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Dana Blackhurst. . ( m. 2003) . Education. Stanford University (BA) Jan Jones Blackhurst (born Janis Lyle Laverty, later Jan Laverty Jones; March 16, 1949) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1991 to 1999 and the first woman to serve as mayor of Las Vegas. Jones Blackhurst is a member of the ...
Las Vegas City Hall is the center of municipal government for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is located downtown, with its main entrance on Main Street. History. This building replaced the former building which had been used since 1973. Built by Forest City Enterprises, the highly-sustainable building features several environmentally ...
The city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency (RDA) was created in 1986 by the Nevada Legislature to help revitalize downtown Las Vegas. Although the RDA is legally a separate entity from the city, city council members sit on its board and approve projects, contracts and incentive programs. The city of Las Vegas currently has two designated ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators have issued the first license to operate a lounge where cannabis can be consumed recreationally, marking the first of what are expected to be dozens of such ...
Las Vegas was founded as a city in 1905, when 110 acres of land adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks were auctioned in what would become the downtown area. The first hotel in the area, the Hotel Nevada, was built in 1906; it is still operating as the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino. In 1911, Las Vegas was incorporated as a city.
History. Founded by Rehan Choudhry in 2013, Life is Beautiful is a festival held annually in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. WWD reported that “the festival has focused on building a brand aimed at uniting people around artistic experiences ranging from music to street artists such as Shepard Fairey, brands pooling together for experiences, small businesses and food, among other thing”.
Paradise, Nevada, United States. Aria Campus, commonly known by its former name CityCenter, is a mixed-use, urban complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is located on 67 acres (27 ha) and contains a total of 18-million sq ft (1,700,000 m 2 ). The complex includes Aria Resort and Casino, the Vdara condo-hotel, the Waldorf Astoria ...
Las Vegas, [6] often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. [7] [8] Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort ...