In The News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

KNPR News

Las Vegas is a working city – whether working in hospitality, construction or other trades – people here work hard.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas will get the first look at what mysterious electric carmaker Faraday Future's eventual product will look like at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. By that time the public should know if that product will be manufactured in North Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Weekly

After recent programming shifts that created more opportunities for UNLV students, university radio station KUNV might soon change again. President Len Jessup has requested approval of a management and programming agreement between UNLV and Nevada Public Radio, wherein NVPR would assume management, programming and operation of the station. If approved by the Board of Regents at the December meeting, the partnership would also feature a facility-use agreement for NVPR to utilize Greenspun Hall’s broadcast studio and office space.

Las Vegas Sun

Just before her two children arrive home on a September evening, Colleen McKenna sinks into her couch, seemingly ready to relax in yoga pants. But the three-inch binder, stuffed to the gills, sitting on her lap belies the scene.

MarketWatch

Looks don’t matter – at least, not if you’re talking about a drone.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Independent filmmaker Stan Armstrong is once again telling an intriguing story from the heart of the real Las Vegas.

Parents Guide of Las Vegas

In today’s society, it is easy to become overwhelmed by work demands, family responsibilities, children’s activities, and other obligations. Parents and children often find themselves stressed out and overscheduled, leaving little time to be together. With the many demands on our time, family relationships often take a back seat, and children end up getting only the leftovers of parents’ time. Carving out time for family takes some effort, but it is crucial to maintaining a healthy and happy family.

Parents Guide of Las Vegas

The topic of toddlers and technology elicits a wide array of opinions. Some see the use of digital devices as a ploy by parents to keep their children quiet, while others believe they help children to learn and expand their creativity.

Parents Guide of Las Vegas

The holidays are an exciting time filled with family, food, fun, and memory-making. However, it is easy to get overwhelmed during this time of year with turkeys to stuff, homes to decorate, and gifts to buy. Finances may be tight, and there never seems to be enough time to fit everything in: school concerts, office parties, and the drive “over the river and through the woods” to visit family. Of course, none of these things are inherently bad, but the cumulative effect may leave families exhausted, stressed, and a bit cranky/grouchy/irritable.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

For most people, the first job out of college is getting their feet wet in the real world. But for Hannah Birch, her first gig out of college landed her a Pulitzer Prize.

Las Vegas Weekly

The tie between sports media and cultural memory is so thick, mention an inning in a post-season baseball game from any decade and it sets a place and time. At UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research, Alex Kupfer is exploring the idea through materials related to televised World Series of Poker tournaments at the Horseshoe Casino. Kupfer is the first of five Eadington Fellows for the 2015-16 year. His colloquium talk, “The Biggest Game on TV: Benny Binion, the WSOP, and the Nostalgic Construction of Poker’s Past,” takes place November 16 at 3 p.m. in Lied Library’s Goldfield Room. –Kristen Peterson

KNPR News

The north-south divide remains strong in Nevada.