It’s a sure bet that casino CEOs don’t execute their jobs with the passion that Michael Meredith has as a sign holder for Metro PCS on Sahara and Decatur.
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Meet Claudia Ramirez, a member of the Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls traveling All Stars roller derby team.
David de Alba worked for years at Finocchio’s when it was a highlight of the San Francisco entertainment scene.
Hassan Hamilton has a fresh and old-school hip-hop style in the Las Vegas music scene.
By 22, Raquel was blind even after hundreds of eye operations. The headaches that came with her vision problems were so intense that she decided to have her eyes removed.
Zac Erickson joined the carpenters’ union the first week out of high school. But when the recession hit work slowed down and he began doing custom woodwork.
He had a full-time job in graphic design, but the job became unfulfilling. Social and political issues galvanized him to establish Recycled Propaganda, the pseudonym for his artwork.
Clyde Williams couldn’t feel the Lord in an oil refinery in Los Angeles. He couldn’t connect to the Lord at a cubicle in a stagnant office building either.
Homelessness is one of the most complex social issues America faces, and organizations continue to work tirelessly to defeat it. One Las Vegas woman saw an opportunity.
Rev. J Barry Vaughn, rector of the Christ Church Episcopal, joins other ministers from his church to deliver ashes to anyone on the Strip for Ash Wednesday.
At one point he was homeless in the Pacific Northwest, being arrested for tagging trains and walls, but also painting model trains to make money.
Frank Marino is the longest-running headliner on the Strip, but times have changed since he started at 19 in “An Evening at La Cage” at the Riviera.
Dayvid Figler graduated high school early hoping never to come back to Las Vegas.
After working at different zoos across the country, and switching different departments within those zoos, his fascination with reptiles led him to establish his own store about 20 years ago.
“Titanium” Tim Welch lost his leg in the 1990s to an infection after breaking it racing motorcycles in Florida. But that hasn’t stopped him from driving motorcycles and scooters alike.