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ANTHRAX & BLACK LABEL SOCIETY With Hatebreed, 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.
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LA CAMPESINA SUMMER FEST With La Septima Banda, Los Dos de la S, Luis Codina, 7 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, dlvec.com. NGHTMRE 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. KALEO With Myron Elkins, 7 p.m., House of Blues, livenation.com.
DAMAGED GOODS 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com. JON LOVITZ 7 p.m., thru 8/2, Laugh Factory, ticketmaster.com. TWISTA 8 p.m., Sapphire Las Vegas, sapphirelasvegas. com. HED PE With Crazytown, Adema, Flaw 8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.
HEKLER With Gladez, JMoss, Talons, 10 p.m., We All Scream, seetickets.us. WOMANOPOLY 8 p.m., Taverna Costera, eventbrite.com. SMOKE SCREEN VISUALS With Silent Movie Cinema, Elevated Undergrounds, 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite. com.
SPEKTRE 10 p.m., Commonwealth, seetickets.us. KAREETA 9 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv. com/downtown. BEYOND THE BONEYARD: SCANDALS AT THE FABULOUS FLAMINGO Noon, virtual event, neonmuseum.org.
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY Even as summer blazes on, holiday diehards will swear Christmas is just around the corner. And in a way, they’re sorta right. Minus5 Ice Bar at the Linq Promenade will host a welcome winter celebration with the one-day Christmas in July on the bar’s outdoor patio. Snow machines will churn out fresh icy powder throughout the day as a summer Santa greets patrons. You can embrace the festive spirit with snowman buildings, snowball tosses and photo ops with Minus5’s penguin and yeti characters. Icy treats, including handmade sorbet, will also help you stay cool. 11 a.m.-7 p.m., the Linq Promenade, minus5experience.com. –Amber Sampson
FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS During the pandemic lockdown, I listened to Frank Turner’s “The Next Storm” often. It’s an upbeat song about facing hard times headon, but on a more literal level, it’s about getting out of the damn house: “I’m not going to live the whole of my life indoors/I’m going to step out, and face the next storm.” That’s the English punk folksinger’s gift; he finds his way into difficult situations— faltering relationships, financial struggle, duplicitous politics, general bad news—and he straps on his guitar and fights his way out. Acoustic or electric almost doesn’t matter; Turner’s lyrics, and the passionate way in which he delivers them, root you to the spot. You have to hear how it’s going to resolve, even if the crowd is pogoing all around you. Turner’s bringing his full band to House of Blues, which means you’re gonna get a lot of concise, full-volume truths, delivered by a man who believes. With Amigo the Devil, The Bronx, 5:30 p.m., $33. House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com. –Geoff Carter
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USHER 9 p.m., & 7/30, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.
LEON BRIDGES With Little Dragon, 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com. (Photo Courtesy)
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KATY PERRY 8 p.m., & 7/30, 8/5, Resorts World Theatre, ticketmaster.com.
COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA 7 p.m., & 7/30 at 3 & 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.
TOM SEGURA 10 p.m., & 7/30, Mirage Theater, mirage.mgmresorts.com.
DJ DIESEL & KIM LEE 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com. BORED TEACHERS SUMMER BREAK COMEDY TOUR 6 & 8:30 p.m., Industrial Event Space, theindustrialvegas.com.
ULI GEISSENDOERFER TRIO FT. GARY FOWLER 8 p.m., Gatsby’s Supper Club, gambithenderson. com. MAVERICK CITY MUSIC & KIRK FRANKLIN 7:30 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com. CHAPTER & VERSE 10 p.m., Discopussy, seetickets.us. VOID VATOR With Formula 400, Fostermother, Sonolith, 7:30 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, vampdvegas.com. JIMMIE ALLEN 8 p.m., Sunset Station Amphitheater, stationcasinoslive.com. MIKE ATTACK 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com. FRANKIE MORENO 8 p.m., & 7/30, Kaos, ticketmaster.com. MURRAY’S MISFITS 8 p.m., the Pass Casino, bonkerzcomedy productions.com.
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VNSSA Last summer, this up-and-coming DJ kicked off a limited residency at Downtown’s Discopussy. Now, she’s back to pick up where the party left off. In just a few short years, Vnssa has made her mark on the LA club scene and beyond, spinning at some of the most popular festivals and with some of the top talents in the industry (Destructo, Claude VonStroke, Fisher …). House is most certainly the Newport Beach native’s bag, but she has been known to slip in some disco to keep the crowd guessing and grooving. 10 p.m. $10, Discopussy, discopussydtlv. com. –Amber Sampson
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JAMES TAYLOR 8 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com. ZEDD 11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com. THE MASKED SINGER TOUR 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com. ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.
TIËSTO 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com. J BOOG & THE GREEN With Fia, 8 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, tixr.com. JA RULE 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup.com. HOOBASTANK With Soul Asylum, Alien Ant Farm, 7 p.m., Fremont Street Experience, vegasexperience.com.
THE CHAINSMOKERS 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com. LIL JON 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events.taogroup.com. AMANDA MIGUEL 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com. PINE DINING Thru 7/31, times vary, Mt. Charleston Lodge, mtcharlestonlodge. ticketsauce.com.
FISHER 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com. MALAA 11 a.m., Élia Beach Club, eliabeachlv.com. VEGAN WONDERLAND MARKET 6 p.m., Fremont & 8th, veganwonderlandlv.com. ETERNAL SUNSHINE 8 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com. REGGAE ON THE ROOF 8 p.m., Downtown Grand, eventbrite.com.
COCO FEST Like so many other good times, this Downtown mini-festival—presented by Konnected and Instagram faves There’s Nothing to Do in Vegas— took a break during the uncertainty created by COVID, but it’s coming back strong in its sixth edition with three separate stages of music, including a set by Anaheim-based hip-hop collective Weapons of Mass Creation. Also scheduled to appear are Dama Vicke, Chris Mendoza, J. Handel, Supreme-O, DJ Phatrick, Saucey Downs, River Rhythm, SPXTRM, Butterscotch, CoCo Jenkins and many more. Additionally, the 21-and-over event will feature a fashion show, an art gallery and art vendors, sideshow acts and various other free-roaming surprises. Brave the heat and enjoy a party too long delayed. 7 p.m., $15-$20, Fergusons Downtown, eventbrite. com. –Geoff Carter
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VINCENT JOHN We called him Vin A when he first came to town with his dad and his brother and the rest of the band, The Bronx Wanderers, for a running gig in the same small showroom at Bally’s where Wayne Newton performed in 2016. Now that the Wanderers have established themselves as a favorite—their Westgate gig was voted this year’s Best Tribute Show by Weekly readers—fueled by this virtuoso frontman, he’s ready to show us what else he’s got (think catchy pop harmonies) with a stripped-down performance at the Robin Leach Lounge at Notoriety. Musician pals Joe Bonasorte, Tim Sorbs and Jeff Celentano will back him as he showcases many of the songs written during the pandemic pause, and probably a few favorite covers as well … his favorites, not yours. Well, shout ’em out and see what happens. 9 p.m., $30, Notoriety, notorietylive.com. –Brock Radke (Photo Courtesy/Patrick Rivera)
MARSHMELLO 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.
