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At first glance, each of these pairs might seem like an odd couple. But for a number of downtown businesses, such combinations could be the key to their success, and the future of downtown. As the economy stumbles, several independent businesses are stepping...
Tags: Steve Carlin, Ariel Ceja, Ceja Vineyard, tasting rooms, Linda Cordair, Sandina Bailo, Napa, Beauty salon, Downtown, Cosmetics, Hairdressing
The Wichita Eagle As a world champion poker player, Lyle Berman has been holding 'em, folding 'em and going all in since he was 10 years old. The bigger the stakes, the better. "If it doesn't hurt to lose, it's not exciting," Berman said. The CEO of Lakes...
Tags: Ohio Berman, Lyle Berman, Rock Ohio Ventures, Louisiana Department of Revenue, grand casinos, Sumner County, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Mississippi, indians casinos, Las Vegas, Harrah's Casino Tunica, Downtown, Grand Casino Gulfport, Business Finance, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Clark County Nevada
In the Arts District, a massive sign reading "18b" shadows the transit stop. For those of us who aren't as cool as we think we are, 18b means 1800 block, which is how the artsy crowd refers to that area. Down the street is the retro sign from the 5th...
Tags: Las Vegas Boulevard, Jacob Snow, Las Vegas, Metropolitan Area Express BRT Line, Downtown, U.S. Route 91, RTC Transit, Hospitality Recreation, Clark County Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada
But he has a ways more to go if he wants to attract viable buyers. Having previously offered the building in the $3 million range, George Nerhan of Arizona was nowhere near a number that would sell. He's still too far off the mark with his latest $1.86...
Tags: Wiley, George Nerhan, Davina Jamison/Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Property law, Downtown, Hutchinson Kansas, John Wiley & Sons, Vesting
Mayor Oscar Goodman said, "They are evil," and accused them of trying to extort labor concessions by pretending to oppose downtown development projects. Now, the two sides appear to have reached an agreement to play nice. And the union, which represents...
Tags: Las Vegas, Labor, Redevelopment, Downtown, Elections, Initiative, Urban decay, Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, Symphony Park, Urban studies and planning, Ballot, Clark County Nevada, Direct democracy, Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas Nevada
The city of Mount Washington has hired a long-time resident to head up a program to help rejuvenate its downtown. Dale Salmon, 51, who has lived just south of downtown Mount Washington for 20 years, will serve as the new director of the Main Street program,...
Tags: Mount Washington, main street, street program, Salmonidae, Springfield Illinois, Mount Washington Cincinnati, Downtown, Marketing, Oily fish, Salmon
But the governor said lawmakers have made “significant progress” on the issues of the tax rate for table games and the licensing fees. House Democrats and Senate Republicans — the controlling parties — had been divided on those issues but have moved closer.
Tags: tax rate, license fees, Senate Republicans, Rendell House, resort casinos, house democrats, slot machines, Pennsylvania, State College, Downtown, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Clark County Nevada, Casino, Slot machine, Politics, Business Finance
The sleek, extra-long silver buses, with a capacity of 100 seated and standing riders, are of a different design than the city's other buses and travel the Euclid Avenue corridor in dedicated lanes with separate traffic signals that give them priority...
Tags: Port Authority, Oakland, Downtown, Cleveland, Wilkinsburg, Canada Line, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Business Finance, Light rail in the United States, Oakland California, Sacramento Regional Transit District
Even though rates are often double or triple everyday prices, they are not out of line for an event of international magnitude, said John Johnson, executive vice president of Short's Travel Management, the games' official housing partner. "The perception...
Tags: John Johnson, Crowne Plaza Lexington, WEG, Alltech, housing bureau, Lexington, Kentucky, Business Finance, Travel, Hotel, Downtown, Hospitality Recreation
Athens as the sounds of bass-heavy noise pop drifted across Karitsi Square, a tucked-away cobblestone oasis near the city center. In the outside seating area of Use Bar (Karitsi Square 5; 30-210-323-5993), two tables of artist types were discussing a...
Tags: Athens Voice, Karitsi Square, indie scene, Callasettes, Kolokotroni Street, Athens, Downtown, Bar, Punk rock, Indie pop, Athens Georgia, Athens-Clarke County metropolitan area, Clarke County Georgia