Find out what’s going on downtown, from Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, being named one of 500 finalists in Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program to the Hispanic Museum of Nevada’s day camp program.
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According to the National Weather Service, July 2010 was the hottest month ever recorded in Las Vegas since record keeping began in 1937. The high reached triple digits every day that month, with a sweltering average temperature of 96.2 degrees. That’s what happens when you plop down civilization in the middle of a 25,000-square-mile desert. Thanks, Mojave. But there are ways to cope with the oven-esque atmosphere.
Cannery eliminated its gift shop. Now it sells booze, snacks and small toiletries, among other items. Because locals don’t need to buy Las Vegas trinkets.
Councilwoman Pamela Goynes-Brown was sworn in during a special event beforehand. She now officially represents Ward 2, taking over for former Councilman William Robinson, who was term-limited. Catherine Ramsey also was sworn in at the event prior to the council meeting as North Las Vegas Municipal Court judge Department 1.
It’s the kind of hot outside that welds your legs to the car seat. It forces you to play “hot potato” with your steering wheel. Thankfully, in North Las Vegas, there are pools, ice cream shops and an ice arena, among other cool distractions, to help you forget about living in an oven.
Welcome to the Music 4 Life Drum Circle, a Meet-up that is slated for 6 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at 6029 W. Charleston Blvd., on the southeast corner of Jones Boulevard, using the entrance facing west. Facilitator Judith Pinkerton named it Happy Hour Drum Circle as it’s only for adults.