CARSON CITY — The discovery of naturally occurring asbestos in and around Boulder City is delaying work on a $600 million highway bypass around the community while the state Transportation Department tries to figure out how to deal with the issue.
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The state Transportation Board delayed action Monday on a research project that would cost the agency $1 million over four years because of concerns about the availability of federal road funds beginning later this year.
Rama Venkat, who has served as interim dean of UNLV’s Howard Hughes College of Engineering since 2010, was named permanent dean Monday.
“Pope on the Dole,” a satirical novel by local authors David E. Miller and Michelle Miller, imagines a world where a bankrupt Catholic Church auctions off everything of worth including the Vatican, which is transformed into The Vatican Hotel & Casino, an adult playground complete with a Sistine Chapel lounge for private dances.
Sometimes, even the best intentions get out of hand, as you’ll see in the new novel “Charly’s Epic Fiascos: Beware of Boys” by Kelli London.
Literary highlights this week include a Writing for Love mixer and a presentation by local young adult author Tera Lynn Childs.
New owners are revitalizing Lake Las Vegas’ front golf course, The Falls, and other common space back to its green state, hoping it will symbolize the ritzy area’s return to health, but they admit they still have a long way to go.
Tina Quigley planned for a career in aviation, but finds herself flying a desk these days as general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Erika Jensen, 32, has worked as a full-time volunteer since she was 19. First as a member of Youth With A Mission, then its subsidiary RescueNet. She lives off of donations from personal sponsors and estimates that she earns about $3 per hour.
Las Vegas traffic can drive even the most patient person crazy. If it’s not a series of red lights, it’s construction on the freeway or motorists disregarding driving etiquette.