Indoor exhibits such as “Rainforest Adventure” and “Next Exit: Route 66,” along with the new live animal show “Desert Survivor!,” offer fun and educational ways to beat the heat this summer at the Springs Preserve.
A man who died Sunday after his Dodge Caliber hit the back of a city transit bus was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Your mother sent you to your room the other day. You hate that.
North Las Vegas police located a 10-year-old boy was missing since Tuesday.
Tropicana Avenue has reopened to traffic between Maryland Parkway and Wilbur Street.
Literary announcements of note include the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, announcement of the 2013-14 fellowships.
As a kid I would read comic books and watch superhero cartoons. I thought it would be cool to have a latent superpower that I could practice and develop over time. I could then use my mastered ability to save the day and win the girl.
When I was of Little League age, I owned a book called “Strange But True Baseball Stories.” It was written by Furman Bisher, the longtime sports columnist of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It had a painting on the cover of two Yankees, pursuing what I imagined to be a pop fly. One of the Yanks was topsy-turvy, standing on his head and shoulders.
If you believe the great writer Oscar Wilde — “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” — the past week was a great one for those trying to make medical tourism a substantial part of the economic engine of Southern Nevada.
I have a little TV news: Bill Cosby tells me he is resurrecting “Fat Albert.” The cartoon will have the same good-hearted cartoon characters — but Fat Albert will lose a few pounds.