Area briefing

CYBERSECURITY TO BE DISCUSSED TODAY
DURING LECTURE AT GREENSPUN HALL

Sportsmen’s Exposition to go all out(doors) at local event

Hunting, fishing, camping, even the World Elk Calling Championship, are scheduled to be included for one of the nation’s largest outdoor sports shows this weekend at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road.

Things to do in North Las Vegas

Events this week include the opening of the “Curious George: Let’s Get Curious!” exhibit and “Bad Astronomy” at the College of Southern Nevada Planetarium.

Dining pick of the week: Fair View Chinese Cuisine

The great thing about so many of these strip mall restaurants is that they are really good. Fair View is an example of really good Cantonese and Szechwan food in a small, unassuming setting.

Valley artist publishes book packing a punch

North Las Vegas artist Kenneth Lamug recently self-published an illustrated picture book that caters to kids and packs a mighty message: Look at things a different way.

Southwest couple embark on authorship together

John and Pat Getter worked together, rescued animals together, and now after 34 years of marriage, they’ve become authors together.

Game of rugby beginning to thrive in Las Vegas Valley

Rugby players and enthusiasts from all over the world are expected to invade Las Vegas with the USA Sevens International Rugby Tournament slated for Feb. 9 to Feb. 12 at Sam Boyd Stadium. But Las Vegas residents don’t have to travel far year-round to witness — and play — the growing sport.

Microclimates, manual control affect planting

Question: What do you say is our planting zone? I got a Plant Smart Sensor for Christmas, and it says we are a 7B, which is way lower than I’ve read. Just because a website says a tree or plant will be OK for a certain zone doesn’t mean it is necessarily, right?

Literary Las Vegas: Elizabeth Parker

Buddy was a mischievous golden retriever no one wanted. He’d made his way from owner to owner and was at an animal shelter with numbered days when Elizabeth and Michael Parker took him in. His quirky antics inspired Elizabeth Parker’s first book, “Finally Home: Lessons on Life From a Free-Spirited Dog.”

Book briefs

Book events this week include a signing by “Vintage Vegas” columnist Betty Bunch and an African American Author’s Symposium.

Things to do

Things to do in Southwest/Spring Valley

Dining pick of the week: The Boiling Crab

Southern Nevadans aren’t used to backyard crab fests where family and friends gather to boil crawfish and crabs, shuck raw oysters, or grill/fry fresh fish.

A la carte

SAMMY’S 6500 TAVERN TO HOST BOWL BASH

Nonprofit group helps moms kick addictions in home environment

Jessica Marks waits nearly two hours at the social security office attempting to get a social security card. She’s 35 and never had one before. She’s never had any kind of I.D. She’s never needed it.

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