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The monthly First Friday arts festival returns from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday to the 18b Las Vegas Arts District downtown. This month’s event is taking on an art nouveau theme with a contest for the best art nouveau-themed booth.
When Office Dynamics International CEO and founder Joan Burge decided to write “Give Yourself Permission to Live a BIG Life,” she pursued the project with humility. “It’s time to pen my memoirs, not because I’m a celebrity,” she wrote, “but because I’m an ordinary but very determined woman who feels the force of something far greater than I am prodding me to write this book.”
The residents of Golden Rainbow’s affordable housing program had something to smile about this Christmas. The nonprofit, which provides financial assistance and housing solutions for families affected by HIV and AIDS, adorned its downtown apartment building with donated holiday decorations.
Italy and France’s came in the 15th century. England’s came in the 16th century. America’s came in the 19th century. Downtown Las Vegas’ renaissance came in 2012.
Recommendations to improve efficiency in Las Vegas Fire & Rescue are scheduled to be presented to the Las Vegas City Council in January.
Former wiseguys and G-men plan to join forces for Mob Month at the Clark County Library every Tuesday in January beginning Jan. 8.
Ice skating is a quintessential winter activity, and the Las Vegas Valley offers four locations to choose from.
