The Nevada Mining Association provided full-day workshops and field trips for about 100 local science teachers to learn about and explore the state’s rich mining history. Teachers said they can use what they learned to help engage students in the classroom.
The Henderson City Council announced its intent to sell 150 acres near U.S. Highway 95 and Galleria Drive to the developers of Union Village for about $11.6 million.
Robert Swadell helped to build the Veterans Memorial Wall and other city projects.
Henderson Professional Fire Fighters are trying to do more than put out fires and respond to emergencies by giving back to the community with service projects and awareness campaigns such as Drowning Prevention Month.
Improvements to curbs, gutters and sidewalks and the installation of banners have begun along sections of downtown designated for the Cultural Corridor Trail.
El Cortez, 600 Fremont St., is scheduled to celebrate Cinco de Mayo Thursday with $3 Patron margaritas and complimentary chips and salas from noon to midnight.
Helldorado, a Las Vegas tradition that dates to 1934, is scheduled to take over downtown Las Vegas May 12-15.
The celebration revels in Old West traditions from rodeos to whisker-growing contests. For many years, the valley embraced the cowboy image and a fair number of streets are named from those roots.
Lindo Michoacan, 7870 W. Tropical Parkway, plans to host its third annual Cinco de Mayo celebration beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Residents are invited to a free, interactive foreclosure prevention and mediation event planned for 2-4 p.m. May 11 at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive.
Improvements to curbs, gutters and sidewalks and the installation of banners have begun along sections of downtown designated for the Cultural Corridor Trail.
Matthew Blanchard has a medical condition so rare that his doctors call him their “one and only.” But the 12-year-old is hoping many join him in friendship and fellowship for the foundation in his name.
Henry Bozarth, esteemed military serviceman and educator, and his wife, Evelyn Bozarth, also an educator who specialized in mathematics, had a combined career in education that totaled 88 years. Although they never shared a classroom, the late couple share a legacy in Bozarth Elementary School, 7431 Egan Crest Drive.
Two charity-minded Centennial Hills moms were united long before they met in January. The women were mothers of daughters with disabilities, passionate about the organizations helping their children. So they started a crafts venture to raise funds for those nonprofit groups.
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, will welcome Academy Award-winning actress and activist Marlee Matlin as the featured speaker at the sixth annual Las Vegas Gala Dinner, set or 6 p.m. Saturday at Aria resort-casino, 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Although Angela Foucher has been named the New Teacher of the Year at Gene Ward Elementary School, her position is being eliminated due to budget cuts and her lack of seniority.
Improvements to curbs, gutters and sidewalks and the installation of banners have begun along sections of downtown designated for the Cultural Corridor Trail.
Smashburger at 4725 S. Maryland Parkway is offering a Rebel Special for UNLV students who show their RebelCard. The deal features a classic Smashburger, Smashfries or regular fries and a 16-ounce fountain drink for $8, plus tax. The Maryland Parkway location of Smashburger also accepts RebelCards as forms of payment.
Aloysius J. Koval, or A.J. Koval, had a hand in building Las Vegas. After a short stint as a Clark County building inspector, Koval worked as an architectural supervisor for the Federal Housing Administration until 1959, said Dennis McBride, historian with the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas.
Improvements to curbs, gutters and sidewalks and the installation of banners have begun along sections of downtown designated for the Cultural Corridor Trail.
It’s been said that motherhood is a full-time job and one of the toughest gigs a woman could add to her proverbial resume. But some Las Vegas-area mothers mothers the clock at other jobs, too.
Barley’s Brewing Co., 4500 E. Sunset Road, plans to host its eighth annual Brewfest from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday. This year’s event will feature the nonprofit Beer for Boobs, an alliance with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Guests of the Brewfest can show their support for the charity group by purchasing logoed merchandise at the event.
Garlic- or herb-infused oils that are contaminated with clostridium botulinum, the bacteria responsible for botulism, cannot be identified by smell, sight or taste, making it dangerous to bottle or store them at home.
Las Vegan Cecilia Arnold’s “Remnants of Paradise” is packed with 22 poems, most intended to express her vision of a miraculous world “for us to enjoy and reside in, and we cannot continue to take it for granted.”
After driving miles of remote desert road through the Mojave National Preserve, Californians are often surprised to come upon the Kelso Depot, where a railroad station large and elaborate enough to serve a small city sits virtually in the middle of nowhere. It serves as the primary visitor center for the preserve, has excellent museum displays and even offers a good place to get a light lunch.
There is nothing better than kicking it with your friends.
Las Vegas resident Jil Gertz just wants to make a difference in the lives of children.
That’s why she came up with the idea to hold a sew-a-thon to benefit little girls in Africa with the help of her church, Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 8425 W. Windmill Lane.
