February 2005

Silverado Ranch Area Supermarket Price Analysis.
On February 13th I, Brad Emens, conducted a price comparison analysis. My analysis concluded Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market was almost $8 less expensive than even Food 4 Less!
Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market is a traditional grocery store that is non-union. According to a January 27th article in the Las Vegas Sun, “Michael Gittings, secretary-treasurer of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 711, said the union does not know when it will stop picketing the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market stores.”
Our Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market, located at the Silverado Ranch Shopping Plaza across from 7-11 gas station, is one of four Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets that opened in the Las Vegas Valley late last month. A fifth Neighborhood Market is under construction at Hollywood and Lake Mead Boulevard.
In 1962, Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart Stores Inc. He was a true capitalist that created ways to cut corners and therefore pass modest savings on to his customers. I do admit though, I still shop at Smith’s occasionally.
Another Telltale Sign…
Have you noticed all of the churches going up in our community? The four I have noticed are; Oasis Church on the northeast corner of Cactus Avenue at Gillespie Street (currently under construction), Harvest Church on the southwest corner of Erie Avenue at Bermuda Road, Haven Later Day Saints Meeting House on the east side of Bermuda Road and south of Pyle Avenue (also under construction), and Beautiful Savior Church on the west side of Bermuda Road north of Cactus Avenue.
Seeing our community being interspersed with churches is yet another telltale sign of our neighborhood growing in diversity. These places of worship will benefit the 77,622 people that now live in the 89123 zip code.

Brighton Village
Have you noticed the housing subdivisions being built around us? One that recently caught my eye is located on Maryland Parkway at Cactus Avenue. Warmington Homes Nevada is the developer and Brighton Village is the name of this new development. The homes are detached, single-family dwellings ranging in price and size (1,194 square feet for $208,990 to 1,432 square feet for $238,990*). One of their disclosures states, “Prices are subject to change prior to any sales releases.”