On a Saturday evening in February, I attended a presentation by archaeologist Alicia Odewale, PhD. She is investigating the 1921 race riot in the Black town of Greenwood, just across the tracks from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Out of the many topics to address during Black History Month, a Clark County art exhibit this year focuses on one in particular: the ordinary aspects of life in the Black community.

The West Las Vegas Library has served as a community anchor to the Historic Westside for 50 years. Today, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District announced that the West Las Library’s role in the community is expanding with a new 41,178 square-foot, state-of-the-art branch. A groundbreaking celebration was held on Feb. 27, 2024, at 1861 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, the location of the new library, which is slated to open in Fall 2025.

Hundreds of people usually don’t turn out at a ceremony announcing a new library, but that was the case in the Historic Westside Tuesday. Officials broke ground on the new West Las Vegas Library, slated to open in fall 2025.

From the 1930s to today, this series examines Vegas' evolution into an entertainment mecca, and its everlasting ability to reflect and refract American identity. Featuring interviews with entertainers, former showgirls, and other experts.

Nearly a century ago, a towering wall of concrete and steel slowly filled Nevada’s Black Canyon. Behind it pooled millions of gallons of water, stopped in their downstream flow by the newly constructed Hoover Dam. A tremendous feat of human engineering, the dam reshaped not only the canyon but the face of the American West.

The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.

A long-time poet, civil rights activist and autism advocate in Las Vegas is gaining more attention for another hat she wears: balloon entrepreneur.