Ever since I first moved here in 1994 and especially after I started this blog, I’ve been asked the question, “Is Las Vegas a safe place to live?” My answer is, “I am not concerned about crime – any more than when I lived in Cleveland (where I was mugged once) or New York (and […]
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Eating Las Vegas Strongly Recommended for Local...
Eating Las Vegas 2019 is the best book available on Las Vegas restaurants, including the many wonderful (and well-priced) bistros, cafés, and Asian restaurants opening every month throughout the valley. Written by John Curtas, the seventh edition focuses on 52 essential restaurants (26 on the Strip, 26 elsewhere), plus contains information on 200 more, conveniently […]
A Couple of Tips To Ease Your Move to Las Vegas
My second move to Las Vegas (August 2015) was 3000% calmer than my first (August 1994). On June 30, 2015, after my nearly 98-year-old father passed, I decided that my business (CDC Gaming Reports) needed me back in Las Vegas. Just 40 days later, I hosted a house-warming party in my completely furnished Las Vegas […]
A Night in Fremont East
Fremont East, which comprises six blocks from Las Vegas Boulevard to 8th Street and from Ogden Street South to Carson, is probably the most authentic entertainment area in Las Vegas. Developed beginning in the early 2000s, the district is now home to several quality well-priced bars and restaurants, a luxury high-rise condo, two concert venues, […]
Living Local — Las Vegas Grocery Stores: Very G...
Of the 10 best supermarkets in the U.S. listed in a recent Food and Wine article, only WinCo (two locations), Whole Foods (four), and Trader Joe’s (five) have stores in Las Vegas. The valley doesn’t offer the total grocery-shopping experience of Wegman’s in upstate New York or H-E-B in Texas, but Las Vegas residents can […]
Living Local — Why Many Las Vegas Residents Are...
One of the first things I noticed when I moved from Las Vegas to New York City in 2005 is how much New Yorkers love their city. Living in New York City means having to adapt to a reduced way of life (smaller home, crowded lifestyle, less money spent on luxuries, including travel) and a […]
Living Local — A Few Tips on Finding Somewhere ...
The most important, or at least the most basic, decision a person makes when arriving in any new city or town is where to live. When I first conceptualized this blog, I wasn’t planning on addressing house-hunting in the first few months — due to its complexity. But after already receiving a few questions about it, […]
Living Local in Las Vegas — Five Neighborhoods ...
Perhaps the biggest change I noticed in the last 20 years in Las Vegas is neighborhood maturation. During the real-estate boom days of the 1990s, houses, stores, strip malls, etc. were springing up all over the valley, including entire communities — Summerlin, Green Valley, Centennial, Anthem — that have now matured into solid established neighborhoods […]
Living Local in Las Vegas — The Master Plan (Fo...
I love the Internet! I feel it was created by God especially for people like me who crave instant information, constant innovation, and continual change (or more correctly, are flighty). According to my friends and colleagues, I change my mind more often than anyone else they know, especially about small things, so having a very […]
Living Local (and Large at Low Cost) — “W...
I recently took a trip to south Texas — a land rich in history, scenery, and idiosyncrasy — and was asked the question in the title of this inaugural blog post several times, usually followed by “I love to visit Las Vegas” or “I’ve thought of moving there.” My short answer? “Good, but different.” My long […]
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