Mia Trejo races onto the softball field at UNLV for an afternoon practice with a smile from ear-to-ear. Her approach to the game is simple: Bring energy and enthusiasm, and drive in plenty of runs.
Monthly Archives: February 2022
What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine
The first explosions sounded in Ukraine’s cities before dawn Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his long-anticipated military operation in Ukraine.
What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine
The first explosions sounded in Ukraine’s cities before dawn Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his long-anticipated military operation in Ukraine.
New York company finalizