DOWNTOWN PROJECT
The economic reality of our neighborhood can be described, in the words of Miles Dickson, as “a tale of two cities scenario that is happening in our very own Downtown.” There is a stark contrast between the renewal and energy of urban revitalization taking place just blocks away from an area “where you see one [...]
As we work to revitalize Downtown, we’re working in what can best be described as a startup environment. New ideas, new possibilities, new ways of thinking about old problems are all essential to recreating this neighborhood. Those new insights can sometimes be hard to come by when hurtling along at breakneck speed towards achieving audacious [...]
April 28th and 29th, a diverse group of people, dedicated to making Downtown Las Vegas a better and more sustainable place, will take over a block of Main Street. They’ll be working hard to Build a Greener Block and to illustrate what they hope our Downtown can become. You can help support this initiative. Check [...]
It’s time for the signature Downtown music event of the Spring–Neon Reverb Music & Arts Festival. The festival kicks off on March 20th with with a Neon Reverb edition of Hip Hop Roots at LVCS. With performances continuing through the 25th and taking place at venues all around Downtown, the, live music fest’s lineup is [...]
Tomorrow marks an incredible milestone in the history of Downtown Las Vegas. With the opening of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, our city will at last have a cultural heart that beats to sustain its people. Sound a little overstated? Perhaps. But the significance of The Smith Center in the reimagining of Downtown [...]
With Zappos’ purchase of City Hall, imminent relocation downtown in 2013, and a growing group of passionate tech-ers who will soon occupy a coworking space on Carson Avenue, the City of Las Vegas has much to celebrate. And there is no better way to celebrate than to continue on the path to make Las Vegas [...]
The first-ever Color Run Las Vegas was held in our amazing Downtown on February 25th. The sold out event, with over 5,000 participants, raised thousands of dollars for local food bank Three Square. It was an amazing community event–we can’t wait for next year’s Color Run Las Vegas. What’s a Color Run? Check out this [...]
Before 2012 was declared “The Year of Downtown,” there were plenty of people working hard to redevelop, revitalize, and reimagine the urban core of our city. There are oft-mentioned examples of individuals toiling to improve the place where they live and work including Michael and Jennifer Cornthwaite of Downtown Cocktail Room, The Beat, and Oscar’s. [...]
Many of the ideas being put into action to revitalize Downtown are informed by Edward Glaeser’s 2011 book about the ways in which cities enrich the lives of those who call them home. The very subtitle of the Harvard economist’s master work Triumph of the City is a list of adjectives that most of us [...]
We’re a city without an art museum–the Las Vegas Art Museum closed three years ago. The LVAM collection is set to be exhibited at various locations around the UNLV campus. But there are no plans in the near future for a single venue to display the collection. The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is [...]
