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IN THIS ISSUE

As electric vehicles become more prevalent on our streets, what are local agencies doing to make charging more available?

SUPERGUIDE

ATOMIX

With Dorothy Oppenheimer Vanderford & Charles Oppenheimer, 6 p.m., the Beverly Theater, atomicmuseum. vegas.

DUSK IN THE DESERT

SPORTS

TREASURE ISLAND

ALEKS SYNTEK

With Fehr Rivas, 7 p.m., House of Blues, concerts. livenation.com.

NGHTMRE

10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

SHAGGY 2 DOPE

ARTS

FOOD + DRINK

COMEDY

“Pirates were the original punk-rock rebels,” says Majestic Repertory Theatre artistic director Troy Heard, and Treasure Island feels like a natural choice for a theater that prides itself on cutting-edge, provocative live performance. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 19th-century novel, this staged version features an all-woman cast. Heard, who adapted and directs the play, says that was also a natural choice. “There was a great self-su ciency and resilience that women rebels of the time needed if they wanted a life outside of being a kept wife,” he says. “Plus, this cast is bad to the skull and crossbones. And they can all swing a sword like nobody’s business!” Those sword fights promise to be so thrilling, the production is recommended for buccaneers 10 and older.

Thru August 19, Thursday-Saturday, times vary, $20-$30, Majestic Repertory Theatre, majesticrepertory.com.

–Shannon Miller

Ft. Pure Sport, Elevated Undergrounds, No Surprises, Lacey Pezzi, 7 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

JONAS BLUE 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

NARCOTIC WASTELAND

With Gorgatron, Tegmentum, 8 p.m., the Gri n, eventbrite.com.

STARS OF THE GALLERY V

Thru 7/30, closing reception 7/28, 8 p.m., Priscilla Fowler Gallery, priscillafowler.com.

With Donnie Menace, DJ Clay, Charles King, Ezekiel, Nathan James, OSF, 7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.

NILS HOFFMANN 10 p.m., Commonwealth, commonwealthlv. com.

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

6:30 p.m., South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com

EFFIN & JIQUI

With Deadset, Papa Groove, 10 p.m., We All Scream, weallscream.com.

MICHAEL BLACKSON 7 p.m., & 7/28, Laugh Factory, ticketmaster.com.

KELLY CLARKSON

Bakkt Theater, 8 p.m., & 7/29, 8/2, ticketmaster.com.

MAROON 5 8 p.m., & 7/29, 8/2, Dolby Live, ticket master.com.

JERRY SEINFELD

8 p.m., & 7/29, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

ZEDD 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

JOHN LODGE

8 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

KATY PERRY

8 p.m., & 7/29, 8/2, Resorts World Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

BIG BOY’S FUNNY

MUTHA FRUCKAS

Ft. DC Youngfly, Eric Blake, Chico Bean, Marlon Wayans, Luz Pazos, Sebastian Cetina, 7 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

TRACE ADKINS

With Bryan White, 8 p.m., Sunset Amphitheater, ticketmaster.com.

HERMITUDE 9 p.m., the Wall at Area 15, area15.com.

TUCK EVERLASTING: THE MUSICAL 8 p.m., & 7/29 (& 7/30, 2 p.m.), Las Vegas Little Theatre, lvlt.org.

GILBY CLARKE BAND

With Crash Midnight, 8 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, vampdvegas. com.

MARC RIZZO With A Balance of Power, 8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.

ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

DUSTY CUBBY

With Still Life Replica, Crumbcatcher, Kalani, Strelitza, 8 p.m., the Gri n.

NOVA BABIES

With Townie, Zebra Force, 9 p.m., Red Dwarf, reddwarflv.com.

LUCHA VAVOOM

7:30 p.m., & 7/29, House of Blues, concerts.livenation. com.

CARLOS MENCIA

7:30 p.m., & 7/297/30, South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

SHANDA & THE HOWLERS

8 p.m., Gatsby’s Supper Club, gambit henderson.com.

CARDI B 11:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com. (Photo courtesy)

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

Billy Corgan sure loves an epic. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman just can’t stop himself from delivering electronic rock manifestos as long as your arm—the 28-song Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in 1995; the two-part Machina series in 2000; and the three-part, 33-song Atum series this year. But that’s all right. It means The Smashing Pumpkins come to the stage with a well of deep cuts that’s deeper than most. It also means that the Pumpkins’ reserve of hit songs—which includes such classics as “Disarm,” “Tonight, Tonight” and “1979,” and Grammy-winners “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” and “The End Is the Beginning Is the End”—is of an excellent, timeless quality, because these are the songs that had to fight for recognition amongst 20-plus song sets. If they bring even a handful of those nuggets to the Chelsea, Corgan can surround them with a set of 400 concept-album tracks, and we won’t mind much. 8 p.m., $83+, the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.

–Geo Carter

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SUPERGUIDE

SANTA FE KLAN

7:30 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, ticketmaster.com. (Photo courtesy)

SATURDAY

BOXING: ERROL SPENCE VS. TERENCE CRAWFORD 1 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

CARDI B & MONEYBAGG YO Noon, Drai’s Beachclub, drasigroup.com.

HAPPY CAMPER MASSIVE Ft. Channel Tres, Drama, 9 p.m., Area15, area15.com.

ELLIS ISLAND AND THE HALF BRUNCH PRINCE 10 a.m., the Front Yard at Ellis Island, ellisislandcasino. com.

LUDACRIS 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

NELLY With Justin Credible, 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC

7:30 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslightsfc. com.

MARSHMELLO 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

THE CHAINSMOKERS 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

NURSE BLAKE 8 p.m., the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.

CHRIS BROWN 11:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

BOSS’ DAUGHTER With Pure Sport, Lean 13, 9 p.m., Red Dwarf, reddwarflv.com.

JEREMY OLANDER 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

MATTEO LANE

You might have seen this 37-year-old comedian on one of his breakthrough Netflix performances, on The Comedy Lineup or Stand Out. And while his sly style and multifaceted observational humor do stand out, there’s so much more to Matteo Lane, layers of life and artistry that contribute to his comedy rise. He speaks five languages. He began training as an opera singer at the age of 15, then changed paths to focus on drawing and painting while attending the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He began dabbling in stand-up in 2011, moved to New York City and became a regular at his favorite workshop at the Comedy Cellar and snagged a role in MTV’s Ladylike with Nicole Byer (who’ll also making her big Vegas stand-up debut at the Chelsea in August). Lane’s gig at Encore Theater is just as big for the venue as it is for the performer, as it continues the Wynn venue’s evolution into a cutting-edge comedy space. 8 p.m., $40-$85, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com. –Brock Radke

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MANCHESTER UNITED VS. BORUSSIA DORTMUND

Some of the best soccer clubs in history are making their way through Las Vegas for friendly matches in preparation for their upcoming domestic seasons. A representative from each of the four leagues considered the best in the world will play at the home of the Raiders during two games over the course of three nights. Manchester United has won England’s Premier League a record 20 times, while Dortmund came a devastating one minute away from winning Germany’s Bundesliga for a ninth time last season. Forty-eight hours later, FC Barcelona 27-time champions of Spain’s La Liga, will take the field in Las Vegas for the second straight year after beating archrival Real Madrid 1-0 last July in Allegiant Stadium. “Barca” gets an international showcase this time around against AC Milan, which has claimed the trophy in Italy’s Serie A 19 times, most recently in ed vs. Borussia Dortmund: master.com. FC Barcelona Stadium, ticketmaster.com.

comedycellar.

MUSTARD

11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com.

LOUIS THE CHILD

Noon, Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

FLETCH WALCOTT

7 p.m., Maxan Jazz, maxanjazz.com.

XZIBIT

Noon, Daylight Beach Club, daylightvegas.com.

JUL.

DJ E-ROCK

10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

JIMMY SHUBERT

With Johnny Pizzi, 8 p.m., thru 8/6, L.A. Comedy Club, best vegascomedy.com.

SANGUISUGABOGG

With Kruelty, Vomit

Forth, Gates to Hell, 6 p.m., Eagle Aerie Hall, seetickets.us.

concerts.

(AP Photo/Rob Grabowski)

(Jon Super/AP Photo)

BUDDY GUY & KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmith center.com.

LAS VEGAS ACES VS. ATLANTA DREAM 7 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.

FC BARCELONA VS AC MILAN 8 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster. com.

PARTY FAVOR 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

JONNY CRAIG With Keepmysecrets, Shaker, Theguiltyparty, From Zero 2 Hero, 7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.

YUNGBLUD

From his haphazard hair to his gender-fluid fashion, Yungblud has carved a niche as a musical madcap, championing his own individuality through bruising, angst-filled pop-punk gems and general “fooking” weirdness, as he calls it. On last year’s eponymous LP, the Englishman sang about dancing at his own funeral, being ridiculed for wearing makeup for the first time and the seesawing emotions of his lonesome heart. “I’m in love again/And tomorrow I’ll be sad,” he declares on “Tissues,” which samples The Cure’s “Close to Me.” There’s a lot to love about this politically charged bloke, who has also used his platform to speak up for sexual assault victims and transgender rights, even creating the short film “Mars” about the latter. Yungblud postponed his initial Brooklyn Bowl date earlier this year, but when the “Cotton Candy” star hits the stage, it’ll mark his first headlining show in Las Vegas—and we’re ready to get weird. With Jean Dawson, Sophie Powers. 7 p.m., $40- $60, Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com. –Amber Sampson

LITTLE FEAT 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter. com.

BODY OF LIGHT With Secret Attraction, 8 p.m., Artifice, artificebarlv.com.

DIPLO 10:30 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

DUBDRAGON With Brzowski, 100 Miles, Itsrayiguess, Camryn Levert, Saint Jive, 10 p.m., the Usual Place, eventbrite.com.

7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.

com.

FRANKS & DEANS’ 10 p.m., Double Down Saloon, saloon.com.

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MAIN CHARACTER

Kim Owens , owner of Main St. Provisions, on what makes dining out special

Kim Owens inside Main St. Provisions (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

BY GEOFF CARTER

Dining at Main St. Provisions means you’ll likely meet Kim Owens. The Louisiana-born Owens is at the “modern American comfort food” restaurant nightly, greeting diners, handling plates and generally getting people hyped about the great dishes coming out of chef Patrick Munster’s kitchen.

Owens has been active in local hospitality since opening the Paradise Road location of national chain Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse in 2000, later becoming the company’s VP of operations. Even now, 23 years on, she’s excited to talk about the moment she and her husband moved to the city and were “blown away” by Vegas’ energy and vibe. She shares that enthusiasm with everyone who visits Provisions, and even amid a busy afternoon, she manages to share a bit of that energy with the Weekly, too.

What attracted you to working in restaurants? Growing up in Lafayette, Louisiana, food and beverage is an enormous part of everything we do. Both grandmothers on both sides of the family are great cooks. My mother’s a great cook. My father was a great cook. [I’ve been] around food my entire life knowing that it was the thing that brought everyone together. No one would argue when we were sharing a meal.

So, I fell in love with the industry. Started as a hostess at a Bennigan’s when I was in college. My general manager was just an unbelievable leader, and he empowered his employees every day. At 18 years old I didn’t know that was what I would do forever, but it was shortly after that I realized this was the business for me.

Is that where you began to pick up the lessons that make this place feel so comfortable? Y’know, yeah. A lot of trial and error throughout my career. I got my first assistant manager position at 21, and I realized that you could provide not just a service, but true hospitality to your guests. You could get to know them and get them to want to come back, not just for the great food or the great cocktails or the great wine program, but to come back to see you and to see your people. And I love being a leader.

Tell me what’s going through your mind on a busy night. I’ve been here several times and you always seem to know the right moment to stop by the table. What do you look for? I’m looking for a moment where I can create an experience or a vibe or just a quick little memory for guests, so that they remember us. Whether they’re able to come back again or whether they don’t, it doesn’t matter. Dining is an experience, and it should be. If I want to eat a meal, I’ll cook it at home, but if I go out to dinner I want an experience, and I think most of our guests do. I tell my team all the time that I’m like a shark and never stop moving. Never stop moving, whether it’s to pour water at a guest’s table, pour more wine, bring them another cocktail, serve their food or clear their plates. There’s always little moments and little opportunities that you can get to know your guests.

The Arts District is a great neighborhood. This is the heart of the city, basically. It’s fun to create that vibe for guests and to have them have them realize that this

is more than just a restaurant; it’s an experience. I’ve said it for years: I don’t work, I throw a party every night.

You’ve had great chefs here at Provisions—first Justin Kingsley Hall, now Patrick Munster. Do you give them any notes on the food? Just a few points. [Provisions is] comfort food-driven—things that we just don’t cook at home because they’re just not easy, make a mess and never come out quite right. Things that a chef can do a lot better than most home cooks can. Seasonal is a big, big hallmark of it. Sustainable, when we can. I really wish we could be “farm-totable,” but no farming happens in Las Vegas. Quality-driven—the absolute highest quality that you can get for what we can charge. It’s funny. When we were rolling into spring, I told Chef Patrick, “I love English peas. I want something with English peas.” That’s all I said. And now we have this beautiful risotto. It’s an English pea puree risotto with Battle Born mushrooms, roasted asparagus peas and finished with Aleppo breadcrumbs. I gave him one ingredient.

If you have one good thing, other good things often find it. On that note, do you have any plans to open more restaurants in the Arts District? Sure! The goal has always been three restaurants in this neighborhood, or close to it. I used to have to get on airplanes to get to work every week. If I could just walk out the front door and down the street to a couple of different restaurants, I’d be really happy about that.

I’ve said it for years: I don’t work, I throw a party every night.”

Sketching out the history of Las Vegas’ sports ascension

BY BROCK RADKE

t might seem like pro sports just happened in Las Vegas, a six-year whirlwind of major league team arrivals, hot tickets and venues, and now, two exciting championships in less than a year. But sports have been an integral part of the Vegas experience for as long as this place has existed, important to locals and visitors, and essential in the city’s evolution. And above all else, sports is entertainment, which is why it has always been such a natural t for Las Vegas.

Here are just some of the most impactful moments in our sports history.

The Elks Lodge launches a community-minded version of the traditional Helldorado Days celebration welcoming dam workers and their families to the boomtown of Las Vegas, complete with parades and rodeo events. In 1946, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans shoot a movie with Helldorado Days as the backdrop, and after decades of ups and downs, the Lodge and the City of Las Vegas rekindle the rodeo in 2005 in celebration of the city’s 100th birthday.

April 1953 Golf in the desert tees o with the Tournament of Champions at the Desert Inn Country Club, an annual event that features athletes and entertainers competing and continues through the ’60s, sometimes at the Stardust Country Club and other courses.

June 1960 The Professional Bowlers Association holds the Las Vegas National PBA Invitational at the Showboat, and it continues as an annual tour event through the 1990s, also bringing essential early national TV coverage to Las Vegas.

August 1964 The Oakland Raiders beat the Houston Oilers, 34-20, in an American Football League preseason game at old Cashman Field in the first professional football game played in the Las Vegas area.

May 1955 Archie Moore defeats Nino Valdes in a disputed 15-round decision at old Cashman Field to claim a vacant heavyweight title in what would go down as the first major boxing match in Las Vegas. Through decades of legendary fights (Ali-Spinks in 1978, Hagler-Hearns in 1985, Mayweather-Pacquiao in 2015), Vegas is universally recognized as the boxing capital of the world.

December 1967 Evel Knievel crashes while attempting his longest motorcycle jump yet (141 feet), over the fountains at Caesars Palace. He su ers multiple fractures but performs another jump five months later, crashing again while attempting to vault 15 Ford Mustangs in Sedona, Arizona.

October 1971 The $3.5 million, 15,000-seat Las Vegas Stadium opens in the southeast Valley, home to UNLV football and eventually to other sporting events, including the Supercross Championship, several pro football leagues, international soccer exhibitions and USA Sevens rugby. It changes its name to the Las Vegas Silver Bowl in 1978, the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in 1984 and Sam Boyd Stadium in 1994.

May 1972 The first of 13 annual Alan King Tennis Classic tournaments takes place at Caesars Palace on outdoor hard courts.

1973 UNLV hires Jerry Tarkanian to coach its men’s basketball team, and he takes the squad to the first of four Final Four appearances in 1977. “Tark the Shark” captivates the local sports community like no other figure before or since, winning a championship while revolutionizing college basketball on his way to induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

while revolutionbasketball on duction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

March 1980 Mount St. Helens erupts in Skamania County, Washington, and the ensuing economic fallout from the volcanic explosion sends the AAA Spokane Indians searching for a new home. Fortunately, Las Vegas o cials happen to be simultaneously hunting for a way to bring professional baseball to town. The team moves three years later and becomes the Las Vegas Stars, playing at the modern Cashman Field that opened Downtown in April 1983, which also begins hosting Major League Baseball exhibition games.

December 1983 The Thomas & Mack Center opens on the campus of UNLV with a gala performance featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Diana Ross. The all-purpose arena becomes home to UNLV basketball and boxing events, along with concerts and other live entertainment. In 2001, Cox Pavilion is added to the complex.

April 1984 The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks the NBA’s all-time scoring record in a regular season game at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Utah Jazz played 11 games at the Mack that season because the team was struggling to fill seats in Salt Lake City.

December 1985 The National Finals Rodeo moves from Oklahoma City to Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center, a major victory for Vegas tourism o cials looking to fill the holiday season slowdown. The Cowboy Christmas gift and trade show adds to the western cultural event in 1986, and the Professional Bull Riders championship lands in Las Vegas for the first time at MGM Grand Garden Arena in 1994.

April 1990 UNLV’s men’s basketball team wins the NCAA Championship with a blowout 103-73 victory over Duke at McNichols Arena in Denver.

December 1992 Born out of Fresno, California’s Raisin Bowl, the first Las Vegas Bowl is played in front of more than 15,000 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium, with Bowling Green defeating UNR. The college football event eventually upgrades its conference connections to include the Pac-12, SEC and Big Ten and moves to Allegiant Stadium.

April 1996 The Oakland A’s open the season against the Toronto Blue Jays in front of 7,294 fans at Cashman Field. The A’s play their first “home” games in Las Vegas while the Oakland Coliseum completes renovations.

September 1996 The Las Vegas area had hosted various car racing events since the 1960s, including the Mint 400 beginning in 1968 and the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in the early ’80s, but when Ralph Engelstad and Richie Clyne opened the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1996, it brought the NASCAR Cup Series to Las Vegas. A second race weekend was initiated at LVMS in 2018, and since 2011, the sports venue has also been home to the massive Electric Daisy Carnival dance music festival.

October 1996 Twenty-year-old golfer Tiger Woods posts his first professional victory at the Las Vegas Invitational, besting Davis Love III in a playo . The event, spread over three courses at TPC Summerlin, the Las Vegas Hilton and the Desert Inn that year, has since changed its name to the Shriners Children’s Open, moved exclusively to TPC Summerlin and will celebrate its 40th anniversary in October.

January 2001 Station Casinos executives Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta and business partner Dana White purchase the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for $2 million, usher the fledgling mixed martial arts promotion through sanctioning and sponsorship, and eventually build the company into a global sports phenomenon—based in Las Vegas.

February 2001 The Las Vegas Outlaws shut out the New York/New Jersey Hitmen in the XFL’s fi rst-ever game at Sam Boyd Stadium, turning Rod “He Hate Me” Smart into an overnight sensation and producing surprisingly high TV ratings. The league folds after the season, and through the years Las Vegas has been home to a series of short-lived pro football franchises, including the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League, Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League, and Las Vegas Sting, Gladiators and Outlaws of the Arena Football League.

May 2003 Chris Moneymaker wins the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, and its then-record-setting $2.5 million prize—at Binion’s Horseshoe, ushering in a global poker boom. The series, which began in 1970, continues today at Horseshoe on the Strip, with a whopping 10,043 entrants in this year’s Main Event field.

July 2004 The NBA Summer League runs its inaugural season at the Thomas & Mack Center with six teams and 13 games. Since 2018, every NBA squad has participated in the Vegas-based league.

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February 2007 The NBA All-Star Game takes place at the Thomas & Mack Center, with Kobe Bryant winning MVP honors and leading the Western Conference to the win.

April 2016 The 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena opens on the Las Vegas Strip, a multipurpose facility built to accommodate professional hockey and basketball teams. A bout between Canelo Alvarez and Amir Khan christens the arena with its first full-fledged sporting event.

April 2016 Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis says he wants to move the team to Las Vegas and pledges $500 million for the construction of a stadium. In October, the Nevada Legislature approves a stadium funding bill, and in March 2017, the NFL approves the move with a 31-1 vote.

June 2016 The National Hockey League grants an expansion team to Las Vegas, the league’s first since 2000. Businessman Bill Foley is the principal owner, and in November the team is unveiled as the Vegas Golden Knights, inspired by the Black Knights of his alma mater, West Point.

October 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights host the Arizona Coyotes in the team’s first home game at T-Mobile Arena, days after the country’s deadliest mass shooting occurred less than two miles away during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. A pregame ceremony honors victims and first responders before the Knights score four goals in the first period en route to a 5-2 victory, the beginning of a magical inaugural season that takes the team and the city to the Stanley Cup Final.

October 2017 The WNBA approves the sale of the San Antonio Stars to MGM Resorts, which moves the team to Las Vegas to play at Mandalay Bay’s arena. In December inside the House of Blues, the new name is announced as the Las Vegas Aces, and the team plays its first game in Vegas on May 20, 2018.

April 2022 After two years of pandemic postponement, the NFL Draft finally lands in Las Vegas, centered at the Caesars Forum behind the Linq Promenade just east of the Strip.

September 2022 The Las Vegas Aces defeat the Connecticut Sun, 78-71, to win the WNBA Championship and bring Las Vegas its first major league professional sports title. Becky Hammon becomes the first rookie head coach to win the WNBA title, and Chelsea Gray is named Finals MVP.

April 2019

10,000-seat

opens in Downtown Summerlin, the new home of the Las Vegas Aviators, the city’s AAA baseball team previously known as the Stars (1983-2000) and the 51s (2001-2018). It’s named Ballpark of the Year by Ballpark Digest following its first season of activity.

April 2019 The $150 million, Las Vegas Ballpark opens in Downtown Summerlin, the new home of the Las Vegas Aviators, the city’s AAA baseball team previously known as the the 51s (2001-2018). It’s named Ballpark of the Year by Ballpark Digest following its first season of activity.

September 2020

Allegiant

Stadium opens with a Raiders victory during Monday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints, but no fans are in the new stadium’s seats due to the pandemic. UNLV plays its first game at Allegiant on October 31, the first event with fans in attendance at the venue.

The NFL announces Las Vegas will host Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024.

March 2022 The $70 million, 5,567-seat Dollar Loan Center opens at the former site of the Henderson Pavilion, now home to the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League, the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football League and the NBA G League Ignite.

March 2022 Formula One announces the Las Vegas Grand Prix, a new night race that will take place partially along the Strip starting in November 2023.

June 2023 The Vegas Golden Knights topple the Florida Panthers to claim the Stanley Cup in five games, winning their first championship in six years to live up to owner Bill Foley’s original prediction.

June 2023 The Nevada Legislature approves $380 million in public funding toward a new $1.5 billion stadium on the Las Vegas Strip to house Major League Baseball’s Oakland A’s. If MLB approves the team’s move in the coming months, the A’s could begin playing in Las Vegas as soon as 2025 at the Las Vegas Ballpark, with 2027 their likely first season at the new stadium on the Strip.

March 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a 1992 federal law banning sports betting in most states. As a result, the NCAA’s frosty relationship with Las Vegas thaws, and before long the Valley is hosting postseason conference tournaments and the second weekend of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, with that tournament’s Final Four scheduled for Allegiant Stadium in 2028.

(From left) The Golden Knights’ Jonathan Marchessault, the Raiders’ Derek Carr and the Aces’ A’ja Wilson (AP Photo/Photo Illustration)

Formula One driver Sergio Perez during a preview event on the Las Vegas Strip (Steve Marcus/Sta )

How the A’s can not only work, but thrive in Las Vegas

BY CASE KEEFER

ajor League Baseball has taken a big swing at improving the entertainment value of its product this season.

The league implemented a number of rule changes—including a pitch clock to speed up game time and the banning of defensive shifts to stimulate more action on batted balls—which have largely been positively received. America’s pastime will presumably continue to make tweaks to appeal to a wider, and younger, audience in the coming years, but the next

major milestone might not come until 2027 in Las Vegas.

That’s when the Oakland A’s are slated to move into a proposed $1.5 billion stadium on the Strip at

what’s currently the site of the Tropicana hotel. Tourism ocials have begun marketing Las Vegas as the “Greatest Arena on Earth”—a nod to both the city’s newfound sports craze and its longtime “Entertainment Capital of the World” reputation—but the real success has come in bringing those two superlatives together.

Las Vegas has undeniably helped elevate the NHL and NFL gameday experiences. MLB looks like the next major professional sport bound to get a boost when it arrives.

Few hockey teams were going as all-in on production in 2017, when the Golden Knights settled into T-Mobile Arena equipped with a full- edged pregame show and a cutting-edge in-game presentation.

Now, many arenas in the NHL o er an imitation of what the Golden Knights started.

The Raiders might not have revolutionized NFL Sundays the same way, but they certainly raised the bar, starting during 2021, their rst season in which fans could attend games at Allegiant Stadium. NFL venues commonly feature something like a local classic-rock cover band playing outside the stadium pregame and perhaps a Frisbee-catching dog showcase at halftime.

Allegiant Stadium has upped the ante with such spectacles as a straitjacketed Criss Angel rappelling from the rafters pregame and actual classic-rock icons like Don Felder and Sammy Hagar performing at the half. More contemporary stars like Ice Cube and Iggy Azalea have also played the halftime show, making it an anticipated weekly surprise among Raiders’ fans.

The opportunities for the A’s with a retractable-roof stadium on the Strip are endless. Postgame reworks

will look all the more glorious accented by the MGM Grand in the background. Cirque du Soleil, which partnered with the Golden Knights during the team’s expansion season, could probably turn the out eld into its canvas for a short show leading up to the ceremonial rst pitch.

Those are just two wrinkles that could make the A’s new ballpark stand out. Surely, the professionals will have many more innovative ideas.

There have already been rumblings about the Las Vegas A’s considering a standard 4 p.m. start time—as opposed to the usual 6 or 7 p.m. rst-pitches for teams in the Paci c time zone—as a way to allow fans to take in other entertainment options after the game.

ball operations.

The new stadium should cause the franchise’s value to soar. The A’s need look no further than their former Oakland Coliseum co-tenant for proof. The Raiders have gone from a franchise valued at $2.9 billion (31st in the NFL) during their nal season in Oakland to one now valued at $5.1 billion in Las Vegas (9th in the NFL), according to Forbes

The Raiders have also generated the NFL’s highest ticket revenue over the past two seasons, per Forbes. That’s partially because they have the league’s most expensive tickets, an average face-value price of $153, according to Statista. A’s games should be more a ordable.

A’s their projections in an e ort to secure public nancing for the

That could be essential, considering A’s President Dave Kaval told ESPN the organization expects the ballpark to attract 400,000 tourists per year. Some have accused the A’s of fudging their projections in an e ort to secure public nancing for the stadium, but that number doesn’t seem outlandish considering the same study estimated Allegiant drawing 800,00 visitors annually.

Kaval also predicted a 70/30 split of locals to tourists. That also doesn’t seem too far-fetched, though one factor could throw it and much more in doubt: if the A’s continue to be as poor on the eld as they have been the past two years in Oakland.

The average MLB ticket price is 68% cheaper than the NFL’s average and more than 50% cheaper than the NHL’s, which could give locals feeling priced out by the Raiders or Golden Knights a more reasonable major professional sports option.

Concerns over lling the stadium in general feel overblown. Yes, Las Vegas would be the smallest Major League Baseball market, but the ballpark re ects that, with a proposed league-low 30,000 seats.

The eagerness of opposing fans traveling to Las Vegas for a series—and the willingness of casino sponsors to buy tickets for their high-roller customers—shouldn’t be underestimated. But if the A’s win, locals will come, too.

During that stretch, the A’s have been the worst team in baseball, and it’s di cult to see the local community rallying around a club with a league-low roster payroll just above $60 million.

far-fetched, though one factor could throw it and much more in doubt: if the been the worst team in baseball, and it’s di cult to see the local with a league-low roster payroll just above $60 million.

Fortunately, it seems unlikely that the A’s would be as comfortable remaining a bottom-feeder after moving into a new market. Kaval has blamed declining revenues as the impetus for owner John Fisher’s stark cost-cutting measures and says securing a modern ballpark will give new life to the team’s base-

Oakland fans have accused Fisher of having no interest in elding a competitive team, but that could change in Las Vegas, and there’s even a scenario where it’s not even up to him. In April, the San Francisco Chronicle reported a rumor that Fisher was looking to “pump and dump” the franchise—raise its value before selling to someone more enthusiastic about being in the baseball business.

says securing a modern ballpark will give new life to the team’s base-

There would certainly be no shortage of interested parties in that hypothetical. The potential of Major League Baseball in Las Vegas is tantalizing.

Oakland shortstop Aledmys Díaz

(AP Photo)

BY CASE KEEFER

The Valley’s sports scene owes much to this trio of owners

BY CASE KEEFER

Numerous power brokers have contributed to turning Las Vegas into the nation’s fastest-growing major professional sports city, but three stand out above the rest in terms of visibility.

Here are the heads of the three largest professional sports organizations in town, and how they helped bring about the current golden age.

DANA WHITE

Station Casinos CEO Frank Fertitta Jr. and Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta were the majority owners who brought the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion to Southern Nevada, but it was Dana White who convinced them to buy it in the first place. White saw colossal potential in the UFC when few others did and believed his adopted hometown (the Boston native initially met the Fertittas while a student at Bishop Gorman High) was the perfect place for its biggest fights.

The Fertittas sold the promotion to Hollywood-based Endeavor in 2016, but White stayed on as president and insisted the UFC’s headquarters remain local. Under White’s watch in Las Vegas, the UFC has turned into the global phenomenon he always promised. Forbes values the UFC at $12.1 billion, quite the jump from the $2 million for which the Fertittas and White bought it for in 2001.

Where things stand with potential NBA and MLS expansion into Las Vegas

BY MIKE GRIMALA

ollege sports are big business, and UNLV wants a larger share.

key revenue-generator, is coming o a run to the NCAA Tournament championship game.

As college sports change, UNLV

a power conference

Many other billionaire or near-billionaire businessmen looked into bringing a major professional sports team to Las Vegas through the years, but it was this financial-services tycoon who took the leap of faith with the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights.

Bill Foley was adamant that hockey wasn’t as odd a fit in the desert as outsiders claimed and backed it with his money—a then-record $500 million expansion fee once he was approved to own the team in 2016.

Two years later, during the team’s first season, Foley was already reaping the benefits, with a Stanley Cup Final appearance following a regular season in which the team posted some of the best attendance figures in the league. Six seasons later, the Golden Knights remain Southern Nevada’s most beloved franchise, especially after capturing a championship in July to make Foley’s initial “Cup in Six” pledge come true.

The Scarlet and Gray have been members of the Mountain West Conference since the league’s 1999 inception, and for the most part, it has been a positive marriage. The MWC has established itself as perhaps the premier mid-major league in the country over the past two decades.

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But the gap between the smaller conferences and the “Power Five” conferences—the Southeastern Conference, the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast—has also widened to an extreme proportion during that the span.

proportion have Pac-12 and Big 12 payments will amount to

How good do the bigger conferences now have it? This year, the SEC will pay out around $50 million to each school in the league as part of its media rights deal. The Pac-12 and Big 12 payments will amount to more than $30 million per team.

Mountain West teams, meanwhile, collected $4 million each for their television contract.

UNLV basketball head coach Kevin Kruger says San Diego State can serve as a road map for other mid-major teams like UNLV with aspirations of upward mobility. “I do think there’s a number of teams in our conference that could do well with moving to another conference,” he says.

UNLV is trying to catch up and prove itself as a worthy addition whenever the next round of conference expansion comes around. The SEC and Big Ten are set to expand in 2024—Texas and Oklahoma will join the former, while UCLA and USC are headed to the latter—to create a de facto “Big Two,” which could create openings in the Pac-12 and Big 12, where UNLV would t.

Given that massive money gap, UNLV’s objective is clear: Get to a power conference by any means necessary.

It’s not an unattainable goal. San Diego State is in the process of proving that, with the Aztecs reportedly in line to join the Pac-12 as soon as they can negotiate an exit from the Mountain West. The major di erence between San Diego State and UNLV, of course, is athletic success.

SDSU is a consistent winner in football, by far the most important sport in terms of generating revenue. And the Aztecs’ men’s basketball team, the other

vision State is in the process of proving that, Aztecs’ men’s basketball team, the other

The school has made a big nancial commitment to improve its football program, rst by unveiling a new on-campus training facility, the Fertitta Football Complex, in 2019. More recently, UNLV made Barry Odom the Mountain West’s highest paid coach, with a salary of $1.95 million per year.

MARK DAVIS

The Raiders’ owner might have only o cially brought the team to Las Vegas three years ago, but his interest in the area dates back much further. An ESPN story in 2017, shortly after plans for the Raiders’ move from Oakland to Las Vegas was finalized, revealed that Mark Davis had bought domain site Lasvegasraiders. com in 1998 and renewed it every year thereafter. And in 2000, he opted for a cellphone number with a 702 area code. Davis and his late father, Al, thought Las Vegas would be a perfect place for the Raiders, who bask in their status as the NFL’s renegade franchise. The league blackballed the city for decades due to its reputation as a gambling mecca, but Mark Davis was ready to pounce as soon as attitudes began to soften. He briefly explored other cities, including San Antonio, after discussions for a new stadium in Oakland or a move to LA fell through, but he quickly homed in on Las Vegas as the team’s ultimate landing spot.

On the basketball side, UNLV is hoping an expensive, NIL-infused recruiting push can make NCAA Tournament appearances a regular occurrence again. According to Kruger, earning an invitation to a power conference is a simple equation: UNLV will have to put consistent winners on the eld until there’s an opening. “I think you continue to be ready,” he says, “staying competitive and continuing to get better, which I think we’re doing at UNLV.” Headshots (AP

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Nevada GOP notables pick DeSantis

BUT FORMER PRESIDENT HOLDS SIGNIFICANT POLLING LEAD Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis’ campaign released a list of two dozen current and former officials to endorse the Florida governor as the race for the 2024 nomination heats up.

The list—released by the pro-DeSantis political action committee Never Back Down, which is chaired by longtime friend and former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt—features current elected officials like Nevada State Controller Andy Matthews, state Sen. Carrie Buck and Jeff Stone (both Henderson Republicans). Former U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy and former Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury were also among those to pledge support for DeSantis.

Most notably absent from the list was Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has yet to endorse a presidential candidate.

Despite facing two pending criminal indictments and a likely third stemming from his alleged involvement in trying to maintain power after the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump remains ahead in virtually every poll tracked by the political database FiveThirtyEight, and held a 22-point lead over DeSantis in a JMC Analytics poll conducted July 18-22.

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Tag, you’re out

Las Vegas Raiders safety Isaiah PolaMao (20) gets tagged out at home plate by Vegas Golden Knights right winger Keegan Kolesar (55) during the annual Battle for Vegas charity softball game July 23 featuring players from the two teams at the Las Vegas Ballpark. Team Reilly defeated Team Maxx, 22-21. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

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Power 88 conference headed to Boulder Station

A new Las Vegas music conference will bring rising musicians together with industry leaders August 3-5 at Boulder Station. ¶ The Power Moves Music Conference, presented by KCEP Power 88.1 FM, will feature artist showcases, industry panels and sessions with music veterans, including recording engineer Ken Johnston and manager Kenneth Crear. ¶ “Whether you’re an aspiring artist seeking your big break, a music producer in search of that perfect sound, a songwriter with a unique story to tell, a DJ with the power to move the masses or simply someone passionate about the music industry, the Power Moves Music Conference has something extraordinary in store for you,” states a news release. ¶ Three-day passes to attend are available at Eventbrite for $150-$250, along with artist showcase opportunities. –LVW Staff

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I’m gonna be that artist who’s definitely gonna give you all those songs you want to hear, because I hate when I go to shows and people don’t give me that.”

- Kelly Clarkson on Billboard’s Pop Shop podcast, on her approach to her new Las Vegas residency Chemistry , which opens July 28

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Chanster, left, and Karissa Leibfried pose for a photo in a life-size Barbie package at Circa Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas. The resort transformed into Barbie’s “Dream Hotel” from July 18-23 to celebrate the opening of the toy icon’s blockbuster lm. The hotel tower was illuminated in pink, fans took advantage of several on-site photo opportunities to “Be Barbie for a Day,” and the resort’s on-property bars were awash in pink cocktail o erings. Barbie enjoyed a $337 million worldwide opening weekend, obliterating expectations for the $145 million-budgeted movie. (Wade Vandervort/Sta )

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Items seized from home connected to possible witness to Tupac’s 1996 murder

A recently served search warrant on known gangster Duane Keith Davis, who goes by “Keefe D,” in connection to the 1996 fatal shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur resulted in police seizing multiple electronic devices, photographs and a copy of Davis’ 2019 book Compton Street Legend. The request for a search was signed by Clark County Judge Jacqueline M. Bluth on July 15 and executed by Metro Police at a Henderson home July 18. A returned warrant was filed July 19.

The search warrant mainly focused on electronics such as laptops, tablets, phones and desktop computers but also included any “notes, writings, ledgers and other handwritten or typed documents concerning television shows, documentaries,

YouTube episodes, book manuscripts and movies concerning the murder of Tupac Shakur.” It also looked for any documentation concerning Keefe D’s involvement with the Southside Compton Crips.  Copies of Compton Street Legend, co-written by Keefe D with Yusuf Jah, were included in the warrant, along with any notes regarding the book. A summary of the book states that Keefe D details his role in both Shakur and Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace’s murder.  Shakur, 25, was the victim of a drive-by-shooting near the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane on September 7, 1996. He was struck three times and died six days later at University Medical Center.

–Teresa Moss

The UNLV football team caught someone’s eye at the Mountain West media day, earning one first-place vote in a poll of sportswriters who regularly cover the conference. The Scarlet and Gray was picked to finish ninth overall, with perennial favorite Boise State expected to finish first.

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ELECTRIC SLIDE

Nevada—and NV Energy— move to get more EV infrastructure into the ground

BY SHANNON MILLER

You might have noticed electric vehicle charging stations popping up all around town. Shopping centers, offices and hotels now boast infrastructure that can power EVs and help reduce transportation emissions.

The stations are all part of an ongoing effort to electrify transportation across the state. Currently, NV Energy is working with approved funds of roughly $170 million to carry out programs to accelerate transportation electrification. And the Nevada Department of Transportation announced it will receive $38 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to build a reliable statewide charging network.

“We’re really excited to get charging stations on the ground,” says Marie Steele, vice president of integrated energy services with NV Energy.

Steele took over NV Energy’s new EV program in 2013 and has helped the state develop its transportation electrification strategies. Those include installing interstate, urban and public charging depots, and transit and school bus electrification.

Why the focus on fuel-burning vehicles? According to a 2022 report from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), transportation was the No. 1 emitter when compared to other sectors. EVs, of course, run on electricity, which can come from fossil fuels or renewable sources. And per a 2019 bill, Nevada has committed to increasing its renewable portfolio standard—the amount of electricity sold in the state generated from renewable energy—to 50% by 2030.

Although electric vehicles aren’t the same thing as renewable energy, they’re part of the state’s push toward clean energy

and reducing overall emissions, Steele says.

“Very specifically in Nevada, the abundance of renewable energy and that transition from taking our transportation fuels to renewable energy is a fantastic environmental opportunity [and] economic opportunity for the state,” Steele says.

NV Energy designs its EV charging rules with consideration for Nevada’s power grid, and looks for ways to use more renewable energy to power EVs, Steele adds. That includes charging EVs during off-peak hours.

“[We’re] trying to put all new EV loads, where we have access to renewables in the morning— really making that switch to EVs even cleaner by powering by renewable energy in the morning, not just with excess capacity at night,” she says.

When it comes to the grid and electric vehicles, the energy flows both ways. Since EVs essentially are “batteries on wheels,” they can deliver power back to the system. That hypothesis is now being tested.

“The school bus program is a vehicle-to-grid trial,” Steel says. “So we are testing out the ability to utilize the school bus batteries as a resource for the grid as well.”

Getting infrastructure in the ground

In a July 12 webinar, Kandee Bahr Worley, division chief of sustainability and emerging transportation with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), said the agency is looking forward to “getting infrastructure in the ground” after an extensive yearlong surveying process gathering public and stakeholder input to determine best locations for chargers.

Worley also said that waiting for federal guidance has had a “dragging” effect.

“We’ve been waiting for the correct guidance, so that when we move forward, we know that we’re clear on what it is ... we’re supposed to be doing,” Worley said during the webinar.

NDOT has been tasked with implementing the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Over five years, the agency will develop and submit plans to the U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of Energy to install public charging infrastructure that supports a nationwide network.

Thus far, NDOT has been working with an approved $13.7 million. It’s scheduled to submit the next plan to federal agencies in August.

Largely through a 2021 law, NV Energy has been working with $100 million in approved funds to install 1,000 chargers at urban, interstate, public agency and tourism locations. NV Energy also had approximately $70 million approved for its Transportation Electrification Plan (TEP).

“The TEP was approved maybe a quarter ago. … It expands our interstate corridor charging depot program, which is our partnership with the DOT related to EV infrastructure,” Steele says.

The TEP also expanded eligibility for the state’s electric school bus vehicle-to-grid trial. The trial has nine new sites approved, with 110 chargers.

Technology and accessibility improvements

While much work remains, roughly a decade of commitments to EV infrastructure has already yielded improvements in the system, Steele says. In 2015, when the Governor’s Office of Energy was working to develop the Nevada Electric Highway,

chargers worked relatively slowly compared to today’s versions.

There are three main levels of charging: Level 1 with a rate of approximately 5 miles per hour of charge; Level 2 with a rate of 12 to 25 miles per hour of charge; and Direct Current fast chargers, which can bring an EV up to 80% of total charge within 30 to 60 minutes, according to NV Energy’s website.

“Level 2 is a little bit of a slower charge,” Steele says. “It’s either at home or in a different convenience charger. It takes multiple hours to charge. Over the past 10 years, that was actually what was used [and] considered our public charging infrastructure. And a lot of your charging happened at home.

“Really, what’s happened is the evolution of the speed at which things can charge,” she continues. “I think when we developed the Nevada Electric Highway, [that] was what Level 2 chargers and what [Direct Current] fast chargers were at the time. And those DC Fast Chargers have become so much faster over time, where it’s from hours to now, you can do things inside of minutes, if the vehicle can accept it.”

Also, the cost to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle has come down, with a $2,500 tax rebate available for income-eligible customers, and as more manufacturers have started making more of those models. “It’s much more accessible … there’s much greater ability for lower income customers to get those cars as well,” Steele says.

Starboard Tack’s ’80s Night transcends generations

BY GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ

Tucked away on a dimly lit backstreet between a residential neighborhood and a car dealership hides a beloved hole-in-the-wall, Starboard Tack. It’s a known nightspot for some of the best elixirs and bites, but only recently has it built a reputation for music and dancing, thanks to a buzzing new ’80s night.

During their teenage years, DJ Boogieman and DJ Combz shared a mutual love for vinyl records, which takes a special kind of dedication, considering how costly and time-consuming it is to build a collection. Eventually, the Vegas duo partnered with friends and began hosting monthly backyard events known as the Get Down, attracting a younger crowd that loved dancing and needed somewhere to go and something to do.

“We were kids who weren’t old enough to be in bars, so we set up our turntables and started throwing parties in backyards,” Boo gieman says.

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The first bar gig they coordinated came unexpectedly and garnered solid attention. Hosted at Dive Bar, another local haunt, it drew the Get Down’s already loyal regular crowd, setting the event’s tone and potential.

“We didn’t know that it was going to pop off the way that it did,” Combz says. “It’s probably because we only spin vinyl, which most people don’t do anymore.”

The music that built this party’s reputation ranges from freestyle to funk, dark wave to hip-hop and more, mixing a selection of tracks that hold nostalgia for both younger and older generations.

“I have a friend who’s in her 40s, and she’s in shock because she sees younger people singing along to music she grew up with,” Boogieman says.

The crowd sings Debbie Deb’s quintessential

keeps the fresh event from going stale. Outof-state DJs—typically mutual friends from social media—sometimes travel to Las Vegas to spin.

Starboard Tack still feels like a surprising venue for a dance-centered event, but Boogieman explains why it works so well: “I think Starboard has a perfect layout with its openness. There’s a bar, eating and dance area, and you can enjoy yourself without other people being in the way.”

Attendees run the gamut—goths, rockers and old-school folks—yet the crowd somehow meshes, reflecting the event’s true purpose, an inclusive throwback that nods to a bygone era.

Flocks of people arrive, dressed to impress and giddy when greeted by the muffled music through the front door. As the night progresses, movement blurs the room, matching the blend of songs coming through the speakers. The shuffling of feet from dancefloor to bar is illuminated only by the disco ball, and the tight squeeze can help one make a new friend, or many.

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Vegas rapper Qnc Dayz reels in fresh new album Hardfish

BY GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ

Local wordsmith Qnc Dayz began writing raps at the early age of 12. Over the course of his teenage years he experimented with writing songs along to beats on YouTube and jumping onto the musical projects of friends.

“We were influenced by artists like Pro Era and Odd Future,” Dayz says. “Seeing that these young kids weren’t showing off money or like anything like that, it seemed tangible.”

After a less than successful attempt to blow up with a solo album on Bandcamp at 13 years old, Dayz decided to give music a break. It wasn’t until 2019 that he took his sound into his own hands and created beats himself.

Dayz considers his first album, 2022’s Outside, to be his baby, but he also thinks of it as elementary. With that in mind he set out to create a more confident and robust sound on his sophomore release. He tapped his longtime friend and musical counterpart Diesel to produce his June album Hardfish

The opening track “Onetwostep” begins with a lighthearted snippet of a fishing tutorial, before a minimalistic beat begins looping. That supports Dayz’s hypnotic flow, his lyricism direct, highlighting themes of growth and acceptance.

Dayz says it’s about keeping his integrity as an artist during this musical journey—and not allowing potentially damaging things to influence him.

Talking overlays occur on other tracks from the album. On “Samiam,” it’s debatable where the outside anecdote ends and the rap begins,

and that blending method smoothly elevates rather than distracts.

“My two inspirations for this were Roc Marciano and Madlib,” Diesel says. “Anything I make is a reflection of what I’m listening to.”

The producer admits he’s envious about Madlib’s seemingly effortless ability to find samples and specific breakdowns for songs—a craft Diesel worked hard on for Hardfish.

The duo used technology to their advantage during the three months it took to write, mix and produce the album. Though they weren’t able to be in a studio, they developed a system that supported their schedules. “The reality is that we are working artists who have different obligations,” Diesel says. “My job was to create instrumentals that he could write songs around.”

Diesel would send his samples to Dayz, who says he would then fully absorb on the beat before beginning to write. Effective communication allowed them to work nonstop despite being apart.

The two Las Vegans’ efforts have paid off, with the album already generating some buzz on the local scene. Visual components that coordinate to specific tracks also add to the overall vibe.

Along with their industry aspirations, Qnc Dayz and Diesel say they hope to collaborate with others in the local music scene. But for now, they’re enjoying their finished project.

“The music I make is meant to be sat with and digested,” Dayz says. “I’d like for people to put more than just their ears to it.”

Qnc Dayz (left) and Diesel (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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It’s been hailed as the best burlesque in LA by LA Weekly . Comedy luminaries like Jack Black and Drew Carey have stepped in to host. It has roller-skaters, hula-hoopers and aerial acts mixed in between Mexican lucha libre wrestling matches. How is this show not already a Las Vegas fixture?

Lucha VaVoom finally opens its special 7 Deadly Sins engagement at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay this week after originally planning an April landing on the Strip and revamping the schedule. Additional dates are set for October, and more could be added soon, but it’s difficult to predict how Vegas audiences will respond to something that’s unlike anything that has been on this stage before.

Co-founder Liz Fairbairn—whose résumé includes managing Gwar, so she has “some experience with traveling large, unruly groups of people”—says the closest thing to Lucha in Las Vegas might be Absinthe

“This is like a 20-year dream come true,” she says of the House of Blues shows. Lucha actually came to town years ago as part of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, but it was a condensed version. “A booker told me it feels like this was made for Vegas, and I think it felt that way all along.”

The show got its start in 2002 when Fairbairn was working as a special effects and costume designer in Mexico and her performer boyfriend introduced her to the offbeat, sexy and violent soap opera that is lucha libre. She was bowled over.

“I thought, my quasi-hipster friends in Silverlake need to see this. I started organizing trips [because] a lot of my friends were either performance artists or musicians and that planted the seed,” she says. “I was also doing costumes for Velvet Hammer burlesque, one of the first burlesque revival shows,

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and I took the producer of that show to an event.”

The concept came together to incorporate the two elements into one show, maintaining an unexpected dichotomy between hyper-masculine professional wrestling and gay-friendly burlesque and variety performance. In a 2022 piece, The Advocate wrote: “For a show seemingly centered on chi-chis and machismo, its history is surprisingly queer. … The show has featured everything from famous comedian MCs like Margaret Cho and Jeffrey Ross to erotic aerialists like Violet Chachki of Drag Race fame along with other sexy gender-fluid performers. And of course, lots of buff, crazily costumed luchadors putting on a great show—some of whom have also been proudly out members of the LGBTQ community.”

Gael García Bernal plays the titular role in September flick Cassandro, about the life of gay amateur wrestler Saúl Armendáriz, who became one of the most famous exóticos—a luchador performing in drag. The story told in that film is “before Lucha VaVoom,” says Fairbairn, who is friends with Armendáriz but was not involved in the movie. “But yeah, we’re unstraight, open-minded … and the audience appreciates that a lot.”

Lucha has been touring the country and internationally almost as long as it has been around, so the chance to set up shop in Las Vegas brings a different kind of opportunity. And dropping an LA institution in a landmark Vegas venue like the House of Blues feels like a perfect fit.

“It feels like home already,” Fairbairn says. “The only other place that felt like this is the Fillmore in San Francisco. And [Vegas’] is considerably larger than the other House of Blues [venues} I’ve been in. We’re all really looking forward to it.”

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FOOD & DRINK

SHOWING SOME RANGE

Mexican concept

La Popular CDMX arrives at the Palms

BY BROCK RADKE

La Popular CDMX is off to a fast start at the Palms, the third location for the fashionable Mexican restaurant from Mexico City-based Grupo Carolo and the fast-growing Eureka Restaurant Group. You can find it in the poolside space formerly occupied by the Bobby Flay restaurant Shark, which wasn’t open long enough to break through the glut of casino restaurants clamoring for attention from locals and visitors.

As a result, executive chef Cesar de la Parra and his crew are essentially working in a brand-new Vegas venue after making a few tweaks to mold the space to the La Popular concept. But the somewhat coastal, gold-hued environment isn’t the main ingredient that has been captivating guests so far. That’s the food.

“I never thought I would be having these conversations about something that has been my dream for a long time, this goal to show people all over the world what a fantastic Mexican meal is without compromising in preparation or flavor,” de la Parra says. “Everything is fresh-made from

scratch, our own tortillas, our own salsas made every day with fresh ingredients, and people are realizing that and it does make a difference.”

When we decide which local Mexican restaurant to visit, we might think of a particular dish that we love and who makes the best version. This chef has a different approach: “The thing I always think about when making a dish is, does this make me want to wake up in the morning, am I craving it? And if it doesn’t, we don’t put it on the menu, and I hope to have a lot of people feeling that,” he says.

It’s the way de la Parra feels about the ahi tuna tostadas ($18), topped with avocado, soy vinaigrette, chipotle mayo and crispy leeks. This appetizer’s layers of flavors and textures are emblematic of the La Popular way—elevating something that seems simple, maximizing a classic experience.

The menu is uncomplicated, with other starters from the ceviche bar and shareable favorites like guacamole ($11) and queso fundido with chorizo ($16). Taco and

enchilada options do the heavy lifting, with additional entree choices including ribeye steak or adobo prawn fajitas ($26) or a halfrack of slow-roasted pork ribs in habanero barbecue sauce ($23).

You’ll recognize all these taco fillings, but again, each dish is different, featuring special ingredients that stand out. Carnitas ($15) offer the familiar pickled red onions and guac, but the creamy chipotle prawn tacos ($15) have refried beans and rice in the flour tortilla with a splash of salsa verde, creating a hearty burrito effect. Campechano tacos ($15) or enchiladas ($19) offer a mixed grill in every bite with ribeye, chorizo and chicharrones, spiked with lorenza salsa made with charred tomatoes and cotija cheese.

We expect accessibility from Mexican menus, and this one delivers.

“When we were having the conversations with the Palms and just in the development of La Popular across the board, it’s always about a restaurant giving you the opportunity to have a very affordable meal by saying you can have two tacos and a beer and that would be plenty,” de la Parra says. “It’s very satisfying, but you can also get high-end tequilas and mezcals, or try something new. The diversity and the range of possibilities for Mexican food, what restaurants provide right now is fantastic. It doesn’t alienate anyone, it’s for everyone, and that’s one of the most magical things about this concept.”

LA POPULAR CDMX Palms, 702-479-2712, lapopular cdmx.com.

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READY FOR DRY-AGED FISH?

138° rewrites the rules of neighborhood dining

BY ROB KACHELRIESS

Dry-aged beef is a staple in Las Vegas, where steakhouses are judged by intense, robust flavors. But what about seafood? 138° follows an ambitious path in Henderson, dry-aging not only prime cuts of beef, but fish, too.

“It’s a weird concept for most people,” chef and founder Matt Meyer admits. But sometimes weird is good.

Beef is typically dry-aged for around 30 days or longer, breaking down collagen to tenderize the meat and bring out flavors described as funky, nutty or even similar to blue cheese.

Dry-aging fish is a completely different animal, literally and otherwise. Meyer gives his fish a shorter aging window (5-10 days) after a thorough cleaning that removes the gills, guts and organs. Instead of bold, aggressive flavors, the process allows the natural oils to emerge while giving heft to the body and texture. “It doesn’t smell like saltwater; it doesn’t smell like the ocean,” the chef says.

After aging, Meyer marinates his swordfish in a blend of olive oil, garlic and herbs for up to three days, and deboned, butterflied branzino in a chimichurri base for up to two days, with the fish eventually grilled over orangewood. 138° doesn’t marinate salmon, a choice that keeps the skin as crispy as possible. “We cook it very low and slow on that skin side,” Meyer says. “And that salmon skin just turns paper thin, like a cracker.”

The chef took the experiment further recently, dry-aging a whole tuna for 45 days, allowing guests to taste it as an off-menu special along the way. “The flavors just got more and more complex and rich,” he remembers.

Meyer was inspired by Davin Waite, who runs Wrench & Rodent near San Diego and touts the benefits of dry-aged fish on social media. The two met in person, with Waite offering valuable guidance and advice.

This could be just the beginning. 138° also dry-ages duck and pork, expanding the limits of what’s possible for a steakhouse in Henderson. The only question left: What’s next?

TOP Thai snapper, swordfish and striped sea bass inside a dry-aging cabinet at 138°

RIGHT Dry-aged branzino at 138°

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UNDEFEATEDANDUNDISPUTED

BY CASE KEEFER

Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford had spent nearly ve years waging a war of words against each other as fans clamored for the two to face o in a welterweight title uni cation bout.

Earlier this year, the two best 147-pound boxers in the world decided to put their contention aside in order to make sure the showdown happened. Negotiations stopped stalling and sunk into place once the 33-year-old Spence and 35-year-old Crawford jumped on a series of phone calls and spoke one-on-one to sort out a bout nally set to occur July 29 at T-Mobile Arena.

“We both understood the assignment,” Crawford said during a recent virtual news conference. “We had the same goal and dreams in mind, so we just came together and made sure we were man enough and mature enough to get the ght made.”

It has made for a refreshing buildup to a blockbuster ght without trash talk serving as the primary driver of interest. Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) vs. Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs) doesn’t require any controversy.

The two ghters have done enough in the ring to make the bout arguably boxing’s biggest since Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao

faced o in May 2015. And from a championship stakes perspective, Spence vs. Crawford is even bigger.

The winner will become the rst unanimous welterweight champion in boxing’s four-belt era, which began in 2004. Spence enters holding while Crawford possesses the WBO strap. The winner will also likely be near-unanimously referred to as the top pound-for-pound ghter in the world, with ESPN currently slotting Crawford at No. 1 and Spence at No. 4

1. Size and strength but

the WBC, IBF and WBA titles,

in its rankings.

It’s so evenly matched that some sportsbooks opened the line near a pick’em, though Crawford has since taken action to sit as a narrow -160 favorite (i.e. risking $160 to win $100) with Spence coming back at +140 (i.e.

“I believe in this ght, there’s going to be highs and lows,” Spence said.

“He’s going to pick it up, and then I’m going to pick it up. We’re both going to pick it up at di erent points of the ght. Whoever can adapt and whoever can impose their style on the opponent, that’s who’s going to win

Here are the three biggest reasons each man could come out on top on what promises to be a historic night

risking $100 to win $140). di of the ght. Whoever can adapt and the ght.” be either way.

Spence is only one inch taller—5foot-9 to Crawford’s 5-foot-8—but his frame is noticeably bigger. The Dallas-based ghter has to cut a large amount of weight to make the 147-pound limit. On the other hand, Crawford, an Omaha, Nebraska, native, has spent most of his professional career at the 135-pound lightweight class. Crawford is used to ghting bigger opponents, but he arguably hasn’t encountered anyone as strong as Spence, who has routinely shown one-punch knockout power.

one-punch knockout power.

2. Close-range ability

Spence has won two of his past seven ghts, against Yordenis Ugas in April 2022 and Kell Brook in May 2017, by breaking his opponents’ orbital bones. That’s a testament to his lethal jab and his ability to consistently get inside to use it. Crawford has a reach advantage—74 inches to Spence’s 72 inches—but guring out how to utilize it will be a necessity if he wants to keep his face intact.

3. Defense

Spence and Crawford’s undefeated records are even more impressive given that neither ghter has ever o cially been knocked down in his professional career. Crawford has arguably come closer to hitting the canvas on more occasions, and that could be because he’s more willing to eat shots. Spence’s intricate footwork and quick-twitch movement have usually kept him out of danger.

Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford take aim at historic greatness in a monumental welterweight clash

ERROL “THE TRUTH”

SPENCE JR. VS CRAWFORD

When: April 29, doors open at 2:30 p.m., preliminary card 3 p.m., pay-per-view card 6 p.m., main event ring walks/entrances expected around 8 p.m. Where: T-Mobile Arena

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Pay-per-view: $85 on Showtime PPV

THREE REASONS TERENCE “BUD” CRAWFORD WINS

1. Speed and smarts

The highest-level bouts can come down to in- ght adjustments, and no one in boxing has more seamlessly switched up strategies from one round to the next than Crawford. He’s such a complete ghter, he can transform styles depending on what the situation dictates. Unlike the vast majority of his peers, Crawford can even bounce between orthodox and southpaw stances while keeping up the same rapid pace for which he’s known.

