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Sean Christie
The man behind Encore Beach Club and Surrender talks about getting started in the business at keg parties in Boston, and the emergence of nightlife as one of the city’s dominant industries
Sean Christie has been working in the hospitality industry since he was 7, helping his parents and grandparents at a family-owned restaurant in his native Boston. By the time he was in high school, Christie was turning a profit throwing parties at friends’ houses, and by the age of 19 he began promoting and managing Boston-area nightclubs.
Read More »Virginia Valentine
After nearly four years on the job, Virginia Valentine will leave her post as Clark County manager in January. She talked to us about the challenges of meeting residents’ needs in a down economy.
As Clark County manager, Virginia Valentine is charged with ensuring that some 2 million residents receive vital services such as fire protection, parks and child welfare. Her job also includes managing a $5.9 billion budget. Being an engineer, and a natural problem solver, gave Valentine the skills to do the job.
Read More »Rudy Ruettiger
The man whose life story inspired a hit movie talks about motivation, the recession and Joe Montana’s reality check
Since its 1993 release, Rudy has inspired millions in a way few films have. The story is an account of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger’s time as a walk-on football player at Notre Dame in the 1970s, culminating with the 5-foot-6-inch, 165-pound lifelong Fighting Irish fan getting a sack on the final play of his senior year and being carried off the field by his teammates.
Read More »Kris Engelstad McGarry
A philanthropist since she was a young girl investigating causes for her father, McGarry talks about humble beginnings, giving back and why Las Vegas is a great town
Unless you’re deeply involved with Las Vegas philanthropy, you may not recognize the Engelstad Foundation. It has no website, does no advertising and only has a four-person board. It doesn’t have the name recognition of “Wynn” or “Morton,” yet it has given about $80 million to Southern Nevada causes such as the Nevada Cancer Institute, Opportunity Village and Three Square food bank.
Read More »Sammy Hagar
The Red Rocker spouts off on retirement, how Vegas put a bulge in his pants and those paranoid Van Halen brothers
Sammy Hagar enjoyed moderate success for the first decade of his music career, but it wasn’t until 1984—when he flipped the bird to law enforcement across the land with the fast-driving tune “I Can’t Drive 55”—that he really hit it big. Little did Hagar know the song would become a metaphor for the rest of his life, as he hasn’t slowed down since.
Read More »Patricia Mulroy
The woman whose job it is to make sure water flows when you turn on the tap talks about the future of our most precious resource
Patricia Mulroy has been entrusted to do an almost impossible task—make it rain in the desert. Metaphorically, at least. Her job as general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority puts her in the position of balancing the resource of shrinking Lake Mead with the needs of a growing region. As a 35-year resident of Las Vegas, Mulroy has become intimately acquainted with the Valley’s water situation.
Read More »Jon Ralston
As the pundit who correctly predicted the polls were wrong, Ralston emerged as one of this election’s big winners. We talked to him about 2012, Nevada’s Third World politics and his greatest passion.
As the top political oracle in Nevada, Jon Ralston was watched almost as closely as Sharron Angle this election season. His TV show Face to Face With Jon Ralston, on KSNV Channel 3, and The Ralston Flash newsletter became must-sees during the cycle, not only for Nevadans but also for the millions of people who watched Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid take on little-known Tea Party candidate Angle
Read More »Julian Serrano
The celebrated chef talks about being honored by Esquire, french fries as his last meal and why this is no time to relax
Julian Serrano’s journey to owning one of the top restaurants in the country started on cruise ships in Miami. The Madrid-born chef worked his way west after arriving in the United States in the mid-’70s, landing at Masa’s, San Francisco’s most celebrated French restaurant, in 1983. It was another French restaurant, Bellagio’s Picasso, that gave Las Vegas an introduction to Serrano’s cooking.
Read More »Jason Egan
The man behind Circus Circus’ Fright Dome talks about scaring jaded kids, the lasting appeal of chainsaws and the coolest ways to die
Haunted houses lose their luster in the light of day. There are no chainsaw-wielding maniacs to jump from behind dark corners or flashing strobe lights to disorient me as Fright Dome mastermind Jason Egan guides me on a sneak peak at the eighth installment of his Circus Circus-based Halloween attraction. It is at night when they come alive. Under the cover of darkness, Egan’s blood-crazed zombies and demented clowns are reminders of why I tend to stay away from haunted houses—they’re supposed to scare you.
Read More »Michael Bunin
The star of TBS’ My Boys talks about growing up in Las Vegas, poker etiquette and the inspiration for his stories on cheating
Best known for his role on the TBS series My Boys, Michael Bunin is one of the few actors Las Vegas can call its own. Bunin was born in Virginia, but spent most of his life in Las Vegas and attended UNLV. After graduating with a theater arts degree, he performed in improv troupes in Chicago and Los Angeles.
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