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Longtime Nevada politician Shelley Berkley is about to become the next mayor of the City of Las Vegas. She discusses the biggest issues she wants to address once in office and her goals for the city. Then, we go to the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research Economic Forecast, where experts share their outlook for what we might see in Southern Nevada going forward.
LVGP has committed $1 million in cash to local nonprofit organizations and $1 million in event tickets to honor residents identified as key community contributors, including local education staff, Make-A-Wish patients and others. Promoters have also added community watch parties, the F1 fan experience and “Graduates on the Grid,” which will allow UNLV engineering students to tour Grand Prix Plaza and meet with F1 teams.
A new exhibit on the Holocaust has opened at the Nevada governor's office in Las Vegas. Gov. Joe Lombardo's office, the Nevada Center for Humanity, and the UNLV Reid Public History Institute hosted an open house Tuesday for the exhibit, titled "The Holocaust: Reconstructing Shattered Humanity."
“We have a location that has buildings and infrastructure, and we have a company that is willing to support a Center of Excellent effort here at Victory Logistics District,” said Nelson during a presentation of the concept at the CoE location at 1740 Nevada Pacific Parkway. “We are working with various academic institutions – UNR, UNLV, Western Nevada College, and a couple of weeks ago we had Arizona State and Utah State out here as well – to try and bring in different hubs of technology.”
For visitors who use their own cars to get to Las Vegas or rent a car when they arrive, parking fees have become ubiquitous since MGM Resorts International began instituting them in 2016. Prices to park at major Strip resorts have since risen substantially, but there are both benefits and ways to work around them.
If there’s anything the election taught us, or maybe reminded us, rather, it’s that the economy is the most important issue for voters.
Lois Tarkanian, who devoted her life to promoting public education in Las Vegas and supporting the players on her husband’s college basketball teams, died peacefully Sunday. She was 90.
When it comes to building strength, we often focus on just the muscles. But lurking behind every powerful movement is an unsung network of connective tissues: the ligaments, tendons, and joints that keep our bodies in motion.
The Public Education Foundation, a longstanding supporter of local schools, is offering new scholarship opportunities for students, according to Latoya Holman from the foundation. Holman highlighted the Charles and Phyllis Frias Legacy Scholarship, which awards $100,000 to students who have overcome significant obstacles in high school. In the coming weeks, 18 Frias scholars attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will meet with President Whitfield to share their experiences.