Topic: Oscar B. Goodman
One afternoon last week I interviewed Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman in his office at City Hall. The mayor's workplace is a souvenir-laden shrine to portraits, desktop knickknacks and glass-encased bobbleheads. I've visited Goodman's office a few times, b
From Henderson to downtown Las Vegas, here are the notes:¥¥¥The Henderson Pavilion lifted off in September 2002, when Lee Greenwood performed a concert for a crowd of about 5,500. That the show was free helped ensure the crowd would be ...
Today was the official and annual signature swimsuit poster photo shoot for the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant contestants, and at 6:30 a.m., the...
It's the most ambitious production David Saxe has taken on in 23 years since he began co-producing his sister Melinda's magic show while he was...
Once a site that helped expose the underground world of the Mafia, the historic federal courthouse and United States Post Office building in...
County, cities should be exploring ways to consolidate government servicesState lawmakers last year passed a bill requiring local governments in Clark and Washoe counties to study consolidating services. The governments have until Sept. 1 to send reports
Who pays for the showgirls who accompany the mayor to events? — Karla Nolan ¥¥¥The showgirls are just one more indication that Mayor Oscar Goodman may enjoy politics, but his genius is in marketing.Along with the oversized martini
Las Vegas government officials decided against ratifying a proposed contract hammered out between city staff and its firefighters union. Clark County sources told the Sun last week that a softer stance by the city could hurt the countyÕs attempts to
The tentative deal between the city of Las Vegas and its firefighters union might hurt efforts by Clark County to impose deep cuts to its firefightersÕ contract.For months, Mayor Oscar Goodman was a reliable ally to Clark County officials pushing for
The walls of the tiny conference room in Las Vegas seem to be splattered with the inside of someone's brains.. . That is to say, there are...