Urban Ranch General Store mostly caters to interior designers and contractors with high-end items for the home, but individuals will find plenty too. The store opened on Sahara Avenue in January after an explosion and gas leak in downtown Las Vegas last July caused its owner to relocate.
Paragon Pools’ eighth annual Float Like A Duck event is scheduled to raise awareness about water safety from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Bill & Lillie Heinrich YMCA water sports park, 4141 Meadows Lane.
Two Summerlin women own exotic black swans and an 82-year-old neighbor helps care for them. Each exotic bird costs $500 to $600, with shipping to Las Vegas adding another $150.
Every Sunday through Thursday morning in May, Sam’s Town, 5111 Boulder Highway, will post the account numbers of 500 B Connected Club members, and each of those players will receive a free visit to the Sam’s Town Firelight Buffet.
The race to fill the soon-to-be empty Las Vegas City Council seat has been plagued with debate about whether candidate Adriana Martinez truly lives on Sweeney Avenue. However, neighborhood issues above the mudslinging still remain. Residents questioned the Martinez and her challenger Bob Coffin about how they would handle abandoned homes, squatters pirating electricity on these properties, homelessness, code enforcement and crime in the area.
The inaugural Las Vegas Science Festival culminated with a Cashman Center expo day where thousands participated in hands-on activities.
Crossin Dixon is set to perform a free show at 8 p.m. Friday as part of the ArtBeat Presented by Target music series. The show is at the Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St. Preshow activities kick off at 5 p.m. For more information, visit hendersonlive.com.
Lotto Express , 4161 S. Eastern Ave., Suite E4, recently opened its literal and virtual storefronts to make it easier for Nevada residents to play the California and Arizona lotteries.
Bringing new meaning to “spring cleaning,” the city of Henderson is inviting residents to bring their trash and unwanted items out to the inaugural Henderson Shines program, which is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway.
Nearly 12 months after emerging from bankruptcy, Lake Las Vegas is seeing new beginnings with recent openings. “What we are seeing now is all this positivity,” said Maurice Talley, the commercial manager for Pacific Capital Management, which oversees The Village Lake Las Vegas retail and dining area. “The negativity is behind us. And that’s not just me saying that because I’m optimistic. I’m saying that because that’s what I am seeing.”
A Henderson high school gets a dream trip to Hawaii thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Brian Burton, the new president and CEO of Three Square, is already off and running filling the shoes of Julie Murray, who left to work for the national hunger relief charity Feeding America.
It is now up to the Las Vegas City Council to decide whether to grant requests to transfer Gilcrease Nature Sanctuary from Clark County to city designation, a move that would ease large-scale redevelopment plans for the property
Residents in three flood-prone areas in Clark County have some decisions to make in order to ensure they’re not under water one day.
After decades of hard knocks, Dakima Hicks is swinging back in a fashion of her own design. The 35-year-old single mother of five weathered a rocky childhood, marriage and impulsive life decisions, one of which landed her temporarily homeless on Las Vegas streets.
Fallon Smythe faced one of the biggest obstacles of her life last October when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Now, the 13-year-old Las Vegan is standing tall with two titles to wear proudly.