From the arrest of the city attorney to the announcement of several major construction projects, 2011 was full of highs and lows for Henderson.
The restaurant name is Thai but the many Chinese dishes offered on the menu make this a perfect place for large groups and the many different tastes that come with a large group.
The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities awarded more than $260,000 to 47 local children’s organizations Dec. 13 during its annual Christmas tree lighting and grand ceremony at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
Ashley Brown feels like she’s just getting started. The Nevada Virtual Academy senior has been fulfilling her duties as Miss Nevada Teen USA 2011 as well as raising awareness for autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks, in honor of her brother who lives with the disorder.
As 2011 peters to a close, it’s time to look back on what made the year memorable in North Las Vegas. With the year almost in rear view, View reviews what made 2011 great and what tested the endurance and strength of the city.
A group of Spring Valley High School students recently met with others from around the globe in Paris to find solutions to world problems. These diplomats formed committees, debated, deliberated and passed resolutions.
Their efforts did not change global policy, but they learned a lot about it. Model United Nations is, after all, pretend.
It’s not surprising to discover another terrific Thai restaurant serving dishes that speak to authentic Thai cooking.
Question: I remember you said to apply fertilizer to a lawn around Thanksgiving. But during that time, it was cold, and the fertilizer bag says to water frequently.
At this busy time of year, it’s good to keep in mind an outdoor destination close enough that it won’t require much time and preparation. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is just such a place — an oasis of natural peace hidden close to the urban bustle of the Las Vegas Valley.
The year of 2011 was full of outstanding individuals and organizations in the southwest and Spring Valley areas of town. View caught up with them to see what’s ahead for the new year.
About 25 graduate students in the public history program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, spent much of the past semester at the Walking Box Ranch in Searchlight, cataloguing and cleaning thousands of artifacts that once belonged to former Nevada Lt. Gov. and actor Rex Bell and his wife, actress Clara Bow.
Students from The Meadows School hosted their fourth annual holiday event for another school Dec. 16, this year bringing presents for students at West Preparatory Academy in downtown Las Vegas.
It began in a simple enough manner. The letter addressed to the elderly resident of Sun City Summerlin was written on a letterhead inscribed with the Reader’s Digest logo. It told him that his “lucky number has been approved for a lump sum payout of $500,000 in cash.”
Karen Rowe, a resident of The Trails in Summerlin, was beginning to walk her 13-year-old dog, Al, at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 5 when the garage door of a house two doors down rolled up and two large dogs, which Rowe said were some sort of shepherd breed, tore away from their owner and began attacking her terrier mix.
If plans stay the same, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Station No. 107, which is being built within Sun City Summerlin at the northeast corner of Del Webb Boulevard and Sundial Drive, will not have two trucks as was announced in February 2009. Instead, it will have one, a quintuple combination pumper.
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Family owners of beloved Vegas restaurant involved in mysterious lawsuit
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Las Vegas family suing to get son an extra year of high school