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Las Vegas working to make a cooler downtown experience

It’s a question many Las Vegans — from the newly minted transplants to the seasoned desert dwellers — probably have variations of the same answer to: who wants to walk anywhere downtown at 1:30 p.m. in July?

Las Vegas officials hope making city ‘smarter’ means getting safer

As the city works towards a courtyard setup where homeless people can access a range of services, officials also are testing cameras that will show whether the new facilities are putting a dent in the high number of Las Vegans who live on the streets.

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Las Vegas Strip shooting was not valley’s first mass killing

When a gunman killed 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 1 , it was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. But it wasn’t the first mass killing in town.

Literary Las Vegas: Travis Bowker

Written as a letter to incoming educators, local author Travis Bowker shares his story and strategies for teaching success in “What Teaching Has Taught Me.”

Suzuki method helps kids learn music a different way

To some, Suzuki means a car; to others, it’s an electric keyboard. To Cynthia Man, a resident of northwest Las Vegas, it means hearing music played by young musicians. Man is the artistic director of the Desert Suzuki Institute, which instructs young students in violin, piano and flute.