How do you follow up several successful one-day markets featuring small local businesses? If you’re Polly Weinstein, an organizer of the Neon Bazaar, you take products from some of your favorite vendors and open an indoor pop-up store for the holidays.
The courts at the Darling Tennis Center, 7901 W. Washington Ave., usually are filled with the rhythmic “thunk” of tennis balls being hit. However on Nov. 23, there was only the sound of rain drops. That Saturday was to have been day one of the fourth edition of the Las Vegas Xenergy Open for Wheelchair Tennis, a two-day event. Instead, contenders used it as a chance to reconnect as they waited for the rain to cease.
Well, if you did it again — waited until the last minute to buy Christmas presents for your favorite hiker or camper — you’re not in so much trouble as you may think. Some of the most practical and appreciated gifts for outdoorsmen can be purchased at a CVS, Walgreens or hardware store through Christmas Eve. Furthermore, they’re inexpensive, so you can buy several items, making it certain the recipient will truly love at least one. Buy a low-cost stocking, fill it to the brim, and it will even look like you planned ahead.
Question: During the excessive hot spell in July, our irrigation failed while we were out of town. As a result, one of our queen palms lost all of its branches. In spite of subsequent life support, it does not appear to be coming back. Is that too much to hope for? Is there anything we can do to help it recover, or should we just mourn its passing?
View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.
Tiersa Schultz, 18, has been named December student of the month by the Las Vegas Summerlin Lions Club.
The Sugar Factory describes itself as an American Brasserie, which means an informal restaurant that stays open late, doesn’t require reservations and serves the same menu all day.
Leading up to this holiday season, Goodwill of Southern Nevada asked shoppers to add a dollar to their purchases. The money will go toward a dozen computers for its long-standing mission: seeing that people get jobs. Goodwill has three Career Connections Training Centers: 1280 W. Cheyenne Ave. in North Las Vegas, 3345 E. Tropicana Ave. and the newly opened store at 741 S. Rainbow Blvd.
Faith Lutheran Middle School and High School broke ground Dec. 5 on its Crusader Competition Center athletic complex, the first phase of an expansion project that eventually will include a stand-alone middle school, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) building, a science lab, an administration complex, tennis courts, an aquatic center and additional parking.
