City of Las Vegas parks are often a reflection of the area’s residents. Similarly, the parks’ namesakes typically give insight into the area where they are located. Such is the case of three Las Vegas city parks that recently underwent name changes.
Growing fruits and vegetables is part of the vision behind Vegas Roots, a community garden near downtown. The other part deals with growing community, which founder Rosalind Brooks believes is evident in the garden she started two years ago.
As people throughout the valley anticipate the United States’ celebration of independence, so do those seeking the freedom that comes with being a citizen of the country. One of these people is Paradise resident Jorge Mora.
There are so many flavors in Chinese cuisine, and Little Hong Kong brings many of them together in a fine menu that lists all the favorites and more.
Clark County code enforcement employees drained about 60 pools valley wide in June as part a campaign to cut back on the health risks associated with green pools.
Charlie Frias Park is scheduled to open the first week of October. The park is named after a man many consider one of the city’s greatest philanthropists.
Sixteen years ago, Karen Leavens gave birth prematurely to a son, Adam. Within a few weeks, she and her husband learned he couldn’t see. Without services available for the blind, the Leavens considered moving out of state. In 2006, the Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation came to fruition, and Adam began participating in its programs, which changed his life.
To chase waterfalls, look no farther than North Las Vegas. Don’t expect to get wet, though.
On the morning of Brazil native Renata Snell’s naturalization ceremony, her husband Adam jokingly played Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.”
Question: How do I plant and care for tropical bird of paradise?
Floyd Mayweather apparently has an aversion to tap water and jail grub. Or he’s never played golf during the summer in Las Vegas.
n Motown group The Temptations are set to perform at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at The Orleans Showroom, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave. Tickets start at $34.95. Visit orleanscasino.com or call 365-7075.
British theater students are teaming up with those in Las Vegas to offer five musical performances this weekend at the Clark County Library and Cashman Center as part of a student travel program organized by the Las Vegas International Performing Arts Exchange.
Everyone talks about New York pizza, and now you can eat it in Las Vegas. These pies are made with premium Grande cheese and always fresh ingredients.
Mohammad Hanif and his youngest son, Danish Hanif, never got the chance to see their family’s new home in Las Vegas.
SOUTHWEST JUNIOR GOLFER FALLS SHORT
IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
The Mexican Consulate in Las Vegas, 823 S. Sixth St., assists an average of 150 people a day and provides a variety of resources for the community, not just Mexican Nationals.
Mohave County Sheriff Tom Sheahan is going to occupy Colorado City after county supervisors approved a grant Monday that will allow him to put more deputies on patrol in the northern Arizona community that he and others believe is served by a corrupt town marshal’s office.
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