When falling property values cut the Las Vegas-Clark County Library district’s budget, the district increased user fees for the theater at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center. Groups that used the theater complained that the fees were too high. Now, library district staff members plan to recommend a revised fee structure at the next Board of Trustees meeting, set for Sept. 13.
The Women’s Club of Summerlin is helping young women in the Las Vegas Valley make their career dreams come true with $1,000 Dare to Dream grants. This year’s recipients include a former Army National Guardsman who is getting her engineering degree and a cocktail waitress who is studying to become a second-grade teacher.
The Harvest Festival, a 10-show series, is slated to make its Las Vegas stop Friday through Sunday at the Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
The namesake behind Cragin Park, Ernie W. Cragin, represents a former Las Vegas mayor, theater owner and insurance salesman. Known for controversial views on minorities in Las Vegas during the Great Depression, Cragin left his mark on the valley in unique ways.
Metropolitan Police Department’s homeless liaison Annie Wilson heps place the area’s homeless in shelters or obtain medical help, depending on the situation. She also leads weekly outreach events that usually involve distributing food at The Salvation Army.
East Coast is anything east of Chicago, and you will feel comfortable here enjoying a signature sandwich on a hoagie roll.
Teachers were able to snag free school supplies, including backpacks, markers and pens, at MGM Resorts International’s second annual Educator Appreciation Day Aug. 18.
Henderson resident Sandy Runkle is expected to be featured in an upcoming PBS documentary called “Women and Girls Lead,” which features empowering women in cities across the nation.
The Henderson Symphony Orchestra is kicking off its 2012-13 season with four performances in 2012.
Is it Lake Mead Drive or is it Lake Mead Parkway? Traveling down Lake Mead, people can find businesses that switch the designation back and forth.
Henderson Libraries is planning to close its six branches on Mondays to contend with budget shortfalls.
The sweltering summer in parts of the country has pushed efficient, quiet central air-conditioning systems to the top of many buyers’ wish lists, according to real estate experts across the nation.
We purchased a new manufactured home in 2006 for $85,000 and put $50,000 down. It’s financed for 20 years at 6.5 percent. The loan balance is $30,500 and the home is assessed for $56,000. We have great credit but cannot get a lender to refinance at today’s low mortgage rates. What can we do?
The first question Newport Beach, Calif., architect David Kosco asks new clients is, “How formal are you?”
