Nevada is not a wasteland!
To the rest of the nation:Here in Las Vegas, we live in somewhat of a bubble. We’re surrounded by bright lights, fantastic performers and endless gastronomic distractions. We welcome you and millions...
View ArticleDowntown Development: Part One
Having written about arts and culture in Las Vegas for over a decade I can honestly say it’s a dream come true watching all the energy and enthusiasm flowing into downtown and the 18b Arts District....
View ArticleTO OUR NORTHERN NEVADA FRIENDS DIRECTING GOP MEDIA
The Washoe County Republican Party “Media Team” sent this out to the media/public last week. Although we at CityLife certainly live in glass houses (careful with that stone!), we wanted to point out a...
View ArticleSNARK WEEK, NOV. 28
OUT WITH OLD, IN WITH NEWMinutes, yes minutes, after two school officials skated by with no sanctions for breaking state law, two Clark County School District Board members had ethics complaints lodged...
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INVESTING IN THE OBSOLETESome people enjoy collecting items from America’s past, and the Sanson Cos. seems to be that type of company. The local real estate firm announced Monday the $54.5 million...
View ArticleTO THE PARENTS OF NEVADA’S PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
We all have standards. Higher standards are good, too, sometimes.Of course, what is a high standard for you may not be for me, and vice versa. We noted with interest the promotion of an essay on the...
View ArticleHigh road to redemption
“What a long, strange trip it’s been.” –“Truckin’”, The Grateful DeadCredibility. Few things matter more to a journalist. It’s one of the earliest lessons and comes with continued education at every turn.
View ArticleTO OUR FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
Forgiveness.It is such a simple word, such a difficult concept to employ in real life. I had the occasion to consider forgiveness several times last week. One came with news that Nelson Mandela, the...
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UNVALIDATED RESTAURANTThe MTO Cafe, which recently opened in the City of Las Vegas parking garage, has a little bit of a parking problem. While there is plenty of parking inside the parking garage on...
View ArticleDowntown Development: Part Two
“The history of the world is but the biography of great men,” wrote the 19th Century theorist Thomas Carlyle. Twenty years later, British philosopher and anthropologist Herbert Spencer countered that...
View ArticleTO THE MASTERS OF THE (DOWNTOWN) UNIVERSE
EDITOR'S NOTE:After CityLife went to press, we received the following note from the Downtown Project spokeperson: "I wanted to let you know that we have discontinued random bag searches at Downtown...
View ArticleA year later, and what have we done?
“At a time when more than 30,000 Americans are killed by guns each year, it is shameful that the United States Senate can’t pass gun safety legislation that would protect our most vulnerable citizens —...
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TOO SEXY FOR THE MEETINGThe Clark County School District Board of Trustees last week tabled dangerous talk about instituting comprehensive sex ed programs. It’s weird that the only state in the union...
View ArticleTO OUR ELECTED LEADERS IN NEVADA
Last week, our gay and lesbian friends and family got a surprising gift, courtesy of an unlikely source: the Beehive State, Utah, next door to Nevada. The state prohibition on same-sex marriages was...
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LEFT AT THE ALTERThe City of Las Vegas had thought its search for a new finance director was over, only to have their choice bolt for Fort Worth, Texas before any ink had dried on the contracts. Aaron...
View ArticleLEARNING FROM THE ARTS DISTRICT
Successful cities, the kind where interested and interesting people like to visit and live—where the regular exchange of ideas gives rise to innovation— depend on having both economic diversity and a...
View ArticlePublic Education Year In Review: Who’s the enemy?
Back in the day, they put Socrates and Jesus, both teachers, to death for striving for academic excellence. And, judging by the viciousness of the current corporate-based education reform movement in...
View ArticleTo Our Friends, Neighbors, Frenemies, the Universe and Everyone and Everything
Two-aught-thirteen, unlike every other year in the history of ever, was a very challenging year. OK, a bit of hyperbole. It was no 1929, 1939, no 1945 or 1962 or 1974 or even, God forbid, 2001. But we...
View ArticleTragedy follows scandal, and not for the first time
The news broke Friday morning that former Clark County prosecutor Lisa Willardson was dead. It was as shockingly unexpected as it was predictable. Another attorney in a high-profile scandal found dead....
View ArticleEVERY WEEK IS SNARK WEEK
Hot air fuels global warmingThe Review-Journal, a sister publication of CityLife, opines that global warming isn’t real because it’s cold outside and winter sea ice is up from last year - when it hit a...
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