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DJ AGNT K 11 a.m., Bare, barepoollv. com. TIM GAITHER Thru 8/3, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m., Laugh Factory, ticketmaster. com.
YO YOLIE 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.
KASH’D OUT With Joe Samba, 8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.
FLOSSTRADAMUS Noon, Élia Beach Club, eliabeachlv.com.
WILLIE FRATTO FARRELL Thru 8/7, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, tickets. thestrat.com. (Photo Courtesy/ Sammy Dean)
LLOYD 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.
RONDELL SHERIDAN With Jackie Fabulous, Gregg Rogell, Michael Yo, thru 8/3, 7 & 9 p.m., Comedy Cellar, ticketmaster. com.
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THE PROM Junior-senior promenades are inherently funny. (I should know; I ended up attending three of them. You should have seen the way my mullet set off my rented tux.) But unless you really like power ballads and the Electric Slide, they don’t always make for great musical events. Enter The Prom. This musical comedy, with lyrics by Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer) and music by Matthew Sklar (Elf the Musical), and a book by Beguelin and Tony Award-winner Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone), draws on a real-life event—a Mississippi senior’s 2010 attempt to take her girlfriend to prom, and the absurd homophobic nonsense that followed—and crafts a funny, joyous story from it. Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (Mean Girls, The Book of Mormon) directs and choreographs this Smith Center night to remember. Cumberbunds aren’t required, but they’re always welcome. August 2-7, times vary, $29-$120, Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com. –Geoff Carter (Photo Courtesy/Deen Van Meer) THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 6:30 p.m., thru 8/4, South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.
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FAYE WEBSTER Searching for a sound to accompany a much-needed languid summer evening? Look no further. Atlanta’s Faye Webster has you covered with soulful, whisper-quiet vocals set to intricate instrumentation—every pedal steel note and bassline is placed with the utmost care. Her latest release, an EP titled Car Therapy Sessions, features one new track, “Car Therapy,” but mainly re-creates songs from her past two albums, I Know I’m Funny Haha and Atlanta Millionaires Club, with new arrangements utilizing an orchestra. This folk-pop singer knows the importance of a great arrangement and seems sure to deliver a powerful live performance. 8 p.m., $22-$38, 24 Oxford, etix.com. –Evelyn Mateos (Photo Courtesy/Pooneh Ghana)
SILK SONIC 9 p.m., Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com. NEW FOUND GLORY With Four Year Strong, Be Well, 6:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com. FRANCIS MERCIER 10:30 p.m., Library at Marquee Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.
IF WE WERE TURTLES With Griefcase, Post NC, Partial Credit, Groomlake, 8 p.m., Taverna Costera, eventbrite.com. JUSTIN CREDIBLE 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com. SUMMER READING SERIES: THE HATE U GIVE 5 p.m., West Las Vegas Library, lvccld.org. UNIQUE MASSIVE 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Lounge, thesanddollarlv.com.
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elissa Gonzalez was on an inside track when the outdoors caught her attention. The Las Vegas-born Gonzalez had been studying art and interior design—both in Las Vegas and, for a semester, in Madrid—when her father, a longtime garden and maintenance professional, asked her if she’d consider a career in landscape architecture. Intrigued, she began to study it, and a few years later, equipped
with a degree in that field from UNLV, she founded her own landscaping company, Earth Green. Earth Green does plenty of landscape maintenance work for businesses and HOAs. (For example, her firm keeps up the greenery at Park on Fremont and Fergusons Downtown). But Gonzalez’s true dedication lies in designing and planting “sanctuaries for people and wildlife.” In a city of non-native flora and asphalt heat islands, Gonzalez is
gently urging a return not just to sustainability, but to symbiosis. She’s fascinated by the relationship between the Mojave’s plant life and its pollinators; when she needed to come up with a logo for Earth Green, she chose the yucca moth, without which the yucca brevifolia—the Joshua tree— simply wouldn’t exist. There’s something of a pollinator in Gonzalez, too. She seems intent on spreading as much good in the world as she can, whether by celebrating and em-
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You talk about creating “sacred” spaces. What does that mean to you? A sacred space, to me, is the definition of indoor-outdoor. It’s just having a space where you feel connected to yourself; being present with yourself. We get so caught up with things that are happening around the world, and the things that we do for a living, that we sometimes miss out on the self-care that we need to rejuvenate ourselves. That’s the best way that I can describe it, because that’s how I feel. I’m in this work, like, all the time, but I have to remember to take time for myself, and that’s why when I take time to do my nature journaling, or to be with my indoor plants. It helps me to connect to nature. It helps me to remember the sacredness of what we have around us.
So, a client comes to you with a dirt lot and says, “I want a yard that’s also good for the birds and the bees.” What happens next? Like a blank canvas? We start with what the client would love to see. I always ask if they are pollinator supporters, and if they say yes, I really love to
How does a garden get NWF-certified? You need to go onto their website (garden forwildlife.com) and search for the certification. You basically have to have shelter, the nectar, some water… [Our company] likes to create a bird bath that’s filled with pebbles so that the bees are able to reach for water, but so birds are also able to use that water source. … Just do [the NWF’s] checklist guide and submit it, and you can purchase the Certified Wildlife Habitat plaque and put it in your garden. Let’s talk shelter from the heat. What are some of your favorite shady trees suitable for this crazy-hot climate? Ooh, the palo verde. And the silver dollar eucalyptus. They provide an almost whimsical feeling, and they really thrive in this environment with the heat. And the palo verde, with its green bark and yellow flowers … you can just imagine the bees going crazy. So, so beautiful.
Lastly, I’d like to ask you about nature journaling. Is it about work, or about art? For me, nature journaling is a practice where nature assists me to understand it better. And it also allows me to connect with myself, to de-stress. … One of my biggest mentors in nature journaling is [19th-century ecologist] John Muir, [who said] that the way to create that space for yourself with nature is to ask yourself questions. … What do you notice? What brings you wonder, and what does it remind you of? I’m gonna take this as an example: the desert milkweed that I was drawing yesterday at the Springs Preserve. … I found this pod that broke off from the plant. I know that seeds have [a feature] so that it can pollinate, to create more of the desert milkweed. And I didn’t realize that this seed had, like, a fuzzy, feathery tip. And I wondered, why does the seed have this poofy thing at the end? And as the wind blew it away, I realized, oh, it’s the traveling wings. It reminded me of the monarch butterfly, because as I observed the plant there were so many different bees around. I was like, “What are you? I’ve never seen you before.” And then it made me wonder, where do the monarchs lay their eggs, with all this activity going on? How does this work? And so, taking that information, I draw and I write—it encouraged me to write a poem. But then I take that back to my office and do more research. It helps me to design, and to educate my team members, as well.
