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Henderson council to mull city manager pick over weekend: July 9, 2015; By Conor Shine; The Henderson City Council is taking the weekend to digest two days worth of presentations and interviews with six candidates vying to be the next city manager. It will ...

Vetting of Henderson city manager finalists gets underway: July 8, 2015; By Conor Shine; The Henderson City Council has named the six candidates who are vying to be its next city manager. The vetting process starts today at 1:15 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall, 240 S. Water St., when each candidate will have a half-hour to present their respective vision for the city and plans for the first 100 days in office. That will ...

Six finalists named for Henderson city manager: July 1, 2015; By Conor Shine; Henderson announced six finalists today in its search for a new city manager, including two city employees, two Las Vegas municipal employees and two candidates from ...

Henderson to consider 4-month moratorium on massage parlors: May 19, 2015; By Conor Shine; The Henderson City Council will vote tonight on a four-month ban to prevent new massage parlors from opening and give staff time to craft new rules to crack down on ...

Exuberant mayor succeeds in quest to stay at the helm: April 8, 2015; By Conor Shine; Las Vegas will have four more years of Goodman after Mayor Carolyn Goodman cruised to re-election Tuesday night over challenger Stavros Anthony, stretching her family's hold on the office to a fifth term ...

Election Day: Las Vegas mayoral clash gets top billing: April 7, 2015; By Conor Shine; Election day has arrived and all eyes are on the race for Las Vegas mayor, where incumbent Carolyn Goodman is looking to win a second term while fending off ...

Failed stadium project looms large for Las Vegas municipal election: March 20, 2015; By Conor Shine; This year's municipal election in Las Vegas will largely come down to how voters feel about a single issue — failed plans for a $200 million downtown soccer stadium ...

Goodman talks tourism, cultural development, soccer stadium before Hispanic group: March 5, 2015; By Ana Ley; Mayor Carolyn Goodman, on the campaign trail for a second term in office, highlighted tourism and cultural development in an address to politically influential ...

Southern Nevada’s fight against blight only intensifying: Feb. 22, 2015; By Conor Shine; Code-enforcement officials struggle to keep up with with homes that have fallen into disrepair ...

Henderson city manager announces plan to step down: Feb. 12, 2015; By Conor Shine; After nearly three years as Henderson city manager, Jacob Snow said today he plans to step down this summer and pursue a career in the private sector. Snow was hired in March 2012 to succeed ...

Status report: Key decisions on horizon for Las Vegas soccer stadium: Feb. 12, 2015; By Conor Shine; Despite continued setbacks, plans to build a $200 million soccer stadium in downtown Las Vegas are still in play and face a critical vote next week. The project’s path has been rocky, with intense scrutiny over $56.5 million worth of public funding that would be put toward construction. The Las Vegas City Council nearly killed the proposal last fall before a restructuring of the financial plan persuaded Councilman Bob Coffin to change his vote, giving the project ...

Front-runners and underdogs: A look at 2015 city elections in Henderson, North Las Vegas: Feb. 6, 2015; By Conor Shine; With the economy on the rebound and city finances looking stronger, incumbents from North Las Vegas and Henderson will have a ready made talking point to support ...

In address, Goodman lays out strategy to ‘survive as a city’: Jan. 8, 2015; By Conor Shine; After a 2014 that saw the continued recovery of Las Vegas' economy following the recession, plus the completion of several major infrastructure projects ...

In 2014, the Word of the Year in VegasVille was …: Dec. 26, 2014; By John Katsilometes; "Activation" was mentioned at every groundbreaking and rendering unveiling in the city in 2014. It was used most frequently to reference unused parcels on the Strip and downtown that became the site of festivals and special events.

Soccer swing: How one councilman’s shift brought stadium plan back to life: Dec. 11, 2014; By Conor Shine; Once on life support, a proposed downtown soccer stadium now is poised to clear the Las Vegas City Council thanks to a change of heart by Councilman Bob Coffin, a consistent opponent to using public money for the stadium. The key to Coffin's shift is a new wrinkle in the plan that would guarantee about $25 million for improvements to ...

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