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‘The Happiest 5K on the Planet’

Runners gather at the end of the Color Run for one of many color throws. (Anton)

Color Run participants link arms and dance to music at the end of the run. (Anton)

A runner is covered in green powder as he makes his way through one of several Color Run coloring stations. (Anton)

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Outwild merges scenic beauty with self-discovery. (Dally Tram)

‘The outdoors on training wheels’: Outwild pairs nature with self-discovery

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5 alluring destinations for a day trip from Las Vegas

The terrace at Boom Bang Find Food & Cocktails in Henderson. (Boom Bang Fine Food & Cocktails)

7 divine spots to dine alfresco around the valley

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‘Yoda of the Mojave’ shares vast knowledge of Southern Nevada trails

By Madelon Hynes / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 14, 2020 - 11:02 pm

“The Happiest 5K on the Planet” returned to downtown Las Vegas Feb. 22.

More than 4,000 attended the first stop on the Color Run’s Make Magic 2020 Tour, with the Las Vegas event benefiting Three Square food bank.

Vibrant hues of colored powder doused runners along the race course as they made their way to the Finish Festival for the post-race party featuring a DJ and color throws every few minutes.

New this year was the bubble foam “Cloud Zone,” Rockin’ Runicorn photo ops and a Magic Photo Booth.

‘The outdoors on training wheels’: Outwild pairs nature with self-discovery

By Jason Bracelin / RJ

March 17, 2024 - 12:11 am

Vegas-based community and event series seeks to be an entry point into a more outdoor-centric life.

5 alluring destinations for a day trip from Las Vegas

By John Przybys

March 17, 2024 - 12:09 am

From Valley of Fire to Boulder City, immerse yourself in few nearby destinations that are perfect for a quick getaway.

7 divine spots to dine alfresco around the valley

By Johnathan L. Wright / RJ

March 17, 2024 - 12:07 am

In spring, outdoor space becomes the occasion for dining alfresco, especially in Las Vegas, where spring is a fact, not (as elsewhere) a hope.

‘Yoda of the Mojave’ shares vast knowledge of Southern Nevada trails

By Damon Seiters

March 18, 2024 - 6:58 am

For anyone interested in exploring the outdoors in Southern Nevada, Jim Boone has created sort of a one-stop shop for all things hiking and bird-watching.

Darcy Shore plays against her father, Josh Shore, at Vegas Indoor Pickleball. (K.M. Cannon/Las ...

Inside the pickleball craze in Southern Nevada

By Sarah Bun

March 17, 2024 - 12:03 am

The easy-to-learn activity remains the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. Locally, more and more courts have cropped up to keep up with demand.

Bradley Daseler, urban forester from the City of Las Vegas, speaks to the Review-Journal as sta ...

Meet the man who cares for Las Vegas’ 45K trees

By C.L. Gaber

March 17, 2024 - 12:01 am

Next to being an Avenger, Bradley Daseler has one of the coolest job titles around: Las Vegas’ urban forester.

First generation BMX kids at Stone Bridge Park on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Elle ...

More and more Las Vegas kids choosing outdoor sports over traditional athletics

By Ed Graney / RJ

February 29, 2024 - 11:45 am

Las Vegas has produced a major shift in sports: young athletes taking to outdoor pursuits such as skiing, rock climbing and mountain biking.

All aboard: The Polar Express Train of Williams, Arizona, is ready for its journey to Santa. (N ...

3 holiday train rides promise fun for the whole family

By Natalie Burt / RJ

November 18, 2023 - 9:44 pm

Take a Polar Express-inspired ride to the North Pole and back

“There’s no luck in gaming,” Chloey Rice says, “only math.” But there’s a little bi ...

Welcome to the poker table, kid

By Chloey Rice

November 18, 2023 - 9:29 pm

On her first visit to the poker table at a Las Vegas casino, a 21-year-old finds herself holding all the cards.

The quest for Emma's recovery remains a family affair: Here Emma's mother, Kathy Burkey, helps ...

Grit and faith: Las Vegan battles after rare COVID-19 vaccination reaction

By Mary Hynes / RJ

November 20, 2023 - 10:07 am

After a rare reaction to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, a 20-year-old Henderson woman is relearning to eat, walk and be independent.

Visible for miles, Station's new Durango Casino & Resort is helping to put the Southwest Valley ...

The end of the city: Southwest valley now Las Vegas’ great urban laboratory

By T.R. Witcher

November 18, 2023 - 9:28 pm

Every Las Vegas native, it seems, has a version of the story where they remember Sin City ending at this or that street. Beyond lay the implacable desert.

Cathedral Canyon walking bridge. (Wayne Kodey/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The history of Cathedral Canyon: From dream to dust

By Lynnette Curtis

November 18, 2023 - 9:24 pm

If you close your eyes and listen, you can almost hear the ghosts. The ghosts of a visionary landowner, a restless outlaw and a murdered man.

Las Vegas, the Super Bowl, and the mixed blessings of the big time

By Greg Blake Miller / RJ

November 18, 2023 - 9:23 pm

Indomitable Las Vegas has defied critics and counterpunched its way to the big time. But with every breakthrough, things get broken.

In the age of AI, remember to think like a human

By T.R. Witcher

November 18, 2023 - 9:22 pm

A UNLV professor considers the present — and possible futures — of artificial intelligence

Five minutes with Ethel M’s Mark Mackey

By C.L. Gaber

November 27, 2023 - 11:28 am

The chief chocolatier for Las Vegas-based Ethel M Chocolates on holiday flavors and the secrets of the sweet life.

How the West was sold: The marketing of Las Vegas

By Michael Green

November 18, 2023 - 9:20 pm

For decades, Las Vegas marketed itself with cowboy mythology. It never really stopped.

Beautiful falsehoods: Mark Twain and the early history of fake news

By Thomas J. Crowe

November 18, 2023 - 9:19 pm

In his new book Frontier Fake News: Nevada’s Sagebrush Humorists and Hoaxsters, Richard Moreno digs into the Sagebrush School and the early history of fake news in Nevada.

Snowflake Tears: Chantal Chandler’s Zine Within a Zine

By Chantal Chandler

November 18, 2023 - 9:18 pm

Chantal Chandler is an artist and writer who grew up near downtown Las Vegas, and she shares some of her childhood experiences in this issue’s “Zine Within a Zine.”

Five sporting events that shook Las Vegas

By Sean DeFrank

November 18, 2023 - 9:29 pm

The Super Bowl is a crowning moment for Las Vegas. Here are five local sporting events — from megafights to Golden Knights — that helped pave the city’s way to the big time.

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Where the Music Takes Us: A musical journey from the MRI machine to the cosmos

By Greg Blake Miller / RJ

September 17, 2023 - 1:43 pm

With all due respect to writers, I humbly submit that music can take us further and faster and deeper into the galactic dust of our dreams.