UNLV wants to sell 1.3 acres of land near the Thomas & Mack Center to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to build a new stop for the Vegas Loop. The university will be seeking approval from the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents at its quarterly meeting March 9.

Imagine going to the Las Vegas Strip to do some gambling and being turned away. That was the case in the 1950s if you were Black. It took a Black dentist from the South to successfully lead the fight against segregation on the Las Vegas Strip. A local valley school is named after him.

Working odd shifts — outside the usual 9-to-5 — is as much a signature characteristic of Las Vegas as casinos that never close, merciless summer heat and costumed characters ambling about downtown.

UNLV is set to sell 1.3 acres of land near the Thomas & Mack Center to The Boring Co. for a planned Vegas Loop station. The land deal, up for approval at the March 9 Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting, would allow The Boring Co. to develop and construct an on-campus station for the Vegas Loop.

Brand loyalty is not just about repeat purchases, it’s an emotional bond between the customer and the brand. There are many ways to achieve this, and cannabis dispensaries have a range of marketing tools at their disposal to create positive affect that helps this bond.

African Fashion Show: The fashion industry owes so much to Black culture. Many of the trends we see today, and that were popularized in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, can be traced back to the Black community. In recognition of that influence, Las Vegas’ chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. will host its fifth-annual African Fashion Show, educating attendees on the history of Black fashion and the importance of the African American image. Claytee White, director of UNLV’s Oral History Center, will guide the conversation as a guest speaker, joining designers, fashion boutique owners and market vendors in a celebration of Black heritage.

News reports and social media are awash with photos and videos of coyotes roaming the streets of Las Vegas — but why? Are we in the middle of a coyote population boom, is climate change driving them out of their natural habitat, or are we simply moving into the coyotes’ neighborhoods?

“Lithium and rare earths will soon be more important than oil and gas", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said last September. The Commission chief pronounced these words as Europe was reeling from an energy crisis accelerated by Russia' war in Ukraine and which led to the bloc pledging to wean itself off fossil fuels — most of which it has traditionally supplied from Russia — and accelerate its transition towards "homegrown" renewables and other green tech.

Remember the lines of cars for food banks during the pandemic? People drove miles then waited hours because they were out of work, had little money and some food staples were just in short supply.