Literary Las Vegas: Gina Pearl

If you’re unswayed by unapologetic graphic violence, Las Vegas-based writer Gina Pearl is ready to take you on an insane ride through the eyes of a trio of trained killers as they battle to escape the control of a demon.

FEMA aid authorized for Southern Nevada flood area

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration to allow federal aid for a Southern Nevada area affected by severe storms and flooding in early September.

MGM officially awarded Massachusetts gaming license

Massachusetts gaming regulators officially awarded MGM Resorts International a gaming license Thursday to develop an $800 million hotel-casino complex in Springfield.

 
AC/DC drummer faces murder charge

New Zealand police on Thursday charged AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd with attempting to procure murder, threatening to kill and possession of narcotics.

Clark County schools’ maintenance costs snowball to $7B

The value of Clark County School District’s 357 campuses and real estate totals a whopping $7 billion, but the cost of needed renovations in the coming years is roughly just as much, according to district officials.

Saving money on your holiday shopping list

There are some ways that you can save money this year on your holiday shopping and potentially make your planning for the season a bit easier as well.

Hollywood tips to keep your eyes star-worthy

No matter the season, beautiful and healthy eyes are always in style. How can you make your eyes shine like your favorite stars?

Resister sisters: Author tells backstories of female rebels in World War II-era Poland

Jewish teen Faye Schulman was orderd to take photos for the Nazis during the Holocaust, documenting their death ditches and other atrocities. Little did they know that she made copies and hid them away so the world would one day know what had happened. It is stories such as these that Sun City Summerlin resident Joanne Gilbert documents in her book, “Women of Valor: Polish Resisters to the Third Reich.” An author reception is planned Nov 16 at the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center.

Vivid verse: Seniors team with public to give poetry visual spin

There’s poetry, and there’s art. And then there’s the path that leads to the juxtaposition of both. The West Flamingo Senior Center is presenting a new public art project, mixing the power of words with the intrinsic appeal of color for a public art mural.

School garden yields more crops than imagined

At Walter Bracken STEAM Academy, they still teach the three Rs: radishes, rhubarb and rutabagas.

Basic High grad gets mortgage-free home through Military Warriors Support Foundation

The Capanang family received a new mortgage-free home near Silverado Ranch Oct. 20 thanks to Wells Fargo and the Military Warriors Support Foundation, a nonprofit that provides homes, jobs, activities and scholarships to military members and their families.

Here are a few pop culture tidbits that caught our eye this week

British singer Katie Melua has a live spider removed from her ear, and guesses it climbed in via headphones she wore during an airline flight. Thanks ever so much for giving us something else to freak out about at 30,000 feet.

Talent can be found at any age in the theater

There’s plenty of professional theater in Las Vegas. While we can be grateful for that, and for those who decide to make their living at it, the lesson we get to take away from this is to remember true talent is everywhere.

UNLV alumnus Paul Taylor returns as Ham Hall headliner

Saxophonist Paul Taylor’s about to have a “full-circle moment” Friday night when he headlines a concert at UNLV’s Artemus Ham Hall that brings him back to campus 36 years after he first arrived there on a full music scholarship.

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