Mother always said that paint could work miracles on an interior. What she didn’t know is how successful paint can be in the garden.
: As a relatively new resident to the Las Vegas area, I am wondering about the white powdery buildup along the bottom of my walls and planters in my yard. Is it calcium from hard water? For a densely planted backyard, is there something that I can clean it off with that will not harm my plants, trees and shrubs? Is there a way to prevent it in the first place short of softening the water used through my drip irrigation system?
Just last week, florists and Hallmark celebrated Valentine’s Day, and some of us may feel guilty for the entire year if we didn’t participate.
DEAR READERS: These days, we’re all looking for ways to save money, and an easy way to do that is by changing your home’s air filter. Not only will the air you breathe be cleaner and healthier, but doing this on a regular basis can lower your utility bills.
: We just moved into our house and have no idea what shape the water heater is in. I’ve been told it’s a good idea to drain it periodically, but what steps do I need to take to flush it?
The problem with fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports is stuff. No matter how much stuff we have, there always seems to be something else we need, never mind that our shelves are already full of other stuff we absolutely had to have but used only once or twice.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Luke Nevill blocked the potential game-winning shot at the end of regulation and scored eight of his 23 points in overtime as Utah survived a scare from scrappy Colorado State for an 89-79 victory Wednesday, the Utes’ seventh straight win.
• LAKE MEAD — Fishing continues to be consistent for boaters from Vegas Bay to Crawdad Cove. Boaters must spend time to find the fish to be successful. Cut anchovies have been taking stripers.
When his team’s season fell on the shoulders of a freshman Wednesday night, Palo Verde girls basketball coach Phil Clarke wasn’t nervous.
The March 14 IBF light heavyweight title fight between Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver at the Palms has been postponed after Dawson suffered an injury in training.
The punch line that the Sunrise Region basketball playoffs turned into this week sort of makes you wonder:
Fresh off an upset win over Desert Pines on Friday, Eldorado’s girls basketball team was hoping to make a splash in the Sunrise Region playoffs.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — After absorbing all of Brandon Ewing’s best shots, UNLV walked away with a black eye that might still be hurting in the middle of March.
• BISHOP GORMAN — Wrestler Steven Hernandez won the 145-pound championship at the Class 4A state tournament for his third individual championship. Girls soccer player Mariah Hobbs had three goals and an assist against Clark for her eighth hat trick of the season.
Avery Bradley, a senior guard at Findlay Prep in Henderson, was chosen to the McDonald’s All-American boys basketball team Wednesday.
The UNLV women’s basketball team scored just 17 points in the second half, losing to Wyoming 50-44 Wednesday night in a Mountain West Conference game at Cox Pavilion.
One phrase from Desert Pines boys basketball coach Chancellor Davis said it all on Wednesday night.
Faith Lutheran boys basketball coach Bret Walter isn’t accustomed to entering the postseason with a 9-17 record.
Rap producer Marion “Suge” Knight has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery for beating a woman in a Las Vegas parking lot last year.
Two years ago, 14-year-old Davonta Toms was gunned down and killed during a robbery attempt spurred, in part, by a Budweiser NASCAR jacket.
The North Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday voted to strip the failing city housing authority of its Section 8 housing voucher program for the poor and transfer the program to another agency.
The poignant photograph of a combat Marine paying his last respects to Cpl. William Salazar of Las Vegas speaks for itself.