One in seven Nevadans faces hunger daily. One in five children in Nevada doesn’t know when their next meal will be. These statistics, cited by national nonprofit Feeding America, outline the state’s current food insecurity issue in numbers. However, hunger has far-reaching disadvantages beyond pangs in the belly.

 

A true tiki bar is about more than fruity drinks in imaginative glassware, and the husband-and-wife duo behind Pele Utu in Reno are only interested in providing the real deal.

 

When you bite into a perfectly ripe, juicy, fragrant pear, your mind tends to wander, regardless of the circumstances, reminding you of the pleasure that something so simple can bring. Maybe that’s because life is complicated, and a dreamy pear is hard to come by.