the bend a half mile or so down the road, we understood the gravity of his words. The vista unfolded like a scene from The Walking Dead. A sign pointed toward swim beach. Upon arrival there, fields of wheat-like grass welcomed us. No beach. No water, not even a drop. As we made our way toward the boat ramp, the shock of hundreds of ebony bones jutting from the rolling hillside caused my throat to clench. Those lifeless trees ought to be stumps peeping above glistening blue cascades. We could see water gracing the lowest part of the ravines, the bare rock above it signaling where its drops longed to be. Houseboats, a favorite New Melones Lake activity, floated lifelessly where the marina once teemed with laughter. Only a few die-hard takers attempted to etch a summer memory out of the evaporating lake.

We followed the ranger’s advice and drove down the boat launch, then walked down a craggy slope to the water’s edge. Muddy. A little stinky. Brad and I spoke around the obvious, looking for the silver lining to this water tragedy. We attempted to fish for an hour or so, never able to shake the surreal eeriness of a disappearing body of water. Later research indicated at the time of our trip, New Melones Lake sat 300 feet below normal levels.

Living high in the Sierras, we have only this season really started coming to grips with the seriousness of the current drought. For the communities at lower Sierra elevations—or east toward Pyramid Lake or Lovelock—the drought has already impacted livelihoods in appreciable ways. My experience at New Melones Lake peeled away any remaining rose-colored tint through which I was attempting to view our current water situation.

I encourage you to spend extra time this month in the “Water Woes” gallery of the TAHOE exhibition on view at the Nevada Museum of Art. There, you will gain a deeper understanding of our relationship to this resource and to policies and practices that have made natural drought cycles almost unbearable in the modern age. While we need El Niño to bless us, one wet winter won’t solve our difficulties.

We need to cast a line within and search for a fundamental paradigm shift. Go fish. Now. Amanda Horn is a Reno-based writer, yogini, and creative community enthusiast. A former circus performer, she has been pushing boundaries most of her life, constantly redefining her own and testing the radius of the world she inhabits. She currently serves as Director of Communications for the Nevada Museum of Art. Follow her on Twitter @TeboHorn or email her at amanda.horn@nevadaart.org.

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REAL ESTATE Text and photo courtesy of The Menchel Real Estate Group

It's a Great Time To Buy Reno Real Estate

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ith Mortgage rates at record lows and the housing market starting to stabilize, the time is right to buy Reno real estate.

In an effort to help jump start the flagging Reno housing market, the federal reserve recently decided not to raise interest rates, opening greater access to money for lenders.

This normally makes it easier to qualify for mortgagee loans for Reno real estate. And this is certainly the case, however, you may also have been hearing that big-name lenders are folding up and tightening their loan requirements.

It's true, the mortgage loan market is experiencing turbulence and lenders are acting nervous. But don't let this scare you. The truth is the banks are still making money on loans,

and the Reno economy is more stable than the nightly news people want you to believe.

New Nevada home grants give down payment assistance to home buyers who can put 4% of their loan amount toward down payment and closing costs. There are eight brand new programs available. This enhances the ability to own a home again!

For more information on these programs and a lender to help get you through the process, call or text us today. Debra with The Menchel Group at (775) 339-1393 or Richard at (775) 527-5005.

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Passwords: Misconceptions and Management

Passwords are the first line of defense in securing your online life. Since this is the standard method to “prove” that you are who you claim to be, it is important to understand what may or may not keep others out of your accounts.

The first step is staying free of viruses and malware, because some are keyloggers that track what you’ve typed. Next, beware of “phishing” emails. These fake emails may claim to be from a bank, shipping company, or social networking site. Any links within the email can lead to pages that may look real but are just there to steal your information. Finally, avoid short or weak passwords, or passwords that you’re using elsewhere.

What makes a password strong? Many sites require using upper and lower case letters, symbols, and/or numbers. So you may think that P@$$w0rd is strong, but modern cracking software looks for these symbol and number substitutions. One trick is to think of a phrase, quote, or song lyric that is memorable to you, and abbreviate it as gibberish. Example: “Four score and seven years ago” becomes “4s&7ya.”

The symbols and numbers aren’t stand-ins for letters, so the ‘entropy’ (randomness) is much higher. It is easy to remember, yet harder to crack.

Six characters is short though, so you’d want to use a longer phrase.

It can be difficult to remember all your passwords, so people reuse them across different sites. But if your password gets hacked on one site, you are then at risk elsewhere. To have unique and complex passwords with less hassle, you can

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use a password manager. They remember and manage your login information, so you only have to remember one master password. It may seem unsafe to have all your passwords in one place, but they use secure encryption methods, and it is much safer than short, weak, or reused passwords.

