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No homes will be built on top of the mammoths of Tule Springs anytime soon. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Friday that it won’t allow the auction of almost 11,000 acres of fossil-rich federal land at the valley’s northern edge.
Jeremy Aguero said the 148-page 2012 Las Vegas Perspective book says so much about Las Vegas. Of the valley’s nearly 2 million residents, 46.8 percent are white, 30 percent are Hispanic, 10 percent are black and 8.7 percent are Asian. Average age is 35.6 years and median household income is $54,255. Nearly 30 percent of residents have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 24.7 percent have some college, but no degree.
I’ve long wondered when a relationship ends, where does the love go? You say arrange your life until it erodes, atrophies and dies. I disagree. Time passes, but when someone has changed you, shown you how pretty the world is, checked an item or some three off your bucket list, then I say with certainty, love endures. — N.W., Las Vegas
The L’Dor V’Dor program isn’t content to provide more than 200 homebound seniors with a day of socializing and lunch. It wants to expand the program and is asking the community to sign up more people for its Pre-Passover Seder luncheon.
Lexi Eng has been fighting an uphill battle all five years of her life. She was born four months early and weighed just over a pound. She also is deaf and has cerebral palsy.
“Hairspray” enjoyed a six-year run on Broadway beginning in 2002 and was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, winning eight. Film versions were released in 1988 and 2007. Now, the musical is headed for the stage at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center.
Tommy Gunol is from Turkey, so when he says his Mediterranean food is fresh and authentic, you can believe him.