They’re sweltering, trying to make a go at Neonopolis even as the developer battles an air conditioning company over $300,000 in back payments.
And while some tenants are understanding, some neighboring business operators see Neonopolis’ continuing struggles as nothing more than an obstacle to more development on nearby Fremont Street.
MACAU — The City of Dreams, a massive casino resort in Macau, was unveiled Monday in the latest multibillion-dollar bet that this once seedy Chinese gambling enclave will become one of the world’s top tourist destinations.
A 10-vote margin Tuesday night separated the candidates for Las Vegas City Council Ward 4, with Stavros Anthony gaining a slight advantage over Glenn Trowbridge in the contest for the open seat.
In the Henderson race for mayor, Andy Hafen surged back to earn a 45-vote lead over Steve Kirk with all vote centers reporting.
North Las Vegas Councilwoman Shari Buck appears to have won the race for North Las Vegas mayor with 55 percent of vote, with all precincts reporting. City Councilman William Robinson got 45 percent of the vote.
Unofficial results on the Clark County elections Web site
STORIES:
BOULDER CITY: Walker defeats Smith for council seat
LAS VEGAS: Anthony over Trowbridge by 10 votes
The Mountain West Conference Board of Directors voted today to keep the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at the Thomas & Mack Center from 2011 to 2013.
REBEL NATION BLOG: MWC Tourney to stay in Las Vegas through 2013
A Southern California man is going after dozens of Las Vegas strip clubs, taxi companies and limousine providers in court, claiming illegal kickback schemes are an ongoing scam that collectively defraud tens of millions of dollars from tourists.
Follow the link for the Class 3A baseball and softball All-State teams.
Follow the link for all of Southern Nevada’s Class 4A boys golf honors.
Tom McEvoy of Las Vegas, the 1983 World Poker champion, won the first-ever Champions Invitational at the World Series of Poker Monday night at the Rio.
You’ve already eaten Golden Gate shrimp cocktails for lunch and deep fried Twinkies and Oreos from Mermaids for dinner.
President Obama’s pick to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, is raising a national debate over this comment:
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”
Politically conservative readers love to take a shot at me when I write something that doesn’t fall onto their end of the radio dial – especially when I remind them of the chaos their Grand Old Party finds itself in these days.
