Local street name guru Mark Hall-Patton, director of Clark County Museums, plans speaking event, town boards announce meeting schedule and the Winchester Cultural Center Star Catchers’ travel to Disneyland in this week’s Sunrise and Whitney Neighborhood News.
Everyone knows prices at the gasoline pump are taking a bigger chunk out of their budget these days.
Like most beginning students at the Glass Art Studio Inc., 4310 Cameron St. Suite 3, Christine Curtis Wilson made a tiny purple tulip from five pieces of glass for her first project in 2001. But instead of simply keeping up with the hobby after work, she made it her career. “I had a passion for it. It was a little bud, but by taking those classes, it bloomed.”
Traveling up to 30 mph, the only thing more dangerous than the rapidly rising waters of a storm are misconceptions of flash flooding, local officials say. And even though July through September is the flood season, people are advised to be aware of flood safety all the time.
Comfortable can be defined in so many ways when it comes to restaurant dining. Whatever that means to you, a new meaning can be found at El Cordobes, a small, family restaurant with friendly service that provides another definition to the word.
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, 17-year-old valley residents, are finding out firsthand how tough it is.
When a loved one dies, holes are left in the fabric of people’s lives. For youngsters who have suffered the loss of a close family member, Nathan Adelson Hospice’s Camp Mariposa helps them deal with their emotions.
Sounds of squeaky shoes echo throughout the studio as the dozen or so dancers practice their upcoming Asian hip-hop routine. The music stops abruptly. Someone missed a step. Choreographer Ed Downing sternly, but gently, advises where the mistake occurred and how to make sure it doesn’t happen again. After all, the show is one week away.
One benefit of living in Southern Nevada is the opportunity to explore little-traveled back roads winding their way to uncrowded outdoor adventures. One of the best is the Mormon Well Road, originally a pioneer wagon trail on what is now the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
Thousands of locals and tourists strap on a tunic, clothing you can stick magnets to, several cows worth of leather or squeeze size-15 bosoms into a size-3 corset to attend the Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival.
For most of its 18 years, the festival has circled the lake at Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road. This year the event will make a temporary move to Silver Bowl Park, 6800 E. Russell Road.
“Do they make me look like a movie star?” a woman asks, flashing a toothless grin as she points to sunglasses on her weathered, wrinkled face. Jay Schwartz reassures Susie that the shades fit just right and tells the homeless woman she can take one pair for free.
Early harvesting and installing special netting to protect trees are the best ways to beat birds to eating your fruit.
You don’t have to drive 1,600 miles to Southern Louisiana for authentic Cajun food. It’s right here in your own backyard at Lola’s A Louisiana Kitchen.
Expert house flipper Scott Yancey is not afraid to admit he is a stickler with his budget. The problem: His interior designer Amie doesn’t settle for “vanilla decorating” and is notorious for lavish expense requests. She’s also his wife. The drama is just part of their stressful, successful business — and now, their reality show, “Flipping Vegas.”
