Today’s everyday reality is pretty different than it looked just a few weeks ago. We’re learning how to do a lot of things in new ways, from how we work remotely to how we engage with our friends and neighbors. Almost everything right now is shifting to a virtual format. One of the big changes […]
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Las Vegan Creates Resource Center for Hospitality Industry in Crisis
Tobin Ellis has spent the better part of three weeks holed up in his Las Vegas home. As with many in the hospitality industry, there’s not a lot of work these days for the award-winning barman and operator of the bar design and consulting firm Barmagic. Being at home, however, has given him time to […]
Hundreds Benefit from Food Help Through Henderson Center
An outreach center for the HIV community in Henderson has opened its doors to the public during the coronavirus crisis. The hours for the food program at St. Therese Center HIV Outreach are listed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with an 8 a.m. to noon Friday session. But the center at […]
Why, How To Wear Cloth Mask To Fight Coronavirus Spread
Dr. Christopher Voscopoulos puts on and takes off his N95 mask about 100 times a day while in the COVID-19 ward at Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center. All this donning and doffing — along with overseeing the intensive care unit, which treats the hospital’s most seriously ill patients — make him an authority on […]
Las Vegas Doctors Show Proper Use of Gloves, Masks
Masks and gloves are important tools in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. People can be seen wearing them around grocery stores, hospitals and other essential locations. Yet, are they using them right? Medical professionals around the world stay busy with patients infected with COVID-19. One of those doctors is Christopher Voscopoulos, the ICU director […]
Las Vegas Enjoys Record Home Prices, Despite Coronavirus Outbreak in March
Las Vegas Realtors are reporting this week that existing home prices in Southern Nevada hit a new peak in March 2020, despite the onset of a local and national state of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic. The median price of existing single-family homes sold in Southern Nevada through its Multiple Listing Service (MLS) […]
Las Vegas Home Prices Set Record in March; Sales Shrinking Amid Virus
Las Vegas house prices hit a record high again last month, but the pipeline of sales shrank as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the economy. The median sales price of previously owned single-family homes — the bulk of Southern Nevada’s market — was a record $319,000 in March, up 6.3 percent from a year earlier, according […]
Super Pink Moon Lights Up Las Vegas Sky
Social distancing? Tuesday night’s moon had none of that as the largest full moon of 2020 lighted up the Las Vegas Valley sky. The supermoon, also called a pink moon, was closer to the Earth on Tuesday night than it will be at any other time this year. On average 17,000 miles closer to the […]
Investing in Entertainment Ventures: A Real Estate Investor’s Guide
Spending on experiential entertainment — going to theaters, attractions, and casinos — has increased over the past several decades. That’s because we’re increasingly valuing experiences over accumulating stuff. As a result, entertainment venue operators need to construct more locations to meet growing demand. One way the entertainment industry is financing growth is by completing sale-leaseback transactions with […]
Las Vegas Hotels Offer Rooms to Health Care Workers, First Responders
As hotel rooms across the country sit empty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some operators are offering their properties to health care workers and first responders looking for a place to rest away from home. Las Vegas-based Diamond Resorts announced late last month that all open, Diamond-managed properties would offer complimentary accommodations to medical personnel and […]
