When I first moved to Reno three years ago, I was appalled. I’d moved from Las Vegas to start my first semester of college at the University of Nevada, Reno and there was no Jamba Juice on campus!

Not only that, but there were no strip malls in close proximity to the dorms. Where was I to shop, eat and wander mindlessly on the weekends while avoiding my homework? The Starbucks, the Shoe Pavilion, the Bed Bath & Beyond — where was civilization?