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powering her crew (“I can’t do what I do without them”) or by sharing green tips through her Instagram feed (@gardensbymelissa). She educates herself constantly, both by working alongside her experienced dad (“We won’t let him retire,” she jokes) and by nature journaling. To speak with her is to begin to share her “passion for pollinators and sacred gardens”—to want the kind of natural spaces where you—and the bees—can simply be.
And that we’re only a part of that nature. You know, we may plant a tree, but we don’t realize how that will benefit wildlife and how it’s going to benefit us in the future. We plant a tree because it’s going to provide shade, but when you look out a window and see that tree that you planted, we feel happiness in seeing that growth. And a bird will see an opportunity to create a shelter for its nest. I feel like that’s all sacredness, because we’re creating harmony.
incorporate the colors that bees see, which are yellow, blue, and green. I create a palette visible to pollinators, but also has those flowering elements that have the pollen for them, which is their food source. And I ask them about shade; what trees would you love to have? And I’m pushing the envelope a little bit right now by encouraging my clients and potential clients to get wildlife-certified by the National Wildlife Federation [NWF]. I think that helps to bring up conversation with friends and family, like a ripple effect: “I just got a garden, and I’m supporting wildlife and I’m certified.” I’m hoping and praying that works.
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Las Vegas Valley homebuyers navigate the challenges (and certain advantages) of the local market
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BY BRYAN HORWATH While maneuvering through the homebuying process earlier this year, Lexi Reyes knew she and her husband had a tightrope to walk. Already owners of their first home in North Las Vegas, the couple had plans to cash in on the equity in their home in order to upgrade to more spacious digs—to use the money from the sale of their house toward the purchase of a bigger property. Thankfully for Lexi and Anthony Reyes and their four children, everything worked pretty much according to plan. They now live in a 2,700-squarefoot home with four bedrooms in North Las Vegas. Price tag: $525,000. “It was scary for a while, but I’m glad we did it when we did,” says Lexi, a graveyard shift nurse at Sunrise Hospital. “We bought our previous home for $310,000, which we thought was a lot of money for a home at that time.” Like the Reyes, many local families have been looking for a housing change. In 2021, more than 50,000 homes—including condominiums and townhomes—were sold in the Las Vegas Valley, a record. The sales total for this year is expected to be less than that, but nearly 8,600 homes were listed for sale in the Valley at the end of June, a 23% increase from the same month in 2021. According to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation—commonly referred to as Freddie Mac—the interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage hovered around 5.5% as of mid-July, and it’s up more than three percentage points since early January. Borrowers who locked in their mortgage this month or last are paying a lot more, sometimes hundreds of dollars per month.
Today’s rates are a far cry from the all-time highs of close to 17% seen in the early 1980s, but any increases, experts say, make it more difficult for firsttime homebuyers—or those who want to upgrade, like the Reyes—to lock in a feasible rate. Interest rates have been on an upward trajectory in recent months, as the Federal Reserve has made attempts to battle inflation. The Fed was widely expected to raise its benchmark further at its scheduled meeting July 26-27. “From June 10 to June 13, we had rates go from around 5.5% to about 6.5% in basically three business days,” says Jon Gedde, CEO of SimpliFi Mortgage and chair of the Nevada Mortgage Lenders Association. “That shocked the market. Rates have actually come back down since then, but that increase shook things up a little bit.” In Southern Nevada, prices for existing homes have only recently started to drop slightly after a long run of monthly increases. In June, according to the most recent report from the Las Vegas Realtors trade group, the median price for a home was $480,000, which represented a modest $2,000 drop from May. That was the first time the median price had declined monthto-month in over two years. The June median price was up 22% from the same month in 2021, according to the group. With the higher prices for homes, many potential single-family homebuyers have already been priced out of the market. As interest rates continue to climb, that will likely push more buyers to the sideline. “We’re going to see more people sitting it out,” says Elizabeth Renter, a data analyst for online personal finance company NerdWallet. “There are more homes being listed now, which is
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good news, but Las Vegas was one of the cities hit hardest during the pandemic. For those who can afford the prices and the higher rates, there will be more homes out there, but first-time buyers are going to find it difficult.” For a 30-year loan at 5.25% on a $450,000 home, Gedde says, a monthly payment will be just under $2,500. That same loan at a rate of 6.5% would be about $350 more per month. Many industry onlookers expect the 30-year mortgage rate to be in the neighborhood of 6.5% by the end of the year. “We had people get into contracts over that weekend in June,” Gedde says. “When they came back in and said they were ready to proceed with their loan, we told them about the increase and they told us to cancel their contracts.” As Renter points out, more homes have been on the market in the Las Vegas area in recent months, which provides a bit more balance for buyers. The Las Vegas Realtors group reports over 5,700 single-family homes, condominiums and townhomes were listed as of late June without any type of offer. That’s more than double what was available at the end of June 2021. “We still have a great deal of buyers coming into the market, and the market is competitive,” says Tony Humphrey, vice president of mortgage lending for One Nevada Credit Union. “We are seeing some discounting from sellers now, which we weren’t seeing a few months ago. In those situations, sellers are often trying
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to keep buyers in their contracts. Sellers are beginning to pay some closing costs again.” Partly because of the rising interest rates—but also because Americans have been paying more lately for everything from gasoline to eggs and bread due to inflation—mortgage business has slowed in many parts of the country, including Las Vegas. One of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders, Wells Fargo reported in a quarterly earnings call earlier this month that fees collected from its mortgage banking operation fell from $1.3 billion during the second quarter of 2021 to $287 million during the second quarter of 2022. Matt Haugh, a Las Vegas area Realtor, has seen a definite downshift in the market lately. “A lot of buyers are on the sidelines waiting to see what’s going to happen,” he says. “We have even seen many of the institutional buyers and hedge funds that buy properties with cash canceling contracts.” As everyone continues to wait to see where the market will go, Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of forecasting for the National Association of Realtors, says there are some things that potential buyers can do to put themselves in the best position possible. “I do expect a large reduction in home sales activity over the following months,” Evangelou says. “What we see now is people looking for lower-priced homes. Buyers should try to find homes that are 25% less than what the median priced home is now.” She says people can also look for
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first-time homebuyer and down payment assistant programs, or gravitate toward adjustable rate mortgages (ARM), which offer lower rates at the outset of the loan but eventually rise. As always, Evangelou adds, the better the credit score, the better the loan rate, so care for one’s credit is important. “Especially for those first-time buyers, an ARM can make sense,” Evangelou says. “If they’re looking to stay in a home for five to 10 years, an ARM can save them as much as $300 per month on their payment.” The issue with that, of course, is that adjustable rates go up at some point. If a homeowner doesn’t prepare for those pending changes, a noticeable jump in a monthly mortgage payment can cause a household financial crisis. No matter how potential homebuyers look to tilt the scales in their favor, most experts seem to agree that the market will remain challenging for the immediate future. “Specifically for those younger buyers, I’d say to take your time in this market,” Renter says. “It can be really hard if you find something in your way after you plan for a purchase as big as a home, but people shouldn’t overextend themselves in the name of achieving that goal. You can kick the decision to buy out a year or two and potentially be in a more favorable position.” Due to its consistent standing as one of the fastest-growing cities in the west, Las Vegas is likely to stay busy. As Evangelou put it, Las Vegas “is a popular place for those who want to move.” People are still moving here from
more expensive places like California, and experts say it’s not likely that the market in Southern Nevada craters like it did following the onset of the Great Recession in 2008. In early 2012, the median price for a home in Las Vegas bottomed at $118,000, almost exactly onefourth of the cost for a home in the Valley today. “We may see some depreciation, yes, but I don’t think the market will crash,” Humphrey says. “The prices are relatively flat. The rates are what are driving most people out right now. I don’t think mortgage rates will get to 7% by the end of 2022, but we could certainly get close to that.” Back in North Las Vegas, Lexi Reyes says she’s happy with the interest rate, about 4.9%, that she and her husband secured for their new home. “Sure, it’s not 2.9%, but we were able to take advantage of the equity we had in our previous home,” she says. “I don’t think we felt like the market was going to crash or anything, but the time was right for us. It worked out.”