2. Distance control

Getting close to Crawford can be easier said than done. He’s so fast, most ghters can’t catch up for an extended period of time, leaving him free to pick them apart with punches from the outside. Spence said that part of Crawford’s reputation “doesn’t matter to me at all,” but past Crawford opponents have come into ghts with similar levels of con dence and quickly grown frustrated.

3. Counter-punching talent

Mayweather is more associated with Spence—since the two have trained together and share a manager, Al Haymon—but Crawford might look more like the longtime poundfor-pound great in the ring. Like Mayweather, Crawford pounces on the slightest mistakes and often waits on his opponent to throw before engaging. If the jab is Spence’s trademark punch, the hook is Crawford’s, as he’s able to connect with either hand to answer an opponent’s initial attack.

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2023

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

A region’s real estate market is often representative of the area’s growth and progress, and while housing markets are known to experience uctuations, Las Vegas has never failed to bounce back. Our home is one of resilience and perseverance, and it continues to expand. The development of the Las Vegas Valley and greater Southern Nevada region has inspired a massive population increase over the past 50 years, transforming what was once a small desert outpost into the bustling metropolis that is today’s Las Vegas.

Real Estate is a big part of that progress. The spaces we inhabit are critical to the work we do and the way we spend our time. Real estate agents help nd and secure the best places for our families to live and our businesses to operate so we can thrive as individuals and expend our best energy on our work and community.

On behalf of our team at Vegas Inc, I would like to congratulate this year’s Real Estate Award honorees. Your dedication to building the community and serving the people who live in it does not go unrecognized. Thank you for making Nevada home.

SIERRA SMART Special Publications Editor

Lifetime Achievement Award ALAN MOLASKY OVATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

“Nevada is a can-do state and Las Vegas a can-do city. It’s a place where anything is possible. Las Vegas has been a wonderful place to dream big and do big,” said Alan Molasky, founder and CEO of Ovation Development Corporation.

Molasky has been dreaming and doing big things as a real estate developer in Las Vegas for nearly 50 years. Early in his career, Molasky identified the need for more affordable housing options in Southern Nevada and forecasted a concerted effort between public and private sectors to address the crisis. Ovation Development Corporation builds market-rate and affordable multifamily housing, which is critical when working toward a solution for Southern Nevada’s housing shortage.

Today, Ovation’s housing portfolio includes 36 apartment-home communities valued at more than $1 billion. Among the company’s many accomplishments, Molasky is proudest of Ovation’s work to provide affordable housing to working families and seniors with fixed incomes.

In addition to his work in real estate, Molasky is also very involved in the Molasky Family Foundation which provides aid to local nonprofits focused on education, medical and hospice care, the environment, and food insecurity. Ovation partners with Coordinated Living of Southern Nevada, which facilitates coordination with Three Square and its Food Rescue Program to deliver food to tenants of various affordable housing projects.

Agents of the Year (Residential)

DAVID TINA, DAVE TINA, ANGELA TINA URBAN NEST REALTY

David Tina and son and daughter-inlaw Dave and Angela Tina are creating an environment of family and progress at Urban Nest Realty. None of the three agents started their careers pursuing real estate, but each found their passion as they embraced the opportunities and experiences that exist in the versatile and ever-changing landscape of real estate.

David Tina got his start in Long Island, New York, but found his home in Las Vegas where he has worked in real estate for the past 26 years. He founded Urban Nest Realty with Dave and Angela in 2012 and has served as the president of Las Vegas Realtors and of Nevada Realtors before becoming the Regional Vice President for National Association of Realtors. Most recently, he was appointed the Nevada Real Estate Commissioner.

Dave Tina originally got his real estate license as a backup plan but found genuine connection in the relationships he forged in the industry. Today, he says the career chose him. “When someone buys a home, it is literally an identity shift from one environment to a new home; [it] is similar to emotional growth. Being a part of that transformation is special, and I honor it,” he said.

Angela Tina has always been full of entrepreneurial spirit and was running her own company at 19—something that prepared her to eventually help open Urban Nest Realty with her family. She is heavily involved in the community and the volunteer opportunities at Urban Nest, and she is the incoming Vice President of Nevada Women’s Philanthropy.

DOHERTY INDUSTRIAL GROUP COLLIERS

Agents of the Year (Commercial)

The Doherty Industrial Group has been a leader in tenant representation, industrial land sales, site selection, REO dispositions and industrial investment sales for the past seven years. The team comprises ve agents: Dan Doherty, Paul Sweetland, Chris Lane, Jerry Doty and Morgan Elson. Combined, they have more than 80 years of industry experience and are frequently the recipients of company and regional awards.

This year, the Doherty Industrial Group reached more than $1 billion in transaction consideration for the rst time and completed Las Vegas’ rst-ever million-squarefoot industrial lease to a single tenant. Other recent deals include representing Overton Moore Properties in the acquisition of 125.4 acres in Henderson, and the sale

of SunPoint West’s six-building development.

As a team, these ve agents are invested in the community and nd a variety of ways to give back collectively and individually. They are involved with the National Association for Industrial and O ce Parks, the Society of Industrial and O ce Realtors Southern Nevada and the Certi ed Commercial Investment Member Institute, participating in events and on committees. They also contribute to local organizations and nonpro ts such as Project Marilyn, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, Spread the Word Nevada, Goodie TwoShoes Foundation, The Shade Tree, Opportunity Village and Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.

2023 REAL ESTATE AWARDS • CAREER MILESTONE PROFILES

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Newcomer Award

HENDERSHOT + PAVLOV INDUSTRIAL TEAM COLLIERS

Dynamic duo Ryan Hendershot and Chase Pavlov are coming out strong to the Nevada real estate scene. The Hendershot + Pavlov Industrial Team at Colliers specializes in industrial tenant representation, and Pavlov and Hendershot have closed 128 deals during their time at Colliers.

Pavlov recently graduated from NAIOP’s Developing Organizational Leaders inaugural class and now serves on the Community Service committee of the NAIOP Southern Nevada chapter, where he helped raise $30,000 for Make-A-Wish. He is a proud local Nevadan and appreciates how Las Vegas has grown over the years.

Hendershot never saw himself living in Las Vegas but says moving to Nevada and joining the Colliers team was the best career decision he has made so far. He is involved in NAIOP as a member of the Golf Tournament committee and volunteers for the Las Vegas Rescue Mission.

Pavlov and Hendershot are also co-founders of Future of Real Estate Las Vegas Networking Events, which are bimonthly events hosted for individuals under the age of 40 in the commercial real estate industry.

Community Award

ANGELA ROCK OLYMPIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Angela Rock graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with her Juris Doctorate in 1998 and moved to Las Vegas to work as a litigation and real estate associate in 1999. In the years since, Rock has established herself as a leader through her dedication to community and individual representation. Her problem-solving skills have allowed her to contribute solutions to a myriad of issues, from individual homeowner con icts raised in association meetings to crafting state legislation.

Rock joined Olympia Companies in 2006 and helped develop Olympia Management Services, of which she is now the president. She has solidi ed the reputation of her business as an example of excellent personal service and nancial improvement. OMS now provides management services to residents in more than 17,000 residential units, along with 80 commercial tenants.

In addition to overseeing management services for thousands of units, Rock also leads Olympia Companies Charitable Foundation as the Executive Director. Under her leadership, the foundation has donated more than $27 million to various charities. Rock orchestrates the annual Governor’s BlackTie Invitational raising funds, which have provided resources to children and youth, along with military families.

2023 REAL ESTATE AWARDS

INDUSTRY LEADERS LIST

Doug Thompson Urban Nest Realty 702-378-8231 urbannestrealty.com

Chaw Tun Huntington & Ellis, A Real Estate Agency 702-843-9344 huntingtonandellis. com

REAL ESTATE AGENTS

Alex Acosta The Boeckle Group 725-465-7646 theboecklegroup.com

Jennifer Belcastro Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties 702-796-7777 bhhsnv.com

Matthew Cherry JPAR Elite NV 702-222-3366 www.jparelite.com

Delinda Crampton Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties 702-796-7777 bhhsnv.com

Avi Dan-Goor Douglas Elliman of Nevada 702-616-1910 Elliman.com

Kristen Gerami Huntington & Ellis, A Real Estate Agency 702-583-3030 huntingtonandellis. com

Jack Greenberg Huntington & Ellis, A Real Estate Agency 702-583-3030 huntingtonandellis. com

Stacey Heroy Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties 702-796-7777 bhhsnv.com

Brandon Johnson HomeSmart Encore 702-579-3300 homesmart.com

Cristine Lefkowitz Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties 702-796-7777 bhhsnv.com

Mariel Pamintuan-Esguerra Huntington & Ellis, A Real Estate Agency 702-583-3030 huntingtonandellis. com

Greg Reich Realty ONE Group 702-525-7204 realtyonegroup.com

Jana Shore Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Nevada Properties 702-682-5262 bhhsnv.com

Leah Silva Eluciant - Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace 702-381-2040 eluciant.com

John Sullivan Huntington & Ellis, A Real Estate Agency 702-556-3541 huntingtonandellis. com

Craig Tann Huntington & Ellis, A Real Estate Agency 702-521-4358 huntingtonandellis. com

Tony Vane Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties 702-420-0166 bhhsnv.com

Zane Weber The Agency 702-800-9000 theagencyre.com

Brian Wedewer Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties 702-256-8888 bhhsnv.com

Mark Weinberg Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties 702-315-7806 bhhsnv.com

Mark Wiley The Mark Wiley Group – Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace 702-527-1188 markwileyrealty.com

John Williams Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties 702-362-1111 bhhsnv.com

Allen Zeller Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties 702-333-0319 bhhsnv.com

REAL ESTATE BROKER

Je Bates Wedgewood Homes Realty 702-475-6485 lasvegas.wedgewood homesrealty.com

Tyler Jones and Brian Ri el Colliers International 702-735-5700 colliers.com

Adam Malan and Deana Marcello Colliers International 702-735-5700 colliers.com

Georgia Purpura Urban Nest Realty 702-853-2444 urbannestrealty.com

Robert Reel Reel Investments

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER

Hassan Chaudhry Foresight Companies 702-747-9868 fscompanies.com

Mike Chernine IndiCap 702-496-2223 indicapinc.com

Sam Cherry Cherry Development cherrylv.com

Kevin Romney Camino Verde Group caminoverdegroup. com

Robby Thomas Camino Verde Group caminoverdegroup. com

Cody Winterton Raintree Partners

PROPERTY MANAGER

Natalie Allred American Nevada Company 702-458-8855 americannevada.com

Jennifer Mount Colliers International 702-735-5700 colliers.com

OTHER Home Inspector Andrew Aliotti Inspect LV 702-210-5333 inspectlv.com

Lawyer Andrew Gabriel McDonald Carano, LLP 702-873-4100 mcdonaldcarano.com

Loan O cer Damien Bauman Nevada State Bank 702-855-4632 nsbank.com

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THIS TIME AROUND, HOMEOWNERS ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO WEATHER A RECESSION

BY KATIE ANN MCCARVER VEGAS INC STAFF

Though fears of an oncoming recession remain potent, Las Vegas mortgage experts say existing and aspiring homeowners shouldn’t worry about a housing market crisis to rival that of the late 2000s.

