Blogs
Solving Our Schools
March 14th, 2013
Clark County School District superintendent Dwight Jones resigned. Naturally, rumors spread that his stated reason—to be with his ailing mother in Texas—was a cover story. Rumors like that are inevitable. But more important and inevitable are why his policies weren’t working or wouldn’t work. Read more »
Let There be Light
March 13th, 2013
Light Nightclub reveals its facade as construction moves closer to completion. Read more »
Las Vegas Restaurant Week Starts Friday
March 8th, 2013
New restaurants participating in the charitable event include The Meatball Spot, Poppy Den and Honey Salt. Read more »
More on Startling Changes at Venetian
March 8th, 2013
In a shocking series of developments, the Venetian is conducting an early spring cleaning with its restaurants. Read more »
What a Concept: Accessible Fun, in Vegas
March 6th, 2013
This week’s responses to the announcement that Genting is building a themed, family-focused property on the site of the failed Echelon project got me thinking that maybe moving Las Vegas back on track isn't as hard as we think. Read more »
Rattlecan, First Out at Venetian
March 5th, 2013
Even though it just opened months ago in a radically renovated space, Rattlecan is suddenly closed along with sister restaurant First Food & Bar. Read more »
Women's History Month Kicks Off with Examination of Equality in the Workplace
March 4th, 2013
The audience voiced "Amens" as charismatic leaders on stage gave fiery speeches, but this morning's Women's Breakfast Club at the Monte Carlo wasn't a Sunday sermon. It was a Monday breakfast, hosted by MGM Resorts International, Vegas PBS and the Women's Research Institute of Nevada, to coincide with the start of national Women's History Month. Read more »
Spring is the Time for Rebirth on the Strip
March 4th, 2013
SLS? Resorts World? A new MGM arena? All three stories build towards a single conclusion: Vegas is back, however improbable that may be. Read more »
New Latino Demographics Could Turn Nevada Blue, Red States Purple
March 4th, 2013
The Center for American Progressr found that the number of Latino voters figures to go up by more than 4 million—about 17 percent—by the 2016 presidential election. In Nevada, the percentage increase will be staggering: another 47,300 Latino voters, or a 49 percent hike, by the 2014 midterms, and then double that increase for 2016 to more than 100,000 Hispanics. Read more »
Obama Could Learn from LBJ
March 1st, 2013
The sequester is coming, and it’s likely to affect everything from the Clark County School District to parks—federal installations and beneficiaries of federal funds. It shouldn’t, and that brings us to some lessons from the past, in Washington and in Nevada. Read more »