Password managers include LastPass, KeePass, 1Password, and Dashlane, ranging from free to $50/year. To get an idea of how secure they are, LastPass was hacked this summer, but no user accounts or data were accessed thanks to secure cryptography. In light of how many companies have had huge data breaches in the last few years, this is actually impressive instead of worrisome.

The user is the weakest link in an instance like this. A weak master password, obvious password hint, or the security question, could put you at risk. Bonus Tip: Whether or not you use a password manger, security questions could be a risk factor. Your grandfather’s name and your birth city are public record, and most pet names are not particularly unique. Have fun with it; pick a silly answer that you can easily remember.

We are always glad to provide a no-cost, noobligation initial analysis, on your desktop PC, Mac, MacBook or laptop PC. This way, you can make confident and informed decisions regarding your system.

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October 2015

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THE UNFILTERED COFFEEBAR JOURNEY

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eople ask me all of the time, “Hey, can I talk to you? I want to start my own coffee shop.” I always respond with 'Have you ever worked in a coffee shop before?' Nine times out of ten the answer is “No.” So then I respond with “why don’t you go out and get a job at a coffee shop for six months, if after that period of time, you still want to still open one up, I will help you.” I hear back from less than 1% of these people. You know why… because running a coffee shop is fucking hard. It is as they say, “THE GRIND”. You wake up every day before the sun and often go to sleep long after it has set. At Coffeebar in Truckee, I took only 5 days off in the first calendar year we were open. I joked with people that I worked half time... twelve hours a day, seven days a week!

If you are operating a coffee shop that has any sort of volume, you have to have employees to help you run the operation. And your business will either live or die by the type of employees you have. My business is only as good as the person behind the register, or behind the bar, on any given day. In fact, Starbucks values these people so much that they call them Partners. Coming from a sports background, I like to call them teammates… and without a great team, your business will fail.

To ensure your success, you have to make sure you have the right amount of teammates trained in the proper way, to allow for your vision to be executed.

In our business we treat our staff more like family than employees. If you have been in any of our stores,

you will notice an immediate difference between the service you get at Coffeebar and other places.

Excellent customer service is our secret ingredient!

Our training program is several weeks and sometimes months long depending on the position. The tough part of staffing is that even if you are running an exceptional business you may only change over a few people every few months but if you have a business in Truckee, you will lose and need one almost every week. How can you possibly plan for that?

First, Truckee is perhaps the most transient place that I have ever operated a business in my restaurant/café career. “The Tahoe Lifestyle,” lasts about 3-6 months for most people and then poof! … they’re gone. Let’s do some math; in 2014 aside from the 20-plus team members still working at the New Year, we had … drumroll … 57! Yes, 57 W2’s of people that were no longer working for us. In Reno, the same comparison was four. It costs $800 to properly train a team member; so if you’ve lost 57 of them over the course of a year, it’s lost revenue of over $45,000! If you think the rest of the business is hard, try staffing in Truckee.

So if you still want to open a coffee shop then, stay tuned for next month’s column. And just in case you don’t know, we’re hiring in Truckee. Go figure.

Coffeebar's mission is to share a radically inclusive Italian cafe experience with our customers by providing them the highest quality coffee, customer service and locally sourced food. coffeebartruckee.com.

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s the season of extra sugar consumption approaches quickly, some have great will power to walk past the candy bowls in the break rooms, while others, including myself, fight hard to not over consume it. Added sugar in your regimen during the day is the single worst ingredient for adding extra calories, yet it has no nutrients to increase your metabolism, burn fat, or enhance lean mass.

When the temptation to eat added sugar presents itself, I feel that it's effective to share the true hard facts about what sugar looks like when it is consumed by the average American, in hopes of motivating people to gain more will power and knowledge to keep them walking past those sugar bowls and achieve the physical goals that each person seeks.

Fast forward a little bit to January 1, 2016...

Why are people so motivated to hit the gym, get their body back and start clean eating again? Because for the past three months, starting in October, life becomes a slippery slope downward with the extra drinks, appetizers and sweets that, unfortunately, push our will power to the back burner. To get a jump start on this season of temptation, first understand the distinction between harmful, zero-nutrient refined sugars and sugars that occur naturally in foods like fruits and vegetables, that are healthy and contain water, fiber and various micro nutrients. Added sugars are those that are added to foods.

Most are very familiar with the most common added sugar which is regular table sugar (sucrose) or high fructose corn syrup. According to an article in Forbes Magazine that I came across a couple years ago in 2012, the average person consumes 130lbs of sugar per year!

