This Weekend: ‘Hood Hounds, Juried Art and Burlesque
In the words of the immortal George Clinton, this weekend is so wide you can’t get around it and so high you can’t get over it. You’re just going to have to wade into this thing and dance your way out of your constrictions. Friday: The Contemporary Arts Center presents its Annual Juried Read More
The Huntridge, Saved?
By now you may have heard the news: Last night, in an interview with the Las Vegas Weekly‘s Spencer Patterson, a trio of Las Vegas businessmen — Life is Beautiful’s Rehan Choudhry, Downtown Cocktail Room owner Michael Cornthwaite, and
Mysteries of the Ogden’s 23rd Floor, Revealed
At last, I can talk about it. Here goes. Last autumn I arranged an interview with Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos and head of the Downtown Project, a $350 million initiative he funded out of his own pocket to create business, community and educational opportunities in downtown Las Vegas. The Downtown Project offices Read More
(Re)building a Bridge to West Las Vegas
Until recently, F Street dead-ended in a cul-de-sac just south of West McWilliams Avenue, smack dab against US 93. Anyone driving north on North City Parkway, the road that would connect with F Street in a perfect world, was diverted onto a eastbound frontage road that followed US 93 for about a thousand feet Read More
The Neon Museum Now Offers Memberships
There are two good reasons to get a membership at the Neon Museum, an option that the Museum has made available as of today. The most obvious one is to support a Las Vegas cultural institution that’s unique in all the world. The other reason, and the one that most matters to Read More
“An Awesome Ride”: One Year of Real Results
In December 2012, Branden Collinsworth, Paul Rosenberg and Anthony Alegrete were having a talk at Real Results, the gym they’d opened eight months earlier on Commerce Street a block south of Charleston Boulevard. Attendance in their fitness classes was on the Read More
New Photo Galleries: Derby Day, First Friday and Darth Vader
Last Thursday, our street and events photographer Hew Burney texted me to ask what I would like for him to shoot for DTLV over the weekend. I was in the middle of preparing an epic weekend events update, and I drew from it to send Hew one long-assed wish list that included everything from Read More
This Weekend: First Friday, VIFF, Light Sabers and More
“It’s First Friday weekend,” the author says, throwing up his hands in the universal shorthand for “There’s too much cool shit going on for me to write about all of it.” What this means to you, savage reader, is that we’re going to run down this weekend at a speed approaching that of early Read More
Coterie Creates a Downtown Style for Spring
Downtown boutique Coterie prides itself on being a hangout spot, but when you walk in, you should prepare to be styled whether you intend to shop or not. On a recent visit in search of springtime fashion tips, the Coterie crew created a his-and-her downtown look before my eyes in a matter of minutes. Read More
Velveteen Rabbit Soft-Opens: A Quick Look
Last night, the long-awaited Velveteen Rabbit soft-opened. We’ll have more full coverage of Pamela and Christina Dylag’s stylish Arts District lounge in the coming weeks, but for now we’d like to share our first impressions, which were overwhelmingly good. The cocktail menu is terrific (my favorite so far is the Blind Willow, Read More