Dining Pick of the Week: Crepe Shack & Waffles

Waffles date back to the Middle Ages, and crepes are a type of very thin French pancake, usually made from wheat flour. So why not Japanese-style crepes?

Community celebrates 20-acre expansion of Lone Mountain Park

The 20-acre expansion at 9825 W. Lone Mountain Road doubled the acreage of the original park and added basketball and tennis courts, horseshoe pits, bocce ball courts, picnic pavilions and other amenities.

Letters to the Editor

I was stirred to learn that others had concerns about the walkability of the Las Vegas sidewalks and meeting Federal Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards.

Liberty High School seniors raise money for Parkinson’s disease

Like many of their friends, 17-year-olds Ryan Popowcer and Joseph Maurer are enjoying their senior year at Liberty High School while they decide and prepare for their future. But Maurer and Popowcer are also striving to do something different as they raise money for Parkinson’s disease.

Literary Las Vegas: William Holt

As Earth’s magnetic polarity shifts, North Pole switching to South Pole, reality twists and history is rewritten in William Holt’s sci-fi thriller “The Impossible Madness.” Five strangers realize they alone remember a shared past and see fleeting glimpses of the future.

Faith Lutheran prepares to stage steampunk version of ‘Peter Pan’

Author J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” usually is not described as “industrial,” “grungy” and “punky,” but the Faith Lutheran Theatre Company’s new production of the classic tale will be just that, says technical director Erik Ball.

Letters to the Editor

I was stirred to learn that others had concerns about the walkability of the Las Vegas sidewalks and meeting Federal Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards.

Book briefs

Vegas Valley Book Festival highlights include keynote addresses by Charlaine Harris at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, and Jennifer Egan at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St. Workshops, readings and more are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Fifth Street School.

Jack Kemp reconnection shows man was a class act

Columnist shares story of his chance to reconnect with Jack Kemp 1996 vice presidential candidate and AFL championship quarterback of the 1964 Buffalo Bills in Sun City Summerlin.

Alligator Soup weathers tough economy to mark 30 years in business

Alligator Soup marks its 30th anniversary, after opening its first store in the Renaissance Center East at Tropicana and Eastern avenues. The store had four locations over the years and can be found in Village Square.

Red Rock Rotary looks to lure young professionals into community service

The Red Rock Rotary, which recently established itself on the west side of the Las Vegas Valley, is made up of young professionals who have plenty of enthusiasm not just for supporting causes monetarily but also for using a hands-on approach. It is scheduled to meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at O’Aces Bar & Grill, 9050 W. Post Road.

Las Vegas sisters claim family link to Salem witch trials

Mabel Maultsby of Desert Shores and her sister, Whitney resident Victoria O’Conner, say they share ancestral ties to a woman who was hung for being a witch during the Salem witch trials in the 1600s.

Celebrate lives of loved ones lost at Day of the Dead

The Life in Death: Day of the Dead festival is scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, featuring live music, an art show and traditional Mexican cultural activities.

Letters to the Editor

I was stirred to learn that others had concerns about the walkability of the Las Vegas sidewalks and meeting Federal Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards.

Eastern redbud has a hard time in the Western US

Question: I am sending you some pictures of my Eastern redbud tree. It has some problems, and I want to know how to correct these.

Take a trip to Lincoln County to see Nevada rock art sites

Lincoln County, Clark County’s neighbor to the north, is home to dozens of the finest rock art sites in Nevada. Of course, you could spend several days or longer visiting these sites, but even in a day’s time, you can visit a couple of them and return home quite satisfied.