Freddy’s is bright and friendly, which is perfect for any discussion about frozen custard, a rich-tasting ice cream with more egg yolk and less air than regular ice cream.
Dana Gordin has met a lot of principals, but none like Paula Naegle of Webb Middle School. Gordin, the mother of two boys with food allergies, said raising them safely in public schools was a challenge. She credits Naegle, who recently received a Golden Hand Service Award, with making a difference by being a leading advocate in the Clark County School District for safety for students with food allergies.
Centennial Hills-area author Tracie Austin’s new book “Alien Encounters in the Western United States” asserts that the number of people who claim to have been abducted by UFOs has been increasing steadily since the ’70s and that 4 million Americans believe they’ve personally experienced an alien encounter.
While studying for her citizenship test, Marisela Altamirano is following the American dream by opening a women’s fashion boutique in Henderson.
To raise money for the Lili Claire Foundation, the Nevada Wild Fest plans to kick off a four-day festival at a new location. The event is scheduled from 3 p.m. to midnight Thursday and 11 a.m. to midnight Friday through Sunday at the Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road.
If anyone would have told Chris Sellman 4½ years ago that he would own a dog, let alone a guide dog, he would have said they were nuts. But after serious and sudden medical problems, Sellman is the proud owner of Obi, a 4-year-old black Labrador retriever whom he met about two years ago.
In an economic climate when many stores are slowly rebounding from red-ink territory, Goodwill of Southern Nevada is seeing a lot of patrons. It is enjoying such brisk business, the nonprofit plans to open 10 more stores in the next five years. It recently relocated its store at 6344 W. Sahara Ave. to a larger location at 4580 W. Sahara Ave. and Decatur Boulevard.
The B Sweet Candy Boutique is open in the Market LV portion of Tivoli Village and offers a variety of sweet treats, including a nostalgia candy section and Hallween-themed candy baskets that include gummy rats.
Not everyone working out at the Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center is swinging a tennis racquet these days some are wielding sledgehammers and swinging kettlebells. It’s all part of a new program, Las Vegas Bootcamp.
The Puppy Up! Walk is planned for Nov. 3 at Bruce Trent Park to benefit the 2 Million Dogs Foundation, which is helping fund canine cancer research and its link to human cancer.
Sponsored by the Department of Defense, Starbase Nellis is an education program that provides students with 25 hours of classroom learning and experiments, while introducing them to careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
Sally Marcus said she often worried about what would happen to her intellectually challenged daughter Sharen Golbois as they both aged. But after the recent groundbreaking for Nevada’s first medical clinic and senior home for these individuals, Marcus said she’s relieved.
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Two recently renovated Clark County parks on the east side of the valley are part of a pilot program to see if a police call box can deter crime.
All tacos are not created equal, but El Charro has elevated them to the top.