Proposal would restore old motel facades in Fremont East District

Las Vegas officials are looking to breathe new life to an aging area of downtown. A portion of Fremont Street, stretching from Las Vegas ... [PROPOSAL WOULD RESTORE OLD MOTEL FACADES IN FREMONT EAST DISTRICT]( [Las Vegas officials are looking to breathe new life to an aging area of downtown. A portion of Fremont Street, stretching from Las Vegas Boulevard to 14th Street in the Fremont East District, is home to several aging motels in need of improvements. The city will request $762,000 from the Centennial Commission at its meeting today for the restoration of motel facades and vintage neon signs associated with the properties.]( [THE $3 BILLION PLAN TO TURN HOOVER DAM INTO A GIANT BATTERY]( [Hoover Dam helped transform the American West, harnessing the force of the Colorado River - along with millions of cubic feet of concrete and tens of millions of pounds of steel - to power millions of homes and businesses. It was one of the great engineering feats of the 20th century. Now it is the focus of a distinctly 21st-century challenge: turning the dam into a vast reservoir of excess electricity, fed by the solar farms and wind turbines that represent the power sources of the future.]( [IBUYERS OFFER ANOTHER OPTION TO QUICKLY SELL HOMES IN LAS VEGAS]( [Instead of selling their homes through traditional real estate agents, some Las Vegans are opting to sell directly to so-called iBuyers such as Opendoor. San Francisco-based Opendoor has operated in the Las Vegas Valley for just over a year and is helping change the game for homebuyers and sellers.]( [EDITORIAL: LAXALT WASTES COURT'S TIME, TAXPAYER MONEY ON POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING]( [The Nevada attorney general's office has hit a low point with its appeal of the recent ruling blocking the execution of Scott Dozier. Not only is its argument in the appeal cockamamie and demeaning, but the effort stinks of being a political play instead of a quest for justice.]( [EVERYONE IS WATCHING: A 10-HOUR JOURNEY WITH LAS VEGAS' TOP BASKETBALL RECRUITS]( [The Las Vegas Prospects are one of the most prominent AAU teams in the country, headlined by a trio of highly-ranked recruits who draw large crowds of college coaches whenever they take the court. On Thursday, the Prospects played two games at the Bigfoot Hoops Las Vegas Classic, and the Sun was able to follow the team as it navigated a long day of tournament basketball.]( MOST READ: [How Trump won re-election in 2020]( [Caesars launching sports betting in New Jersey, Mississippi]( [Rick Pitino promises to tell all in upcoming memoir]( [Thousands more flee wildfires as deadliest blaze slows down]( [50 years on, McDonald's and fast-food evolve around Big Mac]( [Join Our Mailing List]( Greenspun Media Group, 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by thesundaily@lasvegassun.com