EDITOR’S NOTE: This marks the return of an occasional series of stories highlighting performers who played an interesting role in the history of entertainment in Las Vegas.
The bone-crushing agony. The spine-chilling terror. The blood-curdling screams.
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ALLISON COX, interviewed students at PALO VERDE High school
So you want to grow a vegetable garden, but have been met with failure attempting to plant directly in the garden? Try establishing seedlings indoors.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
From the top floor of the M Resort, Anthony Marnell III has a commanding view of the neighborhood.
The debate over allowing the public in to the world’s biggest gadgetfest, a look at Super Bowl commercial and a new online comics feature fill today’s version of Net Notes.
Despite the slumping economy, many local employers have managed to hang onto benefits packages, though hard times have forced a sizable number of businesses to change the perks they offer their workers, a December survey conducted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal shows.
WRANGLING AHEAD: When the Nevada Legislature convenes in Carson City, the first order of business is to deconstruct Gov. Jim Gibbons’ budget proposal. Debate about taxes may be spirited; while higher taxes are likely for all businesses in some form, some tax initiatives are clearly opposed, including further increases in gambling and hotel taxes.
For one casino operator, maybe earnings season won’t be a painful experience.
Josh Hirsberg didn’t have much of a honeymoon after he became chief financial officer at Boyd Gaming Corp. a year ago.
Exactly five minutes into the Super Bowl, a moment of high anxiety has arrived for bettors. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has struggled for a 1-yard touchdown run.
The Pittsburgh Steelers held off a furious Arizona rally to defeat the Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Fla. It’s their second Super Bowl win in four seasons. Santonio Holmes scored on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds left to put Pittsburgh ahead for good.