Quick thinking and thorough training saved a senior Las Vegan’s life and earned her three rescuers top honors by the American Red Cross .
Master Sgt. Tonya C. Freeman, a 1984 graduate of Eldorado High School, is scheduled to retire after 24 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. A retirement ceremony is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Conference Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. A reception is set to follow in the Looking Glass Room.
A two-alarm fire destroyed an under-constructon Muslim funeral home and cemetery at 4425 E. Cartier Ave., near Lamb Boulevard and Carey Avenue Feb. 22. Learn more in this week’s neighborhood news.
Stephen Nasser was 13 when the Nazis broke into his home and forced him and his family on a train to Auschwitz. He and four other Holocaust survivors told their stories to middle and high school students and their teachers Feb. 15 as part of the Holocaust Education Conference at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy.
“The truth is that we’ve always run under the mind-set of a nonprofit,” said Lee Papa, founder of the Ganesha Center at the Longford Plaza East Office Park, 3199 E. Warm Springs Road, Suite 300. “We run on volunteers. It’s always been about the mission of the work and providing a place for community. Any money we made went right back into the center.”
The Massive Spectacular, an annual performance featuring some of the world’s best belly dancers, is benefiting two very personal charities for organizer Tori Halfon this year.
Kolache is probably a new word for you, let alone a new food item. Originally from Central Europe, mainly Czechoslovakia, kolaches are a sweet pastry/dessert holding a dollop of fruit or jelly rimmed by a puffy pillow of dough.
This week’s calendar features Las Vegas Academy Theatre’s “Guys and Dolls,” a University Forum Lecture titled “Inside the Experience of a Virtuoso” and the Junior League of Las Vegas’ vintage-inspired rummage sale, Rummage Redefined.
First Friday is slated to take place in the 18b Arts District downtown from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday . For information on parking, shuttles and a schedule of entertainment, visit firstfridaylasvegas.com. Many galleries also host open house previews with artist receptions from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Aspiring and professional architects will get a chance to view and submit unique design concepts during the annual Unbuilt Design Awards in April.
Families displaced by fires face several challenges, from losing pets and belongings to finding a place to sleep. The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada, however, aims to help those who are displaced through its Fire Hurts, Red Cross Helps campaign.
Patrick Spargur and Don Purdue are learning to run a nonprofit organization on the fly. Less than three months after starting Project 150 LV, they have helped feed and clothe hundreds of kids at nearly 20 high schools throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Vincent van Gogh did it. Pablo Picasso did it. Now Las Vegas residents have a place where painting, drinking and socializing meet at Paint and Party, 8826 S. Eastern Ave.
Andria and Patrick Arsen, native Nevadans, prepare their pizzas, sandwiches and pasta dishes with love. Now you know why the restaurant is named La Bella.
Sheila Lombard’s secret is for every woman, and so is Her Secret Bra. The North Las Vegas mortgage lender and bartender-turned-entrepreneur is busting out with her new pair of brassieres lined with three hidden pockets.
Upcoming literary events include “An Evening with Tim Dorsey: Umbrella Drinks, Dictators & a Hilarious New Novel” and celebrations of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
This week’s events include the American Roller Skating Derby, the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society “Broadway! One Hundred Fabulous Years” and a new round of shows at the College of Southern Nevada Planetarium.
The Mint 400 returns to Las Vegas March 23 to March 25, weaving new aspects into one of the country’s oldest and well-known off-road races.
Question: I have a good-sized area covered with rock mulch. A flowering plum tree is struggling in this area. Can a Myer’s lemon tree do well in a rock mulch setting?
Norm’s is ideal for breakfast with its friendly menu and pleasant dining atmosphere, where large windows look out on the bustling traffic as the day begins.
I have lived in Summerlin/Las Vegas since July 2011, and something has been puzzling me ever since I relocated to this beautiful place: Dog owners, why don’t you pick up after your dog? It would take less than five minutes, and the city even provides bags and waste stations at regular points along trails and in the green spaces.
Few high school athletes are provided an opportunity to play at the collegiate level. Even fewer are named among the top 40 PARADE All-America high school football players in the country. For Shaquille Powell, Bishop Gorman running back, he gets both.