Who? Alissa Dale, ballerina playing the Sugar Plum Fairy in Nevada Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker”
Sak it to Me: Saks Fifth Avenue celebrates the holidays from 2 to 5 p.m. every Saturday before Christmas with Santa Claus, hot cocoa, Trim-A-Home Shop, weekend sporting events in the Living Room (where beer and popcorn are served) and beauty counter gift-giving guidance. Enjoy Etro Focus Day today, complimentary photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus Saturday, have your new Rouge G de Guerlain lipstick case personalized and engraved for free Saturday and Sunday and visit the department store for the Laura Mercier Last-Minute Gift Giving Day Saturday. Take advantage of the fragrance bottle painter today and Saturday from 2-5 p.m., Sunday from 3-6 p.m. and Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. Any fragrance purchase can be customized at no charge.
If you doubt that freshman Rep. Dina Titus faces a tough re-election battle, consider her vote on the debt issue.
The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, working in tandem with an outfit called the Western States Center, has compiled a new report dubbed “Facing Race: 2009 Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity.”
Boyd Gaming Corp. sent another message Tuesday that it intends to be a serious player in Station Casinos’ bankruptcy by offering $2.45 billion for most of the company.
Southern Nevada’s economy is submerged in the deepest recession the United States has seen since the Great Depression, and not even the most extravagant megaresort opening in the history of Las Vegas is going to pull it out, a UNLV economist said Wednesday.
North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce President Sharon Powers is stepping down after nearly a decade of leading the valley’s third-largest chamber.