People who told police they were not that drunk while driving may have been right in one Pennsylvania county.
Active retirees Jan and Art Maran have become extended members of the Toll Brothers family. The California natives have just purchased their fifth luxury home from America’s Luxury Home Builder in Santaluz in Summerlin.
Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway, plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary Aug. 23. Much of its valet parking staff was there from the casino’s beginnings.
When Joanie Pelzer signed up with a dog-friendly online dating service a few years ago, she was honest about her Chihuahua — he likes people more than other dogs, craves attention, steals food and can’t stand to ride in the backseat of a car.
If there is one element of college life that has not changed, it is the always utilitarian, ever-dependable dorm room, where students have been dropping milk crates onto the linoleum floor and unpacking their shower caddies for what seems like a millennium.
For college kids who move off-campus, learning to accommodate the styles and needs of housemates is good practice for life after school.
Every day I troll through Pinterest to catch the latest and greatest gardening ideas. I gather the best in my Small Budget Gardening board, which has exceeded 6,000 vetted ideas I know will work well over time. It’s becoming a real crowd pleaser this summer.
I love to eat, and I love to laugh and talk with friends. So having people over to my home for meals is at the top of my fun chart.
Not all game boards are for checkers or chess. Our ancestors played Parcheesi, backgammon and cribbage on boards that could be made at home.
Q: We have had these trees in our backyard for 15 years. I don’t know what they are. All of a sudden, one has a bare spot. What might this be? I enclosed a picture.
A century ago, every woman in rural America had a hope chest and a Mason jar collection. These coveted jars were brought into use over the August and September harvest season when the farm yielded its bounty. Early on she worked over a wood cook stove, but now a gas or electric range with air conditioning makes this job more fun in these dog days of summer.
I have a teeny tiny room in my home that needed a big, bold touch. Instead of covering the walls in wallpaper, which we know is such a pain to remove, I opted for lovely blue and white watercolor print from my home décor fabric collection, California Dreaming. It has a great linen texture and makes the room feel so rich and cozy.
Trying to maneuver through the rules of the design world can sometimes feel like walking across a mine field. We want to categorize every product as traditional, contemporary, rustic, lodge, industrial, modern or French country. We are so concerned about those labels that we often second-guess our design decisions.
Irecently had an opportunity to work with a great organization in our community, the Uplift Foundation of Nevada (www.upliftfoundation-nv.org). It happened at the second annual Las Vegas GiveCamp, where local Web designers, graphic artists and others with technical skills spent a full weekend working with 26 local nonprofits, helping improve their online presence and effectiveness.
Dear Heloise: I think it was from your column that I learned to keep the door of my front-load washing machine open so that it could dry between uses. What a difference this has made in odor control. — Debbie Y. in Illinois
Ryland Homes will celebrate the grand opening of Madori Gardens, its newest Henderson community, with a free event for home shoppers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
Q: Someone in my neighborhood in Summerlin just listed their home for what seems to be a pretty high price.
Sara Barry with Leach Johnson Song &Gruchow law firm wrote in about concerns for resident agents, people who are registered with the Secretary of State’s Office to receive legal documents for HOA boards, and about state paperwork expiring for aging-master-planned communities.
Segovia by Pulte Home, one of Summerlin’s actively selling neighborhoods, epitomizes the community’s focus on outdoor living with options that allow homeowners to seamlessly incorporate the outdoors into their homes.
Solar energy is helping homeowners save thousands on their energy bills and decrease their carbon footprints. NV Energy opened its SolarGenerations program that can provide homeowners with a rebate of 40 cents per watt on approved new installations.
The second phase of Westmont by Century Communities has opened, offering homebuyers values through a new incentive program.
Beazer has announced it will build three new neighborhoods during the next year within Las Vegas and Henderson.
Pardee Homes’ LivingSmart Homes Eldorado Heights and LivingSmart Homes Eldorado Ridge neighborhoods in North Las Vegas feature a limited number of move-in-ready homes.
Fleas and ticks can be more than an irritation for your pet, they can pose health problems for your dog and your family.
Football season is here, and it’s vital for parents, coaches and players to take steps to ensure player safety.