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Talks of converting The District at Green Valley Ranch from a pedestrian walkway into an access street for cars to drive through has several patrons upset. “It’s going to ruin it,” said Joe Prestipino, a resident who visits The District often. “I have collected 1,000 petitions. I could have collected more. We all don’t want it.”
While I realize that I’m old, I like to think I’m not a prude. Nonetheless, I am becoming increasingly concerned with the glorifying of brutal violence in films, video games and television. What is going on? Is there some sort of agenda to convince the people of America that we are living in a war zone on the homefront when in fact the murder rate has declined steadily for years?
The Alexander Dawson School was selected as one of 12 pilot sites in the country to test a multiplayer computer game that teaches middle school students engineering and technology concepts. Students must pass 10 different game levels set in the Alaskan tundra.
Magicians, musicians, comedians and performers share their skills in the show “Intrigue: Variety so rich, we know you’re interested ” to benefit the outpatient oncology division of University Medical Center of Southern Nevada .
Downsize Fitness recently opened its first Las Vegas location at 321 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 120, to help those with 50 pounds or more to lose meet their weight-loss goals.
Summerlin-area resident Karl “KC” Christon’s books are for children but are geared to encourage family reading.
Event highlights this week include a free photography class led by Diana Peterson, a Centennial Hills Library exhibit curated by Susanne Forestieri of drawings by University of Nevada, Las Vegas students and Wow! That’s Engineering!, a program for girls in grades 5-8.
Event highlights this week include “ABBA The Concert,” an Abba tribute showat the Eastside Events Center, Rick Arroyo’s Latin Jazz Quintet at the Winchester Cultural Center and the “Art in Action: Spring Break Teen Art Camp Art Exhibition.”
It may be a strange name for a Chinese restaurant, but this New York-style eatery is, well, yummy.
