Construction starts on Enclave

A ceremony marking the start of construction for the Enclave at 5800 S. Eastern Ave. in Las Vegas was held Wednesday.

View caption contest, March 10, 2016

Send caption submissions to aking@viewnews.com by March 26. Limit five submissions per entry. Include your full name and area of the valley. Look for the winning contest entries in the April 7 editions.

Golden Entertainment to add six new Southern Nevada properties

Golden Entertainment, operators of the Sierra Gold, PT’s Tavern and the new PT’s Brewing franchises, will add six new properties in Southern Nevada this year. The company affirmed the plan in the company’s announcement of fourth-quarter earnings.

Annual Irish festival to celebrate all things green

If you’re looking for Donna Brown at the Southern Nevada Sons & Daughters of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival this year, keep your eyes peeled for a woman with green hair and green eyebrows.

Pac-12 tournament First Round — BLOG

The Pac-12 tournament tips off today at noon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. We’ll be live -blogging all day.

This is the job Nevada searched for more than any other state — MAP

Are you searching for a job? If you live in Nevada, a new study suggests you may have some extra competition if you’re applying for bus driver positions, as it was found to be the most Google-searched occupation in the state.

Metro police dog hurt in machete attack returns to duty

Less than a month after surviving a machete attack, Nicky is back on the job. The Metro police dog returned to duty Tuesday after three weeks of recovery, his partner and handler Metro Sgt. Eric Kerns said.

With luck, kids will love ‘How to Catch a Leprechaun’

Leprechauns, apparently, are full of mischief and this book, with its catchy little rhyme, shows children the many ways they bring mayhem to a home.

Literary Las Vegas: Wendy Bowles

Alarmed at childhood obesity rates and growing numbers of people with diabetes, certified nutritional consultant Wendy Bowles wrote the children’s picture book “Super Dandy’s Green Drink,” illustrated by Herb Russel

Golf: Eagle Crest one of the best executive courses

What exactly is an executive golf course? To find the answer, I turned to Donny Long, director of golf at Golf Summerlin, for his definition of an executive golf course.

Surprise — gas prices in Las Vegas are going up again

There’s still some deals around at Las Vegas gas stations but the low prices motorists have paid at the pump are coming to an end, at least for now.

News from around the valley, March 10-16, 2016

Social Security workshops: Nevada State Bank is hosting free workshops at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. March 17 at Nevada State Bank’s Conference Center, 750 E. Warm Springs Road, 1st floor. The workshops aim to help Southern Nevadans make informed decisions on Social Security benefits, as it relates to a retirement strategy. Participants will learn about the seven steps to enhancing benefits, as well as the following: when to starting taking benefits; working in retirement; tax implications; and spouse and survivor benefits. The workshops are hosted by Eileen Rendulic-Moss, wealth advisor for Nevada State Investment Services, with guest speaker Jeremey Hill, CRPC, retirement consultant. RSVP at nsbank.com/event or call Eileen Rendulic-Moss at 702-855-4551.

Rector leads Utah St. past Wyoming, 88-70, in MWC tournament

Shane Rector scored 24, and Jalen Moore scored 19 with nine rebounds and five assists to help ninth-seeded Utah State beat No. 8 seed Wyoming 88-70 Wednesday in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament at Thomas & Mack Center.

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