Once a resort with rowboats, fireworks, prize fights and horse races, Lorenzi Park takes its name from vineyard developer David Lorenzi. The 60-acre park is undergoing renovations on the western half that are expected to be completed by summer 2012.
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Clark County commissioners and county fire department officials were scheduled to recognize firefighters during a ceremony March 29 at Fire Station 33, 865 E. Desert Inn Road.
New Clark County School District Superintendent Dwight Jones is facing a budget crunch with the possibility of $400 million in reductions for public education, but he’s confident the district will survive and thrive.
The Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society plans to present J.S. Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on the UNLV campus, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.
The Rainbow Company Youth Theatre will perform Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” through Sunday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North .
The Broadway play, which premiered in 1996 as “Six Myths” at Northwestern University, is a contemporary retelling of best-known Greek myths such as King Midas…
State officials are looking into whether four doctors acted improperly when they received consulting fees from a manufacturer that supplies heart devices to University Medical Center patients.
Much like the contestants on Food Network shows such as “Chopped” or “Iron Chef,” the student chefs at the East Career and Technical Academy must prove themselves by preparing a mystery ingredient.
Las Vegas police were investigating an officer-involved shooting that became a prolonged standoff near Charleston Boulevard and Fremont Street Sunday.
Tiny amounts of radiation from Japan’s damaged nuclear plant have shown up in Henderson, but scientists say the readings were far below levels that could pose any health risks.
An early Sunday morning car crash near Mountain Vista Street and Flamingo Road killed a 24-year-old man and critically injured a passenger, Las Vegas police said.
Humor can be dangerous on the campaign trail, and a joke Carolyn Goodman told Friday on a subject near and dear to many Las Vegans fell flat.
After getting UNLV’s basketball program singing again, Lon Kruger is headed to where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain.