Downtown
Craving Krave Massive
Everything you need to know about the new gay megaclub before the doors open June 15
June 12th, 2013
Downtown
Turning Gold Into ... Gold
Renovations at the Gold Spike ditch the gaming, keep the vibe
June 12th, 2013
If I had a nickel for everyone who asks me what I think the Downtown Project’s ultimate goals are and how they’ll pan out over time, I wouldn’t have to do this for a living. Read more »
Three Questions: Neon Reverb
Will Life is Beautiful overshadow its older brother?
June 5th, 2013
Much attention has been given to the announcement of Life Is Beautiful, a music, food and arts festival coming to Downtown on October 26-27. But the twice-yearly Neon Reverb has been featuring national and local musical acts at Downtown venues since 2008. Neon Reverb organizer Jason Aragon weighs in on the impact Life Is Beautiful will have on his festival. Read more »
The Week
A Downtown Tale of Law, Order and License Plates
A rise in the number of warrant checks has some lawyers curious
June 5th, 2013
In Las Vegas’ criminal justice system, the people are represented by two groups. One is the lawyers, who say that the Metropolitan Police Department has stepped up its procedure of running the license plates of cars stopped at traffic lights to look for outstanding warrants, particularly in the Downtown area. The other group is Metro itself. Read more »
To Las Vegas, With Bytes and Kicks
A former soccer star, the Downtown revival, and the fulfillment of an online dream
May 29th, 2013
Jared Montz stood in black underwear on Hollywood Boulevard, ready to begin juggling a soccer ball for the camera. It was April 19, the last stop in the former professional soccer player’s two-month, 43-city tour across the country. The idea: to juggle and get others to do the same, all in the interest of raising awareness and funds for combating malaria in Africa. Read more »
The Bard’s New Digs
William Shakespeare may be a big part of the future of Downtown Las Vegas. How do you build a fresh home for a timeless classic?
April 24th, 2013
The decades-long effort to revitalize Downtown Las Vegas (it didn’t start with Zappos, kids) has had its Shakespearean twists: good intentions gone awry, virtue unrewarded, high hopes, deep funks and soaring ambitions. So the area is an appropriate new home for the Las Vegas Shakespeare Company, which moved to the erstwhile Reed Whipple Cultural Center and is spearheading its $45 million expansion. Read more »
Character Study
Meet Downtown's Ambassador of Good Chill
As head of a new Downtown watch, ex-cop Chris Curtis is ready to make sure we all keep it cool
April 9th, 2013
When we heard that the Fremont East Entertainment District was getting a Downtown Project-sponsored patrol called the Downtown Rangers and headed by an ex-cop, we imagined nothing short of a jackbooted paramilitary unit, armed with tasers and brass knuckles, marching up and down Fremont to popular indie rock and forcibly instigating “serendipitous interaction.” Read more »
Morton's La Comida Names Chef
March 29th, 2013
Pablo Sanchez-Ortiz will bring traditional preparation methods to the new Downtown Mexican restaurant. Read more »
Three Questions
Three Questions: Downtown Redevelopment
March 27th, 2013
Nobody in the Nevada Legislature knows Downtown Las Vegas redevelopment better than Assemblywoman Heidi Swank, who’s played her own part by rehabbing her mid-century modern home in the Beverly Green neighborhood and steering civic groups dedicated to community-building and preservation. 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 »
