My mother could hold court at a moment’s notice. She was a natural Irish storyteller whose version of events was always entertaining and quite often accurate.
Apache Joe’s Bar & Grill restaurant, 5020 Broadbent Blvd., received 17 demerits Nov. 9. Violations included beef and chicken not thawed properly. GRADE: B
When Joe and Rhonda Pierro opened their original Market Grille Cafe about three years ago, they figured they’d start — and then build — slowly.
It’s definitely soup weather, although somehow lobster bisque doesn’t seem like soup but like something more — more luxurious, more satisfying. And available, for requesting reader David Ewart, who’s looking for it frozen or canned.
We used to think of it as cheap junk food, the burgers and corn dogs and chicken wings and the like, but such American standards have gone decidedly upscale, and local chefs say it’s because of the boomers and Gen X’ers.
Banks with Nevada charters continued to bleed red ink in the third quarter as the economy limped along, according to data released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday.
Pinnacle Entertainment scaled back plans for a Louisiana casino project, the first changes to the project since the departure of Las Vegas-based company’s chief executive officer this month.
State and federal officials are joining forces to combat rampant mortgage relief scams, federal and state officials announced Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — Las Vegas’ housing industry got more bad news Tuesday.
UNLV men’s golf coach Dwaine Knight saw his team have a fantastic fall, with victories in its opening and closing tournaments, along with the emergence of sophomore Derek Ernst.
Q. I was at the girls state championship in October and saw a player call you over because she was standing on a cart path and wanted relief. I then saw that she ended up making the shot while still standing on the path. Why didn’t you grant her relief? — Concerned Father
What will improve your golf game the most, instruction or coaching?
Last week, 120 of Southern Nevada’s most accomplished golfers descended upon Las Vegas’ Mayberry-esque neighbor, Boulder City, to test their skills and vie for the Southern Nevada Golf Association’s Clark County Amateur Championship. The course selected to separate the contenders from the pretenders was Boulder Creek Golf Club, a top-shelf facility featuring 27 challenging holes.
In the company of hundreds of mourners at the funeral for fallen Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton, Deborah Austern gazed at her son’s flag-draped casket and spoke directly to him as she did in their weekly phone calls.

