More companies in Las Vegas — including Starbucks, Wendy’s, Chipotle, Darden restaurants and MGM Resorts International — are offering their employees the option of being paid with payroll debit cards that are automatically loaded with money each pay period.
For Tony Keep, a local talent representative, real estate broker and publicist, projects are part of his job. When he moved into his Sunrise Manor neighborhood two years ago with his fiancee Angela Porras, he undertook a bigger project: rebuilding the area.
World Series MVP David Ortiz and Boston Red Sox teammate Shane Victorino had their beards shaved for charity Monday to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in April.
Michael Severino received the Civitas Laurel Award for community service during the Foundation for an Independent Tomorrow gala recently at Paris Las Vegas.
It’s unfair to compare Nevada’s adolescent Internet poker market to the pre-Black Friday online poker world that existed in the U.S. a few years ago.
This time of year, some philanthropic efforts hand out toys, while others give away children’s coats. Steve and Diana Commander of Summerlin started a project six years ago that gives families in need at Crestwood Elementary School, 1300 Pauline Way, a free holiday meal.
After taking New York City by storm, the pastry sensation known as a cronut is getting raves on the Strip.
Start with nation-leading joblessness and mortgage delinquencies, which put people on the prowl for extra cash to make ends meet. Throw in a passel of reality-TV shows, including Vegas-based “Pawn Stars.” You end up with a sort of Golden Era for the pawn industry.
Bringing the GOP National Convention to Las Vegas in 2016 might generate some valuable but intangible benefits by giving Nevadans a national stage to show the rest of the country that they go to church, shop for groceries and play with their kids just like everyone else.
BlackBerry abandoned its sale process on Monday, and announced it will replace its chief executive.
The World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ’em World Championship resumes at 4:45 p.m. Monday at the Rio’s Penn & Teller Theater following a 3½-month hiatus.
An 80-foot tall cell tower proposed for a northwest valley neighborhood is attracting plenty of attention from nearby property owners — and not because they want a stronger phone signal.
Vegas’ top nightclubs will use name-brand DJs to compete against one another on New Year’s Eve. I got a hold of their lineups, and they look like this.
Parents and children enjoy spending quality time together, but it’s not always easy to find shared interests. The backyard, however, can provide the perfect place for generations to meet when parents help kids learn the delights of bird-watching and bird-feeding.
With the holidays fast approaching it’s time to enjoy some of the season’s tastiest foods. Small twists can turn a traditional dish into a holiday classic.
Getting ready for winter is no small feat. It takes time and planning to make sure your family and your home are ready to brave the elements. But is your car as ready as you are? If you haven’t thought about preparations for your vehicle, these simple tips will help you prepare for the colder months ahead.
The Desert Pines girls soccer team is 0-2 all time in the postseason. Junior Genessis Martinez is hoping to change the first number today.
A coin was flipped into the air, and when it landed, Robert Griffin III was smiling. A short time later, bettors on the Washington Redskins were lining up at the windows to cash.
Michael Wixom is easy to recognize at a state Board of Regents meeting. The partner in the Las Vegas law firm Smith Larsen &Wixom is usually the regent who asks the critically edged question without championing a particular project or inflaming emotions.
Largely unsaid in all the discussion about Nevada Assemblyman Jim Wheeler’s statement that he would vote for slavery if that is what his constituents wanted was the sheer folly of even flippantly mentioning legalizing slavery.
The more you talk with MountainView Hospital nurses, the more troubled you become.
Houston coach Gary Kubiak collapsed leaving the field at halftime of the Texans’ game Sunday night against Indianapolis and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
After leading the PBA World Championship standings late in last year’s World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas, Dom Barrett faded and missed the ESPN-televised finals, finishing 10th.
This decade’s recession may have pummeled Las Vegas and other parts of the nation. But as a result, tourists are coming to Sin City to do more than let off steam by engaging in the usual excesses. They’re coming to sit in the steam and feel better.
A Nevada math teacher killed by a 12-year-old student in a school-yard shooting that also wounded two students was remembered for his character, selfless acts and military service at a memorial service Sunday.
An older couple hospitalized after an automobile collision Thursday night were mistakenly identified by Las Vegas police as the grandparents of the 17-year-old passenger found dead on the scene.
After five scandal-plagued years as University of North Carolina chancellor, Holden Thorp was downright ecstatic to start over on a campus where the term “student-athlete” doesn’t evince snickers and groans.
UNLV’s comeback attempt fell short, and San Jose State left Sam Boyd Stadium with a 34-24 victory today.
The Taliban failed to capture any ground from Afghan security forces fighting for the first time without foreign firepower this fighting season, U.S. officials say, but the insurgents killed scores of soldiers, police and civilians in their campaign to weaken the government.
