Stacy J. Willis

Photo of Stacy J. Willis Stacy J. Willis has worked as a writer and editor for the Weekly for four years. Prior to that, she worked for the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Daily Star. When not on the clock, she builds hot rods from scratch in her suburban garage.

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Recent Stories (view all stories)

It’s the pits
A mine proposed less than three miles from Anthem is drawing fire from residents and politicians alike
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
A mine proposed less than three miles from Anthem is drawing fire from residents and politicians alike.
Welcome to beautiful Henderson, er, Rochester?
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009
Welcome to “Rochester” Nevada, located in Henderson... at least that's what Google Maps says. Stacy J. Willis reports on the textures of life there.
In praise of libraries
Books are only the beginning
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
The best thing about a library is that when the world breaks into pandemonium you can hide in the stacks.
Las Vegas appears to only be growing in intolerance
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Hello, rising wave of intolerance, I haven’t seen you in a while. I was tempted to believe that momentarily we had dispatched with the villainization of gay people; because, yawn.
There's a battle over the hump in Pahrump
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Pahrump—a town known for legal brothels and guns—is battling over the city’s image.
What’s wrong with a few fake dead children?
One Pahrump couple puts their fascination with death to good use—making custom coffins
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
One Pahrump couple puts their fascination with death to good use—making custom coffins
Death’s answer man
The spokesman for the Valley’s largest mortuary talks about cremation, neckties and his first embalming experience
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
The spokesman for the Valley’s largest mortuary talks about cremation, neckties and his first embalming experience.
Fresh, yes; easy, we’ll see
Notes on Alice Waters, local growing and the slow-food movement
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
Notes on Alice Waters, local growing and the slow-food movement.
Can Anybody Be Trusted?
How the story of Tire Works, Nina Radetich and the state of Nevada adds up to a farce about integrity
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
How the story of Tire Works, Nina Radetich and the state of Nevada adds up to a farce about integrity.
Tattoo U.: LV Ink offers hopeful artists a chance to start needling
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Lemons, pig ears and then human flesh - the journey of aspiring tattoo artists.

Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)

A night of civil rights history? Not for gay Americans
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008
On an otherwise glorious election night: California, Arizona and Florida passed constitutional amendments against gay marriage. How's that for a night of civil rights history?
A few hours left
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008
The sun is setting and the doorbell rings. "We voted," I say. No time for chitchat, there's only a couple of hours left.
Just what the doctor ordered: The end of the election
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008
What else is America, if not ballot casting and media overkill? That sums it up. And it's a nutshell kind of day. By the end of it, we should have the future of the American experiment worked out.
Save the world, eat an apricot
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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