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The Cuban government’s decision Tuesday to ease travel was met with a good deal of cheer by the Cuban community in Las Vegas, many of whom fled the island in the 1960s and have done well for themselves in Nevada.
In an effort to combat blight in its neighborhoods, the North Las Vegas City Council plans to vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would require foreclosed properties to be registered with the city and maintained.
A 28-year-old man died Saturday while cliff jumping at Lake Mead.
County commissioners on Tuesday passed a new ordinance banning “dangerous objects” from Strip sidewalks.
How walkable is your neighborhood? View Newspapers has created a survey encouraging readers to share their perspective on the pedestrian experience in Southern Nevada.
Chef Mayra makes this promise: “All menu items are certified vegan (animal-free) and made with only the freshest organic, local products in our 100 percent cruelty-free kitchen.” And for two years, the chef has been keeping her promise.
With the dawn of a new school year, Henderson holds at least one pleasant surprise in store for many parents throughout the valley. It’s the Dr. Joel & Carol Bower School-Based Health Center, a free children’s clinic at Basic High School. The center is a lifesaver for parents who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford or have easy access to critical services that keep their kids, ages 4 to 19, in school. Among those services are required pre-entry school immunizations, asthma management, sports physicals and primary care. Patients can come from anywhere in Las Vegas – and sometimes do.
Taking in six siblings at once wasn’t enough to daunt their great-aunt although they’d witnessed their mother’s murder, and their father was in jail. The real challenge came when the woman sought financial support to care for all six kids. She tried to become a licensed relative caregiver through the Department of Family Services. But having a certain number of rooms and beds for the children was a requirement. Eight hundred dollars stood between her and renting a new home that would meet the requirement, keeping her family together.
Big Paul makes a one-of-a-kind, tangy South Texas hickory-smoked barbecue that goes great with hot links, beef brisket, pulled pork, rib tips, spare ribs and chicken.
