As the nation celebrated the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th president, his predecessor attended the festivities before boarding a helicopter for Andrews Air Force Base and then catching a jet for Texas, far from the spotlight.
A ballooning budget deficit. A reeling economy. Caterwauling from the state’s higher education system about “Draconian cuts.” A Republican chief executive who insists that the state, like its citizens, must live within its means during difficult times.
One Six missed the mark by taking the name of its floor number in the new Eastside Cannery, 5255 Boulder Highway. Considering its breathtaking view of the Boulder and Vegas strips, Tapas the World would have been more appropriate.
With low-fat and low-sugar foods taking up an ever-larger share of supermarket shelves — not that that’s a bad thing, considering our national weight nightmare — it can be difficult to find the full-fat and full-sugar versions, and sometimes those are just what are needed. So I understand the frustration of Jennifer Rada, who is looking for Polly O Whole Milk Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheeses. And so, apparently, do a lot of her fellow readers.
Alexis Park Resort main kitchen, 375 E. Harmon Ave., received 38 demerits Jan. 9. Violations included dishwasher did not maintain proper temperature. GRADE: C
On inauguration day for President Obama, a day filled with hope and promise, chief economists from a number of national organizations killed the joy with predictions of further doom and gloom at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas.
A federal judge Tuesday rejected a proposed settlement involving investors in USA Capital, a hard-money lender that controlled $962 million in assets when it failed in 2006.
Slot machine giant International Game Technology announced Tuesday it acquired “substantially all of the assets” of Progressive Gaming International Corp., which was foreclosed and liquidated last week by one of its lenders.
