Michael Spada, 21, grew up in Summerlin and is now a student at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a double major in psychology and political science. But he’s still leaving his mark on Southern Nevada, bringing blankets to children hospitalized for cancer treatments. It’s because he knows what they’re experiencing.
The U.S. Open 8-ball Championships at Griff’s in Las Vegas featured 52 of the top international pool players from 13 countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Qatar, Finland and New Zealand.
Q: A combination of overwatering and this heat caused my 9-year-old dwarf pomegranate leaves to yellow and drop on about a third of the plant. I turned off the water and hand watered it with small amounts of water. The only thing I did differently was to give the plants a small dose of Miracle-Gro in the spring. Any suggestions?
State officials will spray mosquito control chemicals in a North Las Vegas neighborhood Saturday after mosquitos capable of carrying the Zika virus were detected for the second time since May.
Jorge Burgos, who pleaded guilty to three counts of open and gross lewdness, was sentenced Thursday to three years probation and seven days incarceration — one day for each of his victims, the judge said.
Think of it as not just a photography exhibition, but also as a communitywide game, like a Las Vegas-specific version of “Who Am I?” or maybe, “Who’s Waldo?”
Robert Stoldal’s obsession is Nevada history.
South Summerlin is expanding, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas is trying to keep pace by building a new church.
Q: You emphasized it’s better to water longer rather than more often. But what if that’s not possible? Our small condo community has an old irrigation system with everything watered from the same lines. We irrigate for nearly 24 hours. Less than that and small plants really struggle. Is there anything we can do?
The donation will enable the UNLV Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions “to a new level,” says Maureen Schafer, chief of staff at the UNLV Medical School.
