It’s the culmination of physical effort. All the running, arm pumping and gasping for breath comes down to this moment. Sixteen members of the Las Vegas Heat Youth Track Club are competing in the Junior Olympics through Sunday at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kan.
Dozens of people pleaded with the North Las Vegas City Council at its July 20 meeting not to close the community’s recreational centers to make up for the city’s budget shortfalls. The young and the gray-haired spent more than two hours discussing what would happen if the centers closed their doors, painting a bleak picture of unhappy, unhealthy seniors who might go hungry and teenagers who might resort to criminal activity when their time isn’t filled by arts, sports and music classes.
Mayra Politis has less than 90 days to come up with enough money to save her downtown business The Attic Vintage Clothing Company, 1025 S. Main St., which has been a staple on the Main Street business corridor for 22 years. The NV Energy substation explosion last year delivered the shop a crippling financial blow.
Sandra Ransel is enthusiastic about her job helping nontraditional students earn their diplomas. Her hard work recently earned her recognition as an “Unsung Hero.”
In the northernmost point of North Las Vegas, immersed in the dry desert climate 300 miles from the nearest ocean, saltwater shrimp are thriving. The 30,000-square-foot Blue Oasis Pure Shrimp Farm opened at the beginning of the month in the Kapex area of the city, 30 miles north of the Strip. The $5 million farm aims to produce fresh, sustainable, white shrimp from pond to plate to a majority of the west coast.
Lucy Keaton helped transform what was one of the lowest performing elementary schools in Las Vegas into an exemplary turn around school, the state’s highest academic designation. During the six years Keaton has been at the school, Hewetson has met adequate yearly progress standards four years running and had gains of at least 10 percent in student achievement on standardized tests every year.
The Swingers Club is scheduled to open Aug. 24 at the Plaza, 1 Main St. The Las Vegas City Council swore in new elected officials and NV Energy plans a Senior Energy Assistance Expo at the Cashman Center in this week’s Downtown Neighborhood News
Lida Kilchenko starts her freshman year at UNLV this fall, but she’s already completed her first major commission, a mural at Teri Lyn Vander Heiden’s Senior Smart House in the foothills of Frenchman Mountain.
Months after an unsuccessful run for the mayor’s job, city of Las Vegas Ward 6 Councilman Steve Ross could lose his current position if a local group gets its way.
Not every historic casino in Las Vegas is imploded. Railroad Pass Hotel & Casino, the oldest operating casino in Nevada, plans to celebrate its 80th anniversary Monday.
It was a good birthday for 16-year-old Julian Glasser, who was selected from about 200 applicants to participate in the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Calif.
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.
The Clark County Shooting Range now has a $50,000 grant to take aim at promotional and marketing measures to draw more visitors to the park, 11357 N. Decatur Blvd.
If you’re looking for a break from triple-digit temperatures, a refreshing evening under the stars is just for you. If you live in Summerlin, you’re only minutes away from Super Summer Theatre at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park.
Volunteer Patrol Services graduated its first class. Members are poised to help the Metropolitan Police Department by being extra eyes and ears in areas such as Fremont Street and the Strip.
On July 6, the same day Carolyn Goodman took office as mayor, the Las Vegas City Council approved Ward 4 Councilman Stavros Anthony as the new mayor pro tem.
He replaced Gary Reese, who stepped down due to term limits.
A group of tortoise habitat monitors help care for nine tortoises at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Visitor Center. The volunteers are coordinated by the Friends of Red Rock Canyon and do everything from feeding tortoises to answering visitors’ questions.
There is a difference of opinion between the city of Henderson and Project GREEN, which are debating a proposed concrete channel at the bottom of Pittman Wash.
The band from Arbor View High School, 500 Whispering Sands Drive, has been invited to march in the May 2012 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., and play at Carnegie Hall in New York City the same month.
A new neighbor would like to introduce itself to the community with a free festival, and it will provide the entertainment. The Landero Learning Center for Music & the Arts is planning a grand opening celebration with food, giveaways and live performances from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at its new location, 9620 Las Vegas Blvd. South.
Those looking to net a stockpile of freebies and hot deals showcased in the recent TLC series “Extreme Couponing ” may need a rain check thanks to industry and legal backlash.
The White Horse Youth Ranch aims to bring underprivileged kids and horses together. “We want them to learn all about horsemanship and not just how to ride,” said Peggy Paullin, executive director of White Horse Youth Ranch, known to most as WHY Ranch. “They get to interact with horses and are mentored by someone who is investing in them emotionally.”
There are days when slamming your bedroom door, though it might get you in trouble, is really satisfying. Those are the days when everybody bugs you, nothing goes right, and you just want to scream, stomp, storm and slam.
Sometimes, you just want to be left alone. But what if everybody left you — for good?
Emanuel Zamir grew up in Jerusalem, where he earned a degree in electronics. After a 14-year stint in New York and 16 years in Maryland, he moved to Las Vegas and took up writing.
Chinese is always one of the first types of restaurants to open in a new development. And for that we are thankful. Residents living on the northwest edge of town can be thankful for Dragon Wok, which has a complete and traditional menu of fresh Chinese food.
Malissa Muhleck planned to go to college and become a veterinarian after high school. Now she feels more prepared and a little more excited to do so. The former Faiss Middle School student is one of 50 incoming freshmen who attended CampUs Las Vegas, a six-day program meant to prepare kids for high school and beyond.
