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[edit] Third Largest

Out of curiosity, where is it "thought that Reno is now the third largest city in Nevada after Las Vegas and Henderson"? Specifically where is this speculated size of Henderson coming from? -- Sdp 04:02, 8 Jan 2004 (UTC)

The Henderson fanboys are comparing a 2004 census estimate of Henderson to Reno's 2000 official census count. (Hint: nearly all "large" cities in Nevada have had explosive population growth in the last 6 years.) I'll try to dig up an equally random guess to counter this claim. --Fo0bar 06:37, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
The US Census Bureau confirms that Henderson is now larger than Reno. --Antelan 23:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Can you provide the link to that? | Ateo (talk) 19:28, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
Reno population estimate 2003: 193882. Henderson population estimate 2003: 214852 Antelantalk 19:31, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gaming Industry section

Previously, someone wrote that Indian casinos and lotteries have shown little impact on Reno. This isn't true at all. I deleted this bit of information because, as a former casino employee, I'm well aware of the real impact of Indian casinos, especially those in California, as well as other factors like the buying-out of Reno Air. (Traffic on Interstate 80 has decreased, but I didn't include it since I have no concrete facts to back it up with, even though I heard it from a reliable source.)

I also added references to Hot August Nights, Street Vibrations, etc., since these events have been successful in bringing tourists to the area. Moviecritic 5-7-05

[edit] Public Schools

Someone has written in some information about McQueen High School, presumably because s/he went to McQueen.

I'm a little hesitant to list Reno public schools on this page, simply because Reno has 12 public high schools, 11 middle schools, and 56 elementary schools.

If we devote equal time to all these school, that will be the majority of the page. Thoughts? --Hyperbole 19:07, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

  • That is the concensus from WP:SCH. The best solution would be to create a school district page, I think Clark County School District is the only one in place for Nevada right now. Then all of the public schools could be put there leaving only private schools on the Reno page until they are encylopedic enough to merit their own article, again see WP:SCH for suggestions. Vegaswikian 23:35, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • I see that the McQueen article got a major rewrite. Vegaswikian 05:03, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
    • There is now a page for the Washoe County School District that I linked in the article. I wasn't sure whether to delete the current references to schools from this article or to leave them in. Thoughts? Bjackrian 19:56, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Are there any skateparks around this area? Or any BMX park, or any extreme sport park?

[edit] Recreation

Someone asked about skate/BMX parts in Reno. There is Lazy 5 skate park on Pyramid Highway. There's Burgess in Sparks off of Greenbrae. There is also Mira Loma skate park (the largest I believe) on South McCarran. I think that's it. I haven't lived there for 2 years so they may have built another. Theres a park in Idlewild. A few blocks away from Reno High School. Yeah, they built one At The Corner of Sun Valley Boulevard and and 7th in Sun Valley. --Z.Spy 01:57, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What Just Happened?

Why does this page no longer exist?(3/6/06)I can see the talk page, just not the article itself.

I can't see any problem with the page, nor anything in the history that would account for your problem. Whatever the problem was, it seems to have resolved itself. --Hyperbole 04:18, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
(3/8/06) Okay, I can see the page now.

[edit] New Skyline Photograph

Can someone snap a more up-to-date photograph of the skyline? The one on the page is looking pretty old and tired. (The daytime one, I mean) Madmaxmarchhare 05:56, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Misery not filmed in Reno, but in Carson City (Clear Creek to be exact)

This movie was not filmed in Reno (unless cut in the final edit). It was filmed on the douglas/carson city county border off Clear Creek Rd. (a few miles up the windy road behind Fuji park/Costo).

this is 100% correct. There's a house up on old clear creek (still there I think) which is where they filmed Misery. | Ateo (talk) 19:25, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Degrees Fahrenheit specified

I just specified degrees Fahrenheit for climate to avoid the article from being American-centric. Non-Americans may not know what 90s would be for climate.--Jusjih 10:08, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hot August Nights

I believe this needs to be mentioned, considering it attracts over 700,000 people to Reno. http://www.hotaugustnights.net/ Mawfive 22:16, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

    I'm not even from Reno (I hail from the Bay) and I agree).--75.61.79.231 01:42, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reno photo

I know someone mentioned before that a new picture of Reno was needed for the page. There was a new one there for a while, and now we're back to a 15 year old picture. Anyone have a more recent one to add?

I put up a new photo, one I took a few years ago, but the skyline's pretty much the same as it is now, and I think it's a cool photo anyway Jrbbopp 09:54, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Pinwheel Bus"

What? I have never heard anyone call the Sierra Spirit the "pinwheel" bus. Everyone calls it the "Sierra Spirit" or just "the Spirit". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.203.12.203 (talk) 03:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Media?

I'm not from Reno, but I would really like to see a list of local media. I think it makes sense to include it as long as "movies" and things like that are included. It should include things like the Reno Gazette, locally made magazines, and local TV station with locally produced programming.--75.61.79.231 01:45, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Private Schools

Manogue isn't a college prep school. Shocking, yes, but this was what I learned in my discussion with the principal in my senior year of high school there. It's not in the mission statement, although it appeared in some of the advertising literature in the early 90s apparently. I think it should be a college prep school, but I removed the reference saying that it is a college prep school, because it is not. Antelan talk 05:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Renologo.JPG

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[edit] What's a person from Reno called?

A "Renoan"? A "Renoite"? A "Renovation?" -76.22.99.215 06:49, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Renoite. --Hemlock Martinis 06:59, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
Confirmed. Antelan talk 13:46, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Drug Abuse Section: Invalid source discussion and proposal to remove citation

The drug abuse section states that Reno has the 8th highest incidence of drug abuse in the united states. The footnote points to a DEA web-page that states that the State of Nevada is ranked #8 for violent crime amoungst other US states. It appears to me that that the state of Nevada being ranked #8 for violent crime would have nothing to do with concluding that the city of Reno has 8th-highest incidence of druge abuse in the united states. If others are in agreement, I propose we remove the text unless there is other evidence to the contrary. Dan F77 19:53, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm actually thinking it might be wise to remove the whole section - that DEA website is cited twice, both times for claims the page doesn't make. I think the whole section is probably hopelessly flawed and needs to be rewritten. --Hyperbole 13:01, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article about Reno in The Economist

The article, titled Turning up trumps, covers the rise of Indian gaming in California and its effect on Reno's economy. A number of good statistics in there. --Hemlock Martinis 19:08, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unusual language

I found this in the "Nightlife" section: "...the waning glut of casino-bound tourists of yore..." What the hell is that? King of Corsairs (talk) 17:30, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Anchors"?

The intro paragraph states:

"Reno anchors over 1,250,000 of both seasonal and permanent residents"

What does that mean? Plazak (talk) 16:07, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

They are combining both premanent residents and the total average of tourists that "live" here while on vacation. |Ateo (talk) 19:22, 31 May 2008 (UTC)