Celebrate the food, sounds and culture of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands during the annual Prince Kuhio Ho’Olaule’A Pacific Island Festival on Saturday and Sunday in Henderson.
n RagTag Entertainment plans to present “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in September at Ovation at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway. Tickets are $15 and are available at all Station Casinos locations or at stationcasinos.com. For details, email ragtagent@yahoo.com or call 280-0481.
Lydia Malcolm served the city as a librarian and volunteer before the town was named Henderson. Three years after she moved to the Basic townsite in 1946, she decided to take her passion for books and become a librarian.
A public notice board erected by the city of Las Vegas at the northeast corner of Sahara Avenue and Hualapai Way says a construction project is being considered, but property owner EHB Inc. says the project is not yet in the planning stage.
As a retired newspaper typesetter now living in Henderson, I’d like to comment on your Sunday (Aug. 21) article. I enjoy reading your topics on the various subjects you write. Your theme about cynicism and skepticism really caught my interest and made me wonder, as an agnostic, if by your definition that means I am also a full-blown cynic.
It’s been how many years since you started doing this?
Question: We have an all-in-one almond tree with the shells just now starting to break through the skins. I was told that September is when the nuts are harvested. I’m wondering if you have a rule of thumb on harvesting these trees.
It had rained the previous night, so the morning air was clear and the sky was cloudless. The humidity was very low, and it was one of those exceptionally beautiful late-summer days. On my way to the train, we came over the rise of the Marine Park Bridge and we could see across Brooklyn at the glorious skyline of Manhattan. What a stunning sight before us.
Dr. Aslam Abdullah, the imam of Jamia Masjid mosque, can’t forget the morning of 9/11. Just after he finished his morning prayers, he turned on the TV and, to his surprise, saw the events of that day unfold not knowing the price the Islamic community would later pay.
Whether it was trying to find a way out of New York City, like Lynn Young, who worked two blocks from the World Trade Center , or trying to provide relief, like Jeffrey Varnes, who directed the disaster relief for the American Red Cross at the United 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pa., the details of Sept. 11, 2001, were long ago, but never forgotten.
Summerlin resident Sharon Grant enjoys creating intricate designs on real eggs, and she’s using her talent as a launching point for the Eggsquisite Las Vegas International Egg Show and Sale, set for Saturday and Sunday at Harrah’s Las Vegas.
The wonderful taste of jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica, where meats are dry-rubbed or wet-marinated with a very hot spice mixture. That’s why this place is called Tasty Island.
Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort is 54 holes of history seated just north of Centennial Hills. But beneath the blades of grass and behind the courses’ names are much deeper roots.
What wow means at Sushi Wow is a restaurant that’s friendly, intimate and clean.
Wondergound to visit The Olive, ‘Viva Elvis’ offers locals’ discounts, Mischief is set to play the Eastside Cannery and more in the Sunrise and Whitney areas.
This isn’t your everyday love story. It’s about a lady who loved to dance, loved to perform on the stage, loved her husband for almost six decades and just plain loved life. On July 7, Miriam Shientag celebrated her 95th birthday on stage at the Suncoast’s “Hit Parade,” dancing in front of 504 people.
Brass Transit, a tribute act to the band Chicago, plans to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Suncoast Showroom, 9090 Alta Ave. Tickets start at $15.95. Visit suncoastcasino.com or call 636-7075.
Summerlin residents with ties to New York City spoke with View about their 9/11 experiences and memories in honor of Sunday’s 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Wing and Lilly Fong Elementary School is named for Wing and Lilly Fong, who were also instrumental in the development of UNLV as a full-fledged institution.
If she could, Claudia Litt would remember it as just a picturesque September day. But Sept. 11, 2001, will never be thought of with fondness as just a glorious day in New York City.
The Dispensary Lounge has been around since 1976, and it’s the perfect place for friendly conversation and for discovering one of the best hamburgers in town.
Farming was still in its infancy in Clark County nearly a century ago, and the planting guides Yonema “Bill” Tomiyasu received when he bought seeds from California were all but useless. He set about experimenting with planting times and other agricultural variations. Within a few years, other farmers were consulting him for advice.
The writing on Letha Rounds’ shirt could say it all: “Grandma is my name, spoiling is my game.” But the 78-year-old Paradise resident, who aims to start a local grandparents’ support group, is more than prepared to elaborate on her favorite role.
When a kindergarten student at her tae kwon do studio suffered a slight concussion after he was pushed down the stairs and then picked up and rammed against a pole at school, Maria Pino wished she would have taught her youngest students about bullies sooner.
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