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When Hunter Hopewell won a first-place award for his film “Numbskull” at the Peace in the Streets Global Film Festival, he found out via email. The same email asked if he could make it to the award ceremony at the United Nations in New York City. He had to decline because there was an inconvenient ocean in the way.
Having a relentless sweet tooth isn’t something that has to be treated like a crime at Veganbites Bakery and Coffee House, 8876 S. Eastern Ave., No. 101.
When Banessa Gonzales and April Langstaff walked through their front door Feb. 5, it was a momentous occasion: the 19-year-olds had ended an era of having no permanent roof over their heads.
Wouldn’t it be great if one could skip the long lines at the airport, breeze past security and have a first-class seat inside a private charter airplane?
The county’s Public Art Committee invited ArtPrize representatives to speak to the public Feb. 11 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive, to discuss the possibility of recreating ArtPrize, a Michigan-based international art competition and film festival, in the Las Vegas Valley.
The Heat FC Soccer Club, the competitive soccer program of the Southern Nevada Soccer Association, hosted its annual college signing ceremony Feb. 3 at Red Rock Country Club. Twenty-four student-athletes who will be continuing their soccer careers at the collegiate level were honored.
Julie McIntosh, a licensed practical nurse and the community education nurse from Compassionate Care Hospice, visited Sun City Summerlin’s Desert Vista Community Center in mid-January to talk about managing stress.
When Jennifer Vivion was 17, she was injured in a car crash on her way from high school. The first to arrive on the scene was fire and rescue. A paramedic, the mother of a classmate, took the teen under her wing.
United Way of Southern Nevada announced the appointments of Elaina Mule as Vice President of Collective Impact and Social Innovation and Angel Williams as the Vice President of Donor Engagement.
View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. Contact each individual agency for more information.
Julia Lee, assistant professor of English at UNLV and author of “The American Slave Narrative and the Victorian Novel,” turns her attention to classic children’s television in the book “Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals.”
You are a superhero. It might not be immediately apparent, but your powers are many. You can leap high, jump far, lift heavy objects and hear things your parents would rather you didn’t. And in the new book “Dinosaur Boy Saves Mars” by Cory Putman Oakes, you may be able to singlehandedly stop a terrible interplanetary crisis.
Local graphic novelist Kenneth Lamug plans to exhibit art from his new dark children’s fantasy book “The Stumps of Flattop Hill” March 3 through May 3 at the Whitney Library, 5157 E. Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. On the inside, you get The Strip (and now, the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
Early voting begins Saturday for the June 11 primary. Here’s what you need to know.
Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.
