Local business owners speak out as rent prices soar
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As new developments grow along Main Street in the Arts District near downtown Las Vegas, some current business owners are speaking out about the trouble with keeping up on the rent as the area flourishes.
The doors to Fowler Fine Art on Main Street and Colorado Avenue in the Arts District are now closed after the owner Priscilla Fowler says she was forced to move a couple of blocks over to Commerce and Utah due to high rent increases.
She’s not the only business owner moving to a new spot, 8 News Now also spoke to Jeff Young owns Modern Mantiques, and he says he has a month to find a new location.
“That’s really the trouble I see right now down here is affordability and keeping the authenticity of the area intact which seems to be going to the wayside,” he said.
Fowler says her move is also temporary and she has four months to find a permanent shop she can afford.
“I started to…
