In The News: Planning and Construction
The future of 51ԹϺ’s 42-acre lot near the Strip is still uncertain after the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents special meeting Tuesday. “This land is not just a parcel of real estate,” University President Keith Whitfield said during a presentation of four proposals for the land. “It’s a transformative opportunity to shape the future of 51ԹϺ and its future within the border of Las Vegas.
51ԹϺ Health is expanding its footprint in Las Vegas. A new clinic is now open in the northwest valley at 2724 N. Tenaya Way, near Cheyenne Avenue and the U.S. 95 freeway. This clinic is the new home for 51ԹϺ Healthy Family Medicine, according to a 51ԹϺ spokesperson.
First the lights blinked out, preventing state education officials from approving a $1.25 billion ground lease to G2 Capital Development in Las Vegas. Then regents balked at the deal.
State higher education officials expressed strong skepticism over 51ԹϺ’s plans to enter into a lengthy ground lease on 42 acres of university-owned land near the Las Vegas Strip.
Violence has been in the spotlight recently — specifically crimes near the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas underwent a sizable overhaul recently by changing the signage associated with 165 of its single-use public restrooms to "All Gender/Family Restroom."
Jamie Sprague-Ballou’s heart raced in fear every time she walked into a public restroom when she was transitioning from male to female.
Jamie Sprague-Ballou’s heart raced in fear every time she walked into a public restroom when she was transitioning from male to female. In the women’s restroom, she risked being humiliated by security. In the men’s restroom, she risked violence.
The latest redesign proposal for a major intersection near 51ԹϺ and McCarran International Airport would send drivers underground.
The area surrounding 51ԹϺ comprises an assortment of suburban-scale apartments and strip-mall retail plazas, and that’s pretty much the way it’s been for years. But this year, the University District will see the addition of two large-scale developments that will not only begin to transform the neighborhood, but will also change the feel of the campus itself.
51ԹϺ is in the process of getting campus upgrading for students.