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Not what I had in mind: Gone five years, the author takes stock of the downtown he loved
News Comments Jun 19, 2013 7:00pmMaybe it was the little person wearing the sombrero and serving tequila shots to intoxicated Bible Belt revelers next to Mermaids that I just couldn’t forgive.Really, Downtown Las Vegas? Is this what...
Notes on inequality and the screwing of the little guy in Las Vegas
News Comments Jun 19, 2013 6:47pmLas Vegas is one of those American cities where intense inequalities of wealth and status aren’t just obvious, they are rubbed in your face. Wealth and power brings with it the luxury of $1,000...
Will a notorious fiery sculpture add to downtown’s flame and fortune?
News Comments Jun 19, 2013 6:36pmDowntown is turning up the heat and expanding its carbon footprint with giant flame-throwing art — and it’s considering putting control of the fire at the public’s fingertips.“This is groundbreaking...
June almanac: On these days in our city’s history …
News Comments Updated: Jun 18, 2013 1:53pmJune 1, 1987: Mortgage due on the $140 million U.S. Treasury loan to build Hoover Dam, at 3 percent interest, has been paid off by electricity users, after more than 50 years.June 2, 1957: The...
Bees are dying around the world. Queen by queen, Las Vegan Jose Torres is doing his part to rescue them
News Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:37pmBEES IN HIS BLOODJose Torres is a seventh-generation beekeeper. Now in his 40s, he’s handled bees more days of his life than he has not, since he was a child, as far back as he can remember. His...
The perfect tax system! OK, just kidding. But we get as close as possible.
News Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:28pmTaxes. Nobody likes ’em. Everybody pays ’em. You pay when you buy your groceries or Big Mac. You pay out of your paycheck. You pay them if you own a house, you pay them through your landlord if you...
It only took 121 days for lawmakers to ignore tax reform, be good to gays and fawn over the Ghost Rider
News Comments Jun 05, 2013 4:00pmThe Nevada Legislature met in 2013, aware that its solemn duty was to address the profound issues affecting every citizen of the state, most especially a tax and funding system that everyone, from...
Loneliness has scary health and social costs
News Comments Updated: Jun 12, 2013 4:25pmLast month The New Republic reported that new and growing volumes of research indicate that being lonely is unhealthy. Literally unhealthy — not just to one’s emotional and psychological condition...
Which of these 88 gambling games have actually been approved by state gaming officials?
News Comments May 30, 2013 1:14pmThere are a lot of bad casino bets in Las Vegas. The Big Wheel is in almost every casino and is typically considered the worst game for the player because if you count up all the possible slots, it’s...
On the cheap bus: A trip on the Megabus from Las Vegas to L.A.
News Comments May 30, 2013 1:07pmMy Megabus trip between Vegas and L.A. did not include a stop at that fabled Mickey D’s in Barstow. Fine by me, but bad news for the restless teenager in front of me. He had a Big Gulp and a...
