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Silver City Daily Digest Friday, May 22, 2026

Ty McDuffey

22 May 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

A tattoo artist sets up shop downtown while the school system watches another class of kids move away—that's Silver City in a nutshell these days, isn't it? The ones who stay are reinventing the place, filling empty storefronts with art and craft and small businesses that don't depend on mining paychecks or state funding. Nothing wrong with that. But you can't run a town on tattoos and yard sales alone, and when your schools are shrinking year after year, you're watching something real slip away. We've got the natural assets, the university, the outdoor recreation that draws people from everywhere. The question nobody wants to answer is whether we're building something sustainable or just trading one boom-and-bust cycle for another.

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Tattoo artist finds niche in downtown Silver City

By AARON ROGERS Daily Press Correspondent Christopher Alvarado has been tattooing for 17 years now, most of which came as one of several artists in a larger tattoo shop. After starting his own take-out lunch business with Kalamatas in 2024, located in The Hub Plaza, he decided to make another leap...

Silver Consolidated Schools sees another enrollment drop

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff In its marathon final meeting of the school year, the Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education heard a presentation on and approved next year’s budget, discussed potential changes to student transfer rules and approved their audit report. Most of the meeting,...

10,560 Yards Of Yard Sale In Glenwood

Main Posted on May 20, 2026 Posted on May 20, 2026 10,560 Yards Of Yard Sale In Glenwood Written by Nickolas Seibel on May 20, 2026 (Courtesy Photo) This Friday and Saturday — Memorial Day weekend — Glenwood will be hosting its second annual Long, Long Yard Sale! “Last year’s event was wildly...

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