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TOURS OF NEW CITY HALL SET
FOR WEDNESDAY AND MARCH 28
“Dream big” is the motto of several athletes, actors and other celebrities throughout the world. But for 14-year-old Katlyn Oaks, “dream big” is more than just a motto — it’s her way of life.
People often associate the word “concierge” with someone who works in the hotel industry. But Jaci Zweig, corporate concierge for the Hughes Center, 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, is an exception to the stereotype.
Bonnie Polley, 73, has looked into the eyes of some of society’s worst as chaplain of the Clark County Detention Center. As a deacon in the Episcopal Church, she has looked into the eyes some of the town’s poorest.
The line between motorized cycles and off-road vehicles is sometimes a fine one, but the Nevada law better explains the differences and requirements for operation, according to Chrissie Coon, spokeswoman for the North Las Vegas Police Department.
POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE HONORS STUDENT
WHO TURNED HER LIFE AROUND
Heidi Harris grew up backstage in Las Vegas showrooms. The child of a showroom musician father and a singer mother, the Las Vegas native worked as a cocktail waitress and then took a turn at the mic and spent six years singing professionally.
In the waning weeks of winter, if you live in Southern Nevada, you owe yourself a trip to Death Valley National Park, just over the mountains in California. Warm weather arrives at the park earlier than in the Las Vegas Valley and are often ideal.
Question: I recently purchased male and female Hardy Kiwi starts form Parks Seed Company. I was wondering if you might be able to give me any tips for growing them here in the Las Vegas Valley. I have done some reading on pruning and training them into a trunk and building a T-trellis. In what I have read, they need full sunlight, but I am of the mind that perhaps afternoon shade might be a bit better.
Add another prominent piece of Las Vegas real estate to the Downtown Project inspired by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.