: I have a question regarding my Meyer lemon. Last year, during the spring the tree had many blossoms but dropped them all so thus I had no fruit. The leaves were yellowed. I believe this means it may be short on iron. What should I be doing right now to make sure I feed the tree what it needs and try to get a crop of lemons this year?
I love a good challenge. The bigger the problem, the more fun it can be to solve. The most elegant solutions are simple, effective and often right before our eyes. Such is the case with water.
“Grey is a color that always seems on the eve of changing to some other color.” G. K. Chesterton (1874-1962), English writer, “The Glory of Grey,” “Alarms and Discursions” (1910)
You wake up, go to the kitchen for your morning cup of coffee and suddenly everything looks old and tired. The sparkle and sheen are gone. Colors are faded and dull. Things are looking a little worn.
: I have an old single-handle shower valve that I want to replace with a modern one. How difficult is this project?
ORLANDO, Fla. — Fouled out and reduced to a spectator, Dwight Howard stood on the Orlando Magic sideline with one thought as he watched the Philadelphia 76ers erase another big lead.
With 11 returning players and three touted freshmen to start the season, Boulder City softball coach Bruce Reid expected his team to be atop the Class 3A Southern League.
NEW YORK — At the new Yankee Stadium, the best seats in the house have turned out to be the emptiest.
When Jim Rome signed a new contract nearly three years ago to continue his entertaining national sports talk radio show, it was great news for avid listeners.
• ARBOR VIEW — Boys volleyball player Ray Lewis had a total of 32 kills in three matches. Softball player Danielle Nolan went 9-for-11 in three games.
Bishop Gorman tight end Xavier Grimble said Wednesday he will announce his commitment to either Oklahoma, Southern California or Florida on Friday.
Green Valley baseball coach Nick Garritano knew it was a little early to be plotting playoff strategy, but he couldn’t help himself Wednesday.
Two of the most exciting words in sports — Game 7 — were made mundane by the Wranglers in their wire-to-wire 5-1 win over Bakersfield on Wednesday at the Orleans Arena.
• LAKE MEAD — Fishing success has been as sporadic as good weather. Striper action has been fair in the Vegas Bay Arm. Cut baits such as anchovies, sardines and squid have been catching the fish.
The deadline for submitting big-game tag applications was 5 p.m. Monday, and I’m hopeful that you made the deadline. Of course, there are always a few who manage to miss the deadline.
Clark County inspectors have caught Harrah’s Las Vegas employees doing construction work, again, without a building permit.
A man wielding a 17-inch knife was shot by at least two Las Vegas police officers responding to a domestic violence call Tuesday night.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has won first place for explanatory reporting in the Best of the West contest, recognized as the most prestigious journalism contest spanning the 13 Western states.
Henderson police have arrested two men and charged them with placing two home-made explosives in a Burlington Coat Factory store Tuesday night.
CARSON CITY — Key lawmakers said Wednesday the hole in Nevada’s budget has grown by another $100 million, bringing the projected shortfall closer to $3 billion to maintain current government service levels in the next two fiscal years.
A program that will allow Clark County residents to swap gasoline-powered lawn mowers for electric ones is doubling in size this year, thanks to a $200,000 donation from NV Energy.
