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After OK’ing booze restictions on Fremont, Las Vegas turns attention to street performers

Aug 29, 2014 (2 a.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

On a recent summer night along Fremont Street Experience, one SpongeBob Squarepants, two Spidermans and three guys in jockstraps walked the street. There was also a man in an odd costume that included ...
Joe Downtown: A final column of advice, predictions and ponderings

Aug 27, 2014 (8 p.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

After two years of covering the Valley's hottest 'hood, columnist Joe Schoenmann is moving on.
Victor Chaltiel, 2011 Las Vegas mayoral candidate, dies at 72

Aug 26, 2014 (1:41 p.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

Victor Chaltiel, who ran for mayor of Las Vegas in 2011, died Monday. He was 72. A native of France, Chaltiel was one of ...
Layoffs at University Medical Center called necessary, overdue

Aug 21, 2014 (11:09 a.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

Layoffs at University Medical Center are expected to save $21 million in the next nine months and help make the public hospital more sustainable, officials said today. “This isn’t something we want to do, but there’s an understanding of why we’re doing it,” CEO Lawrence Barnard said, reflecting on some of the reactions he’s gotten from hospital staff. “We need to structure ourselves in a way that’s sustainable.” The layoffs eliminated ...
Attorney disputes Metro officer’s story about confrontation at Vanguard Lounge

Aug 19, 2014 (11:53 a.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

The attorney for a man arrested after a confrontation with Metro police in a downtown bar in June said the police officers' version of events conflicts with ...
Metro says there’s more to story of bar confrontation caught on video

Aug 19, 2014 (2 a.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

In a blurry video shot about 3 a.m. June 4, seven Metro Police officers can be seen herding people out of a downtown bar, The Vanguard. The officers wanted people ...
Is it finally Las Vegas’ time to get a major pro sports team?

Aug 17, 2014 (2:01 a.m.)

By Ray Brewer , Tovin Lapan , Joe Schoenmann

We’ve heard the pitches for years. One year it’s basketball, the next year it’s hockey, or baseball. So you can hardly blame Las Vegans for being skeptical about our ...
Former burglar offers tips to avoid being victimized

Aug 17, 2014 (2 a.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

A former burglar, who says he gave up the life of crime years ago, shares some observations on home security. What would have deterred him from trying to break into a house?
Joe Downtown: Is DTP’s sudden severing of ties with Factorli a sign of larger problems?

Aug 13, 2014 (8 p.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

Does manufacturing project Factorli's demise signify a lack of planning on Downtown Project's part?
Las Vegas’ Major League Soccer bid hits delay but still alive, city says

Aug 13, 2014 (4:20 p.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

Las Vegas' bid for a 24,000-seat downtown soccer stadium hit another delay today. City leaders canceled an Aug. 20 City Council review of the financial plan for the ...

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Beck funeral

Officers gather inside the Smith Center for the Performing Arts prior to the start of services for Metro Officer Alyn Beck.
Soldo Funeral

Metro Police Motorcycle Officers and other department officers honor slain Metro Officer Igor Soldo during funeral service at Palm Mortuary Cemetery on Thursday, June 12, 2014.
Soldo funeral

The upper balcony of Canyon Ridge Christian Church fills for the funeral of Metro Police Officer Igor Soldo.
Fremont Street

Metro Police Detective R. Bass stands at the 4th Street entrance to the Fremont Street Experience, where heavy security and police were employed to maintain watch over an expected crowd of some 40,000 people.
dirt lot

This dirt lot at Coolidge Street and Casino Center Boulevard in downtown Las Vegas became ground zero for bewildered vehicle owners who found their cars had been towed while they took part in the monthly First Friday celebration.

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Kenzy the Chimp

Kenzy, a 7-year-old-chimpanzee, one of four chimps and a capuchin monkey is at the center of a battle before Clark County commissioners. The primates' owner, Mike Casey, is seeking a use permit to keep the animals in this location for another year. County staff has advised against it, and animal rights activists have mobilized and sent nearly 2,000 emails to County Commissioner Steve Sisolak in opposition.
Container Park

Footage of what Las Vegas' Container Park will look like.

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