Past Issue
» Feature Motorsports Mecca
March/April 2012
Considering attendance woes nationwide—Indianapolis Motor Speedway saw crowds for the Brickyard 400 plummet from 270,000 in 2007 to less than 140,000 in 2011—it is no small feat that Las Vegas continues to fill seats. “Vegas is a lot like Talladega [Alabama] since it’s a destination race,” says NASCAR standout and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch. “People come from all over the country to have fun in the city and take in a race at the same time.”
» City Limits The Cosmopolitan
March/April 2012
Sandwiched between CityCenter and The Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan utilizes its slice of the Strip well with a unique vertical focus that is contrary to the traditionally large footprint of Las Vegas mega resorts.
» Wide Open Surviving Nevada’s Beauty
March/April 2012
Every year thousands of outdoor enthusiasts are drawn to Nevada by the rugged beauty of its high mountains, sweeping valleys, and remote backcountry. Others passing through arrive by happenstance. Regardless of reason or circumstance, those who accept Nevada’s hospitality must be prepared to reckon with myriad contingencies that could place them in harm’s way.
» Cravings Mmm…Burgers
March/April 2012
“Middlegate, Montello, Mina…” we said in unison. Then, it hit us. Simultaneously we exclaimed, “Mmm…” delighted at the aptness of the alliteration. Though we couldn’t make it to all of the Silver State’s marvelous “meateries” ourselves, a handful of burger runs confirmed our fans’ flattering findings: Delicious burgers are as plentiful in Nevada as sagebrush.
» Nature Rainbow Trout
March/April 2012
The rainbow trout is native to rivers and lakes of North America, west of the Rocky Mountains, but its reputation as a hard-fighting (they have a tendency to leap repeatedly when hooked) and tasty game fish has led to its introduction throughout the world. The strain of rainbow trout native to Nevada is known as the redband trout.
» History Ferris and His Big Wheel
March/April 2012
Born in 1859, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. came across the plains with his family in 1864 from Galesburg, Illinois and settled near Genoa. Ferris was drawn to the Carson River, and, on hot afternoons, he would climb on his pony and clop down to the water. Local lore maintains that it was the handiwork of William Cradlebaugh that drew Ferris to the riverside.
» Events Spotlight They Call the Thing Rodeo
March/April 2012
More than 20 annual rodeos in the Silver State draw cowboys and cowgirls from across the country, and the big ones such as June’s Reno Rodeo and Las Vegas’ National Finals Rodeo in December are just the loop in the lasso. From north to south, east to west, high school to professional, Nevada is rodeo.
» Shows Spotlight The Smith Center for the Performing Arts
March/April 2012
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, a centerpiece of Las Vegas’ reemerging downtown and reenergized dedication to cultural offerings in the city, is set to open March 10 following more than a decade of conceptualization, design, and construction. Performances range from Broadway productions to local and national musical and dance talent.
» Know Your Nevada Pursuing the Olympic Winter Games
March/April 2012
I enjoy the incredible opportunity to serve as chairman of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition, a group comprised of leaders from Nevada and California passionately dedicated to bringing the next Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games held in North America to our region. The RTWGC is currently engaged in the process to host the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
» People
Jim Marsh
It’s Saturday morning, and Jim Marsh is discussing business with his staff at Jim Marsh Automotive (a Kia-Mitsubishi-Suzuki dealership) in northwest Las Vegas. This is “game day” in the car business, when most sales are made.
You wouldn’t know it given his entrepreneurial success, but this is an atypical beginning to the weekend for Marsh, who refers to his age as “north of 70.” Instead, he is often bound for rural Nevada to relax and enjoy the history of the Silver State.
