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Fairey is perhaps most widely known for his now-iconic 2008 “Hope” poster of Barack Obama. More recently, his contribution to a “We the people” series for the inauguration of President Donald Trump included an illustration of a woman wearing a red, white and blue hijab that appeared often during last weekend’s women’s march on Washington.
Southern Nevada visitation numbers were flat in November, but the region is still on track to break 2015’s record of 42.3 million tourists for the year.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum rolled out a wave of limited edition bobbleheads that included Vegas Vic, the 40-foot-tall, cigarette-smoking cowboy neon sign that has greeted downtown Las Vegas visitors for more than 60 years.
A woman arrested after a homicide near downtown Las Vegas on Friday may have tried to clean up blood from the shooting before officers arrived, a police arrest report said.
Rich Little praised Gordie Brown on Brown’s final night, then performed as Richard Nixon during a show that elasted more than two hours at Golden Nugget.
Q: I found 50 to 100 red and black beetles running around the rocks in my yard while I was pulling weeds. If these numbers are representative, I must have thousands. A friend thinks they may be boxelder bugs, but I don’t have any boxelder trees in my yard. The pictures of boxelder bugs online are similar but do not look exactly like these. So what are they and should I declare war on them and begin spraying?
According to the State Mental Health Agency, in 2013, Nevada spent about $89 on mental health services per capita — a 13 percent increase from 2007, when it was about $79 per capita. On average, the U.S. spends $119 per capita on services, including $160 per capita in California and $205 in Arizona.
Some people enjoy their work so much, they’d do it even if they didn’t get paid. Summerlin-area resident Karan Feder is one such person.
A lot has changed since the term “date rape” was first established in 1990 by then-18-year-old Katie Koestner.
In the middle of Lake Las Vegas, Jim Andersen pulls his motorized boat up to a group and begins giving instructions: “Long, steady strokes,” he says. “Much better folks. Much better.” Though the group is a mixture of ages and backgrounds, they have all come together with a common desire: To learn how to row.
Once the Boulevard Mall was “the place” for locals to shop, stroll and socialize. Timo Kuusela, the mall’s general manager, hopes it can be again, but to get there, they’ll be reinventing the very concept of a mall.
Inside a converted storage room at Western High School is a freshly painted mural that reads, “It matters little what lies in the past or even what lies ahead. What matters most is what lies within.” Created by Las Vegas artist D2, the mural was the finishing touch to the new yoga room at the school, 4601 W. Bonanza Road, and speaks to the use of the space: It is dedicated to at-risk students as well as those who have experienced a crisis in their lives.
Three years ago, the lighting-sparked Carpenter 1 fire burned through the Spring Mountains for more than three weeks. The fire forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the mountains and burned almost nearly 28,000 acres of land.
Since its debut inside the Ogden last spring, Itsy Bitsy Ramen and Whisky has amassed quite a following in downtown Las Vegas. It’s modern decor, edgy artwork, sake cocktails and overall hip vibe have been drawing diners to try its customizable ramen bowls, small plates, sushi hand rolls and rice bowls. But the desert summer’s 115-degree weather isn’t exactly hot ramen season, so a seasonal summer menu is offering some cooler items.
View rounds up dining events and news from across the Las Vegas Valley, from restaurant openings to special dinners and promotions.
