Nevadan at Work: Carson City ties led to commercial real estate career

Farm living wasn’t the life for Charles Van Geel. Van Geel, who grew up on ranches in Winnemucca and Fallon, knew he wanted a different career path. That path wouldn’t be clear until Van Geel began working as a page in the Nevada Legislature. The connections he made in Carson City charted Van Geel’s course toward development of commercial real estate.

David Bowie musical ‘Lazarus’ lands Off Broadway

David Bowie becomes the latest rocker to try his hand at a stage musical with “Lazarus,” a new adaptation of novel “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” which he’ll co-create with playwright Enda Walsh and director Ivo van Hove.

Bill to boost maximum speed limit to 80 mph advances

The Nevada Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would raise the speed limit to 80 mph on some freeways and highways if the Department of Transportation deems it is safe.

‘Talent’ winner to become next Las Vegas magic star

Make room for another magic star on the Strip. Mat Franco, last year’s “America’s Got Talent” winner, will be the new headliner in a remodeled showroom at The Linq.

Literary Las Vegas: Mary B. Leon Vail

Summerlin-based public relations professional Mary B. Leon Vail shares her experiences giving time, money and talents in the book “What’s Your Philanthropic Footprint? A Guide to Establishing a Path of Positive Community Activism.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a slam dunk of a book in ‘Stealing the Game’

You’ll do anything and work hardest to make sure that you’re not finishing last. It’s all or nothing for you, and in the new book “Stealing the Game” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld, it’s about more than how you play the game.

Arkansas governor signs revised religious freedom bill

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a religious freedom measure into law on Thursday after state lawmakers overhauled their proposal so that it mirrors the federal law.

Las Vegas book briefs for April 2-8, 2015

Las Vegas literary happenings this week include new classes, workshops and signings at The Writer’s Block.

Prosecution rests in murder trial of Aaron Hernandez

The prosecution has rested in the murder trial of former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez, according to media reports on Thursday.

Assemblyman seeks repeal of Common Core in Nevada schools

The curriculum to implement Common Core is so confusing that parents can’t even help their elementary school-age children do their homework, a state lawmaker said Wednesday in support of a bill to repeal the controversial educational standards in Nevada.

 
Amazon’s new product Dash makes online shopping easier

Amazon wants to make ordering its products as easy as a click of a button — literally. On Tuesday, the country’s largest e-commerce company announced its new product, Dash

Starbucks is testing kale smoothies

Starbucks is hopping on the healthy fast-food train again by debuting kale smoothies at 4,300 stores.

Earnings potential for Web gaming in U.S. downgraded

Wall Street investment house Morgan Stanley has downgraded the future earning potential for the U.S. Internet gaming market, primarily because there has been little movement toward legalizing the activity in many states.

 
Germanwings co-pilot had researched suicide methods

Analysis of a tablet device belonging to Germanwings Flight 9525 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz shows he researched methods of suicide on the Internet in the days leading up to the crash, a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office in Dusseldorf, Germany, said Thursday.

 
Two New York women arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot

Noelle Velentzas, 28, could not understand why U.S. citizens like her were traveling overseas to wage jihad when they could simply stay and “make history” by unleashing terrorist attacks on American soil, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.

 
1 killed, several injured in motel fire near LA

One man died in a fire at a small Los Angeles hotel on Thursday and 11 other people, including one child, were injured, the city’s fire department said.

Tiny quantum dots can color your world

Yearn for the warm yellow light of an old energy-hungry Edison incandescent light bulb? Find the white-blue glare of a modern LED bulb too harsh?

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