At around 2 a.m. Tuesday, the old Flamingo parking garage behind O’Sheas will be imploded to make way for Project Linq.
At one point in her career, baker Sonya Washington was living out of her car while trying to make her business, Castle of Cakes, survive. “I had a dream,” Washington said. “If you give up on hope, you have nothing left. So it was do or die.”
Event highlights this week include a reception for a show featuring the work of BeverLee Renner, a free concert by the Henderson Symphony Orchestra, the band Snake Charmer performing a free concert at The Village Lake Las Vegas and a Steampunk Photo Odyssey and Fashion Show at the Clark County Museum.
I am the grandmother of a 25-year-old young lady with two precious children. We raised her because her mother was not mentally stable – drugs and bipolar. Her mother was neglectful and put her daughter in harm’s way being hostile and mean spirited. Her daughter is aware of all of this and at one time was at Child Haven until we were able to get her through the Las Vegas Family Court. She occasionally talks with her mother, but there is no relationship and she is always upset after each call.
Throughout her life, Henderson resident Sonia Kloppenburg, 79, has had someone to look out for her. In 1939, when Kloppenburg was 6, German soldiers took over her hometown, Vienna.
They used to call it a “man’s world.” But let’s face it, that term has since gone the way of the single-income household, the one-car garage and the little white picket fence. Perhaps the ideal case to prove the point is that of Summerlin’s Rachel Creger a lady who is nothing short of being a human dynamo.
Del E. Webb dropped out of high school and became a carpenter’s apprentice. Later in life, the developer behind the Sun City retirement communities owned several hotel-casinos, was part owner of the New York Yankees and did more than $1 billion worth of business with Howard Hughes.
Proponents of the Upper Las Vegas Wash , home to fossils, indigenous plants and Las Vegas Paiute Tribe interests , received a big coup in March when the Bureau of Land Management announced that it was removing 10,670 acres of land from private development eligibility.
Southern Nevada legacy is layered for E.W. Griffith , his son, Robert B. Griffith and his granddaughter, Mary Jane Griffith Reiter .
Before construction started on George Thompson’s Eagle Scout project – a prayer garden at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission- the 15-year-old Centennial Hills resident called for a prayer.
The Darling Tennis Center has hired a new coach, Henner Nehles, for its high-performance youth program. Nehles was one of the most decorated tennis players at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, earning Mountain West Region Most Valuable Student Athlete of the Year and National Intercollegiate Tennis Association Mountain Region Senior Athlete of the Year.
Michael Clark plans to close his shop, On the Road Books & Records, formerly known as Michael’s Used Books, Clark County plans to host a surplus auction and libraries plan events.
Event highlights this week include Ballet Folklorico Xyachimal’s plans to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a re-creation of the Battle of Puebla in dance and a reception for the “Art in Action: Spring Break Teen Art Camp Art Exhibition.”
Four students from Cortney Middle School and one from Del Sol High School spent spring break visiting the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, and sampling Chinese cuisine and tea.
Event highlights this week include Nevada Ballet Theatre’s 40-year celebration, a Science Expo Day, the 15th annual Lei Day Polynesian Festival and a Las Vegas Philharmonic Guild benefit luncheon.
There are many reasons to enjoy sushi. One answer lies in the fact that sushi is not a particularly fattening food.
Jewish Family Service Agency executive director Christina Primack said the group’s Open Arms Adoption Agency unites at least 150 families annually, regardless of religious affiliation, race or sexual orientation.
In the heart of the Huntridge neighborhood is a section of streets with the names of figures who played significant roles in Las Vegas history. Among these is Sweeney Avenue, situated between Bracken and Wengert Avenues.
Pool safety is among the summer’s hot topics, especially when children are involved. Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson officials are encouraging parents to take part in safety precautions and enroll their children in swim lessons.
If you have a feeling this pizza is going to be pretty good because the person making it is named Damiano, trust your feeling.
