Follow the link for final results from the Sunset Region meet at UNLV.
Follow the link for final results from the Sunrise Region meet at UNLV.
1952: Milton Prell opens the Hotel Sahara with 240 rooms. The $5.5 million, Moroccan-themed resort is decorated with life-sized camels. Ray Bolger, the scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz,” headlines in the Congo Room until 1957.
Once an entertainment powerhouse, the Sahara has in recent years become a mere shell of itself, known for its less-than-stellar entertainment, if it was known for entertainment at all.
Peter Villalobos will be at his front desk terminal Monday when the Sahara’s final guest checks out at around noon. The nearly 60-year-old Strip resort will cease operations two hours later, a victim of both the recession and of progress.
Paul Lowden is planning to have one last dinner at the Sahara’s famous House of Lords steakhouse tonight.
It seems appropriate.
Follow the link for results from the Class 1A, 2A and 3A Southern Regional meets in Boulder City.
Erin Russell, who graduated from UNLV on Saturday, is one of almost 10,000 college students in Nevada getting a new degree or certificate this month, spread around the state’s seven colleges and universities.
Follow the link for the schedule and results for the regional baseball tournament to be held May 9-14 in Southern Nevada.
Follow the link for the schedule and results for the regional softball tournaments to be held May 10-14 in Southern Nevada.
To no one’s surprise, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Saturday vetoed the Democrat-approved redistricting plan, contending it diluted the power of Hispanics to win seats. It appears that redrawing Nevada’s congressional and state legislative districts is headed to court, as many legislators predicted all along.
The mayor-elect strolled into the historic Chicago Theatre for a Neil Young concert. At his side was actress Jennifer Beals, the star of “Flashdance,” and her husband. Rahm Emanuel was out on the town, and Mayor Richard Daley he’s not.
When Adorian Deck was home sick from high school, he entertained himself like countless other teenagers have in recent years: He started a Twitter account. Deck’s account became a sensation. Under the handle (at)OMGFacts, he tweeted random bits of celebrity gossip and quirky trivia and now has more than 300,000 followers.
Bill O’Reilly wants to rap with Jon Stewart. Fox News said Friday that O’Reilly, host of “The O’Reilly Factor,” and Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” Monday on O’Reilly’s show will debate the invitation for Grammy Award-winning rapper Common to perform at a White House poetry night this week.
Legislators voted to close the 140-year-old Nevada State Prison next April, giving workers an extra six months to find jobs. Gov. Brian Sandoval had proposed to close the Carson City prison Oct. 31, a step to save $17.3 million over the next two years.
Lawmakers on Saturday heard hours of testimony on Democratic proposals to increase taxes on business and consumers to avoid cuts to state funding for education and social programs.
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