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When a kindergarten student at her tae kwon do studio suffered a slight concussion after he was pushed down the stairs and then picked up and rammed against a pole at school, Maria Pino wished she would have taught her youngest students about bullies sooner.
For pancakes, pies and hamburgers, family-style diner Du-par’s inside the Golden Gate has become popular among locals and tourists.
It’s 4:30 in the morning, and I’m at Angel Park Golf Club, 100 S. Rampart Blvd. It’s dark outside, but there’s a hubbub of activity. There’s an associate mowing the practice green, a kitchen worker heading toward the restaurant, a staff member using a blower to clear the main concourse to the clubhouse and equipment is buzzing everywhere. There are sprinklers watering the course.
Rick Leavitt raced his dirt bike across the desert with his cousins when he visited their Blue Diamond home as a child in the 1950s. Later, he mined for gypsum atop the hill at the edge of Red Rock Canyon. Now, the 60-year-old works for the gypsum plant down the road and calls the area his home. Many residents of the quaint town have similar stories and fond memories of the mine that gives the area its history and name. The village, originally known as Cottonwood Springs, changed its name when the Blue Diamond Company took ownership of the mine and built corporate housing for the workers in the early ’20s, according to the town’s history committee.
There’s a situation in my family that is almost making me sick to my stomach. I have a younger sister, 45, who is STILL living with my mother. She had a child at 15 and then two additional kids years later. None of the fathers are in the picture. I cannot remember a time when she DIDN’T live at my mother’s house.
Elementary, middle and high schools in the same neighborhoods are going to get a lot cozier with each other as they are organized into cooperative teams beginning this month. The Clark County School District will be creating 14 “performance zones” based on location and achievement.
Twice a month at Green Valley Ranch Resort, singer/songwriters Brian McComas and Aaron Benward host “Nashville Unplugged,” a music show that features the songwriters and stories behind some country music’s most popular song.
Willy and Jose’s Cantina has moved into Sam’s Town’s Mystic Falls Park, so now you can enjoy your favorite margarita or burrito while also enjoying the outdoor entertainment.
Nearly all figs are self-fertile, and all the figs I have tested in our climate do well. It is just a matter of your preference in taste.
Outdoor workers take their “hot jobs” seriously when temperatures hit triple digits in Las Vegas. If their employers don’t share their concern, the Nevada Occupational Health & Safety Section, or OSHA, of the Division of Industrial Relations is available to step in.
Life-size paintings of unfamiliar faces stretch from floor to ceiling across walls filled with other art on every surface. Colorful metal vases block what’s supposed to be a small window between rooms. Stone sculptures adorn a table down the hall from rooms of white-and-blue dishes displayed on a dozen shelves. And the Southwest Las Vegas home is just one host to the hundreds of artifacts that fashion designer David Tupaz collects.
Sun City Café in Sun City Summerlin has a simple and delicious menu, with breakfast served throughout the day.
Collin Bosley, 18, has achieved Eagle Scout status in the Boy Scouts of America.
The 2011 Miss Nevada and Miss Nevada Outstanding Teen Pageant took place July 1-2 at the CasaBlanca Resort in Mesquite.
