Looking for a historic road trip? There are ghost towns all over Nevada, but one silver rush boomtown refused to die after the rush was over in the late 1800s. Virginia City is alive and well, and today, it’s focused on tourism.
And even though it’s still over 100 degrees in Clark County, the Clark County Public Art Office would like you to start thinking about fall and Day of the Dead, especially if you’re an artist. 👀
The Virginia City boardwalk is a great place to stumble between saloons. (Virginia City)
Have you been to Virginia City? This historic mining town is near Reno—about a 7.5-hour drive from Las Vegas. I have yet to visit, but I find its history intriguing.
Virginia City was once a booming silver rush town after the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, attracting thousands of prospectors and growing to 25,000 residents by the 1870s. But the silver boom ended by 1880, and the town reinvented itself as a major tourist destination, now drawing around two million visitors annually.
Submit your art for November’s Día de los Muertos festival. (Cavan-Images/Shutterstock)
Día de los Muertos is probably my favorite holiday. And this week, the Clark County Public Art Office announced it is seeking art submissions for the Día de los Muertos festival in November. Artists must submit their work by Sept. 14 for the chance to see their submission displayed in the 24th annual “Life in Death” art exhibit at the Winchester Dondero Cultural Center.
The Clark County Public Art Office goes on to say that Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life and death, and any art made for the show should creatively reflect this.
Nevada foreclosure rate leads nation while LV-Henderson comes in third among metros: “Nevada led the nation in foreclosure filings with notices of default filed on one in every 2,326 housing units in July. That’s up 12.4% from June, but down 2% from July 2024, according to ATTOM, a real estate analyst. By comparison, one in 10 Nevada homes received at least one foreclosure filing in 2009, when Nevada led the nation in foreclosures for the third year in a row.” (Nevada Current)
District leaders tout ‘unprecedented’ year for local schools: “Washoe County School District Superintendent Joe Ernst on Tuesday provided trustees with an overview of the academic accomplishments and highlights from the 2024-25 school year. He called it a ‘historic year in Washoe County School District, something that was unprecedented and hadn’t yet been seen.’” (This is Reno)
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