Hi, Nevadans!
I was in Reno this weekend visiting a friend, and one thing I’ve noticed that connects Reno and Las Vegas is the art scene: public art and murals around town. Check out some of Reno’s most notable murals!
In news: A bill that would make childcare more affordable for Nevada’s low-income families has hit a roadblock in Congress. Read more below.
Have a good week!
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🎉 Goodman Plaza Free Grand Opening Celebration — Saturday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Las Vegas Civic Center (525 S. Main St.) Free music performances, food trucks, and locally brewed alcoholic beverages for sale. Stay a while and invite your friends. Bring a blanket or low-back chairs to be more comfortable. The festival will feature artisan vendor booths, a kids’ zone, art activity, and free face painting.
🪘 Los Plátanos: Hi-Energy Latin Funk Band — Saturday, Sept. 20 from 3-4 p.m. at Windmill Library (7060 W. Windmill Lane) in Las Vegas. Los Plátanos’ music is a culmination of funk, jazz, salsa, reggae, samba, and more. The band encourages crowd interaction, whether it’s dancing, singing along, or participating in their unique percussion breaks. This concert is free, and seating is first-come, first-served.
🪅 Fiesta on Wells — Sunday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on S. Wells Ave. in Reno, between Burns and Vassar streets. This free event celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with music, food trucks, dance, arts, vendors, folklore, resource information booths, and more.
🌤 Ruby Mountain Balloon Festival — Sept. 19-21 in Elko (weather permitting). Friday: Balloons over Elko — 6:30 a.m. launching from various locations in town. Western States Propane Balloon Glow — 6 p.m., followed by a showing of the movie “UP” at Elko City Park. Saturday and Sunday: Mass ascensions — 6:30 a.m. at Elko City Park. Each year, the Ruby Mountain Balloon Festival showcases the beauty and magic of balloons soaring above the breathtaking landscape.
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An endangered Lahontan Cutthroat Trout is immortalized in this mural in Midtown Reno. (Visit Reno Tahoe)
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There are more than 100 murals and sculptures in Reno by local, national, and international artists. Some capture the city’s heritage and history, some look to the future, and others are creative relics from the annual Burning Man festival.
A notable one is the Nevada Row mural in Midtown, which is 250 feet long! The mural features portraits of individuals who made significant contributions to Nevada’s history—including architect Frederic Delongchamps, Nevada Historical Society founder Jeanne Wier, President Abraham Lincoln, African American boxer Jack Johnson, Northern Paiute activist Sarah Winnemucca, and author Mark Twain.
Aleza Freeman highlights Nevada Row and 11 other public art pieces around Reno in this article.
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Our goal for our fall fundraising campaign is to raise $300 by Sept. 30 to keep this kind of coverage strong in Nevada.
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A study from the Center for American Progress found that in 2023, over 23,000 parents in Nevada said the rising cost of childcare had led them to change jobs, quit, or not apply for a position. (Antonio Diaz/Adobe Stock)
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The Child Care for Working Families Act is stalled in the Republican-controlled Congress. Introduced in April, the bill would increase federal funding to ensure child care would cost no more than $15 a day for families earning the median income, which in Nevada is about $84,000 a year.
Nevada’s Democratic Rep. Dina Titus and Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto have cosponsored the bill. Republican opposition centers around cost.
The bill has not been given a score by the Congressional Budget Office but the two biggest programs, the Child Care and Development Fund and Head Start, each got about $12 billion in funds this fiscal year. The bill would also fund grants to open new child care centers and guarantee higher wages for providers, in order to stabilize and grow the workforce.
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Independent redistricting commission, nonpartisan voting ballot measures proposed in Nevada: “Hoping to capitalize on public interest in, and outrage over, partisan gerrymandering, a grassroots group of Nevadans has filed a proposed ballot measure to establish an independent redistricting commission and prohibit mid-cycle redistricting. The group, Vote Nevada PAC, also filed a second proposed ballot question to amend the state’s Voter Bill of Rights to include a provision that could force the two major political parties to open their primaries.” (Nevada Current)
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Nevada foster parents face payment issues due to cyberattack on state systems: “The Nevada Department of Human Services informed parents that the likelihood of parents being overpaid or underpaid is a ‘very real possibility.’ State officials said it may be ‘a few more weeks’ before case workers get access to the system.” (News 4 Reno)
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