In 1822, the average American consumed 45 grams of sugar, which is the amount found in one of today's 12-ounce sodas, every 5 days.

Since 2012, Americans now consume 765 grams of sugar every five days! My hope by sharing this info is that you have more insight into what the average American consumes, and

where you stand in that equation. If you are struggling with that sweet tooth, please know that there are many alternatives that can liberate you from being what I like to call a "sugar vampire." Use stevia drops as a natural sweetener in your carbonated water in replace of a soda. Or eat a piece of fruit or mash up berries and put them in your oatmeal instead of brown sugar.

Contact me at Camie@camiecraggfitness.com for more alternatives for sugar (as my list is very long) if you struggle from eating an abundance of sugar – especially in the upcoming months.

I would love to help, motivate and inspire you to get past the sugar addiction by not sweeping it under the rug, but truly controlling the cravings by knowing more about how bad this single ingredient is for your body, while also allowing you to become aware of how much sugar you consume.

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TRIBUTE Text and photo of Robert Forman courtesy of Andrea Santos

Long-time local entertainer, entrepreneur and musician Robert Forman passed away on September 6, 2015 from a sudden, massive heart attack.

Most recently he was known as the founder and producer of his family group Shanti Shanti, where he played and sang with his two daughters and son locally, as well as internationally.

Robert was a musician all of his life and was a masterful writer, producer and guitar player. In the 1980’s he was signed to CBS records, only later to form a new record label, as a sub branch of Motown Records, which was called Taj Records.

In 1985 Robert along with his wife Linda, built the largest residential recording studio in the western United States, famously known as Granny’s House Recording Studio.

It was the recording spot for many famous artists of the time, as well as the creative home for audio production for films. Granny’s House was infamous for its ingenious and creative presentation of Victorian Architecture and décor, while still being state-of-the art in technology.

That building can still be seen at the corner of Plumas and Mt. Rose in Reno, Nevada.

Most of all, Robert was a family man. He adored his three children and wife, and he treasured the time they spent together. Their many trips usually were centered around performances, and thus they would often spontaneously break into song, like some corny, but adorable musical.

He will be greatly missed by his family. He leaves behind: his loving wife of 42 years – Linda and their three children – Andrea, Sara and Micah; his two sisters Joanna and Dottie; two son’s-in-law, Joel Santos and John Gracey and two grandchildren, Zachariah Santos and Clara Gracey.

Thank you to everyone, through all of the years for your love, support and friendship!

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Chasing Clouds My home has been under construction for many months; it's being remodeled and my own private fitness studio is being added. My faithful clients have been very understanding during the whole process and even volunteered to take our work-outs to a nearby park. One morning I had started my client on creating the mind body connection at the beginning of a private yoga session. I had given her the option to go down the street to the park, but she said she didn't mind staying at the house, where I have the front room set up as a quasi studio. This week the roofers were literally on top of the roof hammering away. I began setting up the platform to mentally make a space where nothing outside the room exists. This is impossible to do when there are at least seven men with drills and hammers working above your head. I began to feel my own thoughts getting out of control, until I realized this was the perfect setting to practice peace of mind.

Life does not throw challenges at us when we say we're ready. It's usually the day you feel like you can't handle one more little thing going wrong that everything will. The only thing we can control is how we react and, even better yet, how we respond. Yoga gives us the mental strength to stay calm on the inside and handle stressful situations with grace and poise. What doesn't bend breaks and yoga literally makes us more flexible in all kinds of ways to go with the flow.

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Since my client felt like she could handle practicing in a construction site, I wanted to experience teaching in one and see how focused I could stay on the task at hand. In the grand scheme of things, all the cacophony outside didn't have anything to do with what we were working on in the inside. I don't suggest you throw down your yoga mat in rush hour traffic, or any other crazy environment, but I do want to share some suggestions that help me to have a more quiet mind and be aware of what's going on internally when I am in the midst of a crazy situation.

Breathe. The deeper your breath the easier a pose will be to hold or a situation to stand in life. That's why it's so important to take the time to allow the breath to find a deeper rhythm. It's scientifically proven that connecting to your breath quiets the mind and it also slows the heart rate. A technique of breathing I picked up for meditation is to breathe in for a count of four or more, pause for that same period and then exhale for that amount of time. Slowly building the number up as your breathing expands. This gives the conscious mind a task to focus on. If thoughts are still bopping around like whack a mole, then picture your mind as a perfectly blue sky. All outside thoughts and noises are just clouds and you don't need to chase them. Simply observe them passing through without attachment. The clearer we can keep our minds the calmer we can stay inside. It gets easier to focus on what we want to accomplish and how we want to perform despite any other outside factors.

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