Bob Whitby
Senior Writer
Contact: 868-4521 • Email
The veteran journalist has been working for newspapers since age 11 when he got his first job as a delivery executive for the San Jose Mercury News in Saratoga, Calif. He has put in stints writing for and editing papers in Texas, Wisconsin and Florida, most recently as editor of Orlando Weekly. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of South Florida, and once snuck into Cuba to chronicle the recovery of a stolen boat.
Recent Articles
Reasoning
Five reasons North Las Vegans should worry …
May 24th, 2012
1. Your officials were expecting a budget deficit of “only” $15.5 million for fiscal year 2012-13. The actual figure is closer to $33 million.
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Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
May 17th, 2012
Wednesday, May 23: While the Broadway staging of Mary Poppins “lacked the undiluted wonder” of The Lion King, according to The New York Times, the touring version of this show about the ultimate drop-in nanny is packed with sufficient whiz-bang theatrics and sage advice to justify the price of admission ($24 to $129). 7:30 p.m. at The Smith Center, TheSmithCenter.com.
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Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
May 10th, 2012
The San Gennaro Feast started in New York City’s Little Italy in 1926 as a way to honor the patron saint of Naples, and evolved into an 11-day party celebrating all things Italian. Our version began Wednesday at the Rio and wraps up on Sunday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., $8, SanGennaroFeast.com.
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Appropriating Downtown, With Fries
May 3rd, 2012
There’s a new McDonald’s on the Strip, a place where you can order your Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken, accompanied by a McCafe Iced Caramel Mocha, and eat in a test-marketed atmosphere of faux-graffiti murals and faux-brick walls, loft seating and chandeliers befitting of a sophisticated urbanite such as yourself. (Hey, sophisticated urbanite: Why are you eating at McDonald’s anyway? Eh, never mind.)
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Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
May 3rd, 2012
Wednesday, May 9: Tree huggers unite! In celebration of Nevada’s Arbor Day, which was actually April 27, Las Vegas will plant an acacia tree at 10 a.m. in Majestic Park, 3997 Hualapai Way. (School kids will be there too, so the city moved the date to accommodate testing.) Little-known fact: The guy who started Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton, was a journalist from Nebraska. See, we’re not all bad.
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The Man Who Photographs Produce
How a doctor-turned-artist discovered the wild and kaleidoscopic natural order of things
May 3rd, 2012
Dr. Robert Belliveau sits hunched over a small white-plastic cutting board, kitchen knife in hand. He’s slicing a fresh green pepper into quarter-inch-long strips, and the earthy smell momentarily turns his lab into a kitchen.
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Every Park Needs a Little Green
North Las Vegas will open a new public park this year, and it’s a beauty. Who will pay to keep it that way?
April 26th, 2012
Judging by the plans posted on the city of North Las Vegas’ website, Craig Ranch Regional Park will be a slice of paradise.
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Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
April 26th, 2012
Tuesday, May 1: Today can be several things: a raucous celebration of spring with roots dating back to pagan times (“May Day”), a lefty holiday honoring workers (also “May Day”), or a signal that you’re in distress (“Mayday!”). For us it’s Tuesday, and we’re in need of some brightening. So we’re going with option No. 1.
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Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
April 19th, 2012
Here’s the kind of stuff we didn’t get before The Smith Center opened: cellist Yo-Yo Ma in concert on Tuesday, April 24 with guitar virtuosos the Assad Brothers and pianist Kathryn Stott performing authentic Latin American music. It doesn’t get more cultural.
Read More »Grading Green
The past decade saw an impressive array of green buildings go up in Southern Nevada. How are they performing?
April 19th, 2012
Pop quiz: Which state had the highest amount of LEED-certified building space per capita in 2010?
No, it wasn’t California. And don’t say New York, Oregon or Vermont, because the answer is Nevada.
Bonus question: Which Nevada city has the most LEED-certified square footage?
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