Find out what’s going on downtown, from Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, being named one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program to the Hispanic Museum of Nevada’s day camp program.
According to the National Weather Service, July 2010 was the hottest month ever recorded in Las Vegas since record keeping began in 1937. The high reached triple digits every day that month, with a sweltering average temperature of 96.2 degrees. That’s what happens when you plop down civilization in the middle of a 25,000-square-mile desert. Thanks, Mojave. But there are ways to cope with the oven-esque atmosphere.
Cannery eliminated its gift shop. Now it sells booze, snacks and small toiletries, among other items. Because locals don’t need to buy Las Vegas trinkets.
Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown was sworn in during a special event beforehand. She now officially represents Ward 2, taking over for former Councilman William Robinson, who was term-limited. Catherine Ramsey also was sworn in at the event prior to the council meeting as North Las Vegas Municipal Court judge Department 1.
It’s the kind of hot outside that welds your legs to the car seat. It forces you to play “hot potato” with your steering wheel. Thankfully, in North Las Vegas, there are pools, ice cream shops and an ice arena, among other cool distractions, to help you forget about living in an oven.
Welcome to the Music 4 Life Drum Circle, a Meet-up that is slated for 6 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at 6029 W. Charleston Blvd., on the southeast corner of Jones Boulevard, using the entrance facing west. Facilitator Judith Pinkerton named it Happy Hour Drum Circle as it’s only for adults.
While it’s easy to say that the answer to summer workouts in Las Vegas is a simple “no,” the fact is that with a little caution and preparation, you can keep fit and tone up while avoiding heat stroke.
The most obvious rule of thumb for summer workouts is to avoid the hottest parts of the day. Your best bet is the early morning hours. During the day buildings absorb heat and release it when the sun goes down. If you must work out outside in the early evening, you can save yourself a few degrees by keeping away from buildings.
The band from Arbor View High School, 500 Whispering Sands Drive, has been invited to march in the 2012 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., and play at Carnegie Hall in New York City the same month.
Two skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the valley have a new weapon in their rehabilitation arsenal to bring senior-age recovery to a different dimension: a system called OmniVR.
Thousands of the Las Vegas employed call the great outdoors their workplace — and a treacherous one at that. The maximum average for June is 98.9 degrees, July is 104.4 degrees and August is 101.8 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.
When you live in the Las Vegas Valey, the 100-degree temperatures come with the territory, but that doesn’t mean desert dwellers can’t have a good time.
Las Vegas Valley residents looking to save money on electricity can have NV Energy come to their home to do a free energy evaluation.
You don’t need a doctorate in quantum philosophy to understand how disastrous the housing foreclosure problem is in Las Vegas. All you have to do is drive around any residential neighborhood to see the signs that not only say “for sale” but the more ominous “bank owned” or “in foreclosure.”
Of course this is due to the fact that Nevada leads the nation in the percentage of home foreclosures. And, just as sadly for those among us who prefer to believe that Summerlin is immune to such disasters, take note that our community is equally susceptible to the dangers of this crisis. Foreclosure notices dot the Summerlin landscape to the same extent that they do anywhere else in Las Vegas.
After teaching special education students at Legacy High School on Thursdays, Chad Bandiera stayed to coach football or track, depending on the season.
He drove to his Paradise home and maybe had time for a nap before putting on a black suit and going to work.
Bandiera is a bouncer at Tao Nightclub at The Venetian from Thursday through Saturday.
Former Sahara employees and residents remember the Las Vegas hotel-casino’s glory days as liquidators sell off every last item.
All it takes is one summer of triple-digit temperatures for those new to the valley to learn the dos and don’ts of dealing with the heat.
Nevadans know unemployment better than anyone else. Youngsters here are getting used to it, too. The unemployment rate of Nevadans ages 16 to 19 is 34.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, second behind Georgia. Charles Nguyen, Jaime Estepa and Shane Haddad, all 17-year-old valley residents, are finding out firsthand how tough it is.
The hot weather is here, and if you’re looking for some cool places to frequent in the Summerlin area, View has some ideas.
Residents opposed the city’s plan to transport fill dirt from the corner of Ithaca Avenue and Magic Way to the corner of U.S. Highway 95 and Galleria Drive at a community meeting June 30 — about 12 hours before the project was slated to begin.
Tired of 100-degree temperatures? Try kayaking or stand-up paddle boarding at Lake Las Vegas. Or if the sun isn’t your thing, try bowling or check out the exhibits at the Clark County Museum.
“Of course, air conditioners break down at the worst possible time,” said Richard Carrillo, a representative for the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local No. 525 and an assemblyman for Nevada District 18. “It seems like every Fourth of July weekend, everyone in the business gets swamped.”
While Carrillo strongly recommends that residents hire a professional for major maintenance, there are a few simple steps anyone can take to keep air conditioning running smoothly and efficiently.
Sheldon Sid Brodkin’s “Boro Park, Vegas and All the In-Betweens” began as a biography detailing his friend’s life as one of the early “movers and shakers in Las Vegas.”
There is absolutely no way you’re staying inside another minute. All year long, when school’s in session, you spend enough time indoors. But with summer here and the free time that comes with it, you plan on being outside as much as possible — hiking, exploring and camping. But what if you get lost?
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