Our Town Reno Week in Review
Jan 11-Jan 15
If you like our content, but sometimes miss it on social media, here is a recap of some of our published content this week, as well as stories we are looking into. Never hesitate if you’d like to contribute your own photos and/or story ideas.
MARILOU
A downtown ambassador told us Marilou, who we reported on previously, was released from the hospital, after a fire burned down her tent and killed her beloved dog. The ambassador told us an investigation is now underway into how the fire was started.
DOCUMENTARY
An Our Town Reno documentary specifically about the importance of pets for our neighbors without stable shelter was accepted into the Dam Short Film Festival, which will take place online in February.
Our Facebook community https://www.facebook.com/ourtownreno reacted with sadness to one more downtown motel the Town House Motor Lodge on 2nd Street being boarded up, meaning fewer motel rooms available for those relying on those for shelter.
PODCAST
Our latest podcast episode is with Darius, who is working hard to get his life back on track and trying to get his ID back.
https://ourtownreno.simplecast.com/episodes/darius-struggling-with-day-jobs-without-an-id
We reposted this “judgmental Reno map” from a Reddit post and got over 500 likes and dozens of comments on our affiliated Instagram @BiggestLittleStreets https://www.instagram.com/biggestlittlestreets/
We retweeted one of our followers on our Twitter @ourtownreno https://twitter.com/OurTownReno who is starting a new initiative to help those in need:
Thank you for subscribing to this Substack and for caring for the plight of our neighbors in need in the 775.