Desert Pines Golf Club is closing for good, cleared to make way for a mixed-use neighborhood in east Las Vegas. Residents worry about what happens to everything living there now. The Desert Pines Golf Club, a 100-acre course in east Las Vegas, is closing permanently to make way for a new mixed-use community, according to… Continue reading A 100-Acre Golf Course Is Becoming a Neighborhood. The Wildlife Living There Wasn’t Consulted.
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A Downtown Apartment Project Just Cut Down the Trees Shading a Bus Stop
Several palm trees that shaded a high-traffic Arts District corridor are gone, cut down for an apartment complex rising in their place. An arborist says the trees didn’t have to die. Several palm trees along Casino Center Boulevard and Coolidge Avenue in the Las Vegas Arts District were cut down this month, leaving stumps where… Continue reading A Downtown Apartment Project Just Cut Down the Trees Shading a Bus Stop
These Las Vegas Students Built a Robot Without a School Team Behind Them
Most robotics teams have a school’s resources behind them — a classroom, a budget, a coach on staff. One team competing at UNLV this year had none of that. Student engineers from across Southern Nevada, the country and the world gathered at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center this spring for the FIRST Robotics Competition Las… Continue reading These Las Vegas Students Built a Robot Without a School Team Behind Them
The A’s Have Spent $400 Million on Their Vegas Stadium. Taxpayers Haven’t Paid a Dime — Yet.
Nevada and Clark County approved up to $380 million in public money for the Athletics’ new Las Vegas ballpark years ago. The team still hasn’t asked for a single dollar of it — but that’s about to change. Construction on the Athletics’ $2 billion domed stadium on the Strip has passed the $400 million mark,… Continue reading The A’s Have Spent $400 Million on Their Vegas Stadium. Taxpayers Haven’t Paid a Dime — Yet.
A Flood Control Project Is Choking Arts District Businesses During Their Busiest Season
Charleston Boulevard construction has reduced Arts District storefronts to a single lane of visibility. Business owners say nobody asked them first. Construction on a flood control project along Charleston Boulevard has narrowed traffic to a single lane in parts of the 18b Arts District, and business owners say the disruption is driving customers away during… Continue reading A Flood Control Project Is Choking Arts District Businesses During Their Busiest Season
The ACLU Says Metro Is Illegally Overcharging People Who Ask for Public Records
Nevada law says government agencies can only charge what it actually costs to produce a public record. The ACLU says Las Vegas police have been charging whatever they want — and getting away with it. The ACLU of Nevada sued the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department this month, accusing the department of imposing excessive fees… Continue reading The ACLU Says Metro Is Illegally Overcharging People Who Ask for Public Records
The Justice Department Wants Every Nevada Voter’s Social Security Digits. The State Is Fighting Back.
The Trump administration is suing Nevada for refusing to hand over the last four digits of every registered voter’s Social Security number. Nevada’s response: no. The U.S. Department of Justice sued Nevada in December, demanding the state turn over its full, unredacted voter file — including every registered voter’s full name, date of birth, home… Continue reading The Justice Department Wants Every Nevada Voter’s Social Security Digits. The State Is Fighting Back.
North Las Vegas Is Getting Its First University Campus. Some Students Are Already Driving Two Hours to Get There.
For years, North Las Vegas residents wanting a Nevada State University education had to make the trek to Henderson. Some students reported a two-hour round trip. A new downtown campus, breaking ground this year, is meant to close that gap. The Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents approved a lease agreement in December… Continue reading North Las Vegas Is Getting Its First University Campus. Some Students Are Already Driving Two Hours to Get There.
Las Vegas Will Be the First City Where You Can Pay for a Ride With No Steering Wheel
Federal regulators have never allowed a car without a steering wheel to charge passengers for rides — until now. Las Vegas is about to be the first place in the country where that happens. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration granted Amazon-owned Zoox a temporary federal exemption in late July allowing the company to charge… Continue reading Las Vegas Will Be the First City Where You Can Pay for a Ride With No Steering Wheel
CCSD Can’t Staff Its Science Classrooms. Its STEM Schools Are the Only Ones Growing.
Clark County’s traditional schools are bleeding students and money. Its STEM and career-training magnet schools are doing the opposite — even as the district can’t find enough math and science teachers to go around. The Clark County School District’s Board of School Trustees renewed a critical labor shortage designation effective July 1 covering math, science… Continue reading CCSD Can’t Staff Its Science Classrooms. Its STEM Schools Are the Only Ones Growing.
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