Riggins Street named for Henderson’s first city councilwoman

Betty Beason remembers her mother, Ida Belle Riggins, as being involved in all aspects of the Henderson community, no matter if it were with her church or the City Council.

Beware if you’ve been solicited by HomeServe

Maybe you’re among the many homeowners in Summerlin who recently received mail from a company called HomeServe, urging you to buy insurance against a rupture in the waterline that extends from the street to the foundation of your home.

Mountain Crest Park to host bluegrass festival

Get out your guitar picks, and resin up your bow. Fiddlin at Mountain Crest, a bluegrass festival, is planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Crest Park’s Pavilion B, 4701 N. Durango Drive.

Dining Pick of the Week: Dos Caminos

There are many reasons to seek out Dos Caminos, and No. 1 is the guacamole served with a trio of salsas: Tomatillo-Serrano, Roasted Tomato Chile del Arbol and Habanero Diablo.

A La Carte, April 2-8

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

Things to do in Centennial

— The Las Vegas Farmers Market is scheduled to set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first and third Saturday of the month at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 9200 Tule Springs Road. Admission to the park is free during the market. Visit lasvegasfarmers
market.com.

Dining Pick of the Week: Grand Café

Sometimes you need a chili cheeseburger for breakfast or a wild mushroom omelet with sourdough toast for dinner. That’s why the Grand Café is so perfect with its 24/7 menu.

Dining Pick of the Week: Top Notch Barbeque

There are many types of barbecue. At Top Notch, chef/owner Jimmy Cole has created a paprika-based dry rub that gives his barbecued meats a special pungent flavor.

Town of Paradise earned name during early era of prosperity

The Town of Paradise, encompassing a majority of the Strip, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and McCarran International Airport, was formed in 1950, but at the time, it was home to more farmers than tourists.

Area briefing

POLICE EXPLORER APPLICANTS SOUGHT

Las Vegas Arts District to spring into First Friday

The monthly First Friday arts festival returns from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday to the Las Vegas Arts District downtown. Many galleries also open from 6 to 8 p.m. for Preview Thursdays. For more information on parking and an entertainment schedule, visit firstfriday
lasvegas.com.

Some forms can trip up taxpayers

Having one’s tax returns investigated by the IRS can be an unnerving experience, a valley attorney said.

Coral Academy students dominate science competition

Sarah DiSalvo and Patrick Prochaska, 10th-graders at Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, were the overall first- and second-place high school winners, respectively, at the Beal Bank USA Southern Nevada Regional Science and Engineering Fair, held March 19 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Pieces to be auctioned off May 4 to aid childhood cancer research

At age 4, local artist Laszlo Kristof was diagnosed with leukemia. Kristof is one of a dozen artists participating in this year’s Affair of the Art auction to raise money for the Las Vegas chapter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Middle school namesake devoted life to education

When Brian Cram was a little boy, he sometimes helped clean classrooms with his father, a custodian for the Clark County School District. “The amazing thing is that in one generation, my family vaulted from custodian to school superintendant,” he said.

Beans’ stem rot could be cold, cutworms

Question: I found a couple of beans in my garden that have been devoured at the base. Could it be some sort of soil-borne larva or possibly a virus?

Mock trial allows students firsthand look at court system

Judge Natalie Tyrrell exposes kids to her North Las Vegas courtroom and its holding cells in the hope they never see them again. That is, unless they are lawyers, judges or courthouse staff.

Book briefs

Library launch for ‘Going Vintage’
to include a costume contest

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