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Geoff Schumacher (born November 11, 1965) is a journalist and author who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the author of two books focusing on the history of Las Vegas. [1]
Schumacher, who was born in Madison, Wisconsin, moved when he was 11 to Las Vegas.[ citation needed ] He graduated from Pahrump Valley High School [2] in 1984, and received his bachelor's degree in journalism in 1988 from the University of Nevada, Reno. [3] He edited the college newspaper, Sagebrush, his senior year. [4]
After graduation, Schumacher worked as a reporter and then as city editor at Las Vegas Sun . He then worked for three years as managing editor of Las Vegas CityLife , an alternative newsweekly. In 2000, he went to work for Stephens Media, where he launched the now-defunct Las Vegas Mercury , an alt-weekly, which published for four years until it folded after Stephens Media bought rival Las Vegas CityLife . Schumacher wrote a weekly column for the Review-Journal beginning in January 2006. In May 2008, he was named publisher of CityLife. [5]
In 2014, Schumacher began working for the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. [6]
The Chicken Ranch is a legal, licensed brothel located about 60 miles (97 km) west of Las Vegas near the town of Pahrump, in Nye County, at 10511 Homestead Road. The 17-bed brothel sits on 40 acres (16 ha) of land. A separate building, connected to the main house by a breezeway, contains three extensively-decorated themed "bungalows" catering to those customers wishing a more luxurious experience.
The Desert Inn, also known as the D.I., was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, which operated from April 24, 1950, to August 28, 2000. Designed by architect Hugh Taylor and interior design by Jac Lessman, it was the fifth resort to open on the Strip, the first four being El Rancho Vegas, The New Frontier, the still-operating Flamingo, and the now-defunct El Rancho. It was situated between Desert Inn Road and Sands Avenue.
El Rancho Vegas was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, built in what would later become Winchester, Nevada. The El Rancho Vegas was the first full service resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip, at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue. In 1941, The Las vegas Strip was then known as Highway 91, and Sahara Avenue was then called San Francisco Avenue. The El Rancho Vegas was conceived by Thomas Hull, who owned several hotels in California and wanted to expand his operations to Las Vegas. Hull decided to build his new resort along US Highway 91, on desert land located just outside of city limits. Hull intended to target motorists traveling from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, although his remote location was met with skepticism.
The settlement of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 after the opening of a railroad that linked Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. The stopover attracted some farmers to the area, and fresh water was piped in to the settlement. In 1911, the town was incorporated as part of the newly founded Clark County. Urbanization took off in 1931 when work started on the Boulder Dam, bringing a huge influx of young male workers, for whom theaters and casinos were built, largely by the Mafia. Electricity from the dam also enabled the building of many new hotels along the Strip. The arrival of Howard Hughes in 1966 did much to offset mob influence and helped turn Las Vegas into more of a family tourist center, now classified as a Mega resort.
Mountain Springs is an unincorporated community in Clark County in southern Nevada. It is located in Mountain Springs Summit, the pass over the Spring Mountains through which Highway 160 connects Las Vegas and Pahrump. Public buildings include a fire house and a saloon.
Norm Clarke is an American gossip columnist in Las Vegas, Nevada. He wrote the column "Vegas Confidential" for the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1999 to 2016. He publishes the website Norm Clarke's Vegas Diary.
Edward Parry Thomas was an American banker who helped finance the development of the casino industry of Las Vegas, Nevada. Along with his business partner, Jerome D. Mack, he is credited with building Las Vegas into what it is today.
Golden Entertainment is an American gaming company based in Enterprise, Nevada that operates casinos, taverns and slot routes. It was formed in 2015 by the merger of Golden Gaming and Lakes Entertainment. It is the largest tavern operator and largest slot route operator in Nevada. In October 2017, the company completed an $850 million acquisition of American Casino & Entertainment Properties. The company now has 10 casino resorts, nine in Southern Nevada and one in Maryland.
Affinity Interactive, formerly known as Herbst Gaming and Affinity Gaming, is an American private casino and sports betting company based in Paradise, Nevada. It operates eight casinos in Nevada, Missouri, and Iowa, and publishes the Daily Racing Form.
Megan Frances Edwards is an American writer and editor.
Pahrump is an unincorporated town located at the southernmost tip of Nye County, Nevada, United States, about 62 miles (100 km) west of Las Vegas, Nevada. Pahrump lies adjacent to the Nevada–California border and the area had a 2018 population of 36,174.
Pahrump Valley is a Mojave Desert valley west of Las Vegas and the Spring Mountains massif in southern Nye County, Nevada, and eastern San Bernardino County, California. Pahrump, Nevada, is in the valley's center and the Tecopa and Chicago Valleys are immediately to the west. The valley has routes to Death Valley and a route to Las Vegas. Pahrump Valley Days is the annual event in February each year, along with the sanctioned JRH-HS Rodeo.
Joe Schoenmann is an American journalist and nonfiction author who has lived in Las Vegas since 1997.
Las Vegas CityLife, founded in August 1996, was the oldest alternative weekly newspaper in Southern Nevada and covered news about the Las Vegas Valley and surrounding areas. Coverage included news, politics, arts, and culture reporting in print and online formats. The publication is owned by Stephens Media Group but was formerly owned by Wick Communications. Its primary competitors were Las Vegas Weekly and Vegas Seven. Publication ceased on January 30, 2014.
The Nevada Press Association is the official member trade organization for news publications in the state of Nevada. It is a non-profit organization that represents seven daily and thirty-five weekly news publications in Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region of Northern California, as well as two online news services. The history of the NPA dates back to 1888, when an association of Nevada newspapers was first organized. Mark Twain was a founding member at that time. In 1924, the organization officially became the Nevada State Press Association after a journalism professor at the University of Nevada, Reno spearheaded a reorganization campaign. The organization dropped the word "State" from its name in 1995, becoming simply the Nevada Press Association. The board of directors that governs the association is composed of 11 officers elected by member newspapers from around the state.
Robert Lloyd "Bob" Brown was an American publisher of the Las Vegas Valley Times from 1973 to 1984. Prior to this, he had served as a correspondent in Asia for the United Press and as a journalist in Alaska and Arkansas. He was also editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a speech-writer for Paul Laxalt, editor of the Tucson Daily American, editor and publisher of the Lacey Leader and chairman of the Nevada State Tax Commission.
The Valley Times was a daily newspaper based in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Pahrump Valley Times is a bi-weekly printed newspaper and online news site in Pahrump, Nevada, that covers news regarding Pahrump as well as areas around Nye County. The newspaper started its circulation on December 23rd, 1971, and has continued to offer printed editions for its subscribers since. Its online news site was launched in the early 1990s, and an electronic edition of its printed newspaper followed in early 2020. Pahrump Valley Times is currently affiliated with the Las Vegas Review-Journal publication group.
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