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The monthly First Friday arts festival is slated from 6 to 11 p.m. in the 18b Arts District downtown. This month’s festival is scheduled to host Las Vegas Science Festival-sponsored activities from 6 to 9 p.m. in the kid’s fun zone at the corner of Casino Center Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. For more information, visit firstfridaylasvegas.com.
More than 15 years after Wes Isbutt converted an abandoned warehouse into what became the heart of Las Vegas’ incipient Arts District, the feisty artist turned frustrated businessman says he plans to leave town.
Real estate agent Greg Smith has hosted two of a planned nine symposiums on short sales, foreclosures and mortgage insecurity. He gathered real estate experts, loan adjusters, attorneys and credit professionals for those whose homes are at the brink or deeply immersed in jeopardy.
Former Bouchon baker Chris Herrin has created a restaurant that pays tribute to dough, from chewy bagels to croissants, macaroons, cookies and the Bread & Butter “Hostess Cupcake.”
Effects of the recession can be seen, felt and heard throughout the valley. People have lost jobs, homes and other necessities in the last few years.
I wanted your opinion on the word “victim.” I feel like the word “victim” has become a negative term in our society because people confuse being a victim with having victim mentality. Given the definition of victim (someone who is harmed, injured, killed), there should be no shame in being called a victim or in calling yourself a victim. It is simply a fact (e.g., I am a hurricane victim). Given that, being a victim has little to do with how one responds to being a victim.
In the first State of the City address during her tenure, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman focused on one area she believes is essential to the city as a whole: downtown.
The second annual Las Vegas Science Festival is scheduled to begin Sunday and is an opportunity for locals to experience free educational programs.
Fourteen national and 25 regional titles are among the accolades the University of Nevada, Las Vegas rodeo team possesses. Come this weekend, 17 of the university’s team members hope to add one more title to the list.
SCAMS TARGETING SENIOR CITIZENS
TO BE FOCUS OF AWARENESS EVENTS
The Nevada State Contractors Board plans to launch its inaugural senior awareness program from 9:30 to 11 a.m. May 2 at the Martin Luther King Senior Center, 2420 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Suite B, in North Las Vegas.
News reports of murders, robberies and home invasions can prompt one to buy a gun. Learning how to handle them safely and use them legally are matters that gun laws, firearms classes and local agencies aim to address.
