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After OK’ing booze restictions on Fremont Street, Las Vegas turns attention to street performers
Friday, Aug. 29, 2014
On a recent summer night along Fremont Street Experience, one SpongeBob Squarepants, two Spidermans and three guys in jockstraps walked the street. There was also a man in an odd costume that included ...
Victor Chaltiel, 2011 Las Vegas mayoral candidate, dies at 72
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014
Victor Chaltiel, who ran for mayor of Las Vegas in 2011, died Monday. He was 72. A native of France, Chaltiel was one of ...
Layoffs at University Medical Center called necessary, overdue
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014
Layoffs at University Medical Center are expected to save $21 million in the next nine months and help make the public hospital more sustainable, officials said today. “This isn’t something we want to do, but there’s an understanding of why we’re doing it,” CEO Lawrence Barnard said, reflecting on some of the reactions he’s gotten from hospital staff. “We need to structure ourselves in a way that’s sustainable.” The layoffs eliminated ...
Attorney disputes Metro officer’s story about confrontation at Vanguard Lounge
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014
The attorney for a man arrested after a confrontation with Metro police in a downtown bar in June said the police officers' version of events conflicts with ...
Video shows confrontation between Metro cops and bar patron, but police say there’s more to story
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014
In a blurry video shot about 3 a.m. June 4, seven Metro Police officers can be seen herding people out of a downtown bar, The Vanguard. The officers wanted people ...
Is it finally Las Vegas’ time to get a major pro sports team?
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014
We’ve heard the pitches for years. One year it’s basketball, the next year it’s hockey, or baseball. So you can hardly blame Las Vegans for being skeptical about our ...
Las Vegas’ Major League Soccer bid hits delay but still alive, city says
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014
Las Vegas' bid for a 24,000-seat downtown soccer stadium hit another delay today. City leaders canceled an Aug. 20 City Council review of the financial plan for the ...
Downtown tech manufacturing startup ceases operations
Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014
A Downtown Project-backed company aimed at creating a mini consumer electronics manufacturing hub in downtown Las Vegas has been shuttered before ...
Meeting on proposed soccer stadium funding canceled
Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014
The city of Las Vegas and soccer stadium developers have canceled another meeting to discuss funding of the proposed project. In a news release late Wednesday, the city said ...
Six questions about the finances behind Las Vegas’ bid for a Major League Soccer stadium
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014
For the first time Thursday, the city of Las Vegas will ask its residents: What do you think about helping pay for a new Major League Soccer stadium? The city's first ...