Last year, North Las Vegas’ code enforcement division received a jarring complaint. People were living “all around” the Silver Nugget casino property, but “most disturbing” was an encampment in back that was under the building, according to the complaint from a homeless-services manager with the city.

The grants are part of a $300,000 investment by the CareSource Foundation to support community-based initiatives addressing one of three priority areas identified in the 2025 Southern Nevada Community Health Assessment: maternal and child health, immunization awareness and confidence and social drivers of health. The funding also includes a $150,000 grant for faculty-led research at the UNLV School of Public Health.

Scarlet & Gray Days, scheduled for April 13-19, will feature events for all ages, from the college community to the wider Las Vegas valley. Highlights include the annual Festival of Communities at the Pida Plaza on April 15 and the UNLV Young Rebels Rally at North Academic Hall on April 18. The UNLV Block Party returns on April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

The pay gap—or the difference in earnings between men and women—persists throughout the U.S., with full-time working women earning just 81 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2024. A recent business.com analysis of U.S. Census data shows Nevada’s full-time workforce faring better than all but Vermont, but Henderson remains a major outlier. The city had the 15th largest gap in the study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male counterpart. That’s about 2.5 times greater than Las Vegas’ $8,172 and Nevada’s $7,805, and consistent with a 2024 UNLV Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West study ranking it 21st. Let’s take a closer look at these trends in honor of Equal Pay Day on March 26.

Founded in 2009 by UNLV alumna Kathryn Kruse, Neon Lit began without a name, just as a loose gathering of Master of Fine Arts students reading their work to one another, as Wright describes it. By 2010, the series adopted its moniker, and over the past 16 years it’s expanded beyond the university corridors into a broader civic space, drawing audiences hungry for literary community.

Six organizations were awarded $25,000 grants to address the community’s health needs. The UNLV School of Public Health also received $150,000, bringing the total distributed in grants to $300,000. The money will fund work supporting mother and child health and increasing immunization awareness. It also supports work to improve people’s access to healthy food, clean water and other non-medical factors that can affect health.

A hospitality and tourism expert sheds insight into how a future Las Vegas NBA team would boost tourism and global tourism, as the “Entertainment Capital of the World” has worked to overcome slower visitation numbers. Las Vegas has rebranded as the Sports Capital of the World, as more franchises move into the valley and a bevy of athletic and sporting events are now held here, from the Super Bowl to Wrestlemania.

Nevada is at a crossroads. As the state’s political landscape shifts, a growing number of civic leaders and residents are seeking ways to overcome deepening partisan divisions. The Guinn Center for Policy Priorities believes a path forward lies in embracing a simple, yet often overlooked principle: decency. On Thursday, April 2, the Guinn Center will host “Bridging Divides with Dignity,” a public forum simulcast at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), exploring strategies for more constructive engagement.

Sex workers at Nevada's legal brothels seek to unionize, problem gambling month renews questions about how online gaming and non-traditional prediction markets' are impacting addiction rates, and Las Vegas Weekly reporters highlight the latest must-see music venues and acts — all that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.