Joe Downtown
Joe Downtown: As the neighborhood becomes more popular, parking becomes an issue
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, May 22, 2013 (3:05 p.m.)
And you know it if you've been to First Friday lately.
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Joe Downtown: Keeping the door and keeping the peace at the Griffin
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, May 15, 2013 (3:09 p.m.)
You don't wanna mess with a bouncer whose pro wrestling finishing move is called Death From Above.
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Joe Downtown: Urban transformation could make Las Vegas for Las Vegans
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, May 8, 2013 (2:45 p.m.)
Las Vegas Strip casinos aren't there for locals, but more and more, Downtown development is.
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Joe Downtown: Life is Beautiful commercial shoot showcases the vibrance of Downtown
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, May 1, 2013 (3:58 p.m.)
The festival's video will air in early June.
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Joe Downtown: A news tour through the neighborhood’s darker, dirtier past
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Apr 24, 2013 (2:37 p.m.)
Let's just say the area has seen more than a food truck battle.
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Joe Downtown: Tony Hsieh envisions real progress for Las Vegas. How dare he?
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Apr 17, 2013 (2:50 p.m.)
Turning casinos into community? The guy must hate Las Vegas.
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Joe Downtown: For one startup, staying in Vegas might be more trouble than it’s worth
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Apr 10, 2013 (1:41 p.m.)
Screwy immigration regulations are weighing down British app developer Bluefields.
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Joe Downtown: With development creeping east, the Bunkhouse no longer feels far away
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Apr 3, 2013 (2:35 p.m.)
The Bunkhouse was purchased by the Downtown Project in January.
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Joe Downtown: Is Downtown too insular for its own good?
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Mar 27, 2013 (1:34 p.m.)
It was stunning to watch a local creative look over both shoulders before talking to me about what’s going on Downtown. “I don’t think they really want to hear anything negative,” he said, sitting at the bar of the Beat coffeehouse.
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Joe Downtown: Is Romotive’s departure a sign of the future?
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Mar 20, 2013 (3:12 p.m.)
Romotive took a $500,000 investment from Tony Hsieh, built itself up, and is leaving town.
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Joe Downtown: Stephen Siegel sees diamonds in the rough
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Mar 13, 2013 (4 p.m.)
The businessman is renovating 247 apartment units.
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Joe Downtown: Following up on recent columns
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Mar 6, 2013 (3:58 p.m.)
Downtown is a whirlwind of activity. Take a moment to take stock!
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Joe Downtown: 36 Downtown developments you should know about
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Feb 27, 2013 (1:22 p.m.)
It’s been just over two years since Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh announced the movement of his headquarters from Henderson to Downtown. In that time, Downtown has changed—greatly in some areas, more slowly in others—and growth and interest in Downtown business has outpaced predictions made before the Zappos declaration in late 2010.
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Joe Downtown: The call of Downtown persuades successful professionals to uproot their careers
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Feb 20, 2013 (4:36 p.m.)
For Michael Downs, former vice president of operations at Bellagio, Downtown Las Vegas used to barely register on his day-to-day radar. Yet downtown is his new work home. He’s shed the suit and tie for, on most days, jeans and a hoodie as the new executive vice president of operations for Downtown Project. Like Downs, others are drastically changing their lives to become part of the Downtown community.
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Joe Downtown: Ecomom and the stresses of entrepreneurship
Joe Schoenmann | Wed, Feb 13, 2013 (3:34 p.m.)
Matthias Galica flew to Las Vegas for an answer. He hoped being in the same city, in the same coffeeshops, seeing the same people that Jody Sherman saw would provide some solace, resolve the question that had dogged him for more than a week.
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A&E
- Weekend best bets: Tuff-N-Uff, Light and Daylight openings and Fleetwood Mac
- Memorial Day Weekend means four full days of partying in Las Vegas.
- ‘Michael Jackson One’ is Cirque du Soleil’s best — and includes snow …
- Die-hard Michael Jackson fans flew in from as far away as Thailand and Japan to attend Thursday night’s first preview performance of Cirque du Soleil’s new “Michael Jackson One” at Mandalay Bay. It cost a small fortune, but they agreed that it was worth every penny, and then some.
- Celebrity preview: Garth Brooks, ‘Pawn Stars,’ Charlie Sheen, Chris Brown, Diddy and …
- It’s a mega-weekend that defies description, but I’ll try: Insane, out of control, over the top, outrageous, a never-ending 96-hour whirl. Only The Entertainment Capital of the World could produce this extraordinary four-day blast.
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Featured Cocktail
May 15, 2013
by
Sabrina Chapman
The Golden Pillar: An architectural cocktail built for XS
This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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