Hi, Nevadans!

The Asian Moon Festival is happening tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
J Resort (345 N. Arlington Ave.) in Reno.

This is an annual vibrant celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) cultures, traditions, and heritage. There will be traditional performances like lion dances, martial arts demonstrations, and live music, as well as AANHPI cuisine, cultural exhibits, lantern-making and mooncake tastings!

Reno foodies, we’re also looking for your participation in our Reno Food Guide. Please share your favorite spots!

Have a safe weekend!

Jannelle Calderón

Newsletter Editor, The Nevadan / El Nevadense

Nominate your favorite spots for the 2025 Reno Food Guide

From sushi rolls to street tacos, nominate your favorite food spots for the 2025 Reno Food Guide. (Getty Images Pro)

Reno is full of great places to eat, drink, and shop for food, and we think it’s time to put them in the spotlight. That’s why we’re putting together the very first Reno Food Guide, and we need your help, Renoites!

You can click on this story and scroll down to find the survey where you can write your answer for each category.

This is your chance to shout out the spots you love most, whether it’s a sushi bar that always hits the spot, a Mexican restaurant that never lets you down, a bar (with a great happy hour) where you feel at home, a bakery that satisfies your sweet tooth, or a local market that keeps your kitchen stocked with fresh regional produce. If it’s a place you’d recommend to a friend, we want to hear about it.

Nominate your favorites!

It’s that time again. For the next couple of weeks, we’re having our fall fundraising drive.

And we need your help to reach our goal. Our work is always free, but that’s only possible because of our generous supporters (that’s you!). Contributing helps us do great work while keeping news accessible for all our Nevada neighbors.

Chip in!

8 creepy facts about Nevada that textbooks leave out

These wild facts about Nevada might surprise you. (Sidorov_Ruslan/Shutterstock)

By Dorothy Scott

It’s starting to feel like spooky season, and we live in quite the spooky state. With so much rich history, it’s only natural that there are quite a few eerie facts about Nevada that are left out of textbooks for one reason or another.

In either case, we did some digging to unearth some of the most interesting facts you deserve to know about your state—that is, if you’re into the unsettling.

One being the claim that Elvis Presley still calls Sin City home. Most of these claims originate from the International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, where Presley performed many times.

Read on to find out if Elvis really has left the building.

Read more spooky facts!

NV Energy proposes additional $32M in refunds after rate misclassification debacle: “NV Energy said its proposal to refund $32.6 million includes interest, and it is for current and former customers retroactive to June 23, 2017. Refunds are in the form of bill credits to active accounts and checks to former customers, according to the news release.” (KLAS)
Extreme heat takes toll on Nevadans’ health, pocketbooks: “Extreme heat in Southern Nevada led to at least 114 heat-related deaths in Clark County this year, according to the county’s coroner’s office. Joanne Leovy, a family physician and the chair of Nevada Clinicians for Climate Action, said people often focus on the immediate fatalities caused by heat stroke, but prolonged exposure to extreme heat can negatively impact people’s health in a number of other ways.” (Nevada Current)