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Valleywide Halloween events

Find Halloween evens happening across the valley.

Literary Las Vegas: “Family of Miracles” by Arlene Smith

Las Vegas author Arlene Smith and her late husband, Lincoln Amos Smith, had a whirlwind romance. Arlene’s memoir “Family of Miracles” traces the couple’s path across the country raising kids in a variety of homes including converted vans and buses.

Volunteers a vital part of Blind Center

Most days at the Blind Center of Nevada, 1001 N. Bruce St., you can find people socializing, working on computers with special graphic-to-audio software, making art, learning life and job skills or even bowling. The center’s president, Cory Nelson, said the center couldn’t do it without volunteers.

Clay Arts Vegas molds community with classes, projects

When the owners of Clay Arts Vegas, 1511 S. Main St., first looked at the building that formerly housed the Art Bar, they knew they had their work cut out for them.

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15th annual ArtWalk set for Nov. 2-3 at Trails Village Center

Fall is in the air, and that means it’s time for the next Trails Village Center ArtWalk. The event is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 at Trails Village Center, 1970 Village Center Circle, and will mark the 15th anniversary.

‘Beautiful’ new park to reveal treasures

Before North Las Vegas’ embattled Craig Ranch Regional Park became a $130 million headache for City Council members, the site was home to the city’s most popular golf course.

Unions protest tax proposal to build Summerlin ballpark

Opponents of the Las Vegas 51s’ bid to build a baseball park in Summerlin with public money used the entrance of a PGA event at TPC Summerlin Saturday morning for the first public protest of the proposal.

Library program preps preschoolers in reading before kindergarten

You’re never too young to enjoy a good book, even a picture book. The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has implemented a new program, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, aimed at preschool children. It proposes that toddlers have 1,000 books read to them by the time they enter kindergarten.

PHOTO: ‘Last Vegas’ stars honored on Strip

Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak presented the stars of “Last Vegas” with a key to the Strip on Friday. Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and the film’s director, Jon Turteltaub, each received a key during a ceremony in front of the fountains at Bellagio. Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman also presented each of the cast with the key to the city of Las Vegas.

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