At times, following her diagnosis last month, 39-year-old Caryn Goldsmith thought she could feel it growing.
Two Thunderbird jets fly in formation Saturday at Aviation Nation at Nellis Air Force Base. The free air show attracts tens of thousands of spectators, including 2-year-old Ben Shick, who has plenty of eye and ear protection as he takes in the sights and sounds. The show continues today, with gates opening at 8:30 a.m. Parking is free at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with free shuttle service to Nellis.
Ian Salvatierra admits he writes text messages while driving. He also fesses up to speeding when he is late for practice.
Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, is one of two panelists scheduled to appear at a Thursday forum sponsored by Flipside Productions, an enterprise of the Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno.
Early in the morning of Dec. 5, 1999, off-duty Las Vegas police officer Dennis Devitte was one of the customers at Mr. D’s Sportsbar & Grill, at Rainbow and Oakey boulevards, where he and some pals had gone to hear the band Pigs in a Blanket.
With record unemployment, forecasts of fiscal doom from the political class and the ridicule of think tanks and pundits everywhere, you’d think Las Vegas would be the last place anyone would put his money.
We were right. They were wrong. That’s about all the satisfaction we’ll get.
Can Nevada water wars get any worse? Unfortunately, yes.
Democrats in the U.S. Senate have talked from time to time about forcing Republicans, who invoke filibuster with regularity and without consequence, to filibuster for real.
We know Santa Claus. Santa Claus is a good friend of ours.
An impressive display of ancient American Indian rock art decorates granite boulders at the mouth of Grapevine Canyon, a desert oasis near Laughlin. Located along the scenic Christmas Tree Pass Road, Grapevine Canyon provides opportunities for hiking, exploring and tailgate picnicking, and is best enjoyed during the cooler months of the year.
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.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of an occasional series of stories highlighting performers who played an interesting role in the history of entertainment in Las Vegas.
Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
Some fun questions came my way this week regarding “brain fruit,” mowing rhubarb, Jerusalem artichokes and more. Here are my responses:
The garage door has just opened. No sight pleases Carol Miles more.
Far before innocent and angsty Max screams “Let the wild rumpus start!” does director Spike Jonze’s new feature film “Where the Wild Things Are” suck you into an enthralling journey of bliss, hopelessness, betrayal and naivety. Jonze combines the original written tale, borrowed from Maurice Sendak’s 1963 classic children’s book of the same title, with the tapestry of his own imagination. In the process, he creates a film that explores more than the “cookies and milk” children’s book it was initially perceived as and moves deeper into an explanation of the joys and woes of the human race.
To pass or not to pass. It’s a question asked by thousands of students across Nevada as they scribble on federally mandated tests required by the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act.
I’ve got two somewhat disappointing video games this week. Or as I declared on Facebook, “meh.”
The UNLV Foundation’s 21st annual dinner on Nov. 5 at the Bellagio’s Tower Ballroom attracted 600 financial supporters and celebrated new donors and the end of the “Invent the Future” campaign. By the end of the year, the campaign will have raised $500 million dollars.
All thriving couples attend to the equation of “separateness and connectedness.” Meaning, thriving love relationships require both a nurtured connectedness and a healthy separateness.