The sun’s shining more. It’s getting warmer. And one thing’s for sure: Wet, dry, windy or hot, Nevadans will be gardening. People simply like trying and succeeding in growing things in the desert.  It’s become even more of a focus as the price of groceries increase due to inflation.  There are always questions of timing, though—because timing isn’t even the same anymore. Heat seems to come earlier and last longer each year. 

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It's getting warmer, the sun's shining; it's time for some pre-spring gardening

Americans have never had so many tools to communicate with one another. Yet, so much of our country remains divided. And the heart of that divide appears to our failure to communicate with each other—or to communicate with those with different opinions. It's easy to sit on a favorite facebook page and congratulate each other for having the same viewpoint about schools, police, the presidency or whatever. It’s so much more difficult to talk to someone with opposing views. 

How do we talk to each other and get along amidst warring tensions in America?

In a few years, the UNLV campus could look a lot different than

"It's the best job I've ever had," UNLV President celebrates strong academics, looks ahead to future developments

The battle over how to manage the now 47,000 wild horses and bu

"Save a horse, hire a cowboy." New bill aims to end helicopter use in wild horse roundups

Las Vegas Boulevard might’ve been just another busy American street if it weren’t for the dazzling neon signs of its casino resorts. Many of those icons — and the ones on Fremont Street — were designed and made by the Young Electric Sign Company.  

Iconic sign company YESCO crosses the century mark

Recovery from the pandemic has been uneven. Unemployment in the hospitality and leisure sectors is still twice the national average. And recent analysis by the Nevada Resort Assocation found that it could take another two years before the state’s top economic driver reaches pre-pandemic levels.  And what about conventions? Contention attendance was down by nearly a third last year. When will those folks come back?What about the hospitality and leisure economy? Unemployment in those sectors remains twice the national average.  

New bill introduced to bolster Nevada's tourism industry post-pandemic; what's it about, and will it work?

It’s Valentines day and the choices we’ve made either mean we’re with someone, we’re alone, or, now that we’re without masks and in Las Vegas, we’re people watching downtown or on the Strip.Valentines Day for couples, and for singles, can be a time of reflection: how did I get so lucky as to end up with this person? Or how did I or we screw up so badly that it’s another year of Tombstone pizza, mountain dew and Netflix? 

New UNLV communications class focuses on how to navigate through love and relationships

Tribal detention centers in this country are getting a lot of criticism lately due to the relatively high number of inmate deaths that happened over the last several years. That’s led the Department of the Interior to hire a special investigator to look into what went wrong. 

Congress calls for a new investigator to take charge after a rise of inmate deaths in tribal detention centers

There’s been a long push in Southern Nevada to diversify the regional economy, so much of which is tied to the hospitality industry, which suffers during economic crises like The Great Recession or the ongoing pandemic.The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance was created to help diversify the economy and soften the bumpiness of recessionary downtowns, and the Alliance has a new leader – Tina Quigley, who left her job as the head of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. She now serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the LVGEA.

Longtime community and business leader set to lead the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Super Bowl 56 is set to surpass several records. The big game--pitting the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals-- is expected to attract 117-million viewers Sunday.  That would be a 21 percent increase from last year. And though the game will be in Inglewood California, it’s already having a big impact in Las Vegas. According to the American Gaming Association – 31 million Americans will bet $7.6 billion dollars on the game. That would be another record. But the impact here will be felt in more than just Nevada’s sports books.  

Super Bowl 56 is expected to set records, but how can it help Las Vegas prepare for its upcoming Big Game?

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