While Las Vegas is one of the last places people expect to find snow, there are some valley residents who actively seek it out. Some even go to the extreme of volunteering with the U.S. Forest Service on Mount Charleston during the winter to be that much closer to the white powder.
The Las Vegas Distillery moves forward with new partners despite a rocky year.
North Las Vegas City Council members discussed everything from restricting the sale of paint sticks to fining a juvenile offender’s parents in a discussion about what the city can do to send a stronger message against graffiti.
As tears overcame her, Deandra Moses thanked the sponsors of the Shade Tree’s new library because now her two children are reading every day.
Staff members from local nightclubs XS and Tryst donated more than $172,000 in toys to radio station KLUC’s annual toy drive. The donation added up to more than 10,000 toys and 192 bicycles.
The Downtown3rd Famers Market’s biggest concern is not how to get the produce to the customers but how to get the customers to the produce.
Halal foods are foods that Muslims are allowed to eat under religious dietary guidelines. Most often this involves meat, and Fresh Kabob is halal.
More than 30 teams of undergraduate engineering students showed off their ingenuity Dec. 5 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2012 Senior Design Competition.
A snowman in Las Vegas is a rarity, except at the Springs Preserve, which has dozens on display through Sunday.
It is rare to see an 8-year-old reciting the poetry of Ezra Pound at a coffee shop, but that is the type of community gathering a new downtown Las Vegas-based app is trying to promote.
While shopping during the holiday season, police and city officials have tips for people to help them avoid scams or theft.
When John Creedon arrived at his downtown home one evening in July, the nonprofit director was surprised to find an eviction notice taped to his door.
Tara Carbone, a 2008 graduate of Bishop Gorman High School, used her triple-threat talents to wow casting director Holly Buczek, so much so that she was offered the lead role in the Off-Broadway show “Angelina Ballerina: The Very Merry Holiday Musical” without even auditioning in person for it.
There’s a sigh of relief at the Las Vegas Ballet Company. Performers had a full rehearsal schedule before this month’s show, something it wasn’t able to do for its last performance because of an increase in rental fees for Las Vegas-Clark County Library District facilities.
Just in time for holiday season, Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart Blvd., has added more tenants to its lineup.
Paul Bodner, 66, was playing golf one day in March when he felt a pain in his hip. One month later, the Summerlin resident was diagnosed with lung cancer.
In the Las Vegas Valley, Santa Claus doesn’t just come to town. He and his myriad helpers set up multiple elaborate camps and celebrate the holidays with all the glittering lights for which the city is known.
Three major county parks and recreation projects are currently in their final stages, including Sunset Park, which should be completely open and running early in 2013.
