Posts about Nevada
Vegas markets places, not neighborhoods: Like DC, Las Vegas has trouble bringing tourists out of its most famous district and into the rest of the city. To draw them out, Vegas casually markets restaurants and shops outside the strip alongside more traditional offerings—a largely successful approach. (Atlantic Cities) (Comment)
And...: Kwame Brown released his school reform package, though DCPS and the Mayor aren't sold on the plan. (Post) ... Mayor Gray will lobby for statehood at the Republican and Democratic conventions, emulating Mayor Williams' practice. (Post) ... A video shows Las Vegas' sprawl growing over 40 years. (Comment)
Bet on downtown Vegas: Zappos is moving its headquarters to downtown Las Vegas and CEO Tony Hsieh is investing $350 million of his own money to revitalize the area. And while other large corporate headquarters tend to be insular, Hsieh wants Zappos to integrate with the community. (Marketplace) (Comment)
An indictment of Las Vegas' City Center: Las Vegas' newest development, CityCenter, it turns out, isn't much of a city and provides little in the way of a center. (New Yorker) (Comment)
Pay to speed: As the state faces a huge budget crisis, one Nevada gubernatorial candidate is suggesting letting people pay $25 to get a permit to speed for 24 hours. Police think it's a terrible idea. (Consumerist, Joshua D.) (Comment)
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