Noah Silverman, Co-founder, Reno Bike Project

Reno native Noah Silverman (left) is the Executive Director of the Reno Bike Project, which he co-founded with Kyle Kozar (right) in 2006. The non-profit community bicycle shop and advocacy group is located at 541 East Fourth Street. Silverman drew inspiration from volunteering at a community bike shop called The Hub in Bellingham, Washington, where he earned a degree in Industrial Technology from Western Washington University in 2005. Photo by Patrick Cummings

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Noah Silverman reflects on the issues he took into account when considering moving the Reno Bike Project he co-founded to East 4th Street. Recorded by Alicia Barber.

Reno Bike Project co-founder and Executive Director Noah Silverman describes the Burning Man festival's Yellow Bike Program, which supplies the bike shop with discarded bikes from the playa, to be refurbished and sold at affordable prices. Recorded by Alicia Barber.

Reno Bike Project co-founder and Executive Director Noah Silverman discusses his original goals for the Reno Bike Project and what he feels the organization has accomplished so far. Recorded by Alicia Barber.

Ray Trevino, Director, St. Vincent's Dining Room

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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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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Lisa Jaramillo, Co-owner, Pet Play House

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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Noah Silverman, Co-founder, Reno Bike Project

Ray Trevino, Director, St. Vincent's Dining Room

Casey Clark, Bootleg Courier Co. and Cuddleworks

Lisa Jaramillo, Co-owner, Pet Play House

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