Dozens of people attended Las Vegas’ “Citywide Unity Prayer” celebration at the Historic Fifth Street School.
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Catherine LaScala and Lilly Fletcher share ingratiating smiles and numbers on a birthday cake. Each woman will soon be celebrating her 102nd birthday. LaScala’s birthday is in December, and Fletcher’s is in March.
The Linq is debuting its first haunted attraction, The Zombie Escape, this October, and to help bring it to life, local haunted house aficionados and North Las Vegas residents Des and Daniel Slatkin were brought on board.
Two years ago, southwest Las Vegas resident Linda Perry was struggling with her then 8-year-old daughter Sara’s behavior at home and in school. Sara was diagnosed with a learning disorder, had trouble speaking, and as a result, became a target of bullying.
So Perry turned to horse therapy at White Horse Youth Ranch, 8390 W. Windmill Lane, a Christian faith-based nonprofit dedicated to helping socially challenged youths ages 5 to 18.
There are no prayers, no preaching or questions about faith. The October Community Day of Service may be coordinated through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but the focus is entirely on doing something for others. And the entire community is invited to participate.
Local author Raymond Blackwood follows the transformation of Barbra Paige, a young widow who takes on the name Champagne Miller and goes on a quest for retribution and answers, in the crime thriller “Champagne Heights.”
Find book signings and writing events throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
UBS Bloodmobile drives are planned at multiple times and locations around the valley.
The newly formed First Friday Foundation recently took over the monthly arts event, with board members holding their inaugural meeting July 1.
Even years after his death, Brady Caipa continues to impact the community. The 17-year-old died from acute alcohol intoxication and asphyxia after attending a teen party in October 2011.
They pack heat, and they know how to use it. Nationwide, more women are said to be purchasing firearms. According to a study released this year by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, 74 percent of U.S. gun retailers saw an increase in female patrons from 2011 to 2012, with women making up 20 percent of total gun sales.
Jessica Gaylor always exercised and read food labels to stay away from unpronounceable chemical additives. So it was disconcerting when she discovered a lump in her right breast in 2011.
Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospital is growing. It broke ground this year on an expansion to its Siena campus, 3001 St. Rose Parkway. The 328,078-square-foot campus opened in 2000 and currently has 230 beds. The expansion will add 107 new private beds.
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