April 17, 1997 “Notes from The Underground: the venerable indie record store has a new manager and mission: snag the mallpunks.”
Las Vegas City Life by Andrew Kiraly
Brent Engle takes over the 17-year-old shop.
October 2, 1990 “Poetry is alive at ‘Poetry Alive’.”
The Yellin’ Rebel by William Holt
The headline writer was immediately
offered a job at various local newspapers.
July 12, 2001 “Café Roma: Starbucks all grown up.”
Las Vegas Weekly by Joe Schoenmann
January 10, 1997 “Café cachet: Café Copioh’s ‘weird Bohemian’
atmosphere, a genial hangout for teens.”
Las Vegas Sun by Shane Gammon
Flyer for Café Rainbow.
Maryland Parkway and Flamingo.
Owners Jerry Higgle, Marci Gehrig
August 31, 2000 “The importance of being earnest:
Big B’s passionate musicologist Alex Vaughan assists buyers
hungry for inspiration and good service.”
by Joseph Clark
December 4, 2000 “Friends in high places:
Balcony Lights tries a community approach to the record store biz.”
Las Vegas City Life by Andrew Kiraly
Co-owners Harrison Rapp, Karoline Khamis, Frank De Francesco
June 25, 1998 “Closing time: the Wet Stop suddenly finds itself all dried up.”
Las Vegas City Life by Andrew Kiraly
Famously, The Wet Stop was formerly The Wet Spot
until a fatuous politician saw the sign.
He threatened to pull the liquor license unless the affront
to Vegas public decency was corrected.
Already, 1 ½ miles away, the lights of the Strip
were blushing from such near proximity to the pun.
Co-owner Michael Hessling
September 16, 2004 “The answer is: Street scene!
The question is: what is the key to UNLV’s future?”
Las Vegas Weekly by Stacy J. Willis
UNLV President Carol Harter notes that Maryland Parkway
is not thriving. Fifteen years later, remedies looks near
A thriving social arts district included
a punk emporium, Underground Records,
more selections of music at Benway Bop,
Big B’s, and Balcony Lights,
as well as art coffee shops,
Espresso Roma, Copioh’s, and Rainbow,
all with poetry readings
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