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Two very different high schools take up residence on a shared Downtown Las Vegas campus
This month saw the opening of a sprawling, modern campus at Maryland Parkway and Oakey Boulevard, one that houses two specialty schools: Central Technical Training Academy and Global Community High School.
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College-bound local teens from Las Vegas gear up for campus life
“Cal Tech aligns with my future goals of research, and it’s also the nearest, most prestigious institution to my home.”
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How much is being done to assist Las Vegas’ K-12 students with mental health?
“If teachers can learn to recognize signs of depression or anxiety, they can try to reach out to the students, and maybe point them in the direction of a counselor or someone that they can talk to in a safe space.”
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President DeRionne Pollard helps grow and improve Nevada State College
“We’ve gone through periods where people are like, ‘Do we actually even need this institution?’ Here we are 20 years later, and we’re no longer an experiment.”
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Las Vegas resident DJ Deorro reaffirms his love for music with Latin dance album ‘Orro’
“It’s all about getting people to recognize a sound they grew up with,” the first-generation Mexican-American DJ tells the Weekly.
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Monica Garcia reflects on four years of Las Vegas’ Love Yourself Foundation
“It’s important for people to believe in themselves, to believe in whatever makes them shine, and to not be afraid to pursue their passions and find their purpose in life.”
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Fantastic Negrito mines his personal history to create an ambitious new album
The 54-year-old Bay Area bluesman joins George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Fishbone, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and more at the Amp at Craig Ranch on August 13.
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This time in Las Vegas, Zane Lamprey brings his comedy to the Strip
“You’ve really got three cities in the U.S. that are real drinking cities: New Orleans, Key West and Vegas. “But let’s be honest, nowhere in the world that can hold a candle to what Vegas offers.”
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The Jonas family’s Nellie’s Southern Kitchen keeps it homey on the Las Vegas Strip
Kevin Jonas Sr.—father of Kevin, Joe and Nick, aka the Jonas Brothers—says the family’s relationship with MGM Resorts grew through years of award shows, tours and special appearances by the pop group in Vegas.
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Soaking in experiences and experiments at Las Vegas Brewing Company
The spot marks the return of indomitable brewer Dave Otto, to town and to his old stomping grounds in the northwest Valley.