It’s not guaranteed a new year will bring change. The Yankees still will win in 2011. The Pirates won’t. LeBron James still will speak in the third person. Clay Guida will have long hair and fight as if intravenously fed with sugar. Rex Ryan will prefer feet.
GARDNERVILLE — A small earthquake bumped western Nevada on New Year’s Day, but no damage was reported.
The Center for Biological Diversity announced that, on New Year’s Eve, they would be giving away 50,000 endangered species condoms in an effort to “raise awareness about the devastating impacts of human overpopulation” on endangered species. Why New Year’s Eve? “Because New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest days of the year for condom use.”
For a good chunk of the last decade, the state of Nevada and local cities had gobs of money to spend on major transportation projects. The days of plump budgets are certainly in our rearview mirrors now, but it’s important to reflect on what was accomplished around the Las Vegas Valley to improve our commute.
The gaming industry is entering uncharted waters in 2011. For the first time since 1989, the Strip will not witness a new hotel-casino opening nor are any new resort developments on the horizon.
Each season in the NFL is full of surprises, as teams rise and fall to defy predictions made in August. One of the best stories was authored by coach Todd Haley, who worked a quick turnaround in Kansas City.
Frankie Edgar was unable to avenge the lone loss of his career, but he left the cage still clutching the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title.
Monday: The Las Vegas Valley Water District Board of Directors meets at 9 a.m. in commission chambers of the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway.
The Las Vegas Police Protective Association is recommending that officers in the department refuse to talk to homicide detectives following officer-involved shootings or in-custody deaths, in addition to refusing to participate in coroner’s inquests.
Welcome to the beginning of a new era. With those celebratory words, the head of the Strip’s newest chandelier-strewn hotel-casino, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, opened its doors in December to great fanfare.
Stan Cooper had a New Year’s tradition: He always cooked a pot of black-eyed peas and made his children eat at least a spoonful for good luck.
On the morning of Jan. 4, 2010, a Monday after a long holiday weekend, all kinds of professionals were returning to work at the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas. But this would be no ordinary day, no ordinary year, for those caught in the crossfire that cool winter morning.