Geoff Carter
Senior Editor
Story Archive
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A&EWhat inspires Las Vegas photographer and text artist Krystal Ramirez?
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 “I’ve been asking myself why I’m specifically obsessed with words and language and text—and I think one of the reasons is because Nevada is one of the lowest states in the union for education.
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A&ENew Year’s resolutions have a long, storied history—and a mixed success rate
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 Let’s explore their history and efficacy together. I promised myself we would.
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A&ECheck out 'Cluster' and other new attractions at Area15
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 Playmodes Studio's new interactive art piece, like the rest of the experiential art complex it calls home, is less of an "I saw that" and more of an "I went there."
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NoiseYear in Review: Our favorite 2020 albums
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 Where did Fiona Apple, The Weeknd, Perfume Genius and Run the Jewels rank on our four critics’ lists?
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A&EAre movie theaters — a bedrock American tradition — fading to black?
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 December 3, Warner Bros. announced that its entire slate of upcoming films—from Wonder Woman 1984 to Dune—would appear on the HBO Max streaming service, the same day as their scheduled theatrical release. COVID-19 has shaken a business already reeling from the compound threat posed by streaming services and high-definition video.
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A&EWhere to find gifts to blow (and expand) young minds in the Vegas Valley
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 Bike World, Kappa Toys, Meepleville and more.
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NewsJava 101: There's more than one way to make great coffee at home
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 Difficult as it might be to believe, there was a time before Starbucks. Coffee was something you drank from drip coffeemakers, and the coffee that went into those machines was pre-roasted, pre-ground, freeze-dried. To get “real” coffee, you needed to go to small African, European and South American-inspired coffeehouses, or to Africa, Europe or South America.
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FeaturesThe Whole Enchilada: Inside the public-private partnership putting a shine back on Downtown
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 Eventually, the streetlights and shade trees will cover 12 square blocks, enhancing its walkability and filling in what coordinator Brad Jerbic calls the area’s “missing teeth.”
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FeaturesDowntown Rising: The revitalization of Las Vegas’ city core pushes ahead
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 Derelict buildings and potholed streets are being restored, beleaguered small businesses are finding their way amidst hardship, and visionary locals are still betting big on Downtown.
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FeaturesDowntown is experiencing transformation from the roads up
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 “In the old days we would do a roadwork project, and it was just for the cars. In the last couple of years, we’ve taken on the perspective of all the road users.”
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NewsWant to strengthen friendships and fight for democracy? Write a postcard or letter
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 Considering the sheer number of homebound, analog hobbies, from knitting to baking, this endless pandemic summer has inspired, it’s odd that few seem to be writing letters.
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NewsHome insecurity: A wave of rental evictions is headed for Southern Nevada
Thursday, July 16, 2020 The full extent of the damage will be evident Sept. 1, when a state moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent, imposed by Gov. Steve Sisolak in March, expires.
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FeaturesTired of staying in? Make a playlist and take a day drive
Thursday, July 9, 2020 No matter which direction you head, it’s better with music. Here are a few song suggestions …
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HoroscopesFree Will Astrology (June 25)
Thursday, June 25, 2020 If anyone can work around social distancing so as to have sexual fun, it's your tribe, Scorpio.
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NoiseAlbum review: Charli XCX’s ‘How I’m Feeling Now’
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Lyrically, it’s is a pandemic-era Instagram Live post—strongly biographical, probably pants-less.
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NewsWhy do we have HOV lanes in Las Vegas?
Saturday, May 30, 2020 High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, lanes restricted to cars conveying two or more occupants, date back to 1969, when a bus-only lane was created on Virginia’s Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway.
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A&EWriter's Block Book Shop hosts its first-ever seasonal sale
Thursday, May 28, 2020 Browse hundreds of discounted titles online—and pick them up in a safe, contact-free transaction.
