A New Year’s Eve-sized crowd is expected on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday for a parade celebrating the Golden Knights’ championship victory. Vegas captured the Stanley Cup on …
Monthly Archives: June 2023
A candid conversation about Juneteenth, the Black experience and the next generation
The Weekly invited Las Vegans Tony Gladney, Ashanti McGee, Earl Turner and Erica Vital-Lazare in for a roundtable discussion.
Las Vegas’ roads are a mess right now, but relief appears to be in sight
“There’s no way into the Valley, really, without going through a work zone.”
Nevada Legislature focused on Indigenous concerns
The Nevada Legislature contemplated several bills this session that centered Indigenous concerns, from free entrance to state parks to children’s rights.
The captain’s coup: Stone was the right guy to lead the Golden Knights to glory
Beads of sweat dripped off the tip of his nose and tears lingered on his cheeks as Mark Stone stood near center ice Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena minutes after lifting the Stanley Cup.
Football Firsts: Six bets on six of the biggest markets to kick off betting season
It’s beginning to look a lot like football season. While there’s still more than two months before the first college regular-season games kick off in late August, with the NFL following in the first week of September …
Derek Carr laments tough ending with Raiders but hopes hard lessons helped
Saints quarterback Derek Carr apologetically said he failed to give the Las Vegas Raiders the best version of himself last season and is focused on …
Las Vegas ballpark package awaits Lombardo signature with Legislature passage
Lawmakers in the Nevada Assembly are deliberating on amendments to a $380 million public financing package to build a ballpark off the Las Vegas Strip to lure the Oakland Athletics as the team mulls …
Responders would get mental health help from Rosen-backed bill
A bill introduced by Nevada U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen aims to better mental health outcomes for law enforcement and first responders across the nation. The legislation seeks to improve federal mental health support programs available to firefighters, poli…
‘Cup in Six’ prediction comes true for Golden Knights owner Bill Foley
The term “Cup In Six” is no longer a cute catchphrase to describe the outsized ambitions of the nascent local NHL franchise. It’s a premonition realized. An achievement accomplished. A championship claimed …