Born in Salt Lake City, Tim Conder grew up in California and worked for many years as a carpenter and cement mason. In 2008, he became a co-owner of Bootleg Courier, located at 545 East 4th Street, in a space known as Cuddleworks. The building also houses studio space for artists and a coffee roasting operation. Photo by Patrick Cummings
Full Oral History TranscriptTim Conder describes what inspired him to start up Cuddleworks, an innovative space on East 4th Street consisting of artist studios, a coffee roastery, and a bicycle courier business. Recorded by Alexandra Horangic.
Tim Conder describes some of the improvements to East 4th Street since 2000, including the Lincoln Lounge, Reno Bike Project, and his own project, Cuddleworks. Recorded by Alexandra Horangic.
Stylist Jenny Oxier, or Jenny O, is the founder and co-owner of A Salon 7. The business started on Cheney Street and moved in 2009 into a renovated historic fire station known as 11 @ the Firehouse, at 495 Morrill Street.
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Born into a military family, Lisa Jaramillo moved to Reno upon her father’s retirement in 1979. She is co-owner, with her daughter, Addie Jaramillo, of the Pet Play House, which offers day care and overnight boarding for dogs at 2403 East 4th Street.
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Ray Trevino directs St. Vincent’s Dining Room at 325 Valley Road in Reno. A native of Texas, he moved to Nevada after graduating from high school, then attended UNLV and served in the U.S. Army. Trevino began working at St. Vincent’s in the 1990s. He discusses the organization’s free lunch program and describes the move from the dining room’s previous location on Third Street to its new facility on Valley Road, near the City of Reno’s new Community Assistance Center.
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