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Across the Las Vegas valley, many parks, trails and roadways are named for Nevadans. Some of them came to Southern Nevada before Las Vegas was founded, and at least one is still practicing law in town.

Having grown up in Southern Nevada and spent a lot of time visiting, teaching and writing about Hoover Dam, I admire it and the people who built it.

The start of July marked the 65th anniversary of the opening of the now-defunct Stardust resort, although its history can still be seen through its neon sign.

Fifteen thousand hotel workers across Southern California recently walked off the job. Workers at about 65 major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties went on strike Sunday morning, including front desk staff, housekeepers, and kitchen workers.

Nearly a century ago, writer Aldous Huxley called Los Angeles “19 suburbs in search of a metropolis.” In many ways, Las Vegas is the 20th suburb. The two cities share such links as the Old Spanish Trail, the L.A. to Salt Lake Railroad and Interstate 15. Three Southern California architects also did a great deal to make Las Vegas look the way it has and does.

The NHL, WNBA, NFL and soon the MLB will have moved to Vegas in just the past six years

While Memorial Day weekend is renowned for being one of the busiest travel periods in the United States and symbolizing the unofficial start of summer, it is important to remember that at its core, this holiday holds a solemn significance.

The Historic Commercial Center neighborhood about a mile east of the Las Vegas Strip has a storied history as a haunt for the Rat Pack in the 60s and a haven for LGBTQ+ communities from the 70s to the late 90s.