When you open your home to family and friends this holiday season, you want to give your guests the best impression possible. Here are a few things you can do to make your holiday event one to remember.
More than 26 million Americans have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. If you or a loved one have the disease, it’s important to remain vigilant against complications year-round, and especially during the winter when feet are exposed to cold and remain covered up for extended periods.
Arthritis affects the lives of nearly one in five American adults and limits the lives of countless citizens each year. In fact, arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States, and yet only 11 percent of those with arthritis participate in widely available, low-cost self-management workshops that help people manage symptoms, increase activity, and maintain independence.
Smartphones are about to become much smarter. Imagine a world where completing transactions, exchanging digital content, connecting electronic devices and accessing buildings and venues can all be done with a simple wave or tap of your smartphone.
When you buy a used car, you’re happy if the seller vacuums the interior and gives the exterior a good wash and wax before you take possession. But there’s one kind of “cleanup” that you want to avoid when you’re buying used: title washing.
How do you protect strawberries from an early frost? Some scientists choose to insert a gene from an arctic flounder so the strawberries tolerate the cold, just like the fish. That may sound a bit strange to you, and mounting evidence indicates that tinkering with nature like this might even prove harmful.
The basic house hasn’t changed much in the past 100 years. It has a foundation, walls, roof, plumbing, heating and electrical systems, windows and doors. What’s changed drastically are the building standards and materials used to construct that house and, in recent years, the extended time many properties have sat inactive and in disrepair due to the foreclosure problem and economic downturn.
Shrewd buyers eager to get a home for a song have to be willing to play real estate limbo – just without going so low that the delicate dance of negotiations comes to a halt.
Black Friday is days away. Considered the first day of the holiday selling season, it usually ranks as the year’s biggest shopping day. Black Friday earned its name from retailers who greeted it with relief as the annual surge in revenue pushed them into the black, the point at which they first began to turn a profit for the year. The more recently minted Cyber Monday follows, named in the not-so-distant day when shoppers with no Internet service at home headed back to wired workplaces to search (discreetly) for online bargains.
Christine Guerci-Nyhus, the interim Henderson city attorney, and Josh Reid, the son of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, have been identified as the top candidates to replace former city attorney Elizabeth Quillin, who resigned in August.
All Henderson libraries are expected to be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Hours are expected to resume Saturday.
For the past three years, the Blue Star Mothers of Henderson and Boulder City have collected gifts, stuffed homemade stockings, packaged postal boxes and sent everything thousands of miles overseas to deliver a taste of the holidays to the their military families. “Everyone should have Christmas,” said Chere’ Pedersen, a member of Blue Star Mothers. “We get to send them a taste of home.”
This week’s entertainment highlights include holiday happenings at the Village at Lake Las Vegas and the District at Green Valley Ranch and shows by comedian Kathleen Madigan and RagTag Entertainment.
Immigration officer by day, dog trainer by night, Denise Beckwith has trained hundreds of dogs to obey their masters or excel on agility courses in her four years’ experience. She spotted Keno online via a rescue organization based in San Diego. He was 10 weeks old and soon to be hers.
Despite bristles from unhappy campers, about $27 million in plans are under way to temporarily close and revamp Lee Canyon campgrounds and recreation venues .
There can never be too many good Thai restaurants, with the emphasis on good. And good means pad Thai, kar nom jeap, pad kee mou and kang dang.
After losing her husband to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, Robin Bell and her son Brendyn have tried to find ways to raise money for ALS of Nevada. “The organization was great in providing us with respite care,” Robin said. “I couldn’t imagine going through it without them.”
About two years ago, a friend of my husband’s informed us that he had divorced his wife and was now very happy with a new lady in his life. We met for dinner, and the four of us got along tremendously. We became friends as couples, as well as my becoming friends with his new lady, who became his wife.
When RagTag Entertainment started three years ago in Las Vegas, its goal was to impact the arts culture by offering productions that are available and affordable for everyone. Andrew Wright, founder of RagTag, said that in 2011, the group offered nearly 30 productions around the city and challenged the thought that there is no culture in Las Vegas.
Parents had a chance to take their concerns, big and small, straight to Clark County School Board Trustee Lorraine Alderman at a recent open forum, Making Connections, at the East Las Vegas Community/Senior Center.
Artists for the Clark County Parks and Recreation Department’s Zap! 4 project may be finished with their masterpieces, but the lifeline of these works extends far beyond the Oct. 22 completion date.
A dozen people stand in line outside HELP of Southern Nevada, 1640 E. Flamingo Road, at 8 a.m. one day just a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. They’re a small fraction of the thousands who are seeking assistance from the non profit organization this holiday season.
Executive chef Robin Hearon knew what she wanted with her own place, and she wanted a simple menu with unique sandwiches and hamburgers.