When Oscar Gavino, 16, thought of occupations available in Las Vegas casinos, the first ones that came to mind were dealers, servers and other customer service positions on the Strip. Joining UNLV’s Young Executive Scholars (YES) Hospitality and Tourism Program this summer has changed his perspective, the North Las Vegas student said.
It’s not uncommon to see personalized license plates bearing messages such as “beehive,” “vroooom,” “mrandmr” and the uncomfortable-sounding “smthrme” on Nevada roads. However, when it comes to choosing vanity plates, people can’t always get what they want.
Homebuilders are breaking ground Tuesday on a North Las Vegas community that has been in the works for more than a decade.
Kimberly Brown of North Las Vegas was ready to go back to work after being a stay-at-home mom for five years with her youngest son, Landon. She had been working for Bank of America for 10 years before taking maternity leave.
Residents were left looking at an unfinished park in the Providence master-planned community in the northwest valley after the developer, Cliff’s Edge, dropped the project nearly two years ago.
