Footloose Las Vegans travel in all directions of the compass but tend to reserve southerly excursions for colder months. You still have time for at least one more trip southward before the weather warms too much.
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Historically, the last frost date is March 15 in the Las Vegas Valley. Planting warm-season vegetables before this date, such as tomatoes, peppers and eggplant, can be a bit risky because of a chance for frost.
Honesty is the best policy. You’ve known practically since you were born that lying was not a good thing. Tell the truth, you’ve been reminded.
You had an article a while back about trimming oleander down before spring. I have five in my backyard and have never done that. I am afraid to trim them down.
One of the great advantages of living in this region is being able to enjoy nature up close and privately, along the many uncrowded back roads.
Every day, when adults go to work, they expect to be there for certain hours.
Powdery mildew of grapes is also a problem if there is not enough air movement through the vine or past the bunches so they dry. It is best if the vine is growing in full sun.
Be Mine, Valentine. Surrounded by pink and red hearts, that’s what the card said, and it came from your best classroom friend.
Right up front, I want you to know that I lean conservative. But at times, you have to be one-off. Take a chance. Explore new venues. Get out of Dodge, so to speak.
In every class, there are always a few kids you try to avoid. The know-it-all kid, for instance: Who has time for that? Or the kid who can’t stop yammering or who can’t control his temper: Why invite drama?
Joshua Tree National Park, just outside of Twentynine Palms, Calif., is often overlooked in favor of better-known parks, but it shouldn’t be.
I was reading about your use of pheromone traps for insect control in fruit trees. Which traps do you use, and when do you put them out?
Zion National Park is the default destination for many Southern Nevadans who require frequent doses of wilderness, but in winter, snow and ice sometimes make its best-known trails too dangerous to hike.
Two wrongs don’t make a right. You’ve grown up hearing that, and it barely makes sense. Two wrongs actually just make things worse, and there’s nothing correct about that.
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I am a little embarrassed to admit it, but I picked a fight with a robot the other day. Okay, technically it was a staring contest, but the tension was real. It was one of those sleek, autonomous delivery units, waiting for an elevator at a local resort. It had these digital anime eyes that blinked, feigning a soul. Read more…
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Police are investigating the deaths of two people found inside a residence Wednesday morning in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
The decision to raise fees and tuition for non-resident students by up to 12 percent over the next three years is aimed at addressing a budget shortfall.
The crash happened at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday in the eastbound lanes of the I-215 at Jones Boulevard in the southern Las Vegas Valley, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
The supermarket chain bought 11 acres but hasn’t started construction yet.
