As someone who has spent most of his adult life working in commercial real estate in Southern Nevada, I often find myself explaining to others why they should care about my industry. The short answer is that as commercial real estate goes, so goes the overall economy.
The debate about the Southeastern Conference’s standing as college football’s top league continues to rage.
A lot of locals were never high on the proposed XpressWest high-speed rail project because the train initially would travel no farther than Victorville, Calif. The refrain from letters to the editor and talk radio shows: “Who in Las Vegas wants to take a train to Victorville, then have to rent a car to get to Los Angeles or San Diego?”
■ LAKE MEAD — Anglers across the lake have been having success using smaller swim baits and live shad. The striped bass are slurping up baby shad and will take imitations as well. Boils have been spotted throughout Vegas Wash, 33 Hole and just west of Sand Island. Those fishing the coves near Echo Bay have reeled in striper as well as catfish, using mostly anchovies.
When it comes to selecting the right fly pattern to use, fly-fishermen generally follow the guideline to “match the hatch.” Simply, this means to present the fish you are after with a bait choice that resembles, as closely as possible, whatever they already are eating.
As they have for the past four years, C.J. McCollum and Mike Muscala traded big shots and key plays. It’s just that the supporting casts were better this time around.
Indianapolis catcher Tony Sanchez hit a three-run homer in the second inning, and the International League all-stars defeated the Pacific Coast League 4-3 in the Triple-A All-Star Game at Reno Aces Ballpark on Wednesday.
The journaling exercise asked each participant to write about an event that shaped her life.
