Artist’s murals add color to Westcliff Transit Center

Trains, planes and automobiles now bustle around the interior of the Westcliff Transit Center, 25 S. Durango Drive. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada commissioned the artwork by muralist Mark Melnick for its Art in Transit theme.

Middle school students create cranes for hospital

After recently reading the true story “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes,” students at Robinson Middle School set out to fold 1,000 paper cranes for Children’s Hospital of Nevada at University Medical Center.

Downtown church earns approval for special use permit

Casa de Luz in the heart of one of the city’s most violent neighborhoods is doing measurable good. The church, 2412 Tam Drive, has made a significant impact on the wide-spread prostitution and drug dealing in the area, founding pastor Dan Winckler said.

Paradise/Downtown Neighborhood News

The Las Vegas Senior Center, 451 E. Bonanza Road, is set to host a free workshop for visually impaired people and their families on basic skills, the use of technology and community resources.

Reserve police to prepare for unpaid patrols

The Metropolitan Police Department has launched a reserve police officer program to help supplement officer manpower . The program will train residents to work as unpaid reserve officers alongside full-time officers .

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Civil rights proponent funded Berkley Square neighborhood

Berkley Square represents more than a historic neighborhood. As the recently unveiled plaques and banners say, the first subdivision built in Nevada for and by blacks is a “dream come true.”

Dedicated Rancho student earns Boys & Girls Clubs’ Youth of the Year

Rancho High School senior Jorge Corral is at the James Clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas every day unless he is sick. He volunteers to help with anything and everything –– tutoring younger kids, mentoring others and even cleaning the bathrooms because there is not a janitor.

A La Carte, March 5-11

Read about dining-related events and promotions across the Las Vegas Valley.

Newsmakers

Ed and Carole Kainen received the 2013 Solomon Schechter Champions Award from Solomon Schechter Day School of Las Vegas for their outstanding community leadership.

Letter to the Editor

Reader sends appreciation for View Newspapers

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