As he tries to squeeze every last drop of revenue from state government’s withered teat, Gov. Jim Gibbons on Tuesday called for a special session of the Legislature.
Fearful that Nevada State College could be marked out of the state budget altogether, a powerful group of backers sang the school’s praises during Tuesday’s Henderson City Council meeting.
The president’s visit to Las Vegas is pretty much set at this moment and, unfortunately for the people of Nevada, it does not include (once again) an editorial board meeting with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Viva Leroy Nash died last week in Florence, Ariz. You’ve probably never heard of him.
In his State of the Union speech last month – and on other occasions, of late – President Obama lectured Americans like a schoolmarm, insisting it’s time to cut federal spending and deficits. Then last week, without any noticeable squawk, the president signed legislation lifting the cap on government debt from $12.4 trillion to $14.3 trillion.
Almaza Hookah Lounge & Restaurant, restaurant, 9890 S. Maryland Parkway, received 19 demerits Feb. 2. Violations included dish machine not sanitizing. GRADE: B
In the glass: Archeo is a deep crimson-red color with an opaque core going out into a fine slightly garnet-red rim definition with medium-high viscosity.
Bruce Feher is looking for cucumber salad and German potato salad, and fellow reader Tiffany Breinig suggested a single source for both: Cafe Heidelberg at 610 E. Sahara Ave.
When we in the Taste section considered the best french fries in Las Vegas, the resulting list reinforced the idea that fries are the great common denominator among restaurants, with the best produced by everything from fast-food spots and diners to temples of haute cuisine.
Russ Grimm recently became the first member of the Washington Redskins’ legendary offensive line known as the “Hogs” to be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Sebastian Janikowski and the Oakland Raiders agreed on a $16 million, four-year deal Tuesday that is the richest contract for a kicker in NFL history, the team said.
I always had this Olympics wish when it came to professionals being part of the competition: When the Dream Team rolled into and through Barcelona in 1992, when it won eight basketball games by an average score of 117-74, when those poor saps from Angola were through posing for pictures and asking for autographs from the players who had just pasted them 116-48, it would have been the opportune time for America to expand its chest and return the moment to its amateurs.
SALT LAKE CITY – Just when everything seemed to be running smoothly for UNLV, sophomore forward Chace Stanback said something went wrong. What exactly went wrong and why, he’s not sure.
A story in Tuesday’s editions inaccurately reported the location of a private fundraiser with President Barack Obama at the home of Palms owner George Maloof. Maloof lives in Spanish Trail.
Today the Las Vegas Review-Journal launches an all new, more easily maneuverable home page at www.reviewjournal.com.
What recession? These are boom times at Gold and Silver Pawn, thanks to the History Channel’s hit reality series “Pawn Stars.”
Wynn Las Vegas dealers will now have to wait until at least mid-May for a ruling on whether the property’s tip-pooling policy breaks state labor law.
For more than 40 years, Lola Pokorny rooted for the New Orleans Saints to win the Super Bowl. And, for most of her adult life, Pokorny dreamed of opening her own restaurant.
If a girl wears Gotta Flurt shoes, she’s probably got an attitude. That’s the look Jeffrey Jia wanted when he launched the brand 15 years ago in Europe. Jia was marketing the shoes Tuesday at MAGIC, the fashion industry’s giant trade show that comes to Las Vegas twice a year.