Mortgage providers are much more wellequipped to face economic calamity than they were in 2008, and homeowners just need to know how to ask for help if they need it, said Andrew Leavitt, president of the Nevada Mortgage Lenders Association’s board of directors.

“Even though we’re going to go into a recession, the only time that housing values dipped as much as they did was ’08, and that was because of fraud,” Leavitt said. “And if you look at all of our prior recessions in U.S. history, housing values usually remain resilient and do not increase during a recession because it’s a tangible asset.”

Homeowners who are not familiar with the mortgage industry might be easily spooked by notices of foreclosure or short sale, Leavitt said, without realizing the number of options available to keep their home—such as federal COVID-19 relief or ex modi cations that can lower their payment amount in times of hardship or uncertain employment.

Homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage can also reach out to CARES Housing Assistance Program (CHAP), he said, which allocates up to $20,000 toward owed payments.

“And where these funds come from is actually from 2008,” Leavitt said. “Las

Vegas was the hardest-hit city in the entire nation as far as the client property values, and there were bills that were passed … that gave us what’s called the Hardest Hit Fund.”

Financial hardships in paying mortgages haven’t necessarily increased, but rising rates of debt in other areas can a ect one’s ability to make a payment, said Ryan Erekson, loan o cer at Guild Mortgage.

“So a lot of questions I’m getting are around just managing debt, or people asking if there’s any way for them to skip payments or lower payments to help with other debts they have,” Erekson said. “And then when those conversations come up, there’s a few different conversations we kind of work through to try to find solutions for them.”

Wells Fargo is encouraging customers to take advantage of the Homeowner Assistance Fund— both federally and at the state level—which can provide thousands of dollars in aid to those feeling the lingering e ects of COVID-19 or who may make their mortgage payment but, as a result, struggle to pay property insurance and similar expenses.

“They’re putting their mortgage rst,” said Martin Sanchez, Wells Fargo vice president of mortgage sustainability in the western region. “But we want to ensure our customers are comfortable with making their mortgage

payment—not a hiccup or at tire away from really not being able to make it or sincerely struggling.”

Though the Nevada Homeowner Assistance Fund primarily began as a response to the pandemic, it’s since been adjusted to re ect recurrent, relevant nancial hardships, according to Rumaldo Chaidez, housing and education coordinator for Chicanos Por La Causa, a nonprofit that has supported Las Vegas homeowners for more than a decade.

Fears of widespread foreclosures following the pandemic have not come to fruition, Chaidez said, though his organization has seen a lot of need when it comes to homeowners paying their mortgages, particularly due to decreased employment or unemployment.

Applications for assistance have steadily increased recently, he said, and Chicanos Por La Causa partners with the Homeowner Assistance Fund to act as a middleman for people seeking aid.

“Our job is to do outreach to these folks, and get them in the door,” Chaidez said, noting that some homeowners might not seek assistance due to technological barriers. “People tend to start the application and kind of let it go, but that’s what we’re here for. We’re here to walk them through the process and complete that application to either get the approval or the denial.”

Most providers are willing to listen to a plea to postpone a forced sale while homeowners seek assistance, he said, and the worst they can do is say no. “It is never too late to ask for help,” Chaidez said.

All mortgage companies have a hardship hotline for customers, with options ready for assistance, Erekson said. The primary way customers can facenancial hardship or prepare for it is by openly communicating with their mortgage companies, he said, and seeking help when they need it.

“Mortgage companies honestly don’t want to foreclose on people,” he said.

“They want them to stay in their homes, they want them to make payments and they’re more than willing to try to help.”

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It’s a good time to break into the development business. That’s according to Vincent Tatum, president and owner of Grand Canyon Development Partners.

“There is a shortage of skilled professionals within our industry, and many companies are willing to invest in the development, education and training of people who may be new to the industry,” Tatum said. “When you really look at what it takes to design and build any project, there are literally hundreds of professions that range from legal, financial, design, engineering, construction, fabrication and installation. Every subindustry needed to complete a project is experiencing labor challenges.”

Tatum doesn’t think the technical labor shortage will get better anytime soon, and says companies will need to be more willing to invest in training and human resource efforts to build back the labor force needed for an industry as complex as development.

The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Give us your bird’s-eye view of the current state of real estate development in Southern Nevada. Las Vegas continues to show tremendous growth and interest from outside investment groups and developers. We are witnessing the continued increase in invest-

Q+A: VINCENT TATUM

Window for success open to anyone willing to invest time and effort in development industry, exec says

ment activity for projects that focus on logistics, entertainment, hospitality, mixed-use residential, health care and manufacturing. There is also excitement that comes with the energy and culture that professional sports teams bring when moving to Las Vegas.

How have supply-chain issues affected your industry the past few years? Projects simply are not designed and constructed the way that they used to be based on the reality that supply chain considerations must be more heavily considered before the project even starts design. We are finding that we have to spend more time considering supply chain opportunities by evaluating what is currently available and incorporating that as the basis of design, and also releasing purchase of materials much earlier in the development process to hit the completion dates. This all plays a significant part in the overall design process, vendor and supplier contracting, cash flow forecasting, scheduling, sequencing, and quality of the materials and finishes that go into the final project.

What is the best business advice you’ve received? “Find the things that others don’t want to do and become a master at it.” I honestly don’t remember who told me or where it came from, but it has taught me the true meaning of value proposition.

Early in my career, I had the opportunity to take over an area of the business functions that nobody seemed to want to do because it was tedious, required a high degree of attention to detail, and generally was not appealing to other employees who wanted to focus more on the high-profile parts of the business. That experience taught me the inner workings of the business to a degree that it made all of the other business functions make more sense. It gave me an incredible insight and access to the information that really “moved the needle” in the business and provided me with direct mentorship and guidance from senior executives who taught me even more.

If you were king of Southern Nevada for a day, what’s one thing you’d do to improve the community? I would find a way to provide more affordable housing. One of the limiting factors to sustainable growth within Southern Nevada will be access to affordable housing for all of the workers who that growth will depend on. It’s a problem that has numerous complexities in the solution, and one that will not be easily resolved.

If you had one thing to do over again in your career, what would it be? I wouldn’t change anything. My career has been based off of learning from experiences that came from every

position, assignment and outcome— bad and good—that I was a part of.

Whom do you admire and why?

There are so many, but if I had to name who I admire the most, it would be my parents. It is astonishing and almost unbelievable to see just how far they came from growing up poor in the ’40s to raising three children who have all become successful business professionals. The sacrifices and commitments they made for us to do that are remarkable. I can only hope that I continue to make them proud and to do my part to help others as they have helped me.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

That more people don’t really take the time to hear one another and to recognize that it’s OK to change your mind if you learn something new that invalidated your previous belief or opinion. The world is filled with so much noise that I think it has made it harder for people to be willing to open their minds and to accept that it is an attribute of strength to admit that you were wrong and that you have changed your mind.

What is something that people might not know about you? I’m a big video game fan. Even with my hectic schedule, I still find time to play them. It helps me balance out the stress that comes with the job.

One of the limiting factors to sustainable growth within Southern Nevada will be access to affordable housing for all of the workers who that growth will depend on. It’s a problem that has numerous complexities.”

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Workforce Connections welcomed Movement Fitness owner Derek Parent to its board. Parent is a 25-year veteran mortgage industry professional and entrepreneur who opened the full-service fitness club in 2020. Movement Fitness will host an American Job Center. The new EmployNV Youth Hub will help connect young men and women to career and employment opportunities.

Pompey Entertainment announced Sylvia Welsh as its new group sales lead. She oversees all shows and increasing venue rentals for the company’s restaurants and spaces. Prior to joining Pompey, Welsh spent 13 years as president of Downtown

DMC where she worked with clients to promote products and services to travel agents and the meeting, incentives, conferences and exhibitions communities.

Bailey Kennedy partners John Bailey, Dennis Kennedy, Joshua Dickey and Joseph Liebman were named on the 2023 Mountain States Super Lawyers list in the area of business litigation. Partner Paul Williams was named in the area of health care. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the Mountain States area of Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are selected to receive this honor. Additionally, partner Joshua Gilmore and Associate Rebecca Crooker were named

on the 2023 Mountain States Rising Stars list in the area of business litigation. Kennedy was named on the “Top 10” and “Top 100” lists for the eighth consecutive year.

Paradox Museum Las Vegas, a collection of mind-twisting and eye-tricking exhibits, is officially open to the public. It is located at 3767 Las Vegas Blvd. South #200 and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

SVN The Equity Group promoted Deshone Brunswick to director of operations. She will oversee and evaluate business procedures, along with implementing policies and procedures that will improve day-to-day operations.

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