A lot of artists talk about suffering and struggle, but few have lived them like Las Vegas artist Dave Dave. When Dave — formerly known as David Rothenberg — was 6, his father tried to kill him by setting him on fire in a California hotel room.
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Squatting has roots that trace back to the founding of the United States. Throughout the country, the practice of squatting — back then known as homesteading — was essential to forming the nation. Yet when most people think about modern-day squatters, they think of criminals or crust punk anarchists who are “giving the middle finger” to a capitalist nation. The reality is, the face of squatters has changed since the Great Recession.
In a mile radius on Flamingo Road between Swenson Street and Koval Lane, there are four payday lenders. Cropping up like Starbucks or McDonald’s, there are many intersections around the Las Vegas Valley that have places for people to take out quick, short-term loans.
Would Bob Ross have painted even happier trees with a brush in one hand and a glass of pinot in the other? Maybe, but a local business is doing that and helping out a Las Vegas-based charity at the same time.
My relationship with painting is the equivalent to eating gummy worms while drinking a Yoo-hoo: It seems fine on the surface, but they don’t work well together.
A resource center for all Clark County School District teachers is open for the new school year, created by the Public Education Foundation and dubbed the Teacher Exchange, 450 S. Maryland Parkway.
The local League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley hasn’t given up on engaging Democrats and Republicans, men and women alike, in shaping public policy. In fact, nonpartisanship could have something to do with the local chapter’s reported growth spurt of 51.28 percent from 2014 to 2015.
Nevada’s organ donation organization is expanding its presence across the Las Vegas Valley. The organization, founded in 1987, is expanding its Las Vegas campus on the corner of East Sahara and Burnham avenues.
The Nevada Clay Guild is taking things to the next level with its exhibit “All About Clay,” planned at the Summerlin Library through Aug. 21.