There’s political commentary to be read into the new video game, “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” concerning the state of the economy and our national health care debate.
Annoying co-workers? Bill Martin is lucky enough to not know any.
ROOMS AND DOOM?: As the fiscal downturn gets steeper, Las Vegas gets cheaper. The slump has prompted the wholesale discounting of rooms, and waiving of previously standard terms such as cancellation penalties or minimum tabs. This strategy gets business on the books, observers say, but may not serve hotel-casinos’ best interests.
Tisha Black-Chernine helped developers and business owners secure financing for real estate deals during the boom years of Las Vegas.
The recession has pushed Nevada’s casino gambling sector off the cliff, but the state’s gold mining industry is still enjoying a wild ride that started when the price of gold hit bottom at $251 an ounce in August 1999.
Last year — the first since records of time share sales started being kept in the U.S. 30 years ago — sales declined.
Despite historic visitation drops and the Strip’s worst gaming revenue declines since regulators began keeping records, more hotel rooms are on the way.
R-J writer Matt Youmans’ take on the Sunday Night Football matchup:
Everyone will bet this over the total. It’s 46 1/2, and I feel it will close 48. I’ll go out on a limb and say the Packers are going to the Super Bowl. Everything looks to be in place for a monster year for the Packers. The Bears’ defense is not what it was, but the offense will be better with Jay Cutler at quarterback. Even at 3 1/2, I think you’ve got to go with Green Bay.
: I just read your column about spraying Thuricide early to prevent hornworm damage. Where do you spray, the ground or the actual plant? My problem is that these are in my very large ash trees. I have only actually seen one in the tree because they are so hard to spot up there, but their droppings tell me there are a lot of them.
I recently attended a series of seminars designed to inform Realtors, lenders, appraisers and builders about the importance of energy efficiency and green building. The program, hosted by the Green Alliance/Nevada Energy Star Partners, featured Sam Rashkin, the national director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star for Homes program. The seminars were very informative and those in attendance definitely gained a leg up on the future of our housing market.
Angel and Nicole aren’t young any more, but to my wife and I they’ll always be our babies. I needn’t concern myself with what college they’ll be going to or who’ll pay for the wedding.
To keep your home’s décor fresh and exciting, many design experts recommend altering the look of a room. Among the ways this can be done are rearranging the layout of the furniture and by changing accessories seasonally.