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Adele finally announces show dates STAR PERFORMER HAD POSTPONED RESIDENCY One of the most highly anticipated headlining residency shows in the history of the Strip turned to rubble January 20. That was the day Adele announced on Twitter that she was forced to postpone all 24 concerts in her Weekends With Adele series, just a day before she was supposed to take the stage at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Adele promised she would make up the shows as soon as possible. Then, for months, nothing. Now, she’s back on the schedule. Adele announced July 25 that her residency will open November 18 at the Colosseum and run through March 25, rescheduling all 24 original dates and adding eight new shows. A select number of tickets will be available across all 32 performances and there will be two opportunities to purchase them. Access will be limited, with priority given to fans who held tickets for the original show dates or had previously registered and been waitlisted via Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan Presale. Those eligible will receive an email invitation from Ticketmaster on August 3. For more information, visit blog. ticketmaster.com/adele-vegas. -Brock Radke
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A fan holds up a smoke bomb during the second half of a friendly soccer match between Chivas de Guadalajara and Juventus at Allegiant Stadium on July 22. (AP Photo)
Theater raising money with membership campaign
Majestic Repertory Theatre is offering annual memberships with benefits for stage lovers. In less than a month, the drive has raised $5,600 in pledges to the nonprofit, with the theater aiming to bring that total to $20,000 in the coming weeks. “Our goal is now to raise an additional $5,000 in pledges each week of the run of [current production] Oleanna, taking us to a total of $20,000,” read a statement on the theater’s Facebook page. The 1992 David Mamet play runs through the first week of August. Those interested in supporting the nonprofit theater can choose from eight membership levels—from the “El Rancho” membership ($50 per year) up to the “Stardust” membership ($10,000 per year), the latter of which includes perks like dinner with a company member. For more information, visit majesticrepertory.com. –Shannon Miller
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Electric Daisy Carnival was recently recognized for donating more than $250,000 worth of trees and other plants to Clark County as part of an agreement to donate a percentage of ticket sales to organizations in the Las Vegas Valley. Trees and various plants were given out to businesses and residents in “older communities” across the county to combat the urban heat island effect, and to “beautify” their areas, according to County Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick worked with Chris Anderson, president of Sala Construction, and Lisa Ortega, executive director at the Nevada Plants organization, to distribute the foliage to hundreds of residents. “Although [EDC has brought] $2 billion to the community over the last 10 years, [it] still keeps on giving, and those plants have made a huge difference, particularly in many of our older neighborhoods,” Kirkpatrick said. EDC began donating foliage last year, when it gave the county about $100,000 worth of plants. In a statement, Insomniac said it was “grateful” to the “friends and partners in Clark County” who “are always looking for ways to preserve the environment,” and hope that “the placement of so many beautiful trees and plants originating from EDC Las Vegas in the neighboring communities will help inspire others to pledge their support to making a positive impact on Mother Earth.” –Grace Da Rocha
U2 will reportedly be the first band to play the new MSG Sphere concert and event venue just off the Las Vegas Strip when it opens next year, according to Billboard. Billboard also reports the show will mark the maiden performance of a residency for U2, the 22-time Grammy-winning rock band that most recently played in Las Vegas in 2018 at T-Mobile Arena. The $1.8 billion MSG Sphere, a partnership between Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and the Venetian, is considered the largest spherical structure ever created. It will provide concertgoers a multi-sensory experience of sound and light, including a sound system with more than 164,000 individual speakers. –Staff
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BY SHANNON MILLER It’s 111 degrees outside, and guests inside Resorts World’s District shopping area trickle toward the hotel’s Vegas Loop station. “On a day like today,” one man tells an attendant at the top of the escalator, “I’ll pay for a ride to just get across the street.” The hotel’s guests and visitors can now bypass Las Vegas Boulevard’s crosswalk, and instead take an underground Tesla ride to get across the street to the Convention Center. Resorts World’s station recently became the first to open outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop. In 2019, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority invested $52 million to construct the Convention Center’s tunnels and stations. In doing so, it introduced a prototype of the express tunnel transportation system designed by Elon Musk’s the Boring Company. Boring President Steve Davis has called it the “largest subsurface construction project in the country.” It’s a notch on the Boring Company’s belt, to develop its first citywide transportation system. But what does it mean for local transit options? As proposed, the Vegas Loop will service Harry Reid International Airport, Al-
legiant Stadium, various Strip resorts and the Downtown area. Since opening to the public in June 2021, the Convention Center Loop has transported thousands of conventioneers through 0.8 miles of tunnel via battery-powered Teslas. At a June 15 Las Vegas City Council meeting, Davis told council members the Convention Center Loop was capable of transporting 3,000 passengers per hour. Unlike the stations at the Convention Center (which offer transport free of charge to conventiongoers) passengers at the Resorts World station scan a QR code to access a link where they can purchase ride fare— currently $3 for a day pass. For now, the hotel’s station is open only on days when there are conventions across the street, but operating hours could expand, Resorts World President Scott Sibella tells the Weekly. Permits to complete the loop between the Convention Center and Resorts World have been submitted, says Steve Hill, LVCVA president and CEO. Boring has already secured permits to dig to Westgate and Encore, and an application to connect to Allegiant Stadium and the Tropicana hotel is in the works, he adds.
