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October 2007

October 26, 2007

Breaking News – Man Walks Dog In Downtown Las Vegas

I ran back to the car in the middle of last night’s First Friday Fundraiser at Soho Lofts. That’s when I met Kevin and Bebe(sp?). We chatted briefly about living in Soho, and without any prompting, […]
October 26, 2007

Worst MLS Photo Of The Day –

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a garbage disposal being highlighted as a feature worthy of being photographed. I had this one in the “lazy agent” folder. How hard is it to close […]
October 25, 2007

Preserving Maude Frazier Hall – The First Building On The UNLV Campus

From today’s Las Vegas Sun  Preservationists protest plan to demolish UNLV’s first building By Charlotte Hsu, Las Vegas Sun We’ve been a little top heavy this last week on Downtown Redevelopment Stuff, so I thought […]
October 25, 2007

The Grocery Store Question Is Much Discussed In Vintage Vegas

One of our readers raises a question that I posed to the Business and Development Folks at the Citizens Leadership Academy just last week.   Jack, I was curious if you have heard where the […]
October 25, 2007

Worst MLS Photo Of The Day – In Las Vegas Real Estate, The Address is Everything

In Suburban Las Vegas, everything looks the same. The only way to differentiate one house from another is by the street number. The most important thing that anyone could put into a picture is the […]
October 24, 2007

Inside The Mortgage Machine pt. 2 – Credit Scores & What to Do

This is part of an on-going Lending Comprehension Series.  Part 1 can be found here. We all know that your credit score is one of the biggest factors that determines your available mortgage rate and […]
October 24, 2007

Citizens Leadership Academy – I Used My “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card

I am honored to be one of the 25 participants this year in the City’s Citizen Leadership Academy. It’s an 8 week course on the inner workings of government. It has been an amazing and […]
October 24, 2007

Smith Center For The Performing Arts Unveils It’s Model

From the Las Vegas Sun, by Kristen Peterson An Art Deco bell tower inspired by structures on the Hoover Dam anchors a corner of a model of the Smith Center for the Performing Arts planned […]
October 24, 2007

Worst MLS Photo Of The Day –

From our “clutter” folder, we find a whole bunch of things wrong with this picture. I assume the goal was to show the slate floors and the fireplace. A slightly different angle, a zoom in on […]
October 23, 2007

A Potpourri Of Things For The History And Preservation Buffs

Our friend cultural historian and downtown neighbor Brian Paco Alvarez filled our inbox today with a lot of different topics, so I’m lumping them all into one big catch-all post. Click away! Historical Connection Fall […]