The fanny pack has traditionally represented fashion kryptonite for Las Vegas. But, one brand has managed to make this tourist staple cool, even luxury.
• Who? Miss Nevada, Julianna Erdesz
She came, she pageanted, she conquered. At 19, Kirsten Haglund snatched the shiniest crown of all after competing in only two pageants in her lifetime: the county and state ones that precluded Miss America.
Apparently, the folks up in Storey County never received the memo ordering them to worship at the altar of alternative energy — or else.
Back in 1973, Congress enacted the Endangered Species Act. Fifteen years later, someone looked around and realized there was no way to do a cost-benefit analysis on how much was being spent to “protect” the proliferating list of weeds and bugs in question, so Congress in 1988 added a section to the ESA requiring an annual species-by-species expenditure report.
James Packer, the high-profile casino investor scheduled to appear before Nevada casino regulators today, is selling tens of millions of dollars in assets after seeing his personal wealth halved last year.
Local economist Keith Schwer is looking for any hint of improvement in his Southern Nevada Index of Leading Economic Indicators.
John Ritter keeps it simple and real in his struggle to survive the worst downturn in Las Vegas history. It’s all part of the cycle.
CARSON CITY — Clean-energy proponents want a federal panel to block a proposed coal-burning power plant in eastern Nevada, while Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., is urging Gov. Jim Gibbons to proceed with the project.
The days of apathy at UNLV were declared dead shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday.
A crowd of thousands crammed into the middle of UNLV’s campus to rant, rave and scream out against what they see as devastating state budget cuts.
