When Lisa Goldberg’s daughter, Devon, started school, the then 39-year-old decided to return to work. Her husband, Derek, urged her to find a passion, rather than a time card to punch. Stellar advice, but in the process of taking it, Goldberg was diagnosed with cancer.
Claire Vrainian was in her early 20s when she entered the film industry as a special makeup effects coordinator. She worked on such film sets as “Hellraiser,” “Sleepy Hollow” and “Blade.” After splitting from her boyfriend, who ran the company for which she worked, Vrainian realized she’d been living someone else’s dream for close to 20 years. It was time she found her own.
COVER STORY: The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is working to produce more graduates in high-demand areas like engineering and technology in a push to diversify the local economy and prepare students for the workforce.
The shop window, framed by a white stone facade, shows only a tiny glimpse of the Italian luxury waiting inside.
While tending to teletype machines in the United States Air Force, Jim Burgan was introduced to life in the control tower. He couldn’t get enough.
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Las Vegas City Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian dropped by the las vegas Review-Journal last week to sit down with the editorial board to talk about redevelopment.
The Las Vegas Police Department recently staked out the intersection of Boulder Highway and Tropicana Avenue, where officers had become concerned about the number of pedestrians jaywalking and motorists blowing through crosswalks.
A 51-year-old Boulder City woman jumped to her death from the Hoover Dam bypass bridge Monday, rekindling debate over whether safety measures are needed on the 900-foot-tall span.
Built on the side of mountains, the soon-to-open $550 million Interstate 580 freeway between Reno and Washoe Valley is not only the most expensive single highway project in Nevada history, but also is destined to become one of the most scenic roads in the state.
When the Los Angeles Angels traded for left-hander Brad Mills from the Toronto Blue Jays in December, they expected the former 51s ace to contend for the fifth spot in their starting rotation.