photo and story by Carly Moran
"We have people coming in from other countries but I also get to meet a lot of locals who all have different boards and personalities and I get to work with it all," Gumns said.
Kenny Gumns has worked at the Mt. Rose Ski Resort Repair Shop for over ten years and says he loves his job because he gets to work with a variety of people. Gumns also mentioned perks such as a free season pass and free rentals which contribute to making it a fun job.
photo and story by Caroline Ackerman
"Working in the small space really proves how much I like my boss. Sometimes it's both of us in here together," Spike said with a laugh.
Spike works in the Taste of Chicago truck outside of Bibo Coffee on Record St. Normally a touring Americana and folk musician, Spike says working in the truck is the perfect job during the winter when he is home.
photo and text by Brooklyn Reich
Lara Ritchie, Culinary Director at Nothing to It! Culinary Center in Sparks, runs the cooking school, kitchen store, and catering business with her husband.
Ritchie has been teaching cooking classes and demonstrations at Nothing to It since 2002, and has been cooking since she was very young.
She currently teaches 5 classes a week, and 400-500 students in a month. Ritchie is a big advocate for cooking with organic ingredients, especially when cooking with meats. On Thursday, March 10th she taught a class called "Killer Chicken Recipes", where she demonstrated proper technique on roasting and carving a chicken.
Ritchie says that for her the most rewarding part of teaching is "when I hear about their success stories at home". A "healthy mix" of her students are new and returning, so she makes sure to take time to chat with her students before class.
photo and story by Pierce Baker
Destany Swan was having Stewart tattoo a flower on her right arm on March 13, 2016. "Anthony is super talented," Swan said. "I like his line work, we have a lot of similar interests in tattoos. So many of my friends' dads have been tattooed here. It's just an amazing place."
Anthony Stewart, a tattoo artist at the Body Graphics Tattooing in downtown Reno, works at the vintage shop established in 1976.
The owners, the Martynuik family, have lined the walls with colorful knick-knacks, pictures of tattoo examples, and a ceiling filled with dollar bills on which customers are encouraged to write profanity-filled messages.
Stewart was quick to praise the family-owned parlor, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
"Everybody in here is our family. We're very old school and try to keep things traditional. This shop is still trying to keep the real heart and soul of what it used to be back in the day," Stewart said.