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A&EThe Mob Museum reopens with distancing measures, craft-distilled sanitizer
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 The acclaimed museum welcomes guests back May 31 with lots of safety measures in place, because being part of a mob means "we're all in this together."
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A&EComedian Doug Stanhope pays a special visit to the Plaza in Las Vegas
Monday, May 18, 2020 No, seriously: The comic stopped at the Downtown Las Vegas hotel last year, and he filmed a special now available on Vimeo.
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A&EThe empathy we feel now could make all the difference when Vegas reboots
Thursday, April 30, 2020 In its destructive wake, the virus has made four more distinctions of Las Vegans: recovered/vulnerable, employed/unemployed. Divisions, real or imagined, are where biases and prejudices take root.
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A&EDowntown's First Friday will be televised ... on Instagram TV
Monday, April 27, 2020 Downtown's First Friday arts and culture festival is always happening somewhere, and this Friday, May 1, that somewhere is Instagram TV.
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A&ELife Is Beautiful cancels 2020 festival; organizers to focus on supporting community
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 The Downtown Las Vegas music, art and culinary festival will take place next in the fall of 2021.
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A&EFacing weeks of shutdown, the Arts District’s businesses consider their options
Thursday, April 9, 2020 It’s a worrisome state for a neighborhood that was just hitting its stride.
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FeaturesWorking remotely: How to be disciplined and productive in your new office setting
Thursday, March 26, 2020 “Get up and get ready as if you were going into an office. That means showering and putting on clothes that aren’t pajamas.”
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A&ENeed a Las Vegas-Clark County Library card? Get one without leaving home
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 The libraries may be closed, but their library district's website is full of audiobooks, e-books and more—and you can access them with a new online library card.
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NewsStrip shutdown may speed up some needed road improvements
Friday, March 20, 2020 Owing to the extreme drop-off in Las Vegas Boulevard traffic caused by the COVID-19 shutdown ...
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NoiseAlbum review: Phantogram’s ‘Ceremony’
Thursday, March 19, 2020 Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter tilt toward their influences and ancestry—a little Portishead here, some Eurythmics there—but with songs as catchy as “Pedestal,” what does it serve to obsess over where it all came from?
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A&EHow do we keep Las Vegas neighborly as it grows huge?
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 Vegas has always liked buy-in, and I have to believe that if we continue to put something of ourselves into it, the city will pay us back.
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A&EHuntridge Center celebrates its rebirth with a neighborhood bash
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 Developer J Dapper, Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Rep. Dina Titus and City Councilwoman Olivia Diaz will preside over a party featuring the Rock ’n’ Roll Mariachis, a photo bus and more.
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NewsBoutique streaming services are slicing TV into pieces. But how do you choose which to subscribe to?
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020 Inspired by Netflix, nearly all the major media conglomerates have launched streaming services loaded with programming—some new, some old, some from television, some from theaters. If you want to navigate this new world, you need to get a handle on who’s running these streaming services and what they’re offering.
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NoiseA few favorite shows from shuttering rock club Vinyl’s eight-year run
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 Built to Spill, Bombay Bicycle Club, DeVotchKa and more.
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FeaturesDeveloper J Dapper continues remaking Downtown Las Vegas
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 He’s remade the Huntridge Center, he’s buying up Main Street properties, and he’s got big plans for the Huntridge Theater.
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A&EWhat inspires writer and Please Send Noodles cookbook club host Kim Foster?
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 “I think that bringing people together in one spot with food they made with their own hands and sharing that food is healthy for a community.”
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NoiseMagical music: Our favorite albums of 2019
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 FKA twigs, Lana Del Rey, Weyes Blood and some you might not have heard yet.
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A&EImmersive productions, relocations and foundation building defined Vegas arts in 2019
Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 Exhibits from Tim Burton and Banksy, Poor Richard’s new home, ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at Smith Center and more.
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A&EWhat inspires Cirque du Soleil performer and part-time magician RJ Owens?
