The first full-contact practice is annually hailed as one of the most important sessions of training camp, and this year’s version for the Raiders lived up to the hype …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Urban planners in Southern Nevada have beaten the odds
“If you put affordable housing on the outskirts of the city, then they won’t have as much access to things like public transportation, grocery stores and other services and amenities,” says Melissa Eure, president and director of planning for the plan…
Luxury home market in Las Vegas not just for buyers anymore
Another luxury housing development is underway in Las Vegas—although this one comes with some different terms. Unlike most of the increasing number of …
Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger. What can be done?
Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada, experts say. These fires are mo…
Financial troubles doom Boulder City company’s quest to keep helping preterm babies
Elena Medo will never forget the first time she stepped into a neonatal intensive care unit roughly 40 years ago. Medo, now 71, had just given birth to her son and …
A new chapter hatches for Floyd Lamb Park’s peafowl population
The future is now for the peafowl of Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs with the birth of a chick for the first time in at least two years. The locally famous flock of showy birds, generations of which have inhabited …
Sen. Cory Booker campaigns for Kamala Harris in Nevada
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said the most important part he can play in campaigning for Democrats in Nevada and across the country is “connecting with the foot soldiers for justice.” At the …
Contractor of the Year Awards celebrates top contractors in the community
Vegas Inc honors Southern Nevada’s best general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and professional service providers in partnership with the Nevada Contractors Association.
U.S. Aces: Six Las Vegas players off to Paris to compete in the Olympics
Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson developed a mild case of “senioritis,” in her words, over the last month of the WNBA season. The USA women’s basketball team revealed its Olympic roster on June 24, with Wilson included and immediately regarded as …
Hard Rock donating Mirage artifacts to Neon Museum
The Neon Museum will receive the 17-foot-tall sculpture depicting Siegfried & Roy, among other Mirage signage and items.