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The Carousing Cure
Or, how the young, hip and thirsty can lead us out of the economic doldrums
It’s hard to get a read on the town these days. On one hand, there is the view out my front window: Foreclosed home, yellowed yard, folks who bolted so quickly they apparently forgot the cat. On the other hand, there is visible evidence that, in a town built on defiantly conspicuous consumption, those who can consume are doing so with great gusto.
Read More »A Sign of Hope
Local rape counseling center is the first of its kind in the nation
The first counseling center in Nevada devoted exclusively to providing support for victims of sexual assault opens Feb. 19, thanks to a collaboration between the Rape Crisis Center, UNLV and Nevada Women’s Philanthropy.
Read More »Solid bargains at the Stations
Different casinos work in different ways to attract business in tough times. Some tighten up. Others get loose. One group that’s firmly embraced the latter is Station Casinos, currently pulling out the stops to stimulate business with very strong food and drink values.
Read More »Mercedes Martinez
One-half of Mix 94.1’s popular morning show Mark and Mercedes in the Morning talks about getting into radio, work marriages and why Avril Lavigne is a thorn in her side.
It was chance that Mix 94.1’s Mercedes Martinez ended up on the radio. As a student at the University of Colorado, Martinez needed an internship credit, and rather than stay in her field of study, pharmacy, she decided to venture into something she thought would be fun, radio. Martinez stayed on the air and now finds herself on one of the top morning radio shows in the country with her on-air counterpart of almost 14 years, Mark Diciero, and their ever-present producer, J.C. Fernandez. Mark and Mercedes in the Morning consistently earns the top rating spot in the city, and Martinez has become one of the top women in media in Las Vegas.
Read More »Seven Days
The highlights of this week in your city.
Tue 22
A rock ’n’ roll band for kids? Indeed. The Emmy-winning musicians and performers of Disney’s Imagination Movers bring their “In a Big Warehouse” tour to the Orleans Arena. Expect to be singing along with your little ones. The show begins at 6 p.m. Tickets start at $20 and are available at OrleansArena.com.
Read More »Tweets of the Week
Compiled by @marseniuk
@bobatl Anyone remember what Internet used to be like before Twitter & YouTube & Facebook & MySpace & iTunes & Netflix? Me neither.
@hollymadison Where are the movie cameras? Cuz I’m pretty sure I’m starring in the Hangover 2 right now...
Read More »Cinema City
I am looking at an elongated yellow oval. It is lit from within. Inside the oval is the word, in small black capital letters, “NEVADA.” Next to this word, in larger red caps—“DRUG.” Above the oval there is ring of little white light bulbs around a red neon “Rx.” I see the fading gray-blue of a 6 o’clock sky. I see a wooden electrical pole and the musical staff of its dark wires. I’ve just spent three hours watching nine short films, and now I can’t stop seeing. It’s not the films themselves that linger, but their mood of quiet vigilance.
Read More »From Mudslinger to Maverick! The Transformation of Kenneth Lerer
The lesser-known Huffington Post co-founder is now giving it a go as a venture capitalist
Just trust me. It’s Kenneth Lerer’s favorite line, and the 58-year-old general partner at Lerer Ventures and co-founder of the Huffington Post—“Kenny,” as he’s known to friends—employs it convincingly. Huffington Post senior editor Katharine Zaleski, one of the site’s first employees and the home page editor until May 2009, recalls the early days of the site, when it wouldn’t be unusual to receive 20 phone calls a day from Lerer regarding the headline of the top story. “He was the kind of boss who would make you do something, or you’d put it up and say, ‘This is crazy, this headline makes no sense,’” and then he’d say, “Trust me, just trust me.’ And then, oh my God, it would be a huge hit.”
Read More »Remember the nice conservatives?
When Republicans recently marked Ronald Reagan’s centennial, two key figures were missing: Reagan and Paul Laxalt. Since Reagan has been dead since 2004, his absence is understandable. But the Reagan missing from the centennial wasn’t the physical Reagan, but the real Reagan.
Read More »To Sell a Condo
How do you move high-rise units in this market? By being different
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made us laugh. But today, the building at the intersection of the streets named after them is another of the Valley’s many high-rise real estate casualties. Its owner, however, is banking on more smiles in the future.
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