Often, you’re only as good as the company you keep. And this week, Las Vegas is hanging with the fast crowd.
Hectic schedules often make meal-related decisions a chore. And planning for a bigger family meal over the holidays just adds to the stress. Affordable and simpler shopping routines could help you start savoring family meal time again.
Memories are monumental in shaping history. And just as a journal holds your thoughts, memories and interests from years past, online searches can mark the people, places and events that mattered most in a given year. So, what mattered most in 2011?
Current home decorating is not about flashy, over-the-top design; rather, it’s about decorating for real life – a home that’s smaller, more well-equipped and custom-made for its owners’ lifestyles.
Aging in America can be physically and financially debilitating. People 65 and older have a 68 percent probability of becoming disabled in a way that will affect at least two activities of daily living, according to the AARP report Beyond 50: A Report to the Nation on Independent Living and Disability. The median national cost for nursing home care is about $77,745 per year, a 2011 Genworth Cost of Care Survey by CareScout (C) revealed.
You may have already heard this, but “geek” and “nerd” are no longer disparaging monikers for kids. As technology continues to reach into the lives of children, the kids who are embracing the science behind what makes the world work could play crucial roles as scientists in the future. If you’re looking for ways to inspire your children, here are seven interesting careers that you can help your children learn more about.
The need to travel on business may remind you of that old adage that you have to spend money to make money. But premium travel arrangements don’t have to cost a premium price. Saving money on the big expenses of business travel – transportation and lodging – can be as simple as planning ahead, staying flexible and using reward and incentive programs to your advantage.
Packing in as much work as possible to maximize the cost benefits of your trip can leave you with little time to take care of yourself while you’re taking care of business. One solution is to fit fitness in wherever you can, whether it’s simply avoiding high-calorie temptations or setting the alarm 30 minutes early so you can hit the hotel’s fitness center before breakfast.
Just as regular tune-ups may extend the life of your car, performing routine maintenance to your home’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system may extend the life of your HVAC equipment. While there are some tasks homeowners can handle on their own, many HVAC projects require a professional contractor.
Considering how much money your small business pumps into your local economy, the taxes you pay and your company’s role as part of the engine that drives the national economy, you probably think someone should be giving you some kind of reward. A rewards program from a business credit card can be a great way to get something back for all the money you spend running your business.
When you first start couponing, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by sales cycles, sales-to-coupon matching and expiration dates. It’s definitely a big shift from the “old” way of shopping – buying what you want or need for the current week, regardless of price. This week we hear from a couponing newbie.
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.
The history of Las Vegas law enforcement is replete with questionable behavior by officers leading to shootings that were legally justified, but unnecessary. In the third of a five-part series on officer-involved shootings, the Review-Journal found that systems used by the Metropolitan Police Department fail to rein in problem cops even after they kill under dubious circumstances.
Shoppers seem to be just as enthusiastic about shopping on their computers and smartphones on Cyber Monday as they were about finding deals over the Black Friday weekend.
Santa may arrive in a hot rod, but Cowboy Christmas is set to provide many of the holiday pastimes that Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross has made tradition.
A reception for the exhibit “Re-Cycling Objects, Re-Purposing Ideas,” a Candlelight Remembrance event in honor of World AIDS Day and a live simulcast of “Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing 100th St. Olaf Christmas Festival Live” are among event highlights this week in the Centennial Hills area.
The Richard Petty Driving Experience has extended its agreement with the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and a NASCAR Fanfest is planned.
This week’s event highlights include an Encore Show Choir concert, Michael Monson and Tony Flanagan’s photo show “To the Neon Gods They Made” and a free live production of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
Thornton D. Barnes, an expert on Area 51 who worked there during its secret heyday, is set to spill the beans on the military installation at 11 a.m. Dec. 6 at the Cora Coleman Senior Center.
Keeping up with kids in his physical education classes is not easy, which is why Jason Gradyan prefers to use his wheelchair. Gradyan is one of 61 adapted physical education teachers for the Clark County School District, and he helps dozens of elementary students with disabilities assimilate with their general education peers.
Ray Wold ends up wearing a lot of hats during filming of the “Amazing Clowns TV Show, both figuratively and literally. On any given filming day he might be dressed as Boo the clown, Nose the elephant, a pirate or any number of characters. He might be clowning, doing magic, making balloon animals, operating a puppet or interviewing the other performers, even if that performer is a mute marionette.
Here’s your guide to downtown and Paradise event highlights including First Friday, Bite at the Museum 2: Back for Seconds, holiday happenings and more.
The Cultural Corridor Coalition is preparing for another holiday-filled December to Remember , with events such as a statue dedication, arts and crafts and the addition of the Las Vegas Shakespeare Company.