Ten-year-old Montrel Lockhart rises from his uncle’s couch — his bed for now — at the darkest hour just before dawn. The nearby streets of downtown Las Vegas are deserted and lonely.
The first quarter will bring middling improvements in hiring, but even those so-so gains will beat recent quarters for job growth.
The business license application process in Las Vegas has been consolidated into one building and streamlined from 30 days down to a little more than a week, said a city official at the new Development Services Center at 333 N. Rancho Drive.
Besides beautifying our homes and gardens, plants play a vital role in our health and well-being. They elicit powerful positive emotions, revive neighborhoods, and influence everything from what we eat to life’s milestones. Here are the top trends for 2012.
If you find yourself with less-than-good credit, you are not alone. Business Insider, an online business news website, reports that one in 50 households owes more than $20,000 in credit card debt. Coinciding with this alarming figure, the site further states that more than 2 million Americans look to credit counselors each year to avoid bankruptcy.
From the deaths of dictators, terrorists and world-changing CEOs, to the devastation of earthquakes, Middle East revolts and global economic crisis, 2011 was a year wrought with war, conflict and tragedy. And while we as adults struggle to find meaning and understanding in such events, as parents, we are sometimes left struggling to answer those same questions for our children. The key is to listen to your children’s concerns and to provide realistic assurance.
I only buy for myself, and I don’t know how to budget for food. I’m trying to figure out how much I could or should spend every week. How often should I stock up? Also, how do you decide which stores to go to each week? Any advice you could give would be great.” – Lisa
It’s tough out there, but looking to 2012, landlords are optimistic, according to a recent Rent.com survey of property managers representing approximately 29,000 apartment communities.
We have neighbors facing foreclosure. Is it possible for them to stay in the home once the lender takes the property? This would be better for the neighborhood because at least the home would be occupied.
Not sure I agree that adultery indicates human brokenness. Adultery certainly indicates a broken marriage, but if the marriage fails to fulfill the human need, isn’t it natural, isn’t it indicative of a person seeking wholeness, for that person to consider outsourcing? How does that indicate a human brokenness? And as far as evil not being a part of nature and only being a human trait, are humans not a part of nature? I know I’m getting technical here, but we were created by nature, too. — T.F., Detroit
A free family concert, “On My Way To You,” featuring performers from “Phantom The Las Vegas Spectacular,” and a Russian holiday concert top the list of events in the Summerlin area this week.
The Bureau of Land Management is looking to reach more people by posting a new series of videos on YouTube called Our Side of the Story.
Two brothers are bringing art, music and fun to the suburbs with their concept, 1CrazyHappyHour.
Cimarron-Memorial High School originally was approved in 1988 to be named simply Memorial High School, a tip of the hat to the brave soldiers who had made the ultimate sacrifice in battle. Junior high students who would make up its initial student body took issue with the name, saying it would not instill a sense of school pride or a positive image among young people.
When the Nevada Clay Guild hosts an exhibit, be prepared to see more than traditional round bowls and vases. Members take the challenge to heart and enter only their best work, and the results can be seen in the fifth annual “Diversity in Clay” exhibit at the Sahara West Library through Feb. 5.
Event highlights this week include photo exhibits, star shows and First Friday.
A friend to those struggling at the poverty level has succumbed to a depressed economy. The Treasure Box, a California-based support organization that provided many Las Vegas-area residents with discounted, store-quality food, went out of business in September.
His quest was for the American Dream, but Edmundo “Eddie” Escobedo Sr.’s fuel was always his Mexican heritage.
Plays and musicals are popular ways in which funds from admission prices benefit select charities. But Nicolas “Kopy” Kopatich is taking this idea to the next level with a 96-person comedy improv tournament.
Cats, horses and chickens were displaced in a Dec. 23 fire in Sunrise Manor.
The Robert E. “Bob” Price Recreation Center, 2050 Bonnie Lane, plans to offer free health and fitness classes today through Saturday and a five-week 3-D dodgeball league is scheduled to begin this week at Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park.
After 10 years of hosting a fundraiser via fairytales and music numbers, the next chapter of James Seastrand Helping Hands of North Las Vegas’ story has taken a grim turn. Recent changes to the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District theater rental prices will prevent the senior assistance program, 3640 N. 5th Street, Suite 130, from hosting its annual musical this year.
n Beatles cover band The Fab is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. every Monday in January at Roxy’s in Sam’s Town, 5111 Boulder Highway. Admission is free but limited to adults 21 or older. Visit samstown.com or call 456-7777.
A street that runs in front of Sam Boyd Stadium honors Robert Broadbent, one of the men responsible for its construction.
Every time a life-threatening illness tried to slow Idris Hester’s gait, he beat back. Four brain tumors in as many decades were formidable foes, he found. Hester endured invasive neurosurgeries, each one returning a benign result.
Starting something small can often make a big difference. In Brady Bowles’ case, this idea holds true.