Literary Las Vegas

“Joaquin’s Cajón,” written by North Las Vegas author Ramona Esparza and illustrated by North Las Vegas artist Lois Esparza, follows the adventures of a young American boy sent to spend a summer in Spain with his uncle.

Three valley moms provide indoor space for kids to play

Kids’ Club Las Vegas invites fun with its elaborate custom-built indoor playground, bouncing structures and party potential. But the new Centennial Hills family entertainment center doesn’t play around with security and sanitation.

Former Olympians don fins, swim for crowds at Silverton

Olympian, mother, mermaid – Heather Carrasco is all three. The Mountain’s Edge resident can be seen playing her mermaid role Thursday through Sunday in the aquarium at the Silverton.

Well-known architect designed Henderson’s Carver Park

Carver Park, segregated housing built in Henderson in the 1940s, was built by a prominent African-American architect and named after another well-known black figure.

11-year-old seeks to spur protection of wild horses and burros

One Centennial Hills 11-year-old has turned a nickname, Wild Mustang Robin, into a passion in motion. Sixth-grader Robin Warren’s mission to protect indigenous horses and burros has garnered national and international attention, visits with legislators and a youth advocate title for a preservation group.

Dining Pick of the Week: 21 Buffet

You won’t be surprised to learn that you’re a winner when you finish eating at 21 Buffet. This all-you-can-eat Asian restaurant has just about everything you can imagine.

STEVEN KALAS: Sometimes the fight must continue even if we may not win

I wanted to write you about your article “Between enough and too much lies sweet, essential balance” (Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 15). It really made me think. But something I just cannot reckon within myself is where you said that we need enough anger to move us, enough to challenge injustice and evil, to protect ourselves and others from exploitation and abuse.

Newsmakers

Henderson man’s piece of history featured on PBS show

Irv Atkins finally has proof that a piece of melted scrap metal given to him by his father is part of a B-25 bomber that hit the Empire State Building in 1945.

Child Focus asks for donations for back-to-school event for foster kids

Child Focus, 4310 S. Cameron St., Suite 12, is going to give 80 foster siblings a back-to-school shopping spree Saturday and is accepting donations through Thursday to help fill backpacks that will be given to each student at the event.

Cultural center namesake was newspaperman, philanthropist

Donald W. Reynolds’ name graces many buildings in the Las Vegas Valley, including the one housing the Nevada Ballet Theatre at 1651 Inner Circle Drive. In this month’s Naming Las Vegas installment, View looks at the man who built a media empire.

Residents shed light on new street lamps’ safety issue

There’s plenty of controversy brewing in Sun City Summerlin regarding new streetlights that Las Vegas officials say will save on energy and reduce the city’s electric bill by more than $2 million a year. But many residents say the old lighting made them feel more safe.

Company simplifies health records for MMA fighters

Fifty states means fifty different health regulations to abide by when it comes to the Mixed Martial Arts world. When Jan Hubbard became an administrative office assistant for the International Fight League, an MMA fight group, in July 2006, she had no idea it would require forging her way through a maze of required medical forms to ensure the athletes could enter the ring.

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