One of the things I love best about living here is what I call: Dirty Reno

This is the old part of Reno, the Gold N Silver Inn, the El Dorado, downtown… This part of Reno.

This is where you end up after Happy Hour. This is where you go after a show, or a ball game… Old downtown 1960s Virginia Street… Dirty Reno.

Today I met a good friend at the Irish Bar: Shanty Dolans. After many beers and shots of Irish whiskey I was ready for a good ol’ French Dip sandwich…at the Gold N Silver Inn… The epicenter of Dirty Reno.

The people-watching is the best part of being here, way better than the food. The people here are what you’d expect in a place called “dirty”. Greezy old veterans, street walkers, tourists…this place gathers them all.

Tonight I’m sitting here waiting for my food and nursing a beer while watching a biker gang size up a group of out-of-towners. I’m anxiously anticipating the drama. Everyone else is staring intently.

It doesnt matter if the food is good or not. That’s not why you come to Dirty Reno. The draw is the entertainment.

I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.