A Tesla electric vehicle heads from the Las Vegas Convention Center toward Resorts World through the Vegas Loop. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)
When the Boring Company presented expansion plans to Clark County leaders in 2021, there were discussions about connecting the Vegas Loop to the airport and UNLV. The Weekly requested further details on both, but the Boring Company had not responded at press time. UNLV spokesperson Keyonna Summers says the UNLV station hasn’t been ruled out. “There’s no new information to share at this time, though ... we’re always open to finding new and innovative opportunities for our community and visitors to access UNLV,” Summers said in a statement. The Vegas Loop plans call for a 34-mile tunnel network with 56 stations along with “future service extensions.” The Boring Company’s website also notes the possibility of connecting to LA. Downtown, the Boring Company has secured approval of a 50-year non-exclusive agreement to use the City of Las Vegas’ right-of-way to construct and operate a Loop that is “100% privately funded,” says Mike Janssen, executive director of infrastructure for the city. The south end of the Downtown Loop is planned just north of the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, where the Boulevard intersects with Main Street and St. Louis Avenue, near the Gateway Arches the city installed in 2020. “If you’re coming north in the tunnel, when you cross Sahara on
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Las Vegas Boulevard, there will be two tunnels, northbound and southbound, and it will remain a two-tunnel system right up until you approach the intersection of St. Louis, Main and Las Vegas Boulevard,” Janssen says. From that point, one tunnel will head northbound to Ogden Avenue, pass the Fremont Street Experience and Circa Las Vegas and then turn south on Main Street, passing the Plaza before returning to the Las Vegas Boulevard/Main/St. Louis intersec-
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of these are what we call ‘civic destinations’ where one big property owner just doesn’t exist.” The city’s three-tier funding model is similar to Clark County’s two-tier model, which collects quarterly franchise fees at 0.5% or 5% of revenue, dependent on whether Boring’s quarterly revenue exceeds $17.5 million. But Janssen claims the city’s funding model has the potential to generate $1.35 million more per year than the county. “They’re paying the full 5% from $10 million per quarter to $17.5 million,” he says. Aside from the funding models and types of contracts (Clark County has a franchise agreement with the Boring Company), the city’s agreement with Boring is nearly identical to the county’s, Janssen says. All forthcoming tunnels in Clark County and the City of Las Vegas will be paid for and operated by the Boring Company, which will collect ride fares. Construction costs of passenger stations are assumed by the respective property owners. Tunneling of Downtown stations could be completed in under six months, Davis told city council members in June. He estimated a $12 fare and a nine-minute trip to ride the Loop from Fremont Street to the airport.
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tion, rejoining the two-way tunnel that connects Clark County’s jurisdiction. The city plans on more than five Vegas Loop stations and more than five miles of tunnel within its jurisdiction. And it will be possible to add more, if there’s demand. The Boring Company would just have to get the city’s approval and obtain the necessary permits, Janssen says. City council members expressed interest in Vegas Loop connections to the Medical District, to Area15 and as far west as Ward 2, which includes parts of the Summerlin neighborhood. Janssen says the city’s plan includes a three-tier revenue funding model for the construction of “civic stations” to serve areas like the Arts District, where property owners wouldn’t be able to afford the multimillion-dollar price tag to construct a station. In June, Davis quoted costs of $1.5 million to construct a small surface station and $4 million to construct a station at a small hotel. More extravagant stations could require $20 million. “Unlike the stretch between Sahara and Tropicana in the county, where there’s a lot of major hotels, a lot of big property owners that could fund their own station … we have a large gap … between the [Strat] until you get down to Fremont Street,” Janssen says. “A lot
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Martin Garrix on debut album Sentio, his EDM legacy and strength in numbers
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t 26, Martin Garrix is considered one of the youngest and most ambitious DJs/ producers across the electronic dance music landscape. That has been the case for a decade. The Dutchman’s CV reads like a DJ hopeful’s bucket list: Make DJ Mag’s Top 100 list, secure a residency in Ibiza, start a successful record label, become a household name in Vegas. For years, the only thing missing was a debut album. But in April, Garrix released Sentio, a club-driven LP shivering with dancefloor-stomping energy, cold basslines and enough electronic anthems to keep house heads hoppin’. “I feel so much when I listen to music, and my main goal was to make people feel something,” Garrix tells the Weekly. “To feel good, to feel euphoric, to feel joy, happiness.” The album opens with “Follow,” a sense-tingling track Garrix cut together with fellow Las Vegas resident DJ Zedd,
A JOYFUL whom Garrix has known for about 12 years. “It was really fun, but I think because we’re such good friends it was even harder to finally finish the song, because very often we would say, ‘Oh, let’s go to the studio,’ and then we’d end up just chilling, talking about life, catching up.” Garrix splits his Vegas time between Wet Republic and Omnia Nightclub, which makes playing Sentio live that much more interesting. “Some of the more aggressive songs work better at the pool party, and some of the
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more melodic, euphoric songs work nice in the nightclub,” he says. “Every week there’s a different crowd, [and] you can do different tricks to keep them interested and engaged in the set. Every week, it’s a new surprise, a new journey to take people on.”
One Sentio song that really stands out is “Good Morning,” featuring Matisse & Sadko. Walk us through the process behind that collaboration. I don’t think I’ve worked with anybody else as many times as the guys
from Matisse & Sadko. We’re basically an extension of each other’s brains. Whenever I’m stuck on something, I send it to them, and the other way around. The moment I started working on it, I knew I wanted this to be an intro. It’s the intro at the live show, and we call it “Good Morning,” because it’s kind of a wake-up. Immediately you start with energy. Sentio is rich with collaborations. Why did you prioritize teamwork over going solo? All the guys who are on this record, they’re signed to
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ING Stmpd Rcrds. It’s like a family. Some of these songs are ideas that I’ve had for a while, that I never finished, that I sent to some of them to finish. Some were the other way around— they sent an initial idea then I jumped on it, we polished it and I made it sound like Garrix. Whenever I’m stuck on something, I tend to not spend too much time anymore, and I just start something new. So for me to be able to get someone with fresh ears to listen to it and work on it … that’s perfect, especially with the club songs. All of the collaborators on the
album I’ve worked with in the past on songs together, so it was a lot of fun. You’re doing it with friends, having fun in the studio, visualizing being able to play live together, imagining how the club will respond. It’s a very joyful project. The album finale, “If We’ll Ever Be Remembered,” is all about legacy. What legacy do you hope to one day leave behind? I want to leave behind joy and songs for people to create memories to. Many years from now, they’ll be able to go back to a certain memory
Martin Garrix at Omnia (Courtesy/Omnia, Sam Marshall)
or a certain moment in their life and remember how one of my songs hopefully helped them. My legacy will be based on the shows and the music. I want to continue it for the rest of my life. I also want to produce for others more and write for others because there’s so many melodies and chord progressions in my head. There’s some really cool side projects in the pipeline where I’m working on music not as Martin Garrix but for others as a producer, as a writer. It’s all about creating moments, joy and memories for people.
