I’m an amateur when it comes to celebrating the arrival of the new year in the resort corridor. In my more than 20 years as a denizen of Southern Nevada, I’ve spent just two New Year’s Eves among the revelers, estimated this year to be around 332,000 strong.
A major tax package passed by the 2015 Legislature in the spring to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s education reform plan and a rampage last week on the Strip that garnered international attention were among the major stories this year.
Las Vegas police are investigating a crash involving a 2013 Toyota Camry and a pedestrian near Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas police said.
Las Vegas hasn’t seen a major stadium or arena built in more than three decades. The $375 million venue behind New York-New York on the Strip is scheduled to open in April.
Think of her as the caretaker mayor. Nearly three months into her second term as Las Vegas’ top elected official, Mayor Carolyn Goodman admitted she rode husband and former Mayor Oscar Goodman’s coattails into her seventh-floor office.
A man was hospitalized after being struck by a sports car while crossing an east valley street Monday night, Las Vegas police said.
Fire officials say speed bumps can add as many as 10 crucial seconds to emergency vehicle response times, whereas humps might only add a few seconds.
The 20,000-seat arena fits snugly on a 14.5-acre site bounded by the New York-New York parking garage on the east, the Monte Carlo garage on the north, Tropicana Avenue on the south and Frank Sinatra Drive on the west. But no new parking garages or major lots are being built for the arena. And valley residents are already feeling the angst.
Ed Butler noticed the pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks about two months ago while walking along Bonneville Street toward downtown. A solitary walker who doesn‘t own a car or a bicycle, Butler likes to go from his job at University Medical Center to the downtown casinos once every other week.
One would think that when streets are completely closed and blocked, traffic signals on streets intersecting the closed streets would be modified since there’s no traffic as a result of the closure. But that’s not always the case.
