Looking at the low gap between rent and mortgage

What do you get when you combine rising rental payments in Las Vegas with falling interest rates? You get affordability. According to Meyers Research Group,...

Joe Biden column: ‘You deserve more from your White House than...

In challenging times, it can be easy to feel discouraged about our capacity to make progress. Nearly 170,000 Americans have been lost to the pandemic, and...

As We See It: On Covid and cigarette smoke; closed bars,...

“I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” It would be interesting to know how...

In these times, staying silent is fatal to all of us

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” It’s always easier to be quiet. Don’t offend anyone. Be...

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will fight for LGBTQ+ equality

The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket marks our nation’s most pro-equality presidential ticket in history. Former Vice President Biden’s selection of Sen. Harris as his...

Vegas City Opera presents virtual Wagner with ‘The Ring of the...

No, they are not! Oh, yes, they are! In the middle of the greatest pandemic of the 21st century the Vegas City Opera is staging the...

Vegas Astrology: Joy is on its way, Virgo

ARIES,  March 21 - April 19                                     ...

The Arlene Cooper Community Health Center is readying for its ribbon...

The LGBTQ+ Community Center of Southern Nevada is launching a campaign this month that will lead to a ribbon cutting ceremony at the naming...

Registered voters to receive ballots in the mail, here is...

It will be a presidential election like no other this November, and that’s not even factoring in the matchup between President Donald Trump and...

Looking to travel during COVID? There are still plenty of options

CRUISIN’ or CRUISING? Pre Stonewall it meant Bars and Parks or a Trans Atlantic on a Cunard Queen! Posh meant the style we gave...

Port Of Subs to host job fair Sept. 10

Port of Subs plans to host a job fair on Thursday, Sept. 10. On site interviews will be conducted and a small combo meal...

SQ:UAD Festival: four festivals unite for a one-day virtual fest open...

When COVID-19 led to the cancellation of festivals across the U.S.,  organizers from four major queer, womxn-centric festivals united to create one big virtual...

Remembering Bill Schafer, former publisher and editor of Las Vegas LGBTQ...

William "Bill" Schafer, former publisher of the Las Vegas Night Beat and former managing editor of the Las Vegas Bugle, passed away on July...

Gipsy bulldozed: Historic Las Vegas nightclub starts construction from the ground...

The history of Las Vegas’s LGBTQ+community can be told through the history of its lesbian and gay bars — Maxine’s, The Red Barn, Le...

As We See It: Safeguarding our elections

As we prepare to publish, the Nevada Legislature is meeting in special session, mostly to consider how to fund a necessarily expanding state budget...

Jimmy’s@Madisons: Cabaret, restaurant, bar, opening soon

The question everyone is asking is, “When is Jimmy’s@Madisons opening?” In an interview with the Spectrum, we posed that question to Jimmy Emerson and got...

Farewell to Margot Villaseñor; Descansa en Paz la amiga del pueblo

Las Vegas lost a legend on July 19 with the passing of Marcos Antonio Garcia, known by most as Margot Villaseñor, la amiga del...

Closed but not dark: Las Vegas theater online!

Stuck in Phase 2 of the reopening, with rumblings of returning to Phase 1 if COVID-19 infections continue to skyrocket, our community theaters remain...

Vegas Astrology: Allow things to just unfold, Leo

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Be aware of how you are always connected to spiritual purpose and guidance. Take nothing for granted and be delightfully...

An Effective Response to the Coronavirus Requires COVID-19 Data from LGBTQ+...

I cringe at reports that suggest the coronavirus does not discriminate. While anyone can become infected, the virus’ effects are more significant for vulnerable...