Officials in California and around the country have high hopes for new “pay-as-you-drive” (PAYD) auto insurance programs they say will save motorists money – and could help save the planet – just by tailoring policies to fit the actual number of miles policyholders drive.
Most shoppers use coupons in an honest effort to save money. Some people, however, push the limits of what can and should be done. Listen in to this store employee’s story:
Lately, trying to build steady savings has felt like struggling to stay upright on a storm-tossed ship.
Is there a hidden part of Wall Street reform that will hurt mortgage borrowers?
The New American Home 2012 may be being built for the future, but it’s also a bit of a throwback.
n Newly discovered 8 mm footage of famed chimpanzee research pioneer Jane Goodall will take audiences on a journey of her life as she answers pre-submitted questions in a live, in-theater event planned for 8 p.m. today in movie theaters across the country. This also marks the national debut of “Jane’s Journey,” a cinematic biography with appearances by Angelina Jolie and Pierce Brosnan. Santa Fe Station 16, 4949 N. Rancho Drive, is among participating theaters. For a complete list, visit fathomevents.com.
May your cup overfloweth with German revelry during the third annual Oktoberfest at Centennial Plaza from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.
Stand Down is a national support initiative for needy veterans. In a more local scope, the second annual Veterans Stand Down is planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7 at the Cambridge Community Center, 3900 Cambridge St .
Sushi and Hawaii go together. Hawaiians know fresh fish, and the state has an Asian population of 40 percent. Combine the two and you get Island Sushi and Hawaiian Grill.
A local Junior Girl Scout troop helped solve the puzzle of boredom for children and their families receiving care at Sunrise Children’s Hospital, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway. Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada Troop 607 gathered and donated more than 300 games as part of its Bronze Award.
Before the Celebrity City Chorus heads to Houston to compete in the International Sweet Adelines Convention and Competition, members plan to put on a free dress rehearsal concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave.
Now that I’m in the process of getting divorced and thinking about the future and new relationships, I’m realizing the emotional deficits I’ve accrued as a result of many years of bad marriage. I think the proper term for those of us with such deficits is “needy.”
Chanti Evans is used to flying under the radar. Her mother is a vice cop, and in the Denver ‘hood where they live, cops are not cool. Blowing Lana’s cover is not cool, either, so Chanti keeps all that quiet. Not even her BFF since third grade, Tasha, knows the truth.
After months of staff cuts and budget Band-Aids, some new blood has been added in the City of North Las Vegas.
City officials on Wednesday swore in Timothy R. Hacker as the city manager.
Sculptor William Glass is set to talk about his work, and his wife, Rose Mary, is slated to read her poetry at
6:30 p.m. Friday at Left of Center Gallery, 2207 W. Gowan Road. Entry is $5 for gallery members and $10 for nonmembers. Visit leftofcenterart.org or call 647-7378.
Shelly Plotkin began his career as an iceman, hauling blocks and bags of ice in the days before refrigerators became a common household appliance. Today he’s working in another vanishing occupation. He owns and operates Sunrise Glass & Hardware, an independent hardware store at 1482 N. Nellis Blvd.
n Newly discovered 8 mm footage of famed chimpanzee research pioneer Jane Goodall will take audiences on a journey of her life as she answers pre-submitted questions in a live in-theater event planned for 8 p.m. today in movie theaters across the country. This also marks the national debut of “Jane’s Journey,” a cinematic biography with appearances by Angelina Jolie and Pierce Brosnan. Regal Village Square 18, 9400 W. Sahara Ave., is among participating theaters. For a complete list, visit fathomevents.com.
Parents join Arthritis Foundation Nevada to raise money to find a cure for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
n Shakespeare in the Park is slated for 7 p.m. Saturday at Seven Hills Park, 1550 Seven Hills Drive, Henderson. This year’s Shakespeare selection is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The production can be seen again at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Discovery Park, 2011 Paseo Verde Parkway; 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at Lake Las Vegas, 15 Costa Di Lago; and 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at River Mountain Park, 1941 Appaloosa Drive. Admission is free. Visit hendersonlive.com.
Henderson is planning to celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday with activities, exhibitors and the announcement of a new trail system.
Inch by inch, the Las Vegas National Sports Complex LLC is taking steps toward building a multibillion dollar sports complex in Henderson. The Henderson City Council allowed developer Chris Milam’s to take one thing off his growing to-do list — move forward with a feasibility study to see whether he can finally build a sports complex after several failed attempts in Las Vegas and Clark County.
Eight Nevada State College students spent two weeks this summer in Ethiopia as part of a medical mission with NSC professors Kebret Kebede and Robin Herlands and Spring Valley Hospital surgery technician Lance Bocobo. They performed surgeries at Black Lion Hospital and lectured at Addis Ababa University Medical School in Addis Ababa.
A delegation of Ukrainian judges, translators and others visited the valley from Sept. 10 -17, at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave., as part of the Open World, Rule of Law Program.
In his office atop City Hall, Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Y. Barlow reflected on the many facets of Ward 5, a place he has lived since 2006, and how he plans to jump-start the community’s economy.
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The second annual Slam the Dam event, an open water swim zone championship, is planned for this weekend at Lake Mead’s Boulder Beach.
