Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with Italian restaurants this week. Restaurants are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J critic Heidi Knapp Rinella (H.K.R.) are indicated by initials. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees between $10 and $20; $$$ = entrees between $20 and $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.
It’s easy to imagine the scene: a teacher announces to her grade school students, “It’s time for our daily lesson in Nevada history” — and the snoozefest begins.
In 1957, Americans watched as President Dwight D. Eisenhower took his second oath of office. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, triggering the space race.
He’s made a career out of portraying over-the-top characters, ranging from an ancient Egyptian king to the Tooth Fairy. But in “Snitch,” Dwayne Johnson is finally stymied by his most mundane role yet: an ordinary dad.
Hard rockers Danzig bring their 25th anniversary tour to the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on April 17, with Corrosion of Conformity and The Agonist. Tickets are $35 in advance, $39 day of show and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the House of Blues box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.
Sweden boasts a proud tradition of dirtbag hard rockers (Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters, Mustache), pioneering metal bands (Entombed, In Flames, At The Gates) and the vodka that catalyzes much of both.
He considers his latest album a phoenix rising from the ashes created by burning himself in effigy.
Traditionally, heavy metal and Jesus haven’t had all that much in common aside from hair length.
It’s only been three years since the Stratosphere introduced SkyJump, the thrill ride that requires riders to jump off the side of the hotel, plummeting 855 feet to the landing pad. But the ride surpassed its 100,000th rider earlier this month.
Two kinds of history lessons are at work in “Million Dollar Quartet.” One for those who never knew, and the other for those who maybe forgot.
Bonnie Raitt could brag about beating Mumford & Sons at the Grammy Awards, but she probably won’t.
There’s no chance of taking Natalie Cole for granted anymore, at least on her end.
In his mind, Marcus Allen wasn’t on the Orleans Arena basketball court taking the biggest free throws of his life.
Mallory McGwire’s first state basketball tournament started off with a whimper.
The last time Bishop Gorman played Hug in boys basketball, Shabazz Muhammad had 36 points as the Gaels routed the Hawks 96-51 in last year’s state title game in Reno. His little brother did a pretty good job against Hug on Thursday.
The first hearing was held Thursday for a bill that would lead to the creation and sale of special license plates to commemorate Nevada’s 150th anniversary of statehood on Oct. 31, 2014.
Lake Mead is set to shrink some more. According to the latest projections from federal forecasters, the reservoir east of Las Vegas could drop by more than 13 feet over the next year,
Las Vegas’ budget outlook is even more unstable following a decision by members of the city’s largest union to reject a proposed labor settlement.
Nevada lawmakers expressed frustration Thursday over the slow pace of developing a statewide database to track student achievement, an effort that’s been decades in the making and has cost millions of dollars.
A vehicle crashed into an office building near Warm Springs and Spencer roads around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Las Vegas police.
A Mohave County corrections officer who pleaded guilty to sexually coercing a female inmate was indicted in a similar case involving another female inmate.
Without any opposition Thursday, the Assembly quickly approved a bill designed to provide a fairer distribution of state taxes to local governments.
District Court Judge Susan Scann looked at the color copy of a real estate listing Thursday morning and needed only a few seconds to advise lawyers for embattled Texas developer Chris Milam to remove the ad offering 477 acres in Henderson for sale.
Assemblyman Paul Aizley of Las Vegas asked members of the Assembly Taxation Committee Thursday to approve his bill to end the requirement that the Reno Gazette-Journal and the Review-Journal publish their counties’ tax rolls — a list of thousands of names of property owners that show the assessed values of their holdings.
A Las Vegas mail carrier is on leave without pay while the Office of Inspector General investigates a case of “misplaced” mail.
