Archive - The Barber Brief

Preview: January 22, 2025 Reno City Council & Redevelopment Meetings

The jam-packed agendas offer many opportunities for civic engagement.

Jan 18 •

Two more data centers to be reviewed by Reno Planning Commission on January 15

Updates, previews, and the latest development news for the week of January 13, 2025

Jan 13 •

Let's make 2025 the Year of the People

Plus, the request for the City to abandon Stevenson Street returns on January 8.

Jan 7 •

December 2024

The Jacobs Entertainment festival grounds permit application, Reno's former City Manager reappears & more

Updates and previews for the week of December 30, 2024

Dec 30, 2024 •

Decisions, Deliberations & Data Centers

Updates and previews for the week of December 16, 2024 including next steps for the Lear Theater

Dec 17, 2024 •

Preview: December 11, 2024 Reno City Council meeting

Up for consideration: a new ordinance to regulate use of public spaces; the potential appointment of a new City Manager; next steps for the Lear Theater…

Dec 9, 2024 •

Security, signage, staffing, and budgets take center stage at Reno City Council on December 4

Allocating ARPA funds to the Downtown Reno Partnership; hiring private security forces for the City Plaza; a sobering report on the Reno Police…

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

On hoopla, housing, and how to make Reno's downtown a place for everyone

Frank thoughts on the status of Reno's troubled downtown core and how to fix it

Nov 26, 2024 •

A veritable cornucopia of city meetings for the week of November 18, 2024

The annual review of Jacobs Entertainment's Glow Plaza permit, a proposed apartment complex on the former site of the Lakeside Tennis Club & much more

Nov 18, 2024 •

Election results, next steps for the NABs, and a huge milestone for the Lear Theater

Plus a November 13 Reno City Council preview and upcoming virtual meetings on downtown signage regulations

Nov 11, 2024 •

Brief Digest: Week of November 4, 2024

A roundup of the latest in Reno urban development

Nov 4, 2024 •

October 2024

Updates & Previews: Week of October 28, 2024

The final master plan workshop for Wingfield and Barbara Bennett Parks is Oct. 30

Oct 30, 2024 •

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