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Teachers look for positives in district chief’s retirement

When Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced on Sept. 7 that he will retire at the end of June, he told an audience that his departure would allow him to address “problems — and problem-makers — head on, without holding back.”

Nonprofit theater group plans to grow Las Vegas’s arts scene

The auditions were the kickoff for the Las Vegas Theatre Alliance , a nonprofit advocacy group founded by Cockroach Theatre artistic director Mindy Woodhead . The alliance’s mission is to grow and expand community theater in the Las Vegas Valley through auditions, marketing and education.

3 charged in tampering of Las Vegas gas pumps

Three people are accused of installing credit card skimmers at gas stations in the west and southwest Las Vegas Valley.

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Southwest cafe traces name, some art to 5-year-old taste-tester

Summer Chan’s fingerprints are all over a new coffee and dessert cafe. It features her name and a cartoonized version of her face as the logo, and she even picked out the artwork on one of the walls.

Asian Cultural Center raising money to reopen after devastating fire

The Asian Cultural Center had been officially open for two months this summer before it burned down in a fire that damaged six businesses at central valley strip mall. Founder Cavin Fung said it was a heavy loss for him and the 550 members it served.

Parents of Murdered Children members find strength via mutual support

Southwest resident Terri Bryson felt alone after her 23-year-old daughter Cherish was murdered three years ago. A grieving Bryson searched for support groups she could join, but she said she felt like an anomaly at the few she found.