跟进：Las Vegas艺术区商家组建行动联盟拟推青少年导师计划 初五节庆暂停期小店承压
Las Vegas——位于内华达州克拉克县的拉斯维加斯市，据Las Vegas Focal 10月17日报道，市中心艺术区（Arts District）的商家正在为一个更安静的11月做准备：因10月2日活动期间发生枪击、一名15岁少年身亡，主办方已取消11月的First Friday（初五节庆）。部分商家依赖这一活动夜带来的人流增加顾客，眼下正值假日购物季临近，取消的影响开始显现。涉案的17岁嫌疑人 Isaac Manriquez 目前在押，被控公开谋杀及两项使用致命武器企图谋杀罪名，按成年人受审，保释申请被拒，下一次出庭定于11月17日。
在Commerce Street经营服饰配饰店PLUR City的 Karina Carancho 说，她当初选址艺术区，就是想让自己的店成为这个社区的一部分，First Friday能为小商家带来平日没有的关注与客流。她说：「First Friday的意义就是支持本地商家，所以很不幸，受影响最大的正是这里的本地小商家。」她本人是两个青少年的母亲，她表示希望未来的First Friday能够继续办下去，同时社区着手应对暴力问题，取消活动不应当是唯一的回应。
在Main Street经营水晶与家居饰品店The Honeypot的 Jocelyn Poirier 与其他店主组建了「艺术区行动联盟」（Arts District Action Coalition），计划把有风险的青少年与本地商家结对，让青少年在店里完成社区服务时数并接受导师辅导。Poirier说，这一做法意在让年轻人真正走进社区、与商家建立联系：「我们需要张开双臂欢迎他们，让他们看到更好的样子。如果他们觉得自己是这个社区的一分子，他们就会想要保护这个社区。」她说自己年轻时也曾是问题少年、正需要一位导师，因此希望这个计划能让年轻人感到与社区相连。
在等待节庆恢复期间，商家也在用店面快闪、wine walk（品酒漫步）与art walk（艺术漫步）等活动吸引访客，迎接假日季。此前，市长 Shelley Berkley 已表示，市政府、Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department与First Friday Foundation正在检讨安保与活动运营方案，节庆最早可能在12月恢复，也可能推迟到2027年1月。
Follow-Up: Las Vegas Arts District Owners Form Action Coalition With Youth Mentorship Plan as First Friday Pause Strains Shops
Las Vegas — Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada. Arts District business owners are preparing for a quieter November after organizers canceled the month's First Friday event following a shooting that killed a 15-year-old during October's gathering, The Las Vegas Focal reported on Oct. 17. Some shops depend on the event's crowds for extra customers, particularly as the holiday shopping season begins. The 17-year-old suspect, Isaac Manriquez, is in custody facing an open murder charge and two counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon. He is being tried as an adult, bail was denied, and his next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 17.
Karina Carancho, who owns PLUR City on Commerce Street, a shop selling rave accessories including bracelets, masks and backpacks, said she chose the Arts District because she wanted her store to be part of the neighborhood, and that First Friday brings attention and customers to small businesses that might otherwise miss out on the event's foot traffic. "First Friday is all about supporting local businesses so, unfortunately, it is the local small businesses out here that are going to be affected the most," Carancho said. A mother of two teenagers, she said she hopes future First Friday events can continue while the community works to respond to violence, and that exposure to art, local shops and community events matters for young people.
Jocelyn Poirier, owner of The Honeypot, a Main Street shop selling crystals and decor, and other owners have formed the Arts District Action Coalition, which plans to connect at-risk youth with local businesses for community service hours and mentorship. Poirier said the effort is intended to build relationships between young people and neighborhood businesses, adding that she was once a troubled youth who needed a mentor. "We need to welcome them in. We need to show them better," Poirier said. "If we make them feel like they are a part of our community then they will want to protect that community."
Businesses are also trying to draw visitors with activities outside First Friday, including storefront pop-ups, wine walks and art walks, as they head into the holiday season. Mayor Shelley Berkley has said the city, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the First Friday Foundation are reviewing security and event operations, with a possible return in December or January 2027.
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图片来源：图：Las Vegas艺术区（18b）Main Street上一家复古服装店内景。ClearLight602摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，取自Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Inside a vintage clothing store on Main Street in 18b The Las Vegas Arts District. By ClearLight602, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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