Las Vegas’ tourism arm will potentially approve an up to five-year, nearly $3 million contract for resort corridor employee transportation during Las Vegas Grand Prix races.
Mick Akers
Transportation reporter
Email: makers@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2920
X: @Mickakers
Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as transportation reporter in November 2018. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Those attending either the UNLV-Syracuse football game or Las Vegas Aces-New York Liberty WNBA playoff game Friday night should prepare for increased post-game traffic.
Another full directional closure of Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Strip is planned to occur this weekend.
The 2027 NCAA Division I women’s basketball West Regional will take place at T-Mobile Arena — the first time Las Vegas has hosted a women’s regional since 1991.
UNLV’s athletic department is facing a nearly $21 million budget deficit as the university struck a deal to stay put in the Mountain West Conference.
Road restrictions related to Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit setup will pick up over the coming weeks, with track lighting installation reaching the Strip.
Despite seemingly constant roadwork across Southern Nevada, the Las Vegas Valley ranks as one of the easiest commutes to work in the country.
In the latest twist in Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner’s bankruptcy case, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to lawyers for one of Lehner’s creditors.
A portion of Interstate 15 near the resort corridor is scheduled to be closed over the weekend.
The Athletics have played their final home game in Oakland. The countdown to the baseball team’s “Welcome to Las Vegas” moment has started.
The $3 billion grant for the Las Vegas-to-Southern California high-speed rail project has been signed by the Federal Railroad Administration.
Come 2:30 a.m. Oct. 9, the pair of Tropicana hotel towers that have stood on the Strip for decades will come down in less than 30 seconds.
Another local Southern Nevada business has filed a lawsuit relating to claimed negative financial impacts caused by last year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Following in the footsteps of the NFL and the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee, Formula One is looking to utilize local businesses to help put on this year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
When the Tropicana’s two hotel towers are brought down via implosion on Oct. 9, it will mark what will likely be the last event of its kind for some time.