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Public hearing set for new recycling program in Henderson

The Henderson City Council on Tuesday will hold a public hearing on a proposed single-stream recycling program.
The city and Republic Services have engaged in a pilot program in select areas of Henderson with a mostly favorable response from residents, according to a study conducted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Zappos CEO dreams of fixing world by fixing cities

Tony Hsieh couldn’t be more different from the murderous mobsters and bombastic billionaires who built Las Vegas.
While those men were quick to boast, make threats or sometimes even slit an opponent’s throat in order to build their empires, Hsieh, 38, takes a dreamier approach, literally.

Smith Center ready to remake Las Vegas culture

Live from Las Vegas … Culture. Even as snobs and elites chuckled and snickered from long-distance perches in faraway cities, we knew we had it — though culture here was diffuse, flung around the city and suburbs, and in a larger sense, homeless.

Market LV center may boost local business owners

A new retail center opening in Tivoli Village is giving local business owners a chance to branch out. Market LV will be the first shopping experience of its kind in Las Vegas, patterned on the Chelsea Market in New York City, or the OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa, Calif.

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Thousands cheer burning of wooden showgirl at First Friday

For about 10 minutes Friday night Lucky Lady Lucy was the brightest light in Las Vegas. Organizers of First Friday torched Lucy, a 20-foot-tall wooden showgirl, in front of thousands of cheering locals.

Fire damages dry cleaning business in Henderson

Authorities say an automatic fire sprinkler system helped douse a blaze in a dry cleaning business in a strip mall in Henderson.

Firefighters, winds do battle over blaze at recycling company

Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire for more than five hours Friday in North Las Vegas, with flames shooting hundreds of feet in the air that could be seen as far away as Southern Highlands in the southwest valley. Smoke from the blaze could be seen in Henderson.

Family not hopeful of finding missing brother alive

The family of a man missing since January hasn’t given up its search but has lowered its expectations. “We’re looking for his body,” said Jeffrey Goldberg, the man’s brother. Keith Goldberg, 54, disappeared Jan. 31 after leaving his east valley apartment. He was captured on a surveillance camera near Las Vegas Boulevard South and St. Rose Parkway that morning.

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