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Want to enjoy New Year’s Eve without the stress of going to the Strip? There are a number of options.
Michael Yi is a known Las Vegas restaurateur, and his Urban Grill is described as “American classics with an Asian twist.”
FREMONT STREET, STRIP ROAD CLOSURES
SET FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS
Question: I remember you said to apply fertilizer to a lawn around Thanksgiving. But during that time, it was cold, and the fertilizer bag says to water frequently.
At this busy time of year, it’s good to keep in mind an outdoor destination close enough that it won’t require much time and preparation. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is just such a place — an oasis of natural peace hidden close to the urban bustle of the Las Vegas Valley.
About 25 graduate students in the public history program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, spent much of the past semester at the Walking Box Ranch in Searchlight, cataloguing and cleaning thousands of artifacts that once belonged to former Nevada Lt. Gov. and actor Rex Bell and his wife, actress Clara Bow.
Students from The Meadows School hosted their fourth annual holiday event for another school Dec. 16, this year bringing presents for students at West Preparatory Academy in downtown Las Vegas.
Karen Rowe, a resident of The Trails in Summerlin, was beginning to walk her 13-year-old dog, Al, at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 5 when the garage door of a house two doors down rolled up and two large dogs, which Rowe said were some sort of shepherd breed, tore away from their owner and began attacking her terrier mix.
Upcoming book event highlights include Summerlin author Debra Gauthier’s plans to sign “Bright Lights, Dark Places: Pioneering as a Female Police Officer in Las Vegas” and Las Vegas Writers Group’s plans to feature Rick Lax, author of “Fool Me Once,” “Lawyer Boy” and the soon-to-be-released “I Get Paid for This.”
“Uptown Dreams” by Kelli London, tells the tale of four students at Harlem’s Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.