The Local Newsroom
Legislature Getting Serious About Long-Hauling
April 25th, 2013
In the midst of a taxicab driver’s strike, the Nevada Legislature recently released an audit of the industry in Clark County that says that long-hauling happens 22.5 percent during trips to and from McCarran Airport alone, accounting for $14.8 million in overpayments last year. Read more »
Environment
Diminishing Lake Mead Requires New Solutions
April 24th, 2013
On April 16, the conservation group American Rivers named the Colorado River the most endangered waterway in the U.S. That came within days of the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center’s water supply forecast, which offered up the bad news that Lake Mead is at just 71 percent of average capacity. Read more »
Transportation
When Share and Share Are Not Alike
Project 100 seeks to replicate the Zipcar model—but with a hefty price tag
April 24th, 2013
I’ve lived car-free in Las Vegas for one year. In that time, I’ve gotten around on bicycle, by bus and by carpooling. And every day for the past year, I have missed Zipcar, the car-sharing service I used while living in Seattle. Now the Downtown Project is introducing Project 100, a car-sharing service that also includes bikes and shuttle buses (a mobile app will determine what’s closest to you). Read more »
Design
Summer Break, With Structure
April 24th, 2013
Do you have a budding Frank Gehry or Zaha Hadid at home? If so, the place for them to hang out this summer is DDC2, the UNLV Downtown Design Center’s first-ever Design Day Camp. Read more »
Three Questions: The Reid Gardner Generating Station
April 17th, 2013
Senate Bill 123 has topped Nevada Legislature news lately, but not because of Senator Kelvin Atkinson’s original text about renewable-energy incentives and portfolio standards. No, the headline-grabbing part of SB123 is a surprise amendment filed by NV Energy. The amendment presents a conundrum for environmentalists, offering them something they’ve long sought—at a price no one wants to pay. Read more »
Community
'Carrotmobs' Help Businesses Boost Sustainability
The cash mob movement spawns an environmentally-friendly spinoff
April 17th, 2013
Such is the alacrity of adoption rates these days that a trend has scarcely had time to soak into the public consciousness before it’s spawning spinoffs and spoofs. So, it seems, is the case with the Carrotmob, apparent heir to the cash mob. Read more »
Community
A Garden Grows Downtown
April 17th, 2013
Joyce Sportsman and I are sitting in front of John S. Park Elementary School, talking about the Jacob Sportsman Memorial Garden, a community garden she hopes to create there together with local sustainable living group Green Jelly. It’s exciting stuff, and I can’t help but feel righteous just talking about sustainability in a town that rarely gets credit for its environmental awareness. Read more »
About Town
Five Products to Green Up Your Life
With a little poking around, you can find plenty of eco-friendly alternatives
April 16th, 2013
Nobody wants to be the evil, invisible character from that famous public service announcement where the Indian cries over the littered landscape. No one wants to trash nature, squander our resources and, in general, be that guy. But sometimes, it seems hard to avoid. Fret not. Here are five of handy products for solving those problems and others—trauma-free. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
April 10th, 2013
Start the weekend early with Las Vegas’ newest burlesque cabaret at the Onyx. Twisted Cherry Burlesque combines neo-burlesque, cabaret and magic. Oh, and glitter. They’ve promised glitter. Read more »
Innovation
Moving Science Out of the Garage
April 10th, 2013
To the naked eye, a half-dozen science geeks sipping margaritas in the back room of Nacho Daddy restaurant may not look like Nevada’s economic future, but they are. Read more »
