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A radio man with a gift for promotion, KENO’s first owner proved to the rest of Las Vegas that publicity is everything.
The mobster with the movie star looks and the certifiable paranoia brought Las Vegas much more attention after his death than he did during his short life.
A father of six with a flair for lettering found his niche in the neon-bathed streets of a fledgling gambling town called Las Vegas.
A wealthy man who wanted to make his own way in the world brought Southern Nevada into the commuter aviation age by developing its own scheduled airline.
A female flier when soaring through the clouds was a man’s domain, she helped put Las Vegas on the aviation map and bring commercial air travel to the valley.
Publicity played a big part in Las Vegas’ formative years as a resort destination, and one publicist used every cornball stunt he could think of to get hotels’ showgirls global exposure.
Shady dealings did little to dull the luster that this private man brought to the city of glitz
Despite having little authority, this tax collector had enough bluff and bluster to force the likes of Bugsy Siegel to pay his gaming fees, thus paving the way for Nevada’s control over the industry.
A developer, who did much more than just build houses, will continue to have an impact on Las Vegas well into the next millennium.
With his no-nonsense approach, former Las Vegas Mayor C.D. Baker helped bring the city’s dilapidated infrastructure out of the Depression and into the modern era.
Taking his cue from Howard Hughes, a Southern Californian found the land on the west side of Las Vegas to be a bountiful construction spot for thousands of houses.
Not willing to bet his town’s future on a roll of the dice, a county commissioner pushed and received backing for an unconventional idea amid all this gaming
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Commercial real estate (CRE) sentiment is subdued, and deal activity has cooled, but Blake J. Owens sees an attractive turning point. The 30-year-old Las Vegas native, whose family has lived in the city for over a century, is capitalizing on this moment to transform CRE through his two companies: Agrippa and Augustus.
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Thousands of protesters filled the sidewalks and streets in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday night as part of a nationwide effort to rally against President Donald Trump’s administration and its crackdown on illegal immigration.
Anti-Trump demonstrators crowd streets, parks and plazas across the US. Organizers say millions came
Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights.
Politicians and observers say the record-breaking number of vetoes suggests disagreement in the divided government in Carson City.
Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran retaliates with missile barrage
Israel’s ongoing airstrikes and intelligence operation and Iran’s retaliation raised concerns about all-out war between the countries.
