An entertainer was joking with me about what I’d do if newspapers go down the tubes. He suggested I become a consultant.
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The rugged Bitter Springs Trail lies not far from the sprawl of urban Las Vegas, but seems a world away. Designated a scenic back country byway by Congress in 1989, the 30-mile route south of Valley of Fire State Park connects old mining roads, a mountain pass and desert washes between Interstate 15 and the Northshore Road in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Allow at least two hours just to drive the route, more if you stop to explore.
The owners of Varadero Cuban Restaurant definitely have gotten their mojo on.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
The down side of not looking your age? It’s surprising to hear Bette Midler say she’s tired.
It’s the ‘tude. Of course it is with David Spade, whose put-upon comedy of attitude finds punch lines where none should be.
Grandma Lee played the comedy club Bonkerz before “America’s Got Talent,” and that’s where she is again today through Saturday. But everything else has changed for her.
Regular readers of this column know we tend to accumulate quite a backlog of requests, so let’s start the new year out right (and a happy one to all, by the way) by clearing a whole bunch. The following readers are looking for:
You had your looking back, and a drink or five, while saying good riddance to a nasty year.
When winter storms frost the mountains to the west of Las Vegas, hordes of visitors head for the high country in search of snowy adventures. Following Christmas, visitors don bright new mufflers and gloves, load sleds or toboggans in the car and eagerly aim for the alpine wonderland. The only place in Southern Nevada with enough snow, the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, part of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, offers a variety of winter activities.
It must have been sneaked onto the air by some conscientious VH1 employee while everyone else at the channel was busy scouring the country for fading celebrities and dozens of young women, with little more than daddy issues and a dream, willing to have sex with them.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Ah, pierogi. If you’ve ever spent any time in any of the country’s Eastern European enclaves, you know, like Kelly Slade, just how delightful they can be. And her quest for fresh, handmade pierogi in potato-cheese flavor has been answered.
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Pennsylvania couple shows up in Las Vegas not knowing about F1
Uber driver killed in road-rage shooting in front of Las Vegas Strip resort
Ex-Palo Verde coach pleads not guilty to charges of sexual assault against a child
Patrick Mahomes fined over $14K for ‘violent gesture’ during game
Lavish restaurant south of the Strip finally opening after 2 year wait