Sure, we tell folks that we’re “from Las Vegas” when we’re traveling… but how many of us are actually from the city itself? The majority of the Valley lives in either one of the adjacent municipalities (like Henderson and North Las Vegas), or in unincorporated Clark County.

Las Vegas is known as a place to gamble, have fun and enjoy it all. It also has a long history of demolishing buildings to make room for new ones. And now, a series of major demolitions is set to remake parts of the Strip and other parts of southern Nevada.

With just one week before the midterm election, former president Barack Obama is coming to Nevada to help spur voter turnout and support Democrats in close races. His recent campaigning across the country is seen as a move to help energize the base and stem the so-called “Red Wave.”

Earlier this year, Nevadans voted in a primary election. It wasn’t terribly controversial. But this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most controversial and significant primaries in Nevada’s history, and the fortieth of another. Let’s start with the earlier one.

Las Vegas is known as a place to gamble, party and cut loose. It also has a long history of blowing up buildings to clear space for new ones. And now, a pipeline of big demolitions is set to remake parts of the Strip and other pockets of Southern Nevada.

Yet another set of human remains was pulled from the shallows of Lake Mead this week, marking the sixth time this year the receding water levels uncovered bodies from the past.

The Las Vegas Strip has been the heart of gambling in the US for decades. But gambling is no longer the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Over the last 30 years, casino profits have slowly shifted to non-gambling sources.

The economy, inflation, and jobs will likely be top of mind in four weeks when Nevadans join voters across the U.S. to cast ballots in the midterm elections on October 8th.