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Best coffee shop in northwestern Nevada? Here's how RGJ readers voted

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By Brett McGinness Verified
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Brett McGinness, Reno Gazette Journal Tue, July 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM UTC Best coffee shop in northwestern Nevada? Here's how RGJ readers voted After more than 6,000 votes, the region's coffee lovers have spoken. Old World Coffee Roasters is the winner of the Reno-Tahoe Coffee Bracket. Old World picked up 61.1% of the vote in its final-round matchup with The Roost to claim victory. The specialty coffee roaster established its first location in the region in 2015.
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Nevada's biggest meteor shower will be especially visible in 2026

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By Brett McGinness Verified, Eric Lagatta Verified, Carly Sauvageau
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Good news, Nevada skywatchers! The biggest meteor shower of the summer should be especially visible in the region. The best time to watch meteor showers is when the sky is dark during the new moon phase or before the moon rises. That's great news for Nevadans hoping to catch the summer's most popular meteor shower, the Perseids in mid-August, which coincides with a new moon. We'll have similar conditions for what is usually the strongest meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, in mid-December.
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This week in Reno-Tahoe: 'Vortex,' 'Sound of Music,' Megadeth and more

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By Brett McGinness Verified
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Artown continues into its third week with the popular "Vortex, The Ballet that Rocks" among the highlights of a star-studded week. But that's not the only performance hitting local stages. Melissa Etheridge, Wynonna Judd, Blues Traveler and Megadeth are in town; "The Sound of Music" is at Pioneer; downtown Reno has World Cup watch parties and the monthly wine walk and the antique fair this weekend. And that just barely scratches the surface.
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