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- Joe Downtown: Challenges daunting but foundation solid for conservation league, departing official says
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
- As Scot Rutledge prepares to leave Las Vegas after seven years heading the Nevada Conservation League, he has to take some pride in how far his organization has come since he took the reins. At the same time, he admits the environmental challenges facing his organization and the state are daunting. One of the biggest, he predicts, will be if and when the state starts to deal with climate changes brought on by global warming.
- Joe Downtown: Local Motors CEO visits Las Vegas
- Monday, May 20, 2013
- One of the newest businesses to gain support from VegasTechFund is Local Motors. Founded five years ago, Local Motors uses crowdsourcing to help in the design of a car, motorcycle or other type of vehicle. John Rogers Jr., president and CEO, last week was in downtown Las Vegas, where VegasTechFund is headquartered. The fund is a tech investment group whose partners include Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.
- Joe Downtown: Doughnut shop, tavern, offices may be in mix for former John E. Carson Hotel
- Monday, May 20, 2013
- Work last week began on the interior demolition of the John E. Carson Hotel, 124 S. Sixth St., purchased a year ago and now part of the realm of the Downtown Project.
- One dead in blast at Las Vegas truck repair facility
- Friday, May 17, 2013
- One man is dead after an explosion Friday morning at truck-repair operation near Nellis Air Force Base. The explosion at Nevada Truck & Repair, 4915 N. Sloan Lane, is under investigation.
- Joe Downtown: TV series to showcase Las Vegas arts scene?
- Thursday, May 16, 2013
- Just beyond the doors of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a film crew is focused on Charles Ressler. Living in Las Vegas the past two years, Ressler, a New York native, has thrown himself into various roles supporting and bolstering connections between the arts, culture and community in downtown Las Vegas.
- Joe Downtown: Shared memories of the Huntridge could be crucial to its revival
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- If the walls of the Huntridge theater could speak, they might tell the story of Bob Coffin's first kiss. Or of seeing John Angus in stitches at the hilarious musings of Danny Thomas.
- Joe Downtown: Tony Hsieh to get new landlord?
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Residents of The Ogden high-rise in Downtown Las Vegas are buzzing about what they say is the impending sale of the building to a foreign company. The Ogden is an activity hub for the nouveau downtown tech crowd and home to Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.
- Joe Downtown: Keeping the door and keeping the peace at the Griffin
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- You don't wanna mess with a bouncer whose pro wrestling finishing move is called Death From Above.
- Joe Downtown: Experience 'Our Las Vegas' artists' works at Emergency Arts exhibit
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Galleries and art on display in the former examination rooms of downtown Las Vegas’ Emergency Arts building, a former medical clinic, will be featured in two events at the end of this month.
- Joe Downtown: The Grill at Gold Spike reopens to high praise
- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
- The moderate prices, Muzak-less atmosphere and care taken with my chicken caesar salad – no brown lettuce, freshly grilled chicken, just-right tangy dressing – of The Grill inside Gold Spike just earned my vote as a great place to eat downtown.
Blog Entries
- Krave moving downtown, expanding into 'world's largest gay nightclub'
- Wednesday, July 25, 2012
- A mainstay on the Strip for eight years, Krave, which caters to a gay and lesbian clientele, is moving downtown, where it expects to nearly triple its business. In the former ...
- Housing construction drop costs 30 jobs at LV City Hall
- Thursday, March 6, 2008
- Housing construction drop costs 30 jobs at LV City Hall
Thirty employees at Las Vegas City Hall are going to lose their jobs next month, because of the drop in new home construction.
- New life to REI Neon's downtown arena plans
- Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
- Closed park no closer to reopening
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
- City councilman really angry -- just don't ask about what
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
- Council picks city lawyer for judicial post
- Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008
- How cold is it?
- Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008
- Small turnout at King Day parade
- Monday, Jan. 21, 2008
- Long lines at Doolittle Center
- Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
- Police showdown with VFW post postponed
- Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
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