Las Vegas Sun

May 9, 2008

Council finds soft spot for needy
Group may share ‘special events’ funds with elderly poor
By Joe Schoenmann, Sam Skolnik
Las Vegas City Council members soon may trade in a fraction of their “special events” budgets, typically spent on parties, luncheons and gifts, for something arguably much more important: subsidized meals for thousands of the city’s poorest seniors.
Gender law a pain in the neck for massage therapists
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
If you travel to clients’ homes and work independently, you can massage only persons of the same sex. Get caught massaging the neck of someone of the opposite sex and you could find yourself out of business.
Legal interpretation raises bar for recall proponents in Boulder City
LOOKING IN ON: SUBURBS:
Monday, April 21, 2008
By Mike Trask
An interpretation of election law by Secretary of State Ross Miller could make it more difficult to recall two Boulder City Council members.
Other cities take hardline stance on zoning changes
Sunday, April 20, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
In Lake Oswego, Ore., it’s the city’s way or the highway.
Code proposes, city disposes
Council agrees to most requests made by developers, review finds
Sunday, April 20, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
Whatever image the developers hoped to evoke by naming their plan Providence Square, northwest valley residents find little providential about a project that, to many, has become synonymous with bad growth.
Downtown arena site may have moved, but to where?
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
Though Mayor Oscar Goodman has talked for weeks about the possibility of a sports arena’s moving from a planned location near Charleston Boulevard and Main Street, no firm alternative has been put forth.
Sarah Humphreys is a North Las Vegas resident who has organized opposition to two proposed apartment complexes. Humphreys says despite Pardee Homes' promise to build high-end units, she and other residents fear the apartments will increase traffic and crime, driving down property values.
Old development deal, new anxiety in NLV
Making good on pact, council approves 320 units, considers 660 more
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
By Mike Trask
Twenty years ago, North Las Vegas officials were only too happy for anyone to build almost anything, anywhere, anytime in a city that was hardly a magnet for development.
Clinics pay up, avoid facing angry patients
No-shows at Las Vegas hearing leave many in audience frustrated
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
There were no beads of sweat from twitchy witnesses. No one was sworn in only to take the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination. And there were no tough questions from accusatory lawyers, no grandstanding by politicians.
Preservationist plans fundraiser here to boost Vegas image in D.C.
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
The idea of Las Vegas as a hub of preservation or even a place where the community actively thinks about saving old buildings — well, let’s just say it’s strange.
Some to be laid off by city get new jobs — with city
LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL: Union contract gives them that right, if they qualify for new post
Monday, March 31, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
Some of the 31 Las Vegas employees to be laid off in a few weeks already have found new city jobs.
Student booted from coffee shop for Wi-Fi use gets little sympathy
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
When is free Wi-Fi not free? When the free Wi-Fi user has worn out his welcome. At least, that’s how several people see it who wrote or called the Sun in response to a story last week about the availability of free Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, Internet access in coffee shops.
Preservation group leader to visit Vegas
LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL: Head of a D.C. organization will discuss lobbying Congress with locals
Monday, March 17, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
A sense of history, a connection to the past, is something you don’t find easily in Las Vegas, most of which looks like it was built two weeks ago.
A co-worker greets Lynn Kerr, a city caseworker, in her office. At the behest of Mayor Oscar Goodman, every two weeks she is at the City Council meeting, ready to offer help to any homeless or mentally ill people who drop in. She says she has never seen a city devote as much staff time and money to homelessness as Las Vegas.
The mayor's (secret) heart
Despite his hard-nosed reputation, he has put a caseworker in position to help the homeless
Saturday, March 8, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
For all his combative impulses, Mayor Oscar Goodman has a heart. Her name is Lynn Kerr, and she sits in the front row of the City Council chambers, dutifully taking notes and offering help to the homeless or the mentally ill who sometimes address the council.
Eli Mizrachi stands in front of the Huntridge Theatre, which he bought in 2002. He wants to pay back grants made to the theater in the ’90s so he can demolish it.
State finances may stunt effort to save Huntridge Theatre
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
Historic preservationists, stagehands and some state lawmakers are trying to come up with ways to save the Huntridge Theatre.
Plan to build in Las Vegas? City won’t hold its breath
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
By Joe Schoenmann
Not so long ago the sellers of high-rise concepts and the possible tax windfalls that came with them were welcomed by the Las Vegas City Council and mayor with sincere thank-yous and pledges of city support.

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