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Meet modern-day renaissance man Trice Be BY AMBER SAMPSON It’s hard to miss William Trice. His thin dreads catch the light, reflecting the rainbow of colors he has dyed them. A thick African pendant necklace around his neck jostles and shines, an accent piece charged by his energy and movement. He’s strong in stature but gentle in speech—even when we land on the topic of his carnivorous tattoos. “I’ve always been fascinated with lions,” he says, lifting his sleeves to uncover his forearms. “Lion energy is really strong with me, even though I’m not a Leo.” The 43-year-old, who goes by the stage name Trice Be Phantom Magnetiq, performs in variety show Miss Behave’s Mavericks three nights a week at Downtown bar Cheapshot. Amid that production’s ribaldry and circus tricks, he can hold the crowd captive with just his voice. “This is a maaaan’s world,” he bellows as he arrives, adorned in royal robes. Then, in the space of a few moments, his instrument transforms from James Brown’s, to Luciano Pavarotti’s, to that of a reggae singer. “Pavarotti is my favorite operatic singer … the reason I began to sing opera,” he explains. At Cheapshot, Trice’s jazzy Donny Hathaway arrangement of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” has garnered praise. It’s the second time Trice has gained traction with Gaye—his remix (with Travis Emmons and Brett Rubin) of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” charted on the EDM platform Beatport in 2021. This is Trice’s “Cosmiq Reggae Soul Opera,” a place where hip-hop and reggae meet, opera and soul embrace and African folk and house music dance. The vocalist began fusing styles with The UpRite Lions, a North Carolina band in which he played with his brothers before
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moving to Las Vegas in 2013. His studies of the music of the African diaspora at Morehouse College helped him see what those seemingly disparate genres—and many others—had in common. “Gospel, jazz, rock ’n’ roll all have roots in that folk music, that combination of African musical traditions, notes, chords, scales and European tradition,” he explains. Trice says he learned to tap into his own “raw essence” and voice power by participating in local drum circles, which led him to attend Burning Man, and to discover his love for house music. “It’s very connected to disco, which is connected to funk,” he says. “Again, there’s that heritage. House music is very rooted.” Beyond Mavericks, Trice performs reggae and soul with his band Aslan Sol and works on solo projects. “Sunshine,” his groove-laden collab with local DJ JackEL, is a refined Trice Be original. “I’ll never go away/Baby I’m here to stay/Shining light in rays/Sending love in waves,” he sings over a chill-tempo beat. Trice wrote those lyrics about his late sister, Ivra, who died in 2020; he says the words took on “a whole other meaning” after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police later that year. Ivra’s voice is still present on “Dusk Til Dawn,” the first single off Be Ezy, Be Well, Beloved, the EP Trice has been working on with producer Olmeca. He’s hopeful they can finish it by December. “I love music, I love to share,” he says, “And when people say, ‘Your voice is amazing; I’m sure you hear that all the time,’ every time it’s brand new. That reflection is fuel for me. Not because it feeds my ego, but because it confirms I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing.”
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Piff the Magic Dragon (opposite page) and a scene from Reptile Dysfunction (Courtesy/Caesars Entertainment)
chihuahua sidekick, Mr. Piffles, share plenty of screen time, and Penn Jillette returns to the character of Pop the Magic Dragon, Piff’s ne’er-do-well dad. “Penn is great to work with. You give him a line and he’ll deliver it five different ways,” Piff says. The two magicians work together like hand-in-glove. “That was the goal, to make it feel fresh. And he definitely goes crazy with the character. It’s a very different Penn than what you usually see.” While the special marks a fitting sendoff to the show’s previous version and venue, it was also a vast learning experience for Piff, who helmed the production and completed it with his own team. “It was basically like making a film, shooting scenes we knew would fit with the show and cutting some things and reshooting others. In the end, we had so much material to choose from that it was difficult to cut some of our favorite pieces,” he says. “But there was never a deadline to put it out. We wanted to get it all nicely finished and ready to
be seen, and I think it’s different from the usual comedy specials.” With the extended cast, extensive magic and back-and-forth rhythm from the stage to Strip scenes, it definitely distinguishes itself from the dozens of streaming comedy specials easily finding audiences these days. And there’s a whole lot of Vegas peeking through, which was important for Piff to showcase, too. “It’s great being part of the scene here and being able to show what we love about Vegas.” Now it’s all about the magical future, which will see Piff resume a co-headlining tour with sad singing clown Puddles Pity Party and continue to develop new pieces for the Flamingo show, like a bit where Mr. Piffles produces any kind of cocktail requested by an audience member. “It’s based on a very old trick where you have a tea kettle and a spectator asks for a specific drink and you pour out of the kettle,” Piff says, “only instead of that, you have a dog, and instead of the spout, well, you can work the rest out.”
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as a cashier, waitress and supervisor at a D.C. diner. “I thought it was so cool to see them flipping burgers, so I asked the cooks when things were slow if I could help out. It just became a passion.” Despite a seemingly simplistic approach, she’s equally passionate about spreading her style of Filipino cooking to a bigger, broader audience—a dream that has become a reality in Las Vegas. The restaurant has enabled an expansion on the original truck menu, but Pilas is really just taking requests. When diners asked for the ubiquitous adobo, a soy and vinegar-based marinade for slow-cooked meats, she developed a recipe that could be made fresh to order instead of a big pot of chicken hustled out to a buffet steam tray. The result is Oming’s wildly popular adobo beef ($13), which uses shaved ribeye, inspired by the classic Philly cheesesteak. You won’t find it anywhere else in town. Oming’s continues to serve those pork and chicken sinugba bowls with rice ($11$15), along with the necessary sisig pork hash ($13) and pancit rice noodles ($9), and lechon is sold whole or by the pound on weekends. But call ahead if you want some for you own crispy pork party: Pilas is going through about 40 pounds per week, and “it’s always sold out.” That’s what happens when food truck word-of-mouth spreads around the Valley—a burgeoning Filipino food empire.
