Two large community parks like this one, Paseo Verde Park, line Paseo Verde Parkway near Valle Verde Drive in Henderson, Nevada. The thoroughfare, which provides the backbone for the Green Valley Ranch development, also includes a recreation/community center, The Pavilion (a major entertainment venue), and a library.
Two large community parks like this one, Paseo Verde Park, line Paseo Verde Parkway near Valle Verde Drive in Henderson, Nevada. The thoroughfare, which provides the backbone for the Green Valley Ranch development, also includes a recreation/community center, The Pavilion (a major entertainment venue), and a library.
Two large community parks like this one, Paseo Verde Park, line Paseo Verde Parkway near Valle Verde Drive in Henderson, Nevada. The thoroughfare, which provides the backbone for the Green Valley Ranch development, also includes a recreation/community center, The Pavilion (a major entertainment venue), and a library.
Two large community parks like this one, Paseo Verde Park, line Paseo Verde Parkway near Valle Verde Drive in Henderson, Nevada. The thoroughfare, which provides the backbone for the Green Valley Ranch development, also includes a recreation/community center, The Pavilion (a major entertainment venue), and a library.
Bob Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank boxing promotions company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in New York, Arum is a former attorney and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He promoted his first fight for Muhammad Ali in 1966 and moved Top Rank’s headquarters to Las Vegas in 1986. He has produced countless fights in the city and helped to make it “The Fight Capital of the World.” In this interview, Arum talks about the path that led him to a career in boxing promotion, from childhood in Brooklyn, New York, to education at New York University and Harvard Law School, and finally meeting Muhammad Ali while working at New York law firm. He discusses his work with Ali, as well as other boxers, including Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Durán, George Foreman, and Oscar De La Hoya, and the growth and evolution of the sport over the past forty years. In addition, Arum talks about the role of Judaism in his life, his involvement with the local Jewish community, and the importance of the Chabad movement.
Joe Friedman worked in Caesars Tahoe, first as a cashier in the nightclub and later as a dealer. He also spent six months dealing in the casino on the Cyrstal Harmony. Joe moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and worked at various casinos such as the Hard Rock, Green Valley Ranch, Wynn, Palms, and MGM as a dealer, pit manager, and an assistant shift manager.