/usr/lib is a community coworking hangout and meetup venue located inside Emergency Arts in Downtown Las Vegas. Use is currently open to the visiting public. usrlib.org

Bi-weekly on Tuesday nights, Downtown neighbors and friends gather at The Beat Coffeehouse & Records to laugh, enjoy cold beer, and challenge one another’s intellects. Check out this short video, check them out on Facebook, and follow them on Twitter @DowntownTrivia.

First Friday is Las Vegas’ monthly arts festival held Downtown in the 18b Arts District and Fremont East. The festival features emerging and established local artists, food trucks, live music on three stages, special art installations, live performances, and more. firstfridaylasvegas.com

ZDoggMD is a board-certified internist, clinical hospitalist (formerly at Stanford), and current denizen of Downtown Las Vegas. He’s a moonlighter in medical satire—writing, performing, editing, producing, and distributing funny videos, music, and more from the discomfort of his spare bedroom. ZDoggMD is a throwback to a simpler time when being a gangsta meant listening to [...]

Big Ern–Ernie Loya–has been barbecuing for most of his life. It’s what he loves to do–low-smoked, passion-driven BBQ. Big Ern’s menu includes traditional smoked meats and sides made with his own rubs and sauces. Big Ern is currently running a BBQ stand at 107 South 7th Street and will move into Container Park in 2013. Check [...]

Want to look Downtown Chic day and night? Coterie features men’s and women’s clothing from emerging, boutique labels like Zanerobe, Jacks and Jokers,Valerie Tolusa,Scotch and Soda, and Lauren Moshi. The shop also sells fabulous and funky accessories and handbags to complete your look. Open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and [...]

eat serves up breakfast and lunch in “new American style” in a comfortable, casual atmosphere. In the kitchen, Chef Natalie Young and her staff cook up comfort food with a twist–and it’s all made with love. Located at 707 Carson Street, eat is open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on weekends [...]

A new two-day music, food, and arts festival is coming to Downtown Las Vegas in the fall of 2013. Life is Beautiful is being developed by Aurelian Marketing Group in partnership with Another Planet Entertainment, MAKTUB Marketing, and Downtown Project. lifeisbeautifulfestival.com

qualifyor is a respectfully irreverent team of humble, would-be disruptors, who dream of a world in which education, employment, and life are not three separate categories. we are building a roadmap to take people from education to fulfilling careers by working directly with innovative companies to understand their specific labor needs and to develop young [...]

Silver State Production Services and Downtown Films have decades of production experience and a history of coordinating, supervising, and assisting alongside some of the industry’s most respected producers, cinematographers, directors, and agencies. silverstateproductionservices.com

Stitch Factory is a coworking space for designers to get their creative juices flowing and work on their collections. The Factory is set-up with industrial machines, dress forms, and working tables. This is a place to get away and focus on your designs and create your own world around you. Stitch Factory will also hold [...]

Tech Cocktail is a media company and events organization for startups, entrepreneurs, and technology enthusiasts. Since 2006, its goal has been to amplify local tech communities and give entrepreneurs a place to get informed, get connected, and get inspired. Tech Cocktail dedicates itself to covering news, how-to’s, up-and-coming startups, and industry trends online, and hosting [...]

Venture for America recruits college grads to work for two years at emerging start-ups and early-stage companies in lower-cost cities including Las Vegas. We’re partnering with VFA and 7 of their fellows are working with us here in Downtown. ventureforamerica.org

Work In Progress is a collective of spaces and experiences that help creative thinkers connect and grow. Work In Progress connects people and ideas to spaces and experiences. We build spaces and experiences that help people connect with each other and discover new ways to build amazing things. workinprogress.lv

Digital Royalty develops digital integration and social media strategies for corporate and entertainment brands, professional athletes, sports teams and leagues. The firm has global reach and pioneers measurable concepts for big personalities. Their newest division, Digital Royalty University (dRU), provides customized education programs including strategic and tactical social media training. thedigitalroyalty.com

Fandeavor is dedicated to offering a wide range of “money can’t buy” experiences to everything from college sporting events to music festivals. Fandeavor provides inside access that’s never before been available to enthusiastic fans everywhere. fandeavor.com

General Assembly is a global network of campuses for individuals seeking opportunity and education in technology, business, and design. Our global network of campuses not only brings people together – it takes advantage of a new kind of learning-by-doing. Through our curriculum, entrepreneurs receive a pragmatic and multi-disciplinary education at the intersection of technology, design, [...]

LaunchBit is an ad network for email. They help advertisers reach their target demographic through niche email newsletters and help email newsletters monetize. LaunchBit makes it easy to target readers of high-quality email newsletters en masse without the need for one-off business development deals. launchbit.com

LaunchKey is a cybersecurity startup focused solely on evolving user authentication by killing passwords with physical authentication through your smartphone. launchkey.co  

Local Motion builds small electric vehicles made for local mobility. Safe and legal on city streets, it gets you to all the places youwant to go nearby. The vehicle is nimble, efficient and fun.They have built the most social vehicle ever. It’s designed for people to get in and out as quickly as possible and connect you [...]

Not Safe For Work Corporation has a modest goal: to save publishing. Initially this means producing insanely readable magazines and ebooks for ereaders, tablets, and mobile. nsfwcorp.com

The way we work has changed radically in the last decade, but the tools we use to represent our work have not kept up. Resumes are outdated, static documents of limited utility. Portfolios are complex to create and niche-oriented. Original is a revolutionary new way to share your work. Original shows projects and examples, in [...]

Rolltech is the future of bowling. Our innovative, patent-pending technology allows bowlers to automatically track scores and statistics in real time, share their bowling experience with friends, and compete globally without leaving their favorite bowling center. Rolltech users can also earn points and reward for their skills on the lanes and redeem customized offers at [...]

Romotive builds smartphone robots that can be controlled from any smart device anywhere in the world. Because software for the robots isdistributed through the app store, users can download new behaviors and personalities for their robots at the click of a button. And, developers can use Romotive’s SDK to build out new apps for their [...]

The SPIRIT project is a social innovation venture focused on developing technology applications that will better facilitate the needs of youths and families in our local communities. By providing a unified framework for greater communication, collaboration and accountability; the SPIRIT system will overcome many of the most serious and prevalent challenges that currently exist. SPIRIT [...]

Ticket Cake is a ticketing website aimed at helping event organizers sell more tickets and providing customers with a rewarding and enjoyable experience. ticketcake.com

wedgies.com is a frictionless social polling service to collect and gather real-time feedback. wedgies.com

Zirtual provides dedicated, U.S. based virtual assistants for busy professionals and entrepreneurs. zirtual.com