Local Las Vegas
Scott Hoover is from Buffalo, N.Y., and he knows all about the pizza, wings and subs that have made the city famous.
The Hispanic International Parade of Nevada Inc. is a nonprofit dedicated to showcasing the strength and diversity of the Hispanic community, which is composed of 21 countries and cultures. Through its 12th annual Hispanic International Parade, the organization plans to give the community a feel of Hispanic culture while honoring returning service members.
In your (Sept. 9 Las Vegas Review-Journal) article titled “To best traverse life’s road, we need to travel together,” you hit on an area very close to my past. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought you had lived in a parallel universe beside my own. Commonly labeled a pathologically, psychotic, needy, nut job by my former husband, my life didn’t take the drastic turnaround it did until I met that “partner who fulfills our intrinsic attachment needs and feels comfortable acting as a secure base and safe haven.”
The words almost didn’t make it out of Rebecca Shanahan’s mouth – stuck somewhere in her throat as she remembered her loved ones who died from pancreatic cancer. “A year ago today, my best friend died of pancreatic cancer,” Shanahan said. “Ten days before she died, my father was diagnosed. In March, my father lost his battle. I share your grief.”
With the arrival of fall comes one of the area’s most eagerly awaited events, the Summerlin Art Festival, planned for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Summerlin Centre Community Park, 1800 S. Town Center Drive.
Marcus Mitchell recently founded the Stomach Cancer Relief Network. His wife, Yanira, battled Stage 4 stomach cancer after giving birth in 2007. Her pregnancy had masked her cancer symptoms.
Global Community High School is looking to help students across the valley who have been in the country for several years but still have a gap in their English proficiency through its Language Enrichment Acquisition and Acceleration Program.
The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada launched a five-week campaign to raise money for the construction and preparation of the nonprofit group’s new location at the Robert L. Forbuss Building, 401 S. Maryland Parkway.
Dads are all around Jydstrup Elementary School these days in the classroom and hallways, on the playground and even in the lunchroom. They’re part of the WATCH Dads of Great Students program.
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