Tyler Schneider
Staff Writer
Recent Stories (view all stories)
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A&E5 thoughts: The 2026 LVL Up Expo at Las Vegas Convention Center
Monday, April 27, 2026 If cosplay is the currency of every great fan expo, LVL Up was loaded.
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NewsRepublican-led efforts mount to limit access to abortion pill
Thursday, April 23, 2026 The abortion pill is now used in 65% of all terminated pregnancies nationwide, but since 2022, anti-abortion advocates and politicians have set their sights on legally limiting or eliminating access to the medication.
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FeaturesYoung artists in Las Vegas use creativity to connect, inspire and give back
Thursday, April 23, 2026 When the Weekly invited Clark County School District high school students to create our magazine’s cover, we provided the prompt, “Why are the arts important in Las Vegas?”
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BusinessNevada cannabis leaders push for Strip integration to rescue falling tax revenue
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Riana Durrett, director of the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute and vice chair of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, says the decline in legal sales doesn’t tell the entire story.
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NewsChecking in on the state of Mojave desert tortoise conservation
Thursday, April 16, 2026 The official state reptile of Nevada has been classified as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act since 1990, with habitat loss and disease contributing to their declining numbers.
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NewsNevada’s new housing bill is working, but for whom?
Thursday, April 9, 2026 While Assembly Bill 540 casts a wide net, the most pressing aspect of the housing crisis persists: of 1,566 total units funded in the bill’s first disbursement, only 61 will explicitly serve extremely low-income households.
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TasteChef Gene Villiatora's Ai Pono Café takes Las Vegas diners deeper into Hawaiian cuisine
Thursday, April 2, 2026 The tattoo-clad founder of Ai Pono Café at Durango is confident his Hawaiian street food is the most authentic in the Valley.
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NewsCongressional debate over Utah monument hits close to home for Nevadans
Thursday, April 2, 2026 With President Trump back in office, the future of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument management plan is in question. and the implications worry public land advocates.
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NewsHenderson lags behind Nevada in closing the gender pay gap
Thursday, March 26, 2026 Henderson had the 15th largest gap in the country in a recent business.com study, with an average female resident earning $19,645 less than her male counterpart.
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FeaturesThe state of local beer: Vegas breweries pour on the innovation
Thursday, March 19, 2026 Persistence, experimentation and building community emerge as hallmarks of the unique local beerscape.
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A&ELVL Up Expo 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 The Wild Guild, a troup of fantasy and medieval event performers, takes a break from taking entries for their giveaways to pose in full regalia. (https://www.instagram.com/thewildguild/)
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LVL Up Expo 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Cosplayer Johnny Boy Test portrays Patchy the Pirate from SpongeBob Squarepants. (@thetrue_johnnyboytest_)
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A&ELVL Up Expo 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026 Cosplayers portray Cloud and Tifa from the Final Fantasy series. Prince Ishtar as Cloud (@prince.noir.bunny) Bliss as Tifa (@ittsumo_kurai)
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A&ELVL Up Expo 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026 Danielle and Brandon of Husky Hubby Cosplay show off their take on Peach and Mario. (@huskyhubbycosplay/)
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A&ELVL Up Expo 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026 From left to right, local cosplayers as Byleth from Fire Emblem, Fire Lord Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender, Shiromuku from Silent Hill F and Undertaker from Elden Ring. @Swabluus (Byleth - Fire Emblem) @eiyingcos (Fire Lord Zuko - Avatar) @abbydaze (Shiromuku-Silent Hill F) @vamplettes (Undertaker-Elden Ring)
