I was out of town, in fact out of the country, for the last two weeks attending a gaming trade show in London. I had a great time throughout the trip, and it occurred to me coming and going how Las Vegas is blessed with an oversized asset: McCarran International Airport. The only airport in […]
Posts in category Lifestyle & Travel Tips
Living Local — Gambling and the Las Vegas Local
This is the first post in Living Local (and Large at Low Cost) in Las Vegas that discusses gambling, hopefully followed by several more over the next year. Let’s set some ground rules. A local Las Vegas resident doesn’t have to gamble at all to have a good life. Even in my world as publisher […]
Is it Time to Buy?
Will the news coming out of the Fed yesterday spur more activity in the real estate market? With the Fed surprising nearly everyone by holding steady on the interest rate, this could go one of two ways. It could be the catalyst that gets buyers off the fence and out shopping for homes, or it could result in buyers […]
Living Local — How Bad Is Las Vegas Health Care...
Las Vegas medical services get a bad rap — and in this case, it’s somewhat deserved. According to Numbeo, Las Vegas ranks dead last in their index of health care in 51 cities in North America, while US News and World Report ranks Nevada 42 out of 50 for health-care access. In preparing this post, […]
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
My jaw just hit the floor. How is Wednesday’s discovery of a huge breach of sensitive personal information not front page news today? I think we’re all becoming desensitized when it comes to a new data breach – seems like a major corporation is spilling our candy all over the lobby every day. This isn’t […]
Living Local — The Best Freebie in Las Vegas!
Grandmother Dora Harrington, my only grandparent who lived long enough to be a major influence in my life, asked me once: “How would you like to visit a place where you can get everything you ever wanted for free? Go clean out a closet!” Now I’m going to ask a similar question. “Where can you […]
Living Local — Is Las Vegas Unsafe?
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 […]
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 […]
I’M BACK!
Did you miss me? It’s only been 5 years. I’m so excited to be back and to catch up with my LVA peeps. Much has happened around Neighborhood Realty in the past few years – more on that later. When we left off circa 2013, the market was still dominated by foreclosures and short sales. […]
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 […]
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