Throughout its 75-year history in the valley, the First Congregational Church/United Church of Christ has experienced a few growing pains, name and affiliation changes and even a splintering of the congregation.
When it was announced — after nearly two years since she came in third on “American Idol” — that Melinda Doolittle would release an album in early ’09, I was excited and greatly anticipated the album to come.
Tucked away in a gorgeous part of Southern Utah’s Color Country, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary offers visitors excursions to several of its care centers for a resident population of never less than 1,700 domestic and wild creatures. In 2009, the largest no-kill homeless animal facility in the country celebrates its 25th year of pioneering animal rescue efforts and innovative and humane solutions to problems of pet over-population and animal abuse.
Spring has sprung on Cerca Country, and events are blossoming like so many wildflowers. Pick one of these, or a whole bouquet.
From the beginning of “Kings” to the end of “Battlestar Galactica” and the angels battling demons on “Supernatural” in between, the notion of a higher power has taken on a more-prominent-than-usual place on my TV.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
For millions of people around the world, a trip to the Grand Canyon is a lifelong dream, fulfilled at great expense in money and time. But for those of us in Southern Nevada, it’s only a half-day’s drive, so the trip needn’t drain the bank account.
Forget about saving Princess Leia or destroying the Death Star. “Star Wars” hero Luke Skywalker is too busy completing household chores for Darth Vader to think about saving the universe from the Dark Side.
She passes me in the parking lot as I’m on my way into PetSmart to buy doggie treats. Gotta have doggie treats, or Kelly begins to get the idea I don’t love her anymore.
You might have heard: “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” the popular ABC series, came to Las Vegas recently, turning a northwest Las Vegas neighborhood into a sprawling outdoor Hollywood soundstage.
The last time Greg Shymko came to Las Vegas $100 wouldn’t buy one night in an average hotel.
Analysts are starting to wonder whether Las Vegas Sands Corp. is playing out its last hand or is about to put a bad beat on the competition.
When Fred Smith was growing up in Salt Lake City, family members called him Fabulous Fred.