The Reno City Council is meeting today to discuss a proposed ordinance calling for the many downtown
pub crawls to follow the city's special event regulations by requiring them to pay a $103 filing fee, buy insurance and compensate the city for policing and clean-up. Seems reasonable—in theory—but organizers are worried the ordinance could put a financial strain on the grass-roots events.
My buddy Brian Duggan of the Reno Gazette-Journal wrote about this
yesterday. If you'd like to voice concern, there is an
online petition.
Personally, I hope the crawls stick around. I mean they make for damn good pictures.
In light of today's council meeting, here are some photos from the archive. I've photographed the
Santa,
Zombie and
Vampire Crawls and a few loosely affiliated burlesque shows.
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In 2009 I set up a portrait booth inside the North Pole. |
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The 2007 Santa Crawl. It's estimated that 10,000 Santa's participate in the annual downtown crawl. |
![](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000RQApzX9uqQQ/s/500/I0000RQApzX9uqQQ.jpg) |
My all-time, favorite Santa Crawl costume. |
![](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GEnyWohp9gk/s/500/I0000GEnyWohp9gk.jpg) |
I photographed my first Vampire Crawl in 2010. |
![](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZXhfRg55Nns/s/500/I0000ZXhfRg55Nns.jpg) |
Boho Burlesque. |
![](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Vihsaaty6MQ/s/500/I0000Vihsaaty6MQ.jpg)
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I can haz brains? |
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