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 “What Vegas needs is less people saying no and more people saying yes. And who just aren’t afraid to put themselves out there and say, “Look, world. Here I am. Love me or leave me. Let’s just make art.”
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A&EThe Las Vegas Philharmonic performing the film music of Danny Elfman—who could ask for more?
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 “If that sounds like fun to you, imagine how it feels for the man who’ll conduct it,” musical director Donato Cabrera says. “I can’t wait.”
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Fine ArtMuseum of the Weird: Tim Burton unearths a nostalgic "Lost Vegas"
Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 “Vegas is about weird memories. No matter whether it’s the old days or now, when people come to Vegas they probably have a strange memory about it."
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A&ESew and tell: What inspires ‘Le Rêve’ costumer Amanda Williams?
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 “When I heard they were doing a display of the Jubilee! showgirl costumes at Nevada State Museum, and then seeing those Bob Mackie and Pete Menefee designs up close … that really told me a lot of stories about the costumes.”
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Horoscopes
Free Will Astrology (August 1)
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 The coming weeks will be an excellent time to illuminate and deepen and embellish your conception of your life story, Libra.
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A&EWhat inspires Vegas singer-songwriter and coffeehouse star Michelle Watts?
Thursday, July 18, 2019 “A lot of my song lyrics and song ideas come from trying to tell the story of a character that really resonates with me … especially if they’re morally in the gray, but you still feel for them.”
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A&ESushi Kame aims for the next level—and reaches it
Thursday, July 18, 2019 It expands on the five-star reputation of Chef Eric Kim’s original Kame Omakase on the west side by bringing star beverage consultant SeongHa Lee to the table.
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A&EFrom X-Man to showman: Hugh Jackman is out to prove the musical stage is his natural home
Thursday, July 11, 2019 He’s got massive hit movie musicals under his belt—2012’s ‘Les Misérables’ and 2017’s ‘The Greatest Showman’—and a stack of Playbills reaching back to a 1998 West End staging of ‘Oklahoma!,’ two full years before he put on the claws.
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A&EStriving for third place: Las Vegans need more gathering spots beyond their homes and jobs
Thursday, June 20, 2019 Happily, new third places are developing around us. This column was written at two of them: Sambalatte in Boca Park and the new Writer’s Block. Gäbi Coffee & Bakery, in Chinatown, punches several boxes.
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A&EWhat inspires ‘Miss Behave Gameshow’ creator and star Amy Saunders?
Thursday, June 6, 2019 “There’s a Radio 4 show that’s been running for over 40 years now, called ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.’ It was put together by two ridiculous, silly, irreverent anarchists, and it is just a lampoon of everything.”
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NoiseEmerge takes a meaningful step forward during its second festival edition
Monday, June 3, 2019 Emerge got a whole lot right during its second go-round. What’s left for a potential year three? Drawing bigger crowds, across the board.
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A&ESweet symphony: Plans for a Downtown art museum are swiftly moving ahead
Thursday, May 30, 2019 A chance meeting with NMA communications director Amanda Horn yielded a veritable fount of museum info.
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FeaturesThe Emerge fest corrals its ideas and ambitions within four relatable themes
Thursday, May 30, 2019 Protest, Self, Brave and Sex. “These are themes that are meaningful to everybody, regardless of perspective,” says festival founder Rehan Choudhry.
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A&EWhat inspires Biscuit Street Preacher’s “ferocious” urban scenes?
Thursday, May 9, 2019 “It’s a city for dreamers, you know. Anything you can dream up is possible here. That idea was concreted when I moved to Washington and Idaho for a while. Great little towns … but not a lot of big dreams, not a lot of gigantic aspirations. We ran back to Las Vegas because I like being around big dreamers.”
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A&EDowntown’s Writer’s Block Book Shop returns, bigger and better
Thursday, April 11, 2019 The new location will have a larger staff, a more versatile events space (with a baby grand piano) and possible outdoor seating. Plus, they’re adding coffee and pastries.
