The Las Vegas chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Freedom Fund Banquet on Oct. 18 at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Las Vegas Academy is ranked in the top 10 and Foothill High School in the top 20 of a contest to promote the release of “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”
Readers can look forward to books from two big authors to hit shelves this week. Nelson DeMille‘s “The Gate House” is the long-awaited follow-up to “The Gold Coast.” Also, Danielle Steel‘s “A Good Woman” tells the story of a socialite whose life changes after the sinking of the Titanic.
Here are a few of the things in news, entertainment and popular culture we’ve been talking about lately.
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.
The first time I played “LittleBigPlanet,” I got the same feeling I had when I first saw “Beetle Juice,” “Amelie” and “Pushing Daisies.” With each of those, I thought: Wow, this is truly fresh — a fantasy artwork that looks like it’s for kids, but adults will eat it up.
When the weather cools down, the action picks up in much of Cerca Country. There should be an experience on this list well worth your time and gasoline.
When her first article was published on the R-Jeneration page, Liberty High School senior Christina Houge (then a junior) was thrilled.
Typically balmy autumn days in the Southwest invite vacationing Southern Nevadans to explore scenic and historic regions such as the Four Corners area of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Among the many treasures of the past preserved in state and national parks and monuments in that region, hautingly beautiful Hovenweep National Monument stands out.
With Death Valley National Park so close, Las Vegans can enjoy highlights even on a day trip, but those spending a day or two can sniff out hidden rewards.
Prescott, Ariz., is continually evolving. In turn a frontier mining camp, army post, and capitol of Arizona Territory, it gave birth to what is claimed to be “The World’s Oldest Rodeo,” and a Whiskey Row whose fame endures wherever cowboy songs are sung. The town’s imposing courthouse and 600 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places earned it one of the “Dozen Distinctive Destinations” award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation; the town’s very motto is “History Lives On.” Yet Prescott also has been named as one of the “100 Best Art Towns in America,” “One of the Best Places to Retire,” and claims to be “Arizona’s Christmas City.”
Halloween is one of the most popular holidays in the United States, with people spending big money on costumes, haunted houses, parties, anything for a good, old-fashioned fright.
Here are subjects I addressed at the Dr. Green Thumb booth at the Springs Preserve.
If you find the constant legal wrangling between rival slot machine makers International Game Technology and Bally Technologies perplexing, you’re not alone.
BANK ON CHANGES: Local bank failures and the continuing economic crisis that is affecting the nation will almost certainly spur some major changes in the Las Vegas banking market.
The lights are out already and the door is locked at the LaCabana Mexican Restaurant on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative):