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Las Vegas festival celebrates, honors black history

When Dr. James McMillan became the first black dentist in Las Vegas in 1953, he wasn’t allowed to stay at a Strip hotel. Seven years later, McMillan, one of the first presidents of Las Vegas’ chapter of the NAACP, would lead the effort to end such segregation in the city.

Alex Honnold, rock climber of El Capitan fame, at home in Las Vegas

Life in Las Vegas agrees with rock star climber Alex Honnold, who became the first person to free solo Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2017. “The beauty of Vegas is that I can take showers and cook home meals and be close to my climbing — it’s the best of both worlds.”

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Nye County sheriff’s deputies order residents of longtime encampment for homeless to leave, but county and city have no place for them to go. Community members aim to fill the void and come up with some long-term solutions.

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