The last king of downtown moves slowly these days. He can still be found most mornings puttering around the El Cortez amid the clatter of slot machines and din of gamblers’ voices.
The deputy city marshal had stopped to assist a security officer and an injured man when a patrol vehicle pulled up.
Every generation believes it lives in a time like no other.
The Las Vegas housing market is the current foreclosure capital of the country. Home prices here are down more than 50 percent from their peak in 2006, to a current median of $138,000.
It’s hard to envision — or, for the dwindling few, to remember — what the world looked like on Oct. 26, 1942, when a few thousand U.S. Marines stood essentially stranded on the God-forsaken jungle island of Guadalcanal, placed like a speed bump at the end of the long blue-water slot between New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, the most likely route for the Japanese Navy to take if they hoped to reach Australia.
It might be ill-advised for the Obama White House to declare open warfare on three or four critics and opponents.
In 2001, I was riding high. I had spent seven years in the U.S. House of Representatives, and had won my most recent re-election with 65.7 percent of the vote. Thoughts of becoming speaker of the House were dancing in my head. Speaker of the House — third in line for the presidency, private jets, limousines, motorcades — and all paid for by the U.S. taxpayer. The ultimate high.
Mobile billboards will have to steer clear of residential Las Vegas neighborhoods — at least unless or until someone gets a citation and takes the matter to court — under a new ordinance adopted by the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday.
She was only 31 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer but it was stage one, the mildest form, and easily treated by surgically removing the lump and surrounding lymph nodes.
Cruising California’s Historic Route 101, in San Diego North, might not be the fastest way down the Southern California coast, but investing a little extra time will reward you many times over in beauty and unusual experiences. Like Route 66, this is an iconic American road full of culture, unique architecture and lifestyles, yet this drive has an added bonus — the Pacific Ocean.
It never fails. Once the darkness begins creeping in earlier and the evening chill becomes brisk, Las Vegas sheds its comforting summertime sheen and becomes, well, a bit more foreboding.
Death Valley National Park welcomes the 60th annual Death Valley ’49ers Encampment Nov. 4-8. During the park’s most popular special event, thousands of participants fill Death Valley campgrounds, hotels and resorts, spilling over into nearby desert towns.
My son flunks his first driver’s test. His second test, too. The driving part, not the written part. The first one was mostly my fault.
Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.
Tulip, daffodil, crocus, ranunculus and hyacinth are the big five bulbs we use because they are prolific bloomers. But there are others with incredible colors, textures, shapes and sizes the top-sellers don’t provide. Mull over the following:
Mild fall weather through most of Cerca Country allows a rich holiday season, which begins about the end of October. Some of the year’s most memorable events are scheduled over the next month; harvest a couple from the following schedule.
It’s easy to overlook Temecula when planning a trip to Southern California.
Some of the new stars of the Strip are Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Winston the Impersonating Turtle. It seems only fitting for Madame to stage a comeback.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had its annual Freedom Fund Banquet dinner Oct. 17 at Caesars Palace. It was also a celebration of the NAACP’s centennial anniversary.
Brutal Legend” is a wondrous, creative video game that feels like “Conan the Barbarian” meets “This is Spinal Tap.” Which means you kill a lot of monsters on a fantasy planet of Nordic ruins, megaliths and Stonehenge replicas — by playing heavy metal music on your flying-V guitar.
It has all the makings of a new ad campaign from the convention authority.
It was more than 20 years ago that a group of Western craftsmen — a painter/sculptor, a photographer, a knife maker, and a saddle maker — discussed having Western fine art and cowboy gear in one show.