Happenings
Get your green ready—Shanty Dolan’s is hosting a St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebration at 211 Keystone Ave., in Reno. Starting Thursday, March 14, there will be daily entertainment and food trucks, concluding with the bar’s two-year anniversary celebration on Sunday, March 17, featuring Irish fiddlers in the afternoon and a late-night DJ, with drink specials all day long. Check Instagram for details: www.instagram.com/shantydolans.
The Reno Leprechaun Crawl takes over downtown at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 16. Buying a $12 cup gets you $4 drink specials at participating locations, along with access to extras like photo booths and giveaways. For more information, head to crawlreno.com/event/leprechauncrawl.
The Pairings for Programs fundraiser, in support of Sparks Kiwanis programs dedicated to empowering youth in the community, will take place at 6 p.m., Friday, March 8, at the Reno Elks Lodge, at 597 Kumle Lane. Truckee Meadows Community College culinary students will create appetizers paired with hand-crafted mocktails, served alongside wine and beer hosted by Sparks Kiwanis members. The evening includes a raffle, live music by Mark Miller and friends, and a silent auction featuring Burning Man tickets, an African dinner for eight, and a sports-car racing experience. For tickets, which are $40, find the event on Eventbrite.
The Depot Brewery and Distillery at 325 E. Fourth St., in Reno, has launched a yearlong program called Helping Hops. It will feature a series of collaboration beers, with a portion of the proceeds going to Northern Nevada charities. The first brew in the series, the Hop(e) Shine Collaboration Lager, was released Feb. 22. For each collaboration beer sold, $1 will be donated, with the first brew benefiting the Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation. For more information, visit thedepotreno.com.
Openings + shifts
Downtown Reno is getting a new sports bar, DUBS, at 95 N. Sierra St., replacing The Stick. Tristen Houston and Derek Sornson—the duo behind ghost kitchen turned brick-and-mortar Vistro—are behind the venture. The ambiance will showcase ’90s sports memorabilia, and the menu will feature upscale bar food inspired by the casual elegance of Las Vegas sport lounges. “We’re not just offering a place to watch the game; we’re delivering an unforgettable experience full of memories and shared moments,” said Sornson. DUBS is set to open in the spring; www.dubsreno.com.
Lox Stock and Two Smoking Bagels has opened at 25 W. Second St., in downtown Reno. The “hardcore bagel shop” sells items like the Anarchy Bagel (an everything bagel with garlic and onion inside) and the Lox Stock and Two Smoking Bagels plate, which features poached eggs on an open-faced bagel with lox, candied bacon and wilted arugula. For the full menu and online ordering, head to www.ls2sb.com.
Sugar Blvd has opened in the Sticks shopping center at 704 S. Virginia St., Suite A, in Reno. The shop serves ice cream from Hoch Family Creamery in Minden with creative waffle cone flavors like chocolate peanut butter, alongside an array of sweets-inspired gifts from women-owned businesses; thesugarblvd.com.
Dopo Pizza & Pasta has opened a second location in the Reno Public Market at 299 E. Plumb Lane. This new location will focus on Dopo’s signature neo-Neapolitan pizzas, wood-fired starters, dessert pizza and a menu-paired wine and beer list. “We hope that our guests at the Reno Public Market will be able to have a unique experience, with the same warm hug of hospitality that we’ve worked so hard to achieve at our midtown location,” said Eric Schoenfeld-Mineur, general manager; www.dopopizzapasta.com.
Liberty Toast, from chef Mark Estee, is slated to open in the Reno-Tahoe International Airport’s Concourse C this spring. The concept will feature breakfast items like avocado toast. For updates, keep an eye on the airport’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/renoairport.
Thania’s Juice Bar in Incline Village has opened a second location in The Basement at 50 S. Virginia St., in Reno. The menu features organic smoothies, house-made gluten free granola, toasts, acai bowls and house-made almond and pumpkin seed milks. For updates, head to www.instagram.com/thaniasjuicebar.
No City Coffee, the roastery and coffee shop upstairs at the Great Basin Food Co-op, is taking over the back space of the West Street Market at 148 West St., in Reno. It will open as a traditional espresso bar with plans to become a non-alcoholic dry bar in the future. Follow along at www.instagram.com/nocityreno.
Big Chicken has opened a location in Carson City at 444 E. William St. Founded in 2018 by Shaquille O’Neal, Big Chicken offers items like the Shaq Attack crispy chicken sandwich and Cheez-It crusted mac ’n’ cheese; www.bigchicken.com.
Fourk Kitchen at 4991 S. Virginia St., in Reno, is up for sale. The current owners announced that due to family obligations and health complications, the location will either be sold or turned into a franchise-like operation. Stay tuned to www.instagram.com/fourkkitchenreno for updates.
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