It’s true: You’re bored, and nothing’s fun. So maybe it’s time to make your own fun, with help from your siblings and friends. Grab “Get Outside” by Jane Drake and Ann Love, illustrated by Heather Collins, and bring your imagination.
Penn and Sandi Elletson are bartenders-turned-entrepreneurs blending decades of mixology expertise with the latest smoking cessation sensation: electronic cigarettes. The Elletsons have sold the product wholesale and online for about two years, but its popularity sparked the couple to open a brick-and-mortar location.
A 1-inch nest anchored to wind chimes and its three hummingbird inhabitants have captivated audiences on Rosanne Berkey’s front step and abroad. The Centennial Hills resident first noticed a female hummingbird constructing a nest on a set of low-hanging wind chimes outside her front door June 8.
The Henderson City Council is expected to vote on the appointment of the new chief of police Patrick Moers at today’s council meeting.
Whether it’s a mandolin or an acoustic guitar, string instruments are in the spotlight for the band Strung Out Sessions.
I have found myself reading your columns and gleaning a great deal of information and support from them. This week though, I find I have some questions and find myself disagreeing with some of your statements.
Guy and Nonna Russell know what it’s like to wait up to four hours at an urgent care facility. Their son Ryan, who was in a near-fatal accident four years ago, often has to go to urgent care facilities for treatment.
Its first decade was an arduous one for Nevada State College. The Henderson-based school plans to mark its 10th anniversary this fall with two events, but when the school started in 2002, it had only 177 students.
There are two sides to the Shriners. There is a fun side – funny hats with tassels, clowns making balloon animals and driving tiny cars in parades. Then there is the serious side to the organization – helping children with complicated orthopedic or plastic surgery needs.
You don’t need to go to Italy for authentic Italian food when Roma Garden is in your own backyard. The wood-fired pizzas and desserts imported from Italy (tiramisu, tartufo and spumoni) only add to the Italian atmosphere.
Being left in a car with the windows up can lead to the body overheating. In Nevada, there have been 11 children since 1998 who died from being left in cars,
Visit the shopping center at Rancho Drive and Charleston Boulevard during lunchtime, and one might have trouble finding a place to park. With a couple of restaurants, a pharmacy and various other tenants, the center is typically bustling with people in the afternoons.
From being part of organized crime on the streets of New York to the bright lights of Hollywood, former mobster Salvatore Polisi has seen it all. Come Sunday , Polisi will condense this decades-long story of his history with the mob in “The Sinatra Club.
Five local teens are mingling this week with representatives in Washington, D.C., and receiving leadership development training as part of Bank of America’s Student Leaders program, which offers paid internships to high school juniors or seniors at local nonprofit organizations.
Not many 10-year-olds are numismatists, and not many even know what the word means. But Summerlin-area resident Chad Nevins is not your typical 10-year-old. In June, Chad won the Bill Fivaz Young Numismatist Literary Award for ages 8 to 12. The national contest was sponsored by the American Numismatic Association, the largest coin collecting organization in America.
Larry DuLittle, owner and co-founder of Custom Built Pizza Co., describes his artisan pies as “made-to-order Neapolitan pizza cooked in an authentic Italian wood oven at 700 degrees with the customer selecting their sauce, cheese and toppings.
From mattresses leaning against a park Dumpster to a refrigerator left at a public school after dark the city of Las Vegas has seen it all. It wants residents to know that disposing of items in such places is illegal.
At a time when many businesses are just getting back on their financial feet, Vartan Zakhariants’ dance studio, VZ Dance Studios at 7207 W. Sahara Ave., No. 130, is hopping. It recently doubled its space, opening a cafe in June.
