About

As its name suggests, Living-Las-Vegas.com focuses on what it’s like to call Las Vegas home. Because of its global reputation as a tourist destination, gambling mecca, and all-around “Sin City,” Las Vegas is often perceived by the outside world as an impossible or bizarre place to reside. Rare is the Vegas dweller who hasn’t been asked at some point or other, “Do you live in a hotel?”

While it’s easy to shrug off such queries, we do know that life here in Southern Nevada really is different from other American cities. Those differences, which reflect the unique reasons Las Vegas came into existence as well as why it has mushroomed into its current form, are far more fascinating than anything that might show up in an ad campaign or commentary written by a visiting reporter. We have a name for those visiting info gatherers, in fact: “parachute journalists.” They drop in, look briefly about, and fly off feeling more than qualified to pen their gleanings with authority.

Although “parachute journalists” are often accurate about what they report, there is much that they miss or fail to interpret. They are essentially tourists, after all, and tourists usually don’t get the opportunity to experience the city beyond the reputation.

That’s where we come in. We are a group of writers who live in Southern Nevada. Some of us are natives, but most arrived more recently. We work in a variety of fields from entertainment and hospitality to education and law enforcement. We share a fascination with life in the only big city in America that was founded in the twentieth century. We do not live in hotels.

Whether you are a resident, a prospective resident, or just interested in Las Vegas, we welcome you to enjoy our articles, share your views, and let us know how we’re doing. Click here for current press releases about Living-Las-Vegas.com and the contributing writers.

The details:

Living-Las-Vegas.com is produced by Flattop Productions, Inc. “Living Las Vegas” articles first appeared in February, 2004, on the site of Las Vegas author and observer Megan Edwards. In March, 2008, the site was re-launched on it own domain: Living-Las-Vegas.com. Seven Las Vegas writers joined Edwards to cover more aspects of Las Vegas life from more points of view. By the end of the year, four more scribes joined the staff, bringing the total to an even dozen. In August, 2009, the focus shifted from publishing feature articles 2-3 times each week to posts being published on a daily basis by writers covering specific beats and/or subject categories.

There are currently ten recurring beats, each writer will be posting new columns on specific calendar days each week. These post subjects include hotel, store & restaurant openings, casino resort promotions, concert reviews, profiles of local celebrities, local events, day trips, visits to museums & galleries, local issues (traffic, weather, development, etc.), local information (neighborhoods, parks, libraries, etc.), book, movie & restaurant reviews, uniquely Vegas happenings like casino implosions, and a variety of other topics from police ride-alongs and volunteer opportunities to trade shows and gardening. Basically, if a topic or event relates to living in Southern Nevada, one of the staff writers just might write about it. All such posts reflect the personal experiences and viewpoints of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or viewpoints of the owners of Living-Las-Vegas.com or Flattop Productions, Inc.

Living-Las-Vegas.com’s editors seek, post, and maintain directories of online resources and information about living in and relocating to southern Nevada. Categories include schools, art & cultural organizations, pet care, and recreational opportunities. Also on the site are employment statistics, casino hotel ownership information and celebrity weddings that have taken place in Las Vegas over the last fifty years.

Mark Sedenquist is the site’s Publisher and Managing Editor. He maintains all Web resources and informational pages. He may be reached at mark@living-las-vegas.com. The Executive Editor of Living-Las-Vegas.com is Megan Edwards. She may be reached at megan@living-las-vegas.com.

Information about advertising opportunities is online here.

If you are interested in submitting articles for publication on Living-Las-Vegas.com, please send a query to mark@living-las-vegas.com.

Living-Las-Vegas.com runs on WordPress and was designed by Jesse Keyes using Brian Gardner’s “Streamline” theme. The Living-Las-Vegas banner graphic was designed by Tom Drennon.
Nancy Zerbey is the Senior Staff Editor and Linda S. Evans is the Staff Photographer.

Become a Living-Las-Vegas.com Writer!

Do you have insights and opinions to share with readers all around the world about your experiences living and working in Las Vegas? If so, we invite you to become a Living-Las-Vegas.com writer/blogger. There are three levels of Living-Las-Vegas.com writers, Primary, Rover & Blogger. Primary Writers have prior writing credits and volunteer to write and publish their posts on a specific calendar day each month. For instance they would publish a new post every Monday or Wednesday, etc. We encourage both Primary and Rover writers to develop a topic specialization, or a BEAT they wish to cover. Our intent is to give our writers as much brand identity as the expert in a particular aspect of life in Las Vegas as possible. Rover Writers have no obligation to post on a specific day or even a specific number of times in a month. We provide a suite of editing tools and photo gallery options built on the WordPress platform to enable you to tell your stories the way you want to. Living-Las-Vegas.com Bloggers have a great deal more flexibility about the kinds of subjects they write about and they are not limited to a specific day or schedule. To remain an Active LLV Blogger, these writers post one blog post per calendar month.

While you may choose your own topics to write about, we do have a few basic guidelines you’ll be expected to follow. As a Living-Las-Vegas.com writer/blogger, you may not post elements which might be offensive, illegal, or that might harm, violate the rights, or threaten the safety of others. You may not post, transmit, or share content in your posts that you did not create or that you do not have permission to post. You understand and agree that the owners of Living-Las-Vegas.com blogs, Flattop Productions, Inc., may, but is not obligated to, review the posts and may delete or remove (without notice) any posts or other content in its sole discretion, for any reason. Flattop Productions, Inc. removes all spam comments posted on the sites it owns, including the Living-Las-Vegas.com. You can manage and delete any comments you wish on the posts you write.

Primary and Rover Writers are independent contractors who can elect to be paid for their blog posts according to a set schedule. Compensation ranges from $15 to $5 per published post, and more information about this program is available upon request. In addition to the Primary and Rover Writers program, we also host a fully-supported Living-Las-Vegas.com Blogs section where aspiring & visiting writers are encouraged to make at least one weekly post on subjects of their choosing.

As a matter of policy, Living-Las-Vegas.com Bloggers are encouraged to promote to Primary and Rover Writers if they are interested. Several of the Primary Writers also maintain active Living-Las-Vegas.com Blogs covering topics they wouldn’t normally cover for their article beat subjects. Please join us and share your knowledge of this amazing place known as “Las Vegas”!

To become a Living-las-Vegas.com writer/blogger, please contact Mark Sedenquist, Managing Editor of Living-Las-Vegas.com.