Tenants boost Emergency Arts’ second floor

The second floor of the Emergency Arts building, 520 E. Fremont St., recently received a shot in the arm. Two businesses have moved into the exam room-sized boutiques upstairs.

Area briefing

FREE SHREDDING EVENT PLANNED

Police advise against 911 alternatives

The Henderson Police Department is concerned about a long-running Internet rumor that recently resurfaced urging people to dial 112 in an emergency as opposed to the nationally recognized 911.

Las Vegas street sweeper honored as Employee of the Year

Ryan Roskens stands over a fire hydrant in northwest Las Vegas wrenching a hose to its yellow, metal limb. He is refilling the tank of his street sweeper, an hourly chore.

A La Carte, March 12-18

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

Sometimes figures of speech, lovely sentiments become overly politicized

I hear this bromide a lot these days: “Those less fortunate than ourselves.” I just sort of let it roll off my back without thinking. Upon closer inspection though, I think this seemingly harmless phrase carries some rather nasty implications …

Favorite Sons & Daughters

Erik Brewer, 19, a student at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, has been named Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year 2012-13 and was chosen as a member of the All-MCAC men’s basketball team.

Henderson resident’s tragic fall depicted in new film

On Oct. 7, 2008, then-Henderson resident Kim Dreske was visiting her father in Park City, Utah, when she fell from a four-story balcony. On Jan. 26, a pair of Las Vegans screened “Redemption of the Fall,” their film about the incident, Dreske’s recovery efforts and her father’s inventiveness during the Sundance Film Festival, within a few hundred feet of the balcony from which she fell.

Judge strikes down New York City limits on size of sugary drinks

NEW YORK — A judge struck down New York City’s ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, ruling that the first-in-the-nation measure arbitrarily applies to only some sweet beverages and some places that sell them.

4.7 quake shakes wide area of Southern California

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A modest but widely felt earthquake rolled through a wide swath of Southern California late Monday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Review-Journal updates website

The Las Vegas Review-Journal today is unveiling an all-new website design.