In recent years, signs marking school zones and the hours during which they’re in effect have been mostly replaced by flashing signs. But some of the older signs still exist, and they tend to cause some confusion.
Dolores “Dee” Frensdorff, former Las Vegan and widow of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada’s first bishop, died Monday in San Diego. She was 76.
Speaking before a carefully hand-picked audience — most of the 500 tickets to the gathering in the Lawlor Events Center at the University of Nevada, Reno were distributed through the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — Vice President Joe Biden assured Northern Nevadans on Friday that the Obama administration’s $787 billion economic stimulus plan has started to move the nation toward economic recovery. Mr. Biden went on to say that Harry Reid has made sure Nevadans are getting their share.
Halloween is just 10 days away, so time is running out for partiers to come up with a unique or timely costume.
Lionel Clement, chef chocolatier at Wynn Las Vegas, took second place in the World Chocolate Masters Competition in Paris on Friday. As the American representative, he competed against chocolatiers from 18 other countries.
Pink’s is to Hollywood what Nathan’s is to Brooklyn: a hot dog institution. Whereas Nathan’s expanded, however, Pink’s has remained at the same corner (La Brea and Melrose avenues) on which it opened as a pushcart in 1939.
Lemon curd — that oh-so-tart, slightly sweet English import — is phenomenal when it’s homemade. It’s also kind of a lot of trouble, so it’s fortuitous that readers have found local sources of it for Coleen Norburn.
Home canning is on the rise in Southern Nevada, as across the country, although whether it’s because of the economy remains open to question.
Antojos DF Authentic Mexican Food, 3430 E. Tropicana Ave., received 20 demerits Oct. 7. Violations included three-door cooler not maintaining proper temperature. GRADE: B
CityCenter is worth about half of what it cost MGM Mirage and Dubai World to build the massive Strip development, according to third-party valuation specialists.
“News One at 9 p.m.,” a television news program produced by Greenspun Media Group and KLAS-TV Channel 8 in Las Vegas, pulled the plug on its operations Tuesday and laid off four staff members, according to local media reports.
