Things come through my life often in noticeable clumps. I can’t think of any other word. And, for some reason, I find myself hearing a group of stories about ruined lives. I mean specifically calculated ruin. Someone in a position of authority or with power or with money — or all of that — decides to ruin you.
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Stephen Nasser was 13 when the Nazis broke into his home and forced him and his family on a train to Auschwitz. He and four other Holocaust survivors told their stories to middle and high school students and their teachers Feb. 15 as part of the Holocaust Education Conference at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy.
Kolache is probably a new word for you, let alone a new food item. Originally from Central Europe, mainly Czechoslovakia, kolaches are a sweet pastry/dessert holding a dollop of fruit or jelly rimmed by a puffy pillow of dough.
WORKS BY WARHOL, PICASSO AND MORE DISPLAYED AT NEW GALLERY
This week’s calendar features Las Vegas Academy Theatre’s “Guys and Dolls,” a University Forum Lecture titled “Inside the Experience of a Virtuoso” and the Junior League of Las Vegas’ vintage-inspired rummage sale, Rummage Redefined.
First Friday is slated to take place in the 18b Arts District downtown from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday . For information on parking, shuttles and a schedule of entertainment, visit firstfridaylasvegas.com. Many galleries also host open house previews with artist receptions from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Aspiring and professional architects will get a chance to view and submit unique design concepts during the annual Unbuilt Design Awards in April.
Vincent van Gogh did it. Pablo Picasso did it. Now Las Vegas residents have a place where painting, drinking and socializing meet at Paint and Party, 8826 S. Eastern Ave.
Patrick Spargur and Don Purdue are learning to run a nonprofit organization on the fly. Less than three months after starting Project 150 LV, they have helped feed and clothe hundreds of kids at nearly 20 high schools throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Families displaced by fires face several challenges, from losing pets and belongings to finding a place to sleep. The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada, however, aims to help those who are displaced through its Fire Hurts, Red Cross Helps campaign.
Question: I have a good-sized area covered with rock mulch. A flowering plum tree is struggling in this area. Can a Myer’s lemon tree do well in a rock mulch setting?
The Mint 400 returns to Las Vegas March 23 to March 25, weaving new aspects into one of the country’s oldest and well-known off-road races.
Upcoming literary events include “An Evening with Tim Dorsey: Umbrella Drinks, Dictators & a Hilarious New Novel” and celebrations of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
I have lived in Summerlin/Las Vegas since July 2011, and something has been puzzling me ever since I relocated to this beautiful place: Dog owners, why don’t you pick up after your dog? It would take less than five minutes, and the city even provides bags and waste stations at regular points along trails and in the green spaces.