Storms have been packing big punches in recent years. While the debate about the cause might rage on, so do the natural elements that wreak havoc on private homes and public infrastructure. As has been seen in recent years, the aging of the American power grid has resulted in extended power outages – and that increasingly seems that this will be the new norm. However, going without power for long periods of time is non-negotiable for many Americans.
From intense heat to extreme snow, your roof protects your house from the elements all year long. When is the last time you checked to make sure your roof was in good shape? No matter what the seasons are like in your area, now is the time to begin preparation for extreme weather by giving your roof a second look.
When you’re done with spring cleaning, you may assume you’ve eliminated any allergy triggers that were lurking in your home. But the truth is, if you don’t clean the right way, you might be making the problem worse. To maximize your cleaning efforts and reduce allergens, consider these simple tips.
Immunizations have had an enormous impact in helping to improve the health of children in the United States, according the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While vaccination has helped to reduce many childhood diseases, some of these diseases still exist and could reappear if vaccination coverage wanes.
Coping with a peanut or tree nut allergy, however, doesn’t mean you – or your peanut- or tree nut-allergic child – have to forego the convenience of air travel. You can take steps to minimize your risk of having an allergic reaction while flying.
We feel our best when we do our best. At the top of our game is where we all want to be. This is as true in the workplace as it is on the basketball court. But to stay at the top of your game at work and in life, you need to stay primed – ready for that next big play. It requires staying alert; keeping your skills sharp; and hearing your best. That’s right – hearing your best. Listening is one of the top skills employers look for in those being promoted.
SEATTLE — Detroit catcher Brayan Pena held onto Prince Fielder’s relay throw and absorbed a collision with Justin Smoak at home plate for the final out, and the Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in 14 innings Wednesday night.
Area residents are invited to learn more about radon and the dangers it presents during a free presentation at
6 p.m. April 25 at the Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway Henderson.
April is always a busy month for anyone with a bit of green in them and this is the week for premier events.
Q: When do I harvest garlic, green onions, sweet onions and shallots?
Wooden dolls date back centuries. The earliest were crude carved pieces of wood shaped like a human figure. But today it’s rare to find a doll made before the 1600s, when English and German draftsmen skillfully carved wooden lifelike dolls.
Clark County Cooperative Extension master gardener Helen Brown will present two gardening classes in April.
The American Society of Interior Designers/International Interior Design Association student chapter at University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the UNLV School of Architecture will host its second annual ARTchitecture event at Las Vegas Design Center today. The fashion, art and design exhibition will feature 12 mannequins dressed in fashions designed and created by students using interior design materials. A silent auction also will take place and benefit upcoming local high school graduates seeking to study interior design at the university.
There’s a story that the late Beverly Hills designer Barbara Woolf loved to tell. I know it wasn’t apocryphal, because she was my wife of 27 years and I know how much she loved the color red. It’s a tale of a woman endowed with a brilliant color sense who one day decided to paint a good portion of her home in a very beautiful and seductive shade of red.
Monday is Earth Day. It is one day each year when more than 1 billion people worldwide take time to note changes in the environment and how they can help make it better.
On Tuesday, a buddy from Boston told me he wants to fly to Vegas this summer — with his fellow married pals — so they can see Ian Ziering take his clothes off in “Chippendales.”
A Wednesday story about Findlay Prep indicated every one of its 40 graduates has been academically eligible to play when he entered college. One player, Amir Garrett, didn’t become eligible until December of his freshman year at St. John’s University.
Economist Thomas Sowell recalls an old classroom exercise that explains much of what’s going on as Washington “cuts” federal government spending by 2.4 percent, as required by the sequester.
Christmas comes early for vinyl obsessives. Saturday, to be exact.
More than 130 artists will be on hand for this weekend’s 28th annual Fine Arts Festival at Bicentennial Park, 999 Colorado St., in Boulder City.
In a case brought by a pair of warehouse workers, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that time spent going through loss-prevention security checks should be on the clock, but long walks to lunch in the company cafeteria shouldn’t.
It’s been 27 years since their last show and they’re already talking about hanging it up again?
NEW YORK — Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships.
It wasn’t exactly the rally that dreams are made of.
Do you ever find yourself saying something your dad always said, something you swore in your youth you never would say? Yeah, me too.
