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There are certain parts of the Las Vegas Valley where one can go a lifetime without seeing a scorpion. Then, there’s the northwest area, conveniently located near the open desert and rapidly expanding.
Anyone who has lived in Las Vegas for a summer knows that it’s a different kind of hot here. For people looking for active options for young children, look to one of the valley’s many indoor playgrounds.
Stepping up to the plate at Cashman Field, Henderson resident Ido Williams wasn’t sure if her pitch would make it the distance. She had survived Air Force basic training despite speaking only Spanish and multiple deployments across the globe, including a stint in Afghanistan right after 9/11. But the first pitch at a Las Vegas 51s game seemed daunting.
When Summerlin artist Heather Theurer wants inspiration for a painting, she goes to sleep. That’s because she said most of her ideas come to her when she’s dreaming. Her career has also become something of a dream, including a contract with Disney to paint its beloved characters for artwork that is sold in its gift shops around the world, as well as at Magical Memories featuring Disney Fine Art at Town Square Las Vegas.
From bakeries and barber shops to pawn shops and vape shops, Water Street is still home to a variety of mom-and-pop businesses. An area as old as the city of Henderson itself, Water Street has gone through ups and downs, but the city is in the middle of efforts to reinvest in and redevelop the area.
Las Vegas might not be ready for a full-time opera company yet, but when it is, there’s a good chance it will be through the efforts of Opera Las Vegas. “I like to think we are a professional organization that presents opera of the highest quality,” said the group’s general director, Luana DeVol.
A recent Southwest Rotary Club Happy Feet program visit saw at-need students at Ferron Elementary receiving free new footwear. School counselor Julie Bellavia teamed with teachers to identify 50 students who could use new shoes and socks. She said sometimes the need is obvious at the school, where roughly 75 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
In September, MountainView Hospital received accreditation for its Internal Medicine Residency program. Roughly 250 interviews later, it has selected the doctors who will complete their training at its facility.
For some, school can be a place of inspiration and encouragement, but for others, it seems a waste of time. It’s not uncommon to hear students refer to it as a prison. In a way it is, claims northwest Las Vegas resident Robert B. Elliott, who founded Authentic Choices in Education & Schooling (ACES) Inc. The nonprofit is focused on making changes to allow schools to become more inviting, hospitable, beneficial, productive and educational.