Local libraries and museums are looking for help from the community to document local black history. They will take memories, photos, artifacts and anything else to help tell the story of black people in Southern Nevada.
The expected three- to five-year project is a collaboration among University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, the Nevada State Museum, Henderson Libraries, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, the city of Las Vegas and Vegas PBS.
Michael Clark plans to close his shop, On the Road Books & Records, formerly known as Michael’s Used Books, Clark County plans to host a surplus auction and libraries plan events.
Four students from Cortney Middle School and one from Del Sol High School spent spring break visiting the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, and sampling Chinese cuisine and tea.
OPEN HOUSE PLANNED TO DISCUSS PARKS
OF SOUTHWEST RIDGE AREA
You’ve probably seen Dino Derouineau’s artwork around town and never questioned who did it. His paints grace most of the middle and high schools in the Las Vegas Valley, and some elementary schools. Some of his work includes the bear mural at Brinley Middle School and the 40-foot-wide leopard mural at Burkholder Middle School.
When-children-are-present signs are becoming more popular all over the valley in school zones. But the Henderson, Metropolitan and Clark County School District police departments all had different answers for what the phrase actually means.
