The Ralph and Betty Engelstad Cancer Research Building is one of the prominent buildings at the UC San Diego Nevada Cancer Institute, 1 Breakthrough Way. The 184,000-square-foot building opened in October 2009 and keeps the legacy of late casino owner and namesake Ralph Engelstad alive.
For years, Suni Erlanger’s children told her she should sell her toffee, made from her own recipe. It took the death of one of them for her to take that leap of faith.
When running the World’s Toughest Mudder obstacle race, Henderson police officer Chris Collier will try not to think about the electric shock obstacles or be intimidated by the seemingly impossible leaps. Instead, he will focus on the reason he decided to participate in the military-designed race – the children he is raising money for.
“I was completely shocked when I got the phone call,” said pastor Marta Poling-Goldenne of the New Song Lutheran Church, 1291 Cornet Drive, Henderson. Poling-Goldenne is the recipient of the 2012 Philanthropy Award for outstanding volunteer fundraiser presented by the Las Vegas Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), a group that recognizes locals for their service and commitment to fellow Southern Nevadans.
Winter in Las Vegas can be harsh for homeless people in general, let alone their feet. Henderson-based orthopedic surgeon Dr. Troy Watson has seen the effects from frostbite to infections.
I have reached age 40 and I have never been in a relationship with a woman. Now I’ve been alone for so long, it seems like loneliness is normal and the hurt is a part of my routine, like someone living with a terrible disease.
For nine months, Christine Bulot, an elementary schoolteacher, had been scouring Henderson for her first home, a task that proved to be harder than expected.
Many employees in Henderson’s public works department had the privilege of leaving their mark on the city by naming many of the streets.
Community resident Terri Robertson researched Tule Springs’ history and discovered that it comes from the Aztec words “tullin” or “tollin,” which means a group of plants, including cattails, that grew in the area. Indians and pioneers used the area as a stopping point while crossing the valley because of its water source.
Principal Catherine Maggiore’s office at Vanderburg Elementary School is littered with New York Yankees memorabilia and pictures of shortstop Derek Jeter. But it is a recent addition to the room, a large baby blue plaque, that stands out. It reads: “2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award.”
Kicking off its 50th anniversary season, the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort plans to celebrate with a gala, new facilities at the resort and the largest single investment in its history.
John Labianca, 44; Jay Petrick, 41; and Bill McNeill, 34, make up the Las Vegas Table Hockey Club, which recently competed in the 2012 International Table Hockey Championships.
At N&N, Thai and Chinese food is done right. Entrees include Chinese Kung Pao chicken with peppers, mushrooms, celery, bamboo, water chestnuts and peanuts in a spicy and sweet soy sauce, while the Thai gai pad prik is sautéed chicken with bell peppers, green beans and bamboo shoots in red chili paste.
The story behind the Huntridge neighborhood and its park and theater’s namesake is the stuff of legend that few know.
With fur trapping season under way in Southern Nevada, members of the trapping community have put an emphasis on safety.
After 70 years of marriage, longtime downtown Las Vegas residents Arthur and Lillian Richert said they would not change a thing.
When 9-year-old Joshua Goynes visits Goynes Park, he sits on top of the sign with his grandfather’s name on it and traces the letters with his finger, said his father, Byron Goynes.
