It starts with the rhythm. Fingers tap on a tightly stretched drum skin. Heads sway in a larger pattern. The dancers don’t come out on stage so much as they sashay gently out of the wings dressed mostly in white, festooned with beads and jiggling jewelry. The outfits seem calculated to enhance the notion of motion, to amplify each sway of their bodies.
Though the valley’s newest water parks’ openings may be slightly delayed, the county and city pools are set to go for the season.
Among messages from “Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas — Only In America,” written by former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman with George Anastasia, are: Everyone has the right to the protections of the Constitution; and the courts, the FBI and the police were not opposed to “allowing abuses to take place in the ‘interest of justice.’ “
This week’s literary events include a signing by former Gov. Bob Miller and an appearance by author/tattoo artist Kat Von D.
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama’s spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier.
Yes! Air Conditioning & Plumbing, a residential heating, air conditioning and plumbing service company in the Las Vegas Valley, is launching the “Help A Home” program to give one local homeowner in need the chance to win a free air-conditioning system.
The signs at Terrible’s Hotel & Casino are changing as the property shifts directions to go with a new identity.
The Las Vegas police officer involved in the Thursday shooting of a man with a pellet gun has been identified. Michael Donovan, 30, shot 29-year-old Miguel Martinez about 1:30 a.m. near Charleston Boulevard and Bruce Street after Martinez brandished an air-powered pellet gun, police said.
It’s not easy launching a new combat sport organization in a town that’s already home to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the king of all mixed martial arts promotion companies.
Honor Flight Nevada recently provided a free trip to Washington, D.C., for Summerlin resident Hank Gargano, who served in the First Allied Airborne Army in World War II.
Find things to do in the Summerlin and Summerlin South areas.
Mediterranean cuisine is a composite of many cultures and countries, including Algeria, which is in North Africa. The Baladie Café has that Algerian influence and presents several classic dishes.
Burgers are America’s favorite food, and there are some gourmet burgers on display at Anthony’s.
True Mediterranean food starts in Greece and brings in flavors of surrounding Mediterranean and Middle East countries. You will find those tastes here beginning with homemade hummus.
Depressed by the lack of accomplishments so far as Nevada legislators seem to focus on social issues instead of serious financial issues?
A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.
Even Michael Beaman’s mother calls him Banger. It’s a nickname Beaman has had since middle school. So when Beaman convinced four longtime friends to open a brewery, it seemed only natural to name it Banger Brewing.
The Jodi Arias murder trial has wrapped up for the day and will continue Tuesday with the defendant speaking to the jury.
Culinary Union Local 226 members were voting Monday to increase dues for a worker strike fund, two weeks before contracts between Strip casino operators and the union expire.
Donald Trump robbed Penn Jillette of what should have been victory on Sunday’s “Celebrity Apprentice.”
CARSON CITY — A bill that would have allowed private equity groups to place large bets at Nevada sports books appears dead this legislative session after it failed to get a vote Friday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
A man killed in an explosion near Nellis Air Force Base Friday morning was identified as Gregory Kent Wong, 51. The Las Vegas resident was an employee of Nevada Truck and Trailer Repair, where the explosion and fire happened.
Three people killed in a head-on collision on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday morning have been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Centennial Hills resident Gilbert Hernandez is a Las Vegas treasure, according to Ralph Mathieu, owner of Alternate Reality Comic Books, 4110 S. Maryland Parkway. Mathieu is a longtime fan of Love and Rockets, the cult comic book series authored by Hernandez and his brother Jaime.
A community summer health fair is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1 at Centennial Hills Hospital & Medical Center, 6900 N. Durango Drive.
