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Results of Joining Forces Safety Event released

Downtown Neighborhood News

Learn about First Friday’s hiatus, city meetings, plans for the historic Las Vegas Grammar School Branch No. 1 campus and Variety Early Learning Center sites, downtown events, gallery exhibits and more.

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs continue to serve despite diminished numbers

Decades ago, the local chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs was located in downtown’s booming Glitter Gulch.
At that time, there were more than 300 members ready and willing “to improve and elevate the character of man.” Las Vegan Helen Leonard has watched the local membership at the Oasis Rebekah and Artesia Odd Fellow lodges dwindle down to a few dozen members.

School district looks to improve performance at nine Prime Six schools

In an effort to improve test scores at underperforming schools in the downtown and North Las Vegas areas, the Clark County School District is recommending a dozen reform initiatives for the coming school year. A public input session regarding the district’s plan is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today at Nevada Partners, 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd.

North Las Vegas struggles to stay afloat amid myriad legal woes

North Las Vegas is locked in several legal battles while attempting to bridge a $30.3 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2012. The financially strapped city, which is losing $165,000 every week budget cuts are delayed, has retained outside counsel for a handful of separate lawsuits.

Las Vegas nonprofit BlindConnect connects blind youth with area resources

When Lizzie Reyes starts her freshman year at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the fall, she will boldly tell her professors about her visual impairment. But her confidence in asking for what she needs to learn hasn’t always been so fearless. “I used to just try and play it off,” the 18-year-old said. “I could get away with it until it came to reading anything.”

Drum circle beats up a new rhythm in Las Vegas

Welcome to the Music 4 Life Drum Circle, a Meet-up that is slated for 6 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at 6029 W. Charleston Blvd., on the southeast corner of Jones Boulevard, using the entrance facing west. Facilitator Judith Pinkerton named it Happy Hour Drum Circle as it’s only for adults.

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