Cocktail waitresses and sunscreen; guys and girls sunning themselves poolside; celebrity appearances; and well-stocked cabanas with video games.
Jay Leno is back on late-night TV and back at The Mirage this weekend. And you would never know it was ever any different if, say, you’ve been on a space shuttle mission with no Wi-Fi access since September.
Imagine my surprise. I watched Dita Von Teese take her clothes off Wednesday night, and me likee.
Boxers Evander Holyfield and Frans Botha will make an appearance Monday at Findlay Toyota in the Valley Automall.
The tone said it all. “What happened to my pyramid of brownies?” my wife, Lisa, clucked from the kitchen. For a Sunday morning, her tone was surprisingly stern.
It truly is a small world after all when General Motors’ cornerstone division produces a vehicle for both European and Asian markets before firing up production on our shores. Welcome to the global edition of the Chevrolet Cruze.
With all the recalls by automobile manufacturers in the news this year, it makes us wonder if automobile designs have become too complex to guarantee passenger safety. Are there just too many integrated mechanical, electronic and software systems in today’s cars for an independent mechanic to be able to repair or maintain them reliably?
■ A story in Thursday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal misquoted Zachary Petkanas, spokesman for the re-election campaign of Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. In response to reports of eggs thrown during a confrontation between Reid supporters and Tea Party activists Saturday in Searchlight, Petkanas said: “It wasn’t anyone from our campaign. We certainly don’t condone that kind of behavior.”
Motivated by the game-changing opportunity to join Donald Trump on “The Apprentice,” one early bird stayed overnight outside at Trump International Hotel.
Public education gobbles up vast sums of public money, so any negotiations on how those tax dollars are spent must take place in public. The leaders of Gov. Jim Gibbons’ Blue Ribbon Education Reform Task Force wisely acknowledged as much Wednesday when, after originally deciding to meet in secret, they agreed to abide by Nevada’s open meeting law and share their important discussions with taxpayers.
The short version of the controversy over Nevada deciding to seek $175 million in federal “Race to the Top” schooling grants goes like this:
One of the biggest flaws of the proposed vehicle mileage tax plan (Wednesday editorial) is that it will not capture any taxes from our tourists and part-time residents. If taxes are no longer paid at the pump, the thousands of cars and RVs that drive here from California, Utah and Arizona weekly and fill up before returning home will not pay taxes. Yet, they are users of our highways that need to be maintained.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals eliminated 57 jobs throughout three hospitals in Las Vegas as part of a restructuring effort to cut costs in the economic downturn, a spokesman for the Henderson-based hospital group said Thursday.
The owner of Hooters Casino Hotel says it may go bust, and three other Southern Nevada casino operators also reported financial weakness this week.
The horse racing equivalent to college basketball’s Sweet 16 will be this weekend and next. Many Kentucky Derby hopefuls will sort themselves out in their final prep in the Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial and Illinois Derby on Saturday.
You won’t find a drag racer who has competed on a track owned by Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motorsports Inc. with anything bad to say about the pioneering octogenarian.
Bishop Gorman’s softball team has played from behind in all 10 games this season, and the first nine ended in defeat.
Findlay Prep is two wins from another ESPN RISE National High School Invitational boys basketball championship.
No mystery surrounds Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. He might seem to carry a deep bag of magic tricks, but in reality he’s just a tough guy who teaches the basic principles of basketball extremely well.