“The grassroots, all-volunteer Biggest Little City group has made huge progress in the past few months to celebrate Reno’s image. Their main method is to encourage locals to share their stories online about why they love living here.” #biggestlittlecity

Chris Baum doesn’t buy all the talk by locals about Reno’s negative image.

Chris Baum doesn’t buy all the talk by locals about Reno’s negative image.

“I can’t tell you how many people have mentioned ‘Reno 911!’ or ‘The Muppets Movie’ here,” said the head of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority about the TV show and movie that gave unflattering portrayals of Reno

From left, Dana Hatjakes, Andrew Heilman, Courtney Meredith and Abbi Whitaker share a laugh at a meeting of the Biggest Little City group this week at The Hub. (Tim Dunn/RGJ)