Visit the shopping center at Rancho Drive and Charleston Boulevard during lunchtime, and one might have trouble finding a place to park. With a couple of restaurants, a pharmacy and various other tenants, the center is typically bustling with people in the afternoons.
From being part of organized crime on the streets of New York to the bright lights of Hollywood, former mobster Salvatore Polisi has seen it all. Come Sunday , Polisi will condense this decades-long story of his history with the mob in “The Sinatra Club.
In Your Neighborhood
Five local teens are mingling this week with representatives in Washington, D.C., and receiving leadership development training as part of Bank of America’s Student Leaders program, which offers paid internships to high school juniors or seniors at local nonprofit organizations.
From mattresses leaning against a park Dumpster to a refrigerator left at a public school after dark the city of Las Vegas has seen it all. It wants residents to know that disposing of items in such places is illegal.
When many arts organizations are trying to put together a show of their members’ works, they have an elaborate vetting process or convene a jury to select the pieces. For the Vegas Artists Guild Members Show, the process was simpler: The guild put the call out to its 150 members and took the first 30 submissions.
When faced with a slow, painful computer crash, many people might become frustrated or angry. Summerlin resident Philip Denker became inspired. His computer is back up and running, and the art it led to is on display in “Screensaver” in the gallery of the Winchester Cultural Center through Aug. 17.
Las Vegas writer Brenda Similton’s book “The Adventures of Lilly the Butterfly” was inspired by a dream – a dream she thought she’d make into a reality. Dedicated to her children and grandchildren, the children’s picture book featured Lilly, a caterpillar who blossoms into a butterfly.
From the neck up, Maria Santos looks like any mom you might meet in the grocery store. But at Sky Zone, where she’s dressed in black-and-red spandex, she’s seems anything but mild-mannered. “Where do you fight crime?”
Question: I planted a five gallon loquat in my front yard three months ago in April. It seemed to be taking just fine at first. A few weeks ago, I noticed the older leaves were beginning to turn brown, and the newer leaves seem to be shriveling up. When I purchased it, I was told it was OK to plant in full sun. During this heat, I drip water it every two days. I estimate it receives about six gallons per watering. I check the soil regularly to make sure the soil is not drying out. Any thoughts?
Wife found dead in couple’s home day after husband falls to his death at the Hoover Dam bypass bridge
