Angela Urquiaga helps feed, clothe and look after hundreds of kids every day. They may not all be her biological children, but she treats them that way.
Touted as one of the projects North Las Vegas is most proud of by City Manager Tim Hacker during a strategic plan council meeting Nov. 26, the Craig Ranch park development is scheduled to be complete by July.
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My Haley, who lives in the Whitney area on the outskirts of Henderson, is known for collaborations with her late husband Alex Haley, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” which chronicled his ancestors through life in Africa, the Middle Passage, American slavery and emancipation.
My Haley is expected to release her most recent work, “The Treason of Mary Louvestre,” in February. Once again following black life during the Civil War era, the book is based on the true story of a slave.
At the Henderson-based Lion Habitat Ranch, 382 E. Bruner Drive, people have a chance to see – or potentially hold and even train – more than 40 lions.
The lions had been at the MGM Grand until January 2012.
Shane Davis’ acting credits include TV commercials and a cruise ship show, impressive jobs for an actor of any age. Now, the Summerlin 8-year-old has landed a part in the first national tour of “The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert.”
If you think listeners from Summerlin and its immediate environs aren’t tuned into what the guy on the radio is saying, in between his playing those smooth, golden oldies, then you’re in for quite a shock.
It’s all about jamming when Mountain Crest gets together. The loose-knit group of musicians plans to meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Mountain Crest Neighborhood Community Center, 4701 N. Durango Drive. They play mostly country and bluegrass songs. It’s not for money but rather just for the fun of it.
The eight-week session is set for Jan. 28 through March 22 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd.
If you haven’t heard, the former Ruth’s Chris Steak House on Paradise Road has reopened as Kelly’s Prime Steak & Seafood.
Upon graduating high school, students can usually expect to see their classmates again in 10 years. For some Las Vegas Academy graduates, it has become an annual thing.
Forget the ringmaster. George Carden is the ring CEO, and he is bringing his Zelzah Shrine Circus back to The Orleans Arena Thursday through Sunday.
A new group of young people interested in police work are set to begin applying for the Metropolitan Police Department’s explorer program in early February, and officer Mike Rodriguez said the experience can teach young people about more than police work .
Due to a lack of funding, the Las Vegas Urban League may have to cut some of its programs. Since 2003, the organization has helped feed hungry seniors, employ veterans, weatherize homes and bring computers into impoverished neighborhoods.
Question: Our Meyer lime is full of blooms. In previous years, it has yielded lots of fruit. However, last year, the blooms were abundant, but all of the bloom fell off, and we had a crop of one lime. What happened?
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It’s a rare moment when a city dweller can experience almost total silence, but it’s yours in the snow-filled forests of winter in Bryce National Park. There, the only sound you’ll hear is the whisper-quiet healing of your own soul.
This is the time of year when something hot is the perfect meal, and that perfect meal is pho, a beef noodle soup that originated in Hanoi, Vietnam.
