Upon receiving a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Mississippi, Mia has worked as a copy editing intern with the Seattle Times and recently joined the the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a reporter. She’s had several years of experience as a freelance reporter for The Daily Mississippian, and served some time as a copy editor for the paper as well. In her spare time, she works as a part-time English tutor for Brainfuse, an online tutoring service for high school and college students.
It’s been nearly 14 years since Vicky Brosius participated in her first Harvest Festival with her husband Ron. She remembers long hours of prepping, her anxiousness before the doors opened and the bustling crowd that poured into Cashman Center when the festival began.
Bodies will fly above the Linq Promenade in November, as a new attraction will zip its way across the center Strip attraction.
After 14-year-old Athena attended a summer tech camp last year, she realized that instead of becoming a veterinarian, she wants to pursue a career as an animator.
Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, is used to speaking up for women and girls who are victims of sexual assault and harassment. It’s been her life’s work, long before the hashtag went viral last year.
Three years ago, Jet Mitchell was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer with no family history or lifestyle factors contributing to her diagnosis. In 2016, the disease progressed to Stage 4.
Bill Burr always wanted to be a comedian — at least once he figured out that a comedian was something that he could be.
In an ongoing effort to promote healthy lifestyles early in life, local nonprofit organizations are helping establish garden-based learning and bringing fresh food into public schools.
When a group of Faith Lutheran Middle School and High School students approached Principal Scott Fogo about two years ago about building a greenhouse on campus, he wasn’t too enthusiastic.
A crowd of about 300 people cheered and Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” played as the room slowly dimmed. Twenty-four women made their way to a runway stage in the middle of the Conference Center of Las Vegas last Sunday evening.
Disco lights flashed to the tune of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” from a DJ booth on the first floor of the Discovery Children’s Museum.
A little rainbow is shining inside the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada in the vacant area that once was the Bronze Cafe, and it’s bringing a liveliness back to the space.
Tristin Saito was 12 when he joined his middle school orchestra because he wanted to play violin. Four years later, he’s about to play on one of the most famous stages in the world: Carnegie Hall.
Dr. Denise Tropea, a private practice podiatrist in Las Vegas, has seen thousands of diabetes sufferers in her career — many of them connected to food insecurity.
Gamini Sugathadasa, a Four Seasons bellman and Sri Lanka native, was greeting guests following the 2009 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon when he noticed something he found strange — medals around their necks and smiles on their faces.
Miss Las Vegas 2017 and former Miss Outstanding Teen Alexis Hilts was crowned Miss Nevada at a ceremony Sunday evening at Westgate in front of a crowd of about 250 people.
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