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onions and cilantro ($16 for three) or Bomb Bites ($9), essentially birria poppers with a crispy panko coating. All these dishes are hearty and filling, so take care not to overdo it. Then again, you must eat Mamacita’s fried chicken ($14), the hidden gem on the menu at this super-casual, takeout-focused spot. Golden-fried thigh pieces are served with house-made salsa or sweet chili sauce, something of a hybrid between Hawaiian-style mochiko chicken and Japanese karaage. Pleasantly crunchy and perfectly seasoned, it becomes more addictive with each bite, a dangerous place when you’re see-sawing between this and juicy taco chomps. Plan on leftovers. –Brock Radke
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native of the Philippines who moved to Las Vegas from Washington, D.C., in 2006, Salome “Oming” Pilas saw something missing while dining at local Filipino restaurants. “How can Americans or other non-Filipinos know all about Thai, Japanese, Chinese food, and we all go to those restaurants? Why don’t I see non-Filipinos in these Filipino restaurants?” Pilas says. “I wanted to introduce this food to them. My goal was to show all these [different] people that this is really good food.” Pilas launched the Oming’s Kitchen food truck eight years ago, serving up what locals of all different backgrounds have unanimously declared is really good food— mainly 24-hour marinated meats like chicken and pork belly grilled sinugba-style and lacquered with a housemade garlic-and-soy barbecue sauce, accompanied by addictively crispy lumpia filled with pork and vegetables dipped in sweet chili sauce. “It was really the three things I love to eat,” Pilas says. “And who doesn’t like lumpia?” Three years ago, the first Oming’s Kitchen restaurant opened as part the early wave of interesting eateries along Blue Diamond Road, and before the year ends, a second restaurant should open for business near Sahara and Nellis. The truck also still hits the streets for catering and special events. Pilas got her start in the kitchen while working
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We’re a good line, and we’re tough to play against ending a short stint as an unrestricted free agent. when we’re all on the same page and playing quick.” It was a deal that many fans were pessimistic would Smith might not get enough credit for his role in materialize going into the offseason, but it was the keeping the whole team on the same page. He’s been only one, Smith said, on which he focused. part of the Golden Knights’ captaincy since the Golden “I feel like I put my heart and soul into this Knights introduced it, and one of the most consistent organization,” Smith said. “I’m very fortunate they point producers on the team. notice that.” “We felt it was extremely important to keep Reilly in The Golden Knights needed to shed salary cap our organization,” general manager Kelly McCrimmon space this summer after trading for star Jack Eichel said. “He represents everything we stand for.” last year, and letting Smith walk could have Last season was Smith’s most trying with cut into their deficit. They also could have the Golden Knights; he missed the final shipped Smith to another team during last month and a half with upper and lower body season’s trade deadline, as his expiring injuries that required a cast and crutches, Golden Knights gather around contract made him arguably the Golden respectively. Those injuries were two of many Reilly Smith after Knights’ best tradeable asset. that haunted the Golden Knights during a the winger’s goal But getting rid of him doesn’t appear to season that saw them lose more than 500 man against the Kings on March 29, 2021. have been part of the plan, as some feared. games due to injury and miss the playoffs for (AP Photo/ The Golden Knights instead traded Evgenii the first time in franchise history. Photo Illustration) Dadonov (to the Montreal Canadiens) and “I feel like the expectations every year, Max Pacioretty (to the Carolina Hurricanes) no matter where we finish, has always been early in free agency to accrue the room to heightened,” Smith said. “It was such a weird re-sign Smith. feeling [this year]. We always have a pretty deep The return of Smith provides an indication of run and once we’re done, I don’t watch any hockey. I where the team is headed under new coach Bruce watched the last two and a half months, every single Cassidy. Namely, it shows that the franchise believes game we played and a bunch of other ones, and it that a group of six players that have been Golden seemed like I watched every playoff game, as well. … Knights since Year 1 are still a part of the team’s I felt like I was a student of the game again, and I was championship window. trying to pick up on so many things that, when you’re That includes the Smith-anchored “Misfit Line” in season, you don’t focus on the other teams and with William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault, other players in the league. plus fellow originals William Carrier, Brayden Mc“It’s something I don’t want to have to do again Nabb and Shea Theodore. With that group helping to any time soon,” he continued. “The expectation lead the way, the Golden Knights reached the Stanley here is high and we want to push for the Stanley Cup Cup Final in 2018. every year.” The Golden Knights’ front office has tried to accelIt’s debatable whether the Golden Knights imerate the team’s championship timeline ever since, proved their championship chances to start free aggressively bringing in new stars without hesitating agency, considering they traded away two of their to cut ties across the roster. top four goal scorers from last season. But that That mentality left Smith’s future in doubt, but decision ensured the Golden Knights should have has instead lowered the pressure on the Misfit Line another year, if not two, with part of the group that going into next season. That trio isn’t expected to be a started it all. top-line juggernaut, with Eichel and Mark Stone now Smith is a key cog in that, and someone who will be leading the forward group. tasked with keeping the players’ eyes on the Stanley If they stay on a line together, Smith, Karlsson and Cup prize. They might need to pull off that lofty goal Marchessault should be a strong second unit, one in for Smith to smile as wide as he did after securing his which Smith takes great pride. He said Vegas was his future with the Golden Knights.
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BY ANGELINA SCARCELLI hen people ask me how the local real estate business is doing, I try to summarize what can be a long story—especially when it comes to commercial real estate. For the past two years, my answer has been some variation of “pretty good,” or “surprisingly well.” Whether we’re talking about the local housing market or what’s happening in the retail, office and industrial sectors of commercial real estate that I work in daily, things have generally been on the upswing the past couple years. By most measures, these sectors have been performing well this year, even if the growth rates are a little slower than they were in 2021. But with inflation and interest rates rising, and fears of a recession growing, winds of change are blowing across the real estate landscape. This was a hot topic at our most recent meeting of the Commercial Alliance Las Vegas, where CALV leaders and commercial real estate professionals and companies shared recent examples of deals being delayed or threatened due to nervous buyers or tenants seeking lower rates or prices to reflect changing conditions. With recent headwinds in our economy, such apprehension is un-
derstandable. We’re seeing a similar shift in the residential real estate market. Las Vegas Realtors (LVR) statistics suggest the local housing market is finally starting to slow down after local home prices set record highs almost every month for two years. For the first time since April 2020, the median price of an existing single-family home sold in Southern Nevada actually went down from one month to the next, dropping by a modest 0.4% from May to June. That median home price of $480,000 is still up 22% from $395,000 one year ago. We’re also selling fewer homes here this year than we did in 2021, which was a record year for existing-home sales. And we’re finally starting to see more homes available for buyers. By the end of June, LVR reported 5,746 single-family homes listed for sale without any sort of offer. That’s up 134.1% from the same time last year. Likewise, the 1,340 condos and townhomes listed without offers in June represent a 133% jump from one year earlier.
The apartment market is also showing signs of cooling. While local rents aren’t going down just yet, the Nevada State Apartment Association reported this month that rents are now rising about half as fast as they were one year ago. Rising interest rates are certainly playing a part in all this. At the same time, common sense tells us things can’t keep climbing forever. If we are possibly headed for a slowdown, at least we’re coming from a pretty positive place. The most recent quarterly statistics from Colliers Las Vegas and Research Manager John Stater show pretty solid numbers across the board. If there’s one sign of softening through the second quarter, it’s in the local market for office space. Then again, as Stater points out, with more people working from home, the effects of a global pandemic and other challenges, the office sector has been dealing with headwinds “really for the past decade.” A better and more relatable example for most of us is the retail market. Maybe you’ve noticed that your
favorite restaurant isn’t open for lunch anymore or is closed on certain nights, likely because of staffing challenges and other factors. Your dry cleaner or favorite stores may have recently reduced business hours. Still, the most recent report from Colliers shows relatively strong demand and declining vacancy rates for local retail space during the second quarter. In fact, Colliers reported that “Southern Nevada’s retail market had its strongest quarter since the fourth quarter of 2021.” I recently listened to a podcast produced for people like me who’ve earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. It features Martha Peyton, managing director and global head of real assets research at Aegon Asset Management, talking about how commercial real estate has traditionally been viewed as a good investment in times of inflation. The podcast sums it up this way: “Long considered a hedge against inflation, commercial real estate continues to face challenges in the face of COVID-19 and war in Ukraine, but opportunities are available in all property sectors for smart, knowledgeable investors.” While the sands may be shifting and a possible recession may be the latest challenge facing the nation, we have always been resilient in Southern Nevada when faced with times of uncertainty. Angelina Scarcelli is the 2022 president of the Commercial Alliance Las Vegas, one of the largest organizations in Nevada for commercial real estate professionals. A Certified Commercial Investment Member and Certified Property Manager, Scarcelli is managing director of real estate management services in Nevada for Colliers International.
