Neighbors like you
People from the Old Southwest to Hidden Valley who share what they see, pay, and experience where they live.
Growing fast, still ours to shape
We Are Reno covers the everyday of living in Reno — housing, food, schools, the mountains, and the neighborhoods changing faster than anyone expected — and elevates what the people here actually know.
Our values
We believe a city knows itself best. We Are Reno gathers what residents know about their own city and hands it back to everyone, so the people who drive Virginia Street, run the shops, and raise kids here are the ones describing the place they live.
Who we are
The neighbors behind the read
We Are Reno is powered by the neighbors it serves.
Writers & researchers
Contributors who track what's opening, closing, changing, and costing more across Reno and Sparks.
Editors & staff
Professionals who coordinate coverage and keep every story fair, current, and grounded in Reno.
Participation
A platform you help build
We Are Reno thrives on neighbors who share what they know and help each other read a city that's changing faster than its maps.
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ENGAGE
Make your voice heard
Start by reading and weighing in. Share how it looks from your part of town and flag what we missed.
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CONNECT
Join the WE community
Become a full member and help decide what Reno weighs in on next.
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CREATE
Contribute to coverage
Suggest a topic, tell us what a roofer or a season pass really costs now, or propose new questions to ask.
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INFLUENCE
Become a community leader
Help guide what we cover next and bring newcomers and old-timers alike into the community.
Stronger together
WE ARE COMMUNITY
When you weigh in on We Are Reno, you add your voice to WE — the movement of people in cities across the country who compare notes on real life and want to be heard. It's free to join, always opt-in, and your privacy is protected.
WE
move·ment
noun — a group of people working together to advance their shared mission
The WE community unites people who care about our collective future and want to take action to improve it.
Closer to home
ONE CITY, ONE VOICE
Every answer you give here stays about Reno — your neighborhood, your drive on the 395, your rent. The more of us who weigh in, the sharper the picture gets, down to the street.
What we cover
Life across Reno
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City Hall
The decisions made downtown that land on your street — growth, permits, and elections, explained plainly.
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Public Safety
How safe people feel on their own street, and what's changing as the area fills in.
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Home & Family
Rent, buying, schools, pets, and the household math of a town that got expensive fast.
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Things to Do
Midtown kitchens, the river, Artown, and the lake an hour up the hill.
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Money
What things cost in a no-income-tax state where rent caught up with California — housing, childcare, groceries — and how households make the math work.
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Local Business
The Midtown storefronts, the family restaurants, and the shops that outlast the casinos — and what it takes to keep the lights on.
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Jobs & Economy
Warehouses, data centers, and the employers out at TRIC reshaping what work looks like here.
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Health
Renown, Saint Mary's, and the clinics in between — the everyday health decisions Reno families make for themselves.
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Sports
The Aces, the Pack, and a town where skiing counts as a sport and a commute.
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Weather
Snowpack, drought, fire season, and what a high-desert climate does to daily life.
Why now
It matters more than ever
Reno is changing faster than almost anywhere, and the people who arrived last year and the people who have been here thirty years are living in two different cities. Neither one has had a good way to compare notes.
We're here so everyone who lives in Reno has a say in what it becomes.