Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as ...

Veteran casino executive Ferenc Szony, whose dad used to perform at the Mapes, remembers his time at the hotel as a kid and ...

From his childhood and college days to his last visit before it was torn down, Rick Casazza remembers his time at Reno’s ...

Thursday marks 25 years since the downtown skyline changed forever when the iconic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded, a ...

Two gas-fueled explosions, 30 seconds apart, ripped through downtown Reno on Feb. 5, 1957, killing two people and injuring dozens. Both explosions, even though they were at ground level ...

The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) board of directors voted Thursday to authorize the organization to directly promote and book concerts at downtown’s Reno Events Center. RSCVA ...

"When Las Vegas eclipsed Reno, the Mapes reflected that change as well. When the downtown hotel-casino closed its doors on Dec. 17, 1982, it was a metaphor for the rough-and-tumble Reno that ...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — A suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff with police at a downtown Reno motel on Thursday afternoon. Officers spent several hours working to get David ...

A suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff with police at a downtown Reno motel on Thursday afternoon. Officers spent several hours working to get David Williams out of a room at the Ace ...

Reno, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Two more businesses in downtown Reno are closing their doors, but the closures are not necessarily indicative of a broader trend in the area. On first day of the 2025, ...

Café Capello, a popular coffee shop in the heart of downtown Reno, is closing for good on Friday, Jan. 17. Father and son Michael and Brendan Capello opened the cafe in February 2019. It's known ...