Mike Trask

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Boulder City bookshop no bellwether: Business is more about quality of life than making money; Friday, July 4, 2008; Everett Chase doesn’t measure the economy in million-dollar increments like those big businesses on the Strip. In his little bookshop in Boulder City, $100 means a great day.
Boyd’s bid for new casino site could open door to competitor: Monday, June 30, 2008; North of Interstate 215 in North Las Vegas, Losee Road turns to gravel and then ends altogether at a chain-link fence. Beyond, in the empty desert, is where Boyd Gaming wants to build a casino.
It’s 3 1/2 miles east of another casino, Aliante Station, which will open this year.
Unexpected housing slump effect: Church left half-built: Developer abandons work at Black Mountain Fellowship amid bankruptcy filing; Friday, June 27, 2008; Pastor Roy Miller Sr. thought God had answered his prayers when three years ago a developer offered to build him a beautiful church in exchange for five humble acres in Henderson.
Cleanup gives NLV neighborhood hope for renewal: Daylong event is part of the city’s sweeping investment; Tuesday, June 24, 2008; Elizabeth Driver has lived in the same small home for 40 years. Her life has remained mostly unchanged. Not so her neighborhood, what with the guns and the drugs. But there are signs of improvement.
Litigation over Boulder City recall looks likely: Proponents are talking to a lawyer, determined to fight secretary of state’s ruling; Saturday, June 21, 2008; The effort to recall a pair of Boulder City politicians started on the streets, and now it’s likely moving to the courts.
Smoking ban not doing all the banning its sponsors hoped: Many taverns thumb their noses at the law, which has little teeth; Saturday, June 21, 2008; Two years ago — when the economy was humming along fine and nobody was getting hepatitis C from a colonoscopy — Nevada’s proposed indoor smoking ban was front-page news.
Patrolling, protecting made personal: Homegrown Boulder City officer is wedded to his neighborhood beat; Tuesday, June 17, 2008; The police in Boulder City know the first names of the crossing guards and babysitters. The chief hands out his personal cell phone number to residents when he greets them at monthly meetings in a coffee shop.
World leaders relaxing in the desert?: Mag item touts retreat on Lake Las Vegas, but no one here has heard of it; Monday, June 16, 2008; The idea sounds noble, even if it doesn’t mesh perfectly with the decadence synonymous with Las Vegas.
Prospects for NLV’s downtown looking up: $1 billion in planned projects includes plaza, new city hall; Saturday, June 14, 2008; North Las Vegas is inching closer to refurbishing its oldest neighborhoods along Las Vegas Boulevard North, with the City Council expected to review a downtown master plan by the end of summer.
Amid Suburbia, an island of serenity: Without lawyers or a homeowners association, enclave’s residents struggle to keep booming Henderson at bay; Friday, June 13, 2008; This is a neighborhood without screwy rules about where you can park or what color you can paint your home.