During the depths of the Great Recession, Lola Pokorny acted on her entrepreneurial dream. Many business people questioned her sanity when she said she wanted to open a new restaurant in 2009, a time when restaurants were shuttering with distressing frequency.
For more than 15 years, Anthony DiMaria has balanced acting and researching the horrendous murder of his uncle, Jay Sebring, by followers of Charles Manson 47 years ago.
Dr. Todd Swanson, a longtime surgeon in Las Vegas, says increased activity bybaby boomers, coupled with obesity, is fueling the increase in knee replacement surgery. The number of Americans getting the surgery is expected to jump from 600,000 a year to more than 3 milliion by 2030.
Greg Freeman wants to have a good time when he isn’t working as a dental assistant, so he started a Cowboys fan club that includes space for children. He’s a good-natured fanatic who likes seeing people get together and have fun.
The Henderson resident thought justice had been guaranteed after the madman behind her brother’s killing, Charles Manson, and four of his followers were sentenced to the death penalty. Then the unthinkable happened.
The doomed flight was on a simulator inside Allegiant Air’s training center in southwest Las Vegas. The folks at Allegiant were kind enough to let me try my hand at flying an Airbus A320 during a tour of the 17,500-square-foot facility.
Thomas John Kummer became Jay Sebring about 1958 because he liked the name of the racetrack in Florida and his hair styling business was taking off.
Former Las Vegas cop Laurie Bisch, who ran unsuccessfully for sheriff and city council, now finds meaning restoring homes and selling them. She is a big supporter of community policing.
Patricia “Patty” Misuraca has been in the service industry for 40 years. She tries to give people the kind of service she would like. The remembers the names of patrons and what they like to eat with the hope of continuing to create a family atmosphere at Lou’s Diner.
Federal statistics show that baby boomers account for more than a third of the increase in bicycle trips. Low-impact exercise is attractive to those who don’t want wear and tear on their joints.
How Henderson City Attorney Josh Reid can say that his proposed changes to the city’s ethics laws were not loosening them is laughable. Give me a break. Reid sought to soften the city’s ethics laws so more relatives of the mayor, the council and department heads could benefit by doing business with the city.
Steve Horner, a former talk show host and a writer of self help books, has long fought for men to have equal rights in bars and at pool parties. Now he says in order to get justice it is necessary for men to say they’re women.
Janice Bullocks did nothing wrong but another driver did. Now she can no longer live the life she had. The accident wasn’t serious enough to make the news, but it changed her life forever.
Las Vegas city officials are trying to fix a safety problem on Summerlin Parkway by installing a system of heavy, high-tension steel cables that will line both sides of the median. But plans to widen the heavily traveled road are in limbo.
Does it make sense to travel overseas to deal with terrorist threats. When author went to Nice two years ago, French uthorites already had soldiers guarding the city — will in advance of the terrorist tragedy of two weeks ago.
