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🌱 Reno Punk Rock Flea Market Returns + Reno Student Wins Scholarship
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First, today's weather:
Breezy and cooler. High: 57 Low: 34.
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Here are the top 3 stories in Reno today:
- After taking a year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Reno Punk Rock Flea Market returns this year, and it's nothing like the flea market you're probably picturing. This market will have a car smash, record sales, drag queen story hours, and punk rock music blasting, of course. More than 150 vendors and five food trucks will operate alongside musical guests. This is a weekend-long event (beginning this Friday night) that co-founder Jessi "Sprocket" Janusee believes will be wilder than ever before. (Reno Gazette Journal)
- A Reno college student has received a $25,000 scholarship from Chick-fil-A. Jaanavi Bhatti was working a shift at Chick-fil-A when one day, a boy in the drive-thru made fun of her missing ear, a condition she's had since birth. Bhatti wrote about the encounter in a $2,500 scholarship competition hosted by Chick-fil-A, but they surprised her with $25,000 instead. (Reno Gazette Journal)
- Join the SPCA of North Nevada and Wonder Aleworks this weekend on Saturday, Apr. 30, in celebrating National Adopt a Shelter Dog Day at the "Woof and Wonder" fundraiser. The midtown Reno restaurant and brewery will host the event, donating 10 percent of food and beverage sales to the SPCA. There will be live music and a professional photographer present. Donations are also accepted online if you can't make the event. (KOLO)
Today in Reno:
- Reno Jazz Festival At University Of Nevada, Reno (7:30 PM)
- Art Lab For Kids: Make Your Own Emoji At Apple Summit Sierra (4:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- Donations to the Nevada Humane Society provide life-saving medical care to cats like Erma. 10-year-old Erma came from an overcrowding situation and is in need of a dental procedure to ensure she's free of a painful infection. An average dental procedure at the clinic costs $500 and Erma is just one of the hundreds of dental procedures the Humane Society team does each year. If you'd like to help animals like Erma, please donate today at this link. (NevadaHumaneSociety.com)
- In need of some homemade candles, craving frozen yogurt, or looking for great fruits and veggies? Check out the vendor list for this Sunday's Market at the Park at Reno Experience District. (Facebook)
- Miss the big news? RNO is launching a multi-year construction program that will transform the travel experience for generations to come. The name for the project, MoreRNO, was created by RNO travelers and your feedback about what you'd like to see more of at your airport is important! (Facebook)
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