Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as Nevada's tallest building in 1947, and its Sky Room overlooked a town that ...

If the bricks of the Mapes Hotel-Casino could talk ... your life in your hands if you walked down Virginia Street. The Mapes changed that." Reno grew into a city known around the world ...

The Sierra snowpack is lagging far behind historical averages, but this week's storms should help matters. Rain is possible ...

Initial plans showed an ice rink and amphitheater, sweeping canopy and plantings. Yet City Plaza in downtown Reno remains essentially a barren space.