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With medical marijuana dispensaries opening throughout Clark County, Essence Vegas is hosting Wellness Wednesdays to educate patient card holders about a number of topics. In its biweekly workshop on June 15, chefs talked about edible products, explaining how to cook cannabis, properly measure baked goods so they have an even dose and what goes into infusing butter with cannabis.
While one may survive military service, those hoping to find peace and comfort inside their newly civilian uniform may find it’s not an easy transition. To easily connect veterans with resources and services, the Veterans Transition Resource Center opened this month.
For the past two years, Mark Jacoby has prepared groups of students for their “Warren.” Warren spends his days missing meals, getting picked last in kickball, and not getting the care and nurture that kids deserve. With a sheet of paper, Jacoby demonstrates the toll it takes on Warren’s self-worth, ripping away pieces until only a strip remains. Warren is imaginary, but the situation is not.
Spread the Word Nevada is trying to collect enough books so students from at-risk elementary schools will have a new one every month. Last year, it collected more than 425,000 books to give to schools across Clark County. Currently, it has about 375,000 books stored and ready for the upcoming school year.
The March 31 shooting death of Metropolitan Police Department patrol dog Nicky made many in the Las Vegas Valley ask why the dog was not wearing a bulletproof vest.
When utility boxes on South Maryland Parkway were painted over less than a year after their completion as public artwork for Clark County’s Zap 7 Project, suspicion immediately fell to nearby business manager Paul Klein because he had previously complained about the piece while it was still in progress by local artist Lance Smith.
As of May 25, Rebekah Solorzano, 18, completed her senior year at Chaparral High School. That same day, Solorzano was named grand prize winner of the Every Kid in a Park art contest sponsored by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Forever Resorts, the National Park Service concessionaire donating the prizes. Solorzano will have her artwork featured on a collectible sticker in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area gift store.
Q: We had thousands of “blades” pop up all over our yard over the past several months. They look like giant blades of grass. We’ve pulled tons of these out of my flower beds.
The College of Southern Nevada’s veterinary technology program used funding from a Federal Perkins Grant to purchase a state-of-the art Vimago veterinary CT scan machine. CSN faculty and students recently used the robotic, high-definition, computed tomography system, one of only two Vimago systems in Nevada, to examine a tumor in the ear of a longhair Himalayan feline.
