The UNLV production of The Vagina Monologues is this Friday, Feb. 27 at Ham Hall. Curtain at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and proceeds benefit Family and Child Treatment of Southern Nevada and the Jean Nidetch Women’s Center. WEN (aka Women’s Empowerment Network) is hosting an L Word finale party on March 8 at Celebrity…
Forbes has named Las Vegas the most vacant city in America. (Cue: Obvious double-entendre here.) Most vacant apartments, homes and commercial buildings. Was that a tuft of tumbleweeds that just wafted by on the empty streets of Sin City? Hmmm … Isn’t this the way that cities like Detroit start their downward spiral? That’s it,…
The final in my trilogy of outrage is the whole President Obama and Vegas thing. In a town hall meeting in Indiana last week the president made a comment that companies that are getting bailed out by the taxpayers should not be taking trips to Las Vegas. Then all hell broke loose! On the one…
I support this and hope you will, too: Join our friends in the Las Vegas Equality Action Group as part of National Freedom to Marry Day, Thursday, February 12, 1PM at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101 Local marriage counters in cities all over the country, same-sex couples will request…
I find it interesting that Stations Casinos makes this national list of companies that are or will be declaring bankruptcy and shutting their doors this year. (Others mentioned include Rite Aid, Chrysler and Dollar car rental.) And it’s interesting to me that the national article refers to Las Vegas’ market as being hit by a…
Are we down to Wish Sandwiches yet? (A wish sandwich is when you have two pieces of bread and you wish you had some meat.) First, the history of Nevada’s tax system, so we know how we got so fucked. Some estimates about how much money might make its way to Nevada, if the president’s…
For some reason I thought I had already posted about this. My secretary is so fired. (Oh wait, I’m my secretary. I’m fired.) If the idea of gutting the higher education by 50% or more is unacceptable, head to the student-organized Budget Cut Rally tonight at UNLV starting at 6 p.m. Community leaders, educators and…
Two years ago my household made the commitment to avoid plastic shopping bags whenever possible in favor of reusable shopping bags. For the most part I would say it has been the second-least painless environmental change in our household (the easiest being switching to CFLs). The most common problem is when you forget your reusable…
I’m feeling rather uninspired lately. Why bother? Everything just feels shitty. Is it the shitty economy? In particular, is it the bleak outlook for Las Vegas’ (and vicariously Nevada’s) economy? Is it hulking, half-finished, man-eating City Center blotting out the sun? Is it post-holiday humdrum? Is it this dastardly cold that is camping in my…
It’s our second day of snow in Las Vegas and today this stuff looks determined to stick. And if this puts you in the holiday mood, don’t forget my Mindful Giving holiday charity and shopping list. ** Update: They’re calling it a 30-year storm in Vegas. Half the city is shut down or in a…
The Sin City Siren 