The Radical Cat, a feminist bookstore, community space, and cat adoption center in Reno, Nev., has moved to a new location, the Nevada Sagebrush reported.
The new space, at 1500 S. Virginia St., is in a freestanding building that was once a tattoo parlor. It is larger than the bookstore's previous location, and Radical Cat co-owner Ilya Arbatman told the Sagebrush that the move came about suddenly due to a dispute with the store's previous landlord.
The new space remains a work-in-progress, though the cat annex, which is operated in partnership with the Nevada Humane Society, has reopened. Arbatman noted that despite the sudden move, it ultimately was "a good time for us to find a place where we could sort of grow."
The Radical Cat opened in its original home in 2022 after a successful stint as a pop-up called Pussycat NV. The store's inventory includes diverse and inclusive titles pertaining to topics such as race, gender and sexuality, environmental justice, and witchcraft, and Radical Cat hosts a plethora of all-ages, community-focused events. It also hosts Finetooth Records, which sells "loud, strange, and otherwise beautiful music on vinyl, compact disc, and cassette tape."