A proverbial iron curtain has been lifted. In its place are yards of beautiful textiles in materials such as silk, linen, wool and cotton.
Though it may be hard for some of us to imagine, there really was a time — long before wonders of the modern age such as radio and television came along — when many American homes were filled with books that were proudly displayed in floor-to-ceiling bookcases in actual reading rooms. And it’s also a fact that there are still a number of people who readily embrace not only the power of reading, but the pride of ownership of beautiful books and the great contribution they can make to home décor.
Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the home buyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure.
Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors has released February’s local housing numbers and they show the recent housing trends continuing with declining home prices, a stable inventory of homes on the market and home sales increasing.
The Pardee Homes’ Clearance Event, which continues through this weekend, features new mark downs on remaining move-in ready homes at 15 neighborhoods valleywide.
Summerlin home builders are offering incentives this weekend only at America’s Biggest Open House, a community-wide open house event today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
NOTE: There will be a Southern Nevada Health District meeting on the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act today from 9 a.m. to noon. at the Ravenholt Public Health Center, 625 Shadow Lane. For those of you who missed the March 18 meeting, you must go to this one. It is very informative and explains the additional requirements of the federal law, which requires pools and spas to be refitted with new drainage systems for safety concerns. Communities risk hefty federal fines if they open their pools and spas this summer without having the work done.
Today and Sunday Woodside Homes of Nevada plans to host its Better than Short Sale Prices sales event.
Q: I’m interested in hearing your thoughts on how you think all these new laws and plans coming from President Obama and Congress will help homeowners here in Las Vegas? I’m especially interested in your take on the government’s plan to fix the foreclosure problem and help people buy or stay in their homes. — Mindy G., Las Vegas
If any player in the NCAA Tournament could be considered unstoppable, it’s Oklahoma star Blake Griffin.
Jab for jab and haymaker for haymaker, Sierra Vista and Las Vegas battled each other like heavyweight fighters on the baseball field Friday.
Mat Robinson’s hockey season appeared to be over when the University of Denver swept his University of Alaska-Anchorage team out of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs March 14.
Utah coach Jim Boylen wanted his basketball team’s trip to Miami to be about more than trying to win two games in the NCAA Tournament.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — A week away from the racetrack gave Mark Martin the break he needed from his disastrous start to the season.
The Wranglers today are like a home ready to be shown to interested buyers, but not yet listed.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid urged the White House on Friday to clarify restrictions on spending federal stimulus money on casinos, saying the rules are vague and “overly broad,” and are causing confusion in Nevada.
A 46-year-old man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death in November was convicted of second-degree murder Friday night in District Court.
A Las Vegas pawnshop owner who fatally shot a 21-year-old man who police said stole a watch from the store was indicted this week on one count of murder with a deadly weapon.
Nevada’s unemployment rate continues its march toward a new record, surging to 10.1 percent in February, new numbers from the state showed Friday morning.
A 32-year-old man accused of torturing and killing a man in 2006 was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday in District Court.
Holly Madison‘s next project involves returning to Las Vegas as a reality show producer. The concept would be a combination of “Girls Next Door” and “The Hills” and don’t be surprised, she said, if the “Crazy Horse Paris” topless revue is involved.
A Texas businessman claims Nye County officials violated his civil rights in 2007 when they used a residency requirement to stop him from taking over the Chicken Ranch brothel near Pahrump.
Normally, I’m not a drug pusher. But today’s an exception. If you don’t have insurance or are underinsured, and are not on Medicare or Medicaid, do I have a deal for you.
If you’ve been hoping for a tax cut, then 13 might just be your lucky number.
February’s federal stimulus bill directs employers to withhold a little less from each worker’s paycheck, so the average American can expect a $13 boost in his weekly take-home pay beginning this month. The typical single taxpayer will keep an extra $400 in 2009; couples should double that break. Some employers implemented new withholding rules March 1, but the law doesn’t require everyone to comply until April 1.
Read more about the tax cut and what Las Vegans have to say about it (for better or worse) here…
ELKO — The Elko County Commission is trying to find a way to block or at least postpone the U.S. Forest Service’s pending plan to regulate use of national forest roads and close some it determines are redundant or damaging to the environment.
A court ruling this week means that all manner of “free speech” is now allowed at the Fremont Street Experience, and that could include everything from handing out information about your favorite charity to panhandling or passing out adult entertainment fliers.