65°F
weather icon Clear
Filters Reset
1 - 10 of about 10 Results
Content Type
Categories
Year
Month
older archives
Photographer captures culture of Cuba during Fidel Castro’s reign

In many ways, Havana is a place frozen in time, according to photographer, writer and world traveler Armand Thomas, whose exhibit “Havana in the Times of Fidel” is on display through Sept. 30 at the Rainbow’s End Cafe, 1100 E. Sahara Ave.

Nevada Wild Fest returns to the Rio Sept. 20-22

The family-friendly Nevada Wild Fest event at the Rio will raise money for the Lili Claire Foundation to support special needs children.

“When I Was Eight” book review

Terri Schlichenmeyer reviews “When I Was Eight” by Christy Jordan-Fenton

“The Book of Important Moments” by UNLV professor Richard Wiley

A couple faces the impending birth of their child, the murder of the husband’s mother, and a rape in the wife’s past in “The Book of Important Moments.” Chapters detailing the stark background and motives of the rapist are interspersed throughout the book. The novel is the newest work by UNLV professor Richard Wiley, whose books include the PEN/Faulkner Award for best American fiction winner “Soldiers in Hiding,” “Fools’ Gold,” “Festival for Three Thousand Maidens” and “Commodore Perry’s Minstrel Show.”

Prescription pills are popular among teens, police say

Police informed parents at a Sept. 3 meeting about drug trends among teenagers. Prescription pills are prevalent because they are easy to obtain from parents’ medicine cabinets.

A La Carte, Sept. 17-23

Dining events and news from across the valley.