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When Eddie Lorton pushed the City of Reno to support a Fourth of July parade celebrating America's 250th anniversary, he presented it as a community event that deserved city backing. The Reno City Council agreed to support the concept, and Lorton publicly stated that if fundraising fell short, he wo
Read the articleOne of the more amusing facts of this election season: Mike Leonard of Mike's Reno Report appears to have more followers than Devon Reese received votes. Think about that for a moment.
Read the articleThere’ s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There’s The Little Engine That Could. And now, Reno gets its own work of fiction: Eddie and the 4th of July Parade. Because let’s be honest—this isn’t about patriotism, community, or even the Fourth of July. This is about one thing: getting Eddie Lort
Read the articleIf you’re looking for a little excitement tonight, look no further. There’s a fundraiser for Devon Reese, reportedly backed by a room full of attorneys — and really, what could be more fun than that combination? But while the wine is flowing and the speeches are polished, the real action might be
Read the articleAccording to a report by the Reno Gazette Journal, Reno mayoral candidate Eddie Lorton has obtained a temporary restraining order against Michael Leonard of Mike’s Reno Report — the same individual who, until recently, had been helping Lorton with campaign-related communications. The RGJ article no
Read the articleCalling a statement like “accountability matters” an o xymoron depends less on the phrase itself and more on the speaker’s perceived credibility. The words “accountability” and “matters” are not opposites, so linguistically it is not an oxymoron. An oxymoron is something like “deafening silence”
Read the articleAfter reading Mike’s Reno Report this morning, we thought we’d add a few observations from Monday night’s Washoe County Republican Central Committee meeting (January 27, 2026). You know—the one chaired by Bruce Parks, who has a habit of politically excommunicating Republicans who don’t fall in line,
Read the articleReno Mayor Hillary Schieve spent the holiday season in New York City—was it part vacation, part brand promotion—repping her sunscreen business alongside her business partner—heck we don’t know but we enjoy the images . Big-city backdrop, big inflatable Spooge marketing props, and plenty of photo ops
Read the articleAfter reading Mike’s Reno Report, and it is worth the read, we couldn’t help ourselves and simply had to query.
Read the articleThe Washoe County Republican Party might want to invest in a spreadsheet — or at least a group chat — because the 2026 ballot is shaping up to be one giant, red-tinted identity crisis. First, there’s the Reno mayor’s race. Two elephants, one chair: Councilmember Kathleen Taylor, who rode GOP backin
Read the articleHold on tight, Reno. City Councilman Devon Reese is suddenly in the business of apologies — and we’re supposed to buy it. He offered up a half-hearted “sorry” over the Lear Theatre flap, but let’s be real: this isn’t remorse, it’s rehearsal. Reese isn’t apologizing to fix his behavior — he’s auditio
Read the articleWell, it looks like the Nevada Commission on Ethics has folded again — or to put it less politely, chicken-shitted out.
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