Rémi Jourdan, Club Underground

Rémi Jourdan was born in Paris, moved to the Alps as a teenager, and attended culinary school in France. Inspired by an earlier visit to Los Angeles, he moved to the United States in 1997. After a successful career in computing and other entrepreneurial ventures, he moved to Reno in 2007 and ran Club Underground and the Tree House Lounge at 555 East 4th Street. He also discusses his work with E4, an association of Fourth Street business owners. Photo by Patrick Cummings

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Remi Jourdan recounts hearing from a friend about an opportunity to run a music club in Reno, and his initial apprehension about moving there. Recorded by Paul Boone.

Club Underground manager Remi Jourdan explains how the economic downturn beginning in late 2007 and early 2008 affected his business. Recorded by Paul Boone.

Faced with many of the challenges presented by running Club Underground on East 4th Street, Remi Jourdan outlines the four principles by which he operates. Recorded by Paul Boone.

Paul Gray, Dilworth STEM Academy

A native of Idaho, Paul Gray moved to Nevada as child for his father’s teaching job. After graduating from Carson High School and the University of Nevada, Reno, Paul began his own teaching career at Reed High School, where he taught math, coached basketball, and eventually became Dean of Students. In 2011, he became Dean of Students at the Dilworth STEM Academy.

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Casey Clark, Bootleg Courier Co. and Cuddleworks

Born in North Carolina, Casey Clark grew up in Pleasant Valley, north of Reno, and then northern California. He moved back to Reno in 1996, later spending time in Montana and Arizona. A ceramics artist, he has a studio space at Cuddleworks, located at 545 East Fourth Street, where he also works as a bicycle courier for Bootleg Courier, and as a bicycle mechanic and service manager for the Reno Bike Project next door.

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Addie Jaramillo, Co-owner, Pet Play House

A native of Reno, Addie Jaramillo is co-owner (with her mother, Lisa Jaramillo) of the Pet Play House at 2403 East 4th Street. The business, initially located in a converted house next door to the current address, provides indoor/outdoor cage-free day care and overnight boarding for dogs.

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Rémi Jourdan, Club Underground

Paul Gray, Dilworth STEM Academy

Casey Clark, Bootleg Courier Co. and Cuddleworks

Addie Jaramillo, Co-owner, Pet Play House

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