The Great Recession wasn’t kind to state parks in Nevada. Since 2009, the parks budget has been cut by 60 percent, leaving administrator Eric Johnson little choice but to chop personnel and maintenance resources.
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A nervous energy bubbled high atop the Rio, on the patio on the 50th floor, where men and women of all shapes and sizes queued up to be the first to ride the new VooDoo Zip Line on Sunday.
As an acrobat, Almas Meirmanov’s life has been one great, literal balancing act.
They’ve become a common part of the Southern Nevada desert: utility terrain vehicles zipping around the Nellis Dunes recreation area north of Las Vegas or Jeep Jamborees negotiating bumpy Rocky Gap Road from the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to Pahrump.
In a city known for grandiose arena proposals, Adam Stio and Joel Hoopaugh figured there was a business niche for a low-key, micro-sports facility that caters to kids and adult recreational sports. So, the duo invested $150,000 to start up a 27,000-square-foot sports center called the Southern Nevada Sports Centre, which opened Jan. 1.
The city of Henderson envisions itself becoming a nationally recognized bicycle community, the type that lures tourist dollars as a destination.
“I had a vision,” said Tracey Allyn Cutler, owner and instructor at The Stage Professional Dance and Fitness Studio, 2510 Anthem Village Drive in Henderson. “I wanted to share my passion and joy with other people. No matter how old you are, it’s never too late to learn to dance.”
Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas is readying for its second season and has started hiring for more than 450 seasonal jobs. The water park will open April 12 and operate through September.