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October 29th, 2009 Categories: Las Vegas Real Estate News

A Sports Arena For Downtown Las Vegas? Again.

Another Sports Arena proposal from Mayor Oscar Goodman, who’s just back from his trip to London. I’m presuming the 18 acres that the city owns is just to the east of City Hall at Stewart and Las Vegas Boulevard, where the Helldorado Rodeo was held. According to Fox 5 news, the 18 acres INCLUDES THE SITE OF CITY HALL, which is part of the great Zick and Sharp Architectural Legacy of Mid Century Modernism.

Dr. Lonnie Hammargren And The Hammargren Home Of Nevada History

I’m being asked a lot lately if Dr. Lonnie Hammargren will be holding his traditional Nevada Day Open House at his private “Home Of Nevada History”.

SADLY, the answer is NO.

However, Dr. Lonnie,  is applying to the County for a special use permit for occasional functions. He’ll be asking for our help and support when he goes before the county commission on that. We’ll keep you posted on how you can help.

TIE ONE ON

Fifi LaBooshnik, Las Vegas’s First Lady of Vintage Couture presents some of her fabulous collection of wearable and frame-able ties, scarves, and gloves and jewelry from the 1920’s through the 1970’s, at Retro Vegas.

First Friday – Nov. 6, 6pm-10pm

Dress for success, stay warm, be stylish, colorful, and daring by wearing highly crafted vintage accessories for men and women.
Average prices from $5-$10 (tie bars, clips, pins, cuff links, and collar pins too!) Vintage is “green”, inexpensive, a good investment, and great for giving!
For more info call Fifi at 702-234-3269

And what better place for Fifi to show her fabulous stuff than our favorite Mid Mod Home Furnishings Store? www.retro-vegas.com
1211 S. Main St.  Las Vegas, NV 89104  702.384.2700

She’s got a few special ties picked out for me. Fifi’s responsible for my collection of Vintage Sport Coats, and I’m anxious to score some new vintage ties to match. I don’t think I’ll go so far as buying shirts that require cufflinks, however. There’s only so far that I’m willing to go to play dress-up.   

NV ENERGY Offers Free Thermostat Upgrade Through The Cool Share Program

This is a really cool program to install web based thermostats that NV ENERGY can control on the hottest of summer days. The program is called “Cool Share”. It allows them to raise the temperature in your house by 4 degrees to help reduce the overall energy demand.

There’s several contractors who will install them absolutely free if you have a ground mounted AC unit. 702AC is one of them that I’ve used before. Their website tells all about it. For the other contractors, visit the NV ENERGY website, for the Cool Share program FAQ.

I’ve been told, but have not confirmed that they’re also available for rooftop units. I’ve tried several times today to get thru to the NV ENERGY phone number for the program, but it’s always busy. 702–402–1111

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1. anya said at October 29th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

   I did apply to cool share to have my thermostats replaced. I applied in April when I bought my house and their first available appointment was in September. They came to my house in September and said they couldn’t upgrade either one of my thermostats because one of my AC’s is an air handler and it’s too old and the other is a rooftop unit. They said in the past they had thermostats they could use with rooftop units but they were out of them and they would put me back on the waiting list. It has been six weeks and I haven’t heard from them.

   I am all for greening and I think the program is a really great idea, but just be careful if you have a vintage house, because they might not be able to install the thermostats with your vintage AC.

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