Ironic that on Inauguration Day, when President Barack Obama told Americans it was time to take personal responsibility and “grow up” as a country, some of his supporters behaved like spoiled children in booing George W. Bush.
All the spin, all the exaggerations, all the shrieks and outright lies — it must be time for another session of the Nevada Legislature.
The politically potent Culinary Local 226 says it already has enough signatures to require a popular vote on the City Council’s current scheme to move Las Vegas City Hall to an abandoned casino site six blocks to the southwest — between the Clark County Government Center and the Regional Justice Center.
One show closes and two days later, another opens. That’s the natural ebb and flow of Las Vegas entertainment.
Though the shoulders of mountains be cloaked with ice in much of Cerca Country, there’ll be a hot time in its small towns all month. See if any of these events warm your imagination.
Now is the time to prune most trees and shrubs. Plants are dormant, and you can see more what to nip and save. When done correctly, pruning promotes healthy growth.
When artists began to explore the West in the 1850s, few did it better or more memorably than the fine landscape painters of the Hudson River School. In a continuation of that tradition, three contemporary artists from the Catskill Mountains of New York turned their talents to painting the Southwest, and are showing their work at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
When unexpected opportunity arose to spend a few days outdoors with my three daughters, we invested this windfall of time in a winter visit to Zion National Park. Though we love the park in spring and fall, winter offers an uncommon and stark beauty that is good for the heart.
I have a game writers’ secret to share. Now and then, some publicist for a game company sends me a freebie gift, which I guess is supposed to sway me into writing about the game. This week, I got a crrraaazy freebie in the mail: Omaha steaks.
I seem to be on a tear lately of jumping headlong into the deep end of pools of my ignorance. Activities and endeavors about which I know nothing. Such as learning to dance. Getting clobbered in chess by my 7-year-old son. Skeet shooting. Using my first laptop computer. Vacuuming (I’ve been divorced for nearly three years and I think I finally figured out what was going on with the carpet).
The Nevada Ballet Theatre had its 25th anniversary Black & White Ball, sponsored by Cartier and Wells Fargo and honoring Bette Midler as Woman of the Year, on Jan. 17 at Caesars Palace.
Maybe it’s some weird foraging strand of our DNA, or the same vestigial instinct that makes squirrels store up nuts when they probably could hang around a 7-Eleven and still dine sumptuously all winter.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
Focusing on the friendship between two women, “Bride Wars” is a pleasantly stereotypical chick flick, great for seeing with your girlfriends, but not for much else.
Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.
In this economy, I realize I’m lucky to have any job. But getting paid to watch TV? It’s enough to make a man feel guilty.
Across the country, the popularity of houseboating continues to increase. Southern Nevada boasts easy access to houseboating hot spots on four desert lakes that enjoy long boating seasons. Closest to us lie Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, while Lake Havasu and Lake Powell lie a few hours’ drive distant.
You’d think a recession, frozen lending markets and a 30 percent drop in the nation’s stock markets would be enough to furrow the brows of even the most optimistic folks.
Boyd Gaming Corp. officials hope a $130 million hotel expansion at its Blue Chip riverboat casino will keep Chicago residents from traveling 10 miles farther north on U.S. Highway 12.
Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s glimmering $2.3 billion Encore opened on Dec. 22. Visitors gawked at the features and locals marveled at the lavish interiors. Analysts saluted the newest Strip megaresort.
2008 will go down as one of the worst years in the history of Las Vegas business.
SURVEY SAYS: The economy is down, and so are spirits in many offices across the valley. For many business managers who responded to the Review-Journal’s year-end business survey, emphasizing communication is the key strategy for combating slumping morale.