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See ya later: After two years covering Downtown, columnist Joe Schoenmann is moving on.

Joe Downtown: A final column of advice, predictions and ponderings

Aug 27, 2014 (8 p.m.)

By Joe Schoenmann

After two years of covering the Valley's hottest 'hood, columnist Joe Schoenmann is moving on.

Joe Downtown: Is DTP’s sudden severing of ties with Factorli a sign of larger problems?

August 13, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Does manufacturing project Factorli's demise signify a lack of planning on Downtown Project's part?
Joe Downtown: Will DTP finally take on housing? Doing so could save Downtown

July 30, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Downtown Project's purchase of the land Atomic Liquors sits on has many scratching their heads.
Atomic’s property sold to Hsieh’s Downtown Project — wait until you see the price

July 18, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Downtown Project made them an offer they couldn’t refuse. Sitting at his usual bar stool Thursday night in the bar at 917 Fremont St., co-owner Kent Johns said the sale won’t change the operations because he and his brother remain in control. “We’re still running the bar,” he said.
Joe Downtown: New project could pave the way for a tangible tech hub

July 2, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

In June, President Obama singled out Jen McCabe, saying Las Vegas could become the center for “a revolution … in American manufacturing.”
Man who rented costume to gunman Jerad Miller notes switch from Batman to Joker

June 13, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Jerad Miller’s costume of choice on the Fremont Street Experience was Batman, the comic book character known as a crime-fighting vigilante. But after Miller returned from Bundy Ranch in early March, a place he was reportedly booted from because of his extreme views, he stopped being Batman. He later turned up in photos as ...
Joe Downtown: Why Sunday’s shootings could mean new regulations on the Fremont Street Experience

June 11, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Jerad and Amanda Miller, who gunned down three people last weekend, were reportedly street entertainers on the Strip and Fremont.
Joe Downtown: Police crack down on security, alcohol on Fremont Street

June 7, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Combatting the heat, many thousands of people drank thousands more gallons of alcohol while ...
Joe Downtown: Tragedy, secrets and the tough side of Downtown development

June 4, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

The neighborhood experiences a tragic loss and a brutal app allows bash-friendly conversation.
Joe Downtown: Have Zappos employees answered the neighborhood’s revitalization prayers?

May 28, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Can the Zappos workforce sustain all the area's new businesses?
City clears way for pot dispensaries on LV Boulevard, Fremont Street

May 21, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Ultimately, only 12 dispensaries will be allowed within Las Vegas city limits. There are no numerical limits on cultivation and production facilities beyond distance separation ...
Las Vegas officials bar new liquor stores, tighten rules

May 21, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

The belief that drink-fueled problems in the five-block Fremont Street Experience are caused by package liquor sales prompted the Las Vegas City Council to crack down, toughening laws on ...
Joe Downtown: Nevada’s sesquicentennial book is riddled with mistakes

May 21, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

According to the coffee table book, the Golden Nugget is no longer in existence. Hmm...
City commission gives $1 million to help revive the Huntridge

May 19, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

Questions about the risk Las Vegas might take on if it invests $1 million in historic Huntridge Theater fell to impassioned speeches from neighbors about ...
Joe Downtown: Use of force is prominent topic in sheriff candidate forum

May 15, 2014

By Joe Schoenmann

With just nine days before early voting begins, eight of nine men vying to become the next sheriff answered questions Thursday night on everything from police use of force on people — and animals — to immigration and ...