For the first time since April 2020, the median price of an existing single-family home sold in Southern Nevada actually went down from one month to the next, dropping by a modest 0.4% from May to June. ... We’re also selling fewer homes here this year than we did in 2021, which was a record year for existing-home sales.
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neighborhood care; Genica Gelson, APRN, joins Southwest Medical’s Tenaya Healthcare Center location (2716 N. Tenaya Way) and specializes in adult medicine; and Shirley Hoang, APRN, joins Southwest Medical’s Eastern Healthcare Center location (4475 S. Eastern Ave.) and specializes in adult medicine. Las Vegas-based digital casino marker innovator Marker Trax has hired Chad Cutcliff, CPA, as new chief financial officer. Cutcliff will play a key role in developing financial strateCutcliff gies and influencing the company’s creative growth. His 25-year career includes roles in executive and financial leadership roles for organizations including global financial solutions giant Pershing and financial technology platform Scivantage. The Mark Wiley Group welcomed broker Justin Myers as national director of growth. He will be responsible for leading the nationwide expansion of MWG’s network of referral partners. Myers’ career spans 17 years with experience in sales and operational roles across residential, commercial, mortgage and property management.
BBB of Southern Nevada has more than 3,500 accredited businesses in good standing and is the home to over 50,000 businesses. It works with government agencies to warn the public of scams targeting businesses and consumers. The voluntary board of directors comprises representatives from accredited businesses. The elected officials for 2022 include: chairman Chris Hammond, Rock ‘N Roll Wine; executive committee members Sally Rycroft, First Commercial Real Estate Services, Christopher Marini, Network Savants, Lonnie Wright, Hospitality International, Jim Marsh, Jim Marsh Kia, Jennifer Bradley, JB Public Relations; board members Joy Alexander, United Health Care, William Boyd, Boyd Gaming Corp., Thomas Lawyer, Lawyer Mechanical Services Inc., Tamara Beatty Peterson, Peterson Baker, Charles Tucker, Tucker & Associates, Robert Young, Asian Chamber of Commerce, Michael E. Minden, Michael E. Minden Diamond Jewelers, Erica Morrison, Merlin Contracting & Developing, and general counsel Roger Grandgennet. The delegates of the Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions elected Vince Saavedra of Ironworkers Local 416 and representative for the District Council of Ironworkers as executive secretary-treasurer of the Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Fiction writer John Banville tells us, “There are moments when the past has a force so strong it seems one might be annihilated by it.” You, though, will in the coming weeks have more power to render the past irrelevant than maybe you’ve ever had. You will wield an almost indomitable capacity to launch new trends without having to answer to history. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Researchers have proved that lullabies enhance the health of premature babies being cared for in hospitals. The soft, emotionally rich songs also promote the well-being of the babies’ families. You should call on lullaby therapy yourself in the coming weeks. Listening to and singing those tunes will soothe and heal your inner child. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Dancer and singer-songwriter FKA Twigs has taken dance lessons since she was a child. In 2017, she added a new form of physical training, the Chinese martial art of wushu. She loves to learn and practice new skills. In the coming months, your appetite for mastering new skills will be at an all-time high. You will find it natural and even exhilarating to undertake disciplined practice. Gathering knowledge will be even more exciting than usual. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Author Laurie Sheck writes, “So much of life is invisible, inscrutable: layers of thoughts, feelings and outward events entwined with secrecies, ambiguities, ambivalences, obscurities, darknesses.” You will embark on a phase when clarity will be the rule, not the exception. Hidden parts of the world will reveal themselves to you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): For the sake of your mental health, you need to be knowledgeable about your image and monitor its ever-shifting nuances. You will thrive by undertaking an intense phase of introspective explorations and creative self-inquiry. Put a special emphasis on identifying aspects of your beauty that have been obscured or neglected. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At your best, you are a flexible purist, an adaptable stickler for detail and a disciplined yet supple thinker. You can be focused and resilient, intense and agile, attentive and graceful. Provide these talents in abundance in the coming weeks. Be a humble, understated leader, a role model who demonstrates the finely crafted, well-balanced approach to being healthy.
2020 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE ACROSS 1 Biblical figure slain for being a 69-Across 8 G.P.’s gp. 11 Dangerous snake 14 Detest 19 Actress Bertinelli 20 Throw slowly in a high arc 21 Cola-cooling cubes 22 Novelist Zora — Hurston 23 Start of a riddle 25 Blemish 26 Gave hints to 27 With 15-Down, no higher than 28 Skating feats 30 “Jolly old” saint 32 Riddle, part 2 37 “Hello, sailor!” 38 58, to Nero 39 Viral gene material 40 Silvery metallic element 44 Moseying 47 TV “dog whisperer” Millan 49 Riddle, part 3 51 Sneaky 52 Knitters’ supplies 53 Greek herald of the gods 54 Perilous thing to live on 58 Big antelope 59 Position while batting 61 Bristly swine 62 Always, to bards 63 Riddle, part 4 68 Academic URL ender 69 Person not telling the truth 70 Liam of Schindler’s List
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your life purposes may include: 1. to be beautiful in the smartest ways you can imagine and smart in the most beautiful ways; 2. to always see at least two sides of the story; 3. to serve as an intermediary between disparate elements; 4. to lubricate and facilitate conversations between people who might not otherwise understand each other. In the coming weeks, make extra efforts to call on those capacities. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author Clive James loved the Latin term gazofilacium, meaning “treasure chamber.” He said the related Italian word, gazofilacio, referred to the stash of beloved poems he’d kept in a special place in his mind. Now is an excellent time to begin creating your own personal gazofilacium: a storehouse of wonderful images and thoughts and memories. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tips to get the most out of the next three weeks: 1. Keep your interesting options open. Let your mediocre ones expire. 2. Have no regrets and make no apologies about doing what you love. 3. Keep in mind that every action you perform reverberates far beyond your immediate sphere. 4. Be honest to the point of frankness but not to the point of rudeness. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Poet Richard Hugo celebrated his obsessions. He treated them as riches because focusing on them enabled him to identify his deepest feelings and discover who he really was. Take a similar approach to you in the coming weeks. Cultivate and honor and love the specific fascinations at the core of your destiny. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Authors Violet Trefusis (1894–1972) and Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962) loved each other. In one letter, Violet told Vita, “I want you hungrily, frenziedly, passionately. I am starving for you. Not only the physical you, but your fellowship, your sympathy, the innumerable points of view we share. I can’t exist without you; you are my affinity.” Use florid language like that in addressing your beloved allies. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Honor and pay homage to a past disappointment that helped transform you into a beautiful soul. It didn’t feel good for you when it happened, but it has generated results that have blessed you and the people whose lives you’ve touched. Would you consider performing a ritual of gratitude for all it taught you? Now is an excellent time to express your appreciation because doing so will lead to even further redemption.
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