Lauren Scott, a civil rights activist and Air Force veteran who served during Operation Desert Storm, could soon become Nevada’s first openly transgender state legislator.
Take four piles of treasured books, add one bookcase, and you have the formula for turning a mess of a personal library into an artful display. It sounds easy.
I love books. Not just reading them, but how they smell, the weight of them in my hands, the feel of the pages when I turn them. So naturally, I have a lot, culled from all stages of my life.
Q: I was going to replace my bathroom faucet, but when I tried to turn off the water under the sink, the valve started leaking and it won’t stop. I’ve postponed the faucet replacement until I can figure this out. Please help.
Q: My daughter has an above-ground swimming pool and she is encountering a lot of bees floating on her pool water. First, she is not happy to see them die. Second, she is not happy for them to be there as her son and daughters swim in the pool and don’t want to get stung. Any suggestions?
Recently, a pair of homeowners approached landscape designer Gina Benincasa and told her that they were sick and tired of replacing their outdoor furniture every few years.
Antiques auction galleries sell more than antiques. Folk art, design, modernism, fashion, fossils and dinosaurs, rocks and minerals, comics, movie memorabilia, political and space all are words that have been used to advertise recent sales.
I’m a sucker for sentiment. So for me, a beautifully appointed home is more than a collection of well-chosen furnishings. It’s a tribute to who you are and what you hold dear, filled with the objects that help tell the story of your life.
Do you like striped walls? If so, you can create that look yourself and, other than taking a little time, it really isn’t that difficult.
Summer and tillandsia centerpieces go together. Both are about hot weather, vacation-friendly settings and taking it easy.
Dear Gail: We want to replace out sofa and love seat with a sectional. We’re getting confused with all the decisions we need to make. Can you educate us some so that we don’t end up buying the wrong thing? — Jenifer
The Paseos, one of Summerlin’s most popular villages, is offering seven new neighborhoods by five homebuilders with prices starting in the low $300,000s.
As the summer heat sizzles this Independence Day weekend, one Southern Nevada couple is declaring their own independence from the high prices of electricity. Jim and Dixie Bazzell installed an American Patriot Solar energy system at their southwest Las Vegas home.
With 59 homebuyers moving into their SheaXero homes in the past six months, Shea Homes at Ardiente has been experiencing record growth and an influx of buyers seeking out the community’s award-winning designs and energy-efficient technology.
Commercial and residential real estate numbers are on the rise in Las Vegas, and sales at Veer Towers is helping to lead the way. One year after beginning sales, Pordes Residential Sales and Marketing closed on more than 165 units at Veer Towers.
Q: My homeowners association has passed a resolution (there was no voting) and declared addendums to our parking policy, including violation of the fourth amendment (Section D). I have included the sections that are particularly concerning as text, and have included the entire newsletter as an attachment.
Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.
Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago in Reims, France, near where the 5th Infantry Division fought during World War II.