CARSON CITY — Tennis champion Andre Agassi asked lawmakers on Wednesday to take advantage of “a ripe opportunity” to make education system changes in a state that ranks near the bottom nationally in K-12 per-pupil spending and graduation rates.
Just because Mary Kincaid-Chauncey says it, doesn’t make it true.
Rodney Atkins kicks off the Henderson Pavilion’s spring concert season with cowboy boots.
Their tunes are nearly as svelte as their threads, a lively, contemporary take on traditional ska. The coed Boss City Sounds looks good and sounds better. Singer Kelsey Joy Lugo spills the beans on the band.
“He was known as the Maestro and he really was at the epicenter of Las Vegas entertainment at that time,” says DeDee Nave of the Junior League of Las Vegas and project director of the Antonio Morelli tribute, “Morelli & His Music,” tonight at the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts.
Casual fans of pro wrestling may not recognize the name Charles Ashenoff.
Sure, Mom always said not to talk to strangers, but if you’re an adult who feels like throwing caution to the wind, visit omegle.com. At this site, you click to start a chat and you’re matched up with a random person. You can have a one-on-one completely anonymous conversation with some other person who’s looking for someone to talk to.
Sixteen-year-old violin phenom Shannon Lee will solo with the Las Vegas Philharmonic at its April 4 Masterworks concert in Artemus Ham Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
Repeat after me: Never, ever pay full price. Unless, of course, you get to meet Marie.
It happens to the best of us. We insist the digital camera settings must be off again because our smile can’t be the same shade as a banana peel. Unfortunately, the camera works just fine. It’s the teeth that need some adjusting. As luck would have it, Las Vegas Beautiful Smiles just opened in Summerlin. Its presence here should guarantee far fewer closed-mouth grins.
The limo can arrive late. The corsage can wilt away. The escort can show up with a cast. Everything for a teen girl’s prom can go awry as long as the dress remains flawless.
Shoes Wisely: Undefeated, the authority in premium sneakers, launches the first Nike Sportswear Air Yeezy shoe Saturday. The highly anticipated debut is the designer collaboration between Kanye West and Nike. Secure your spot in line as early as possible; only 20 shoes are available for sale. Price hasn’t been determined yet. Call 732-0019 for more information.
Clark County workers represented by the Service Employees International Union — pretty much the entire non-management payroll outside of public safety — are the most recent bargaining group to make contract “concessions” in the midst of the struggling economy.
More than once during last year’s campaign, Barack Obama got his dander up over the notion that he was a typical big-spending Democrat who would jack up taxes.
Pessimists look at Southern Nevada’s economy and see double-digit unemployment, declining visitor volume and gaming revenue, the highest foreclosure rate in the nation, and casino companies struggling to pay debt on multi billion-dollar Strip projects.
Los Angeles-based Colony Capital, which owns the Las Vegas Hilton and 75.9 percent of Station Casinos, could be bringing some much-needed cash to the troubled $8.7 billion CityCenter development, news reports say.
Casino technology company Cantor Gaming acquired a Nevada holding company last year that included several gambling-related businesses.
The bankruptcy filing late Tuesday by one of the biggest private homebuilders in Southern Nevada underscores the ongoing struggles the recession-wracked housing industry is causing area developers.
The owner of six Las Vegas-area car dealerships is consolidating operations due to slow sales.