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November 2, 2026

Can Vegas Finally Revitalize Its Historic Westside?

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Can Vegas Finally Revitalize Its Historic Westside?

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For years, the City of Las Vegas has been attempting to revitalize its Historic Westside neighborhood, though often with stops and starts. Today, we revisit a conversation with Las Vegas City Councilwoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong to dive deep on what the city’s doing to revitalize one of the city’s most historically important neighborhoods – and why it’s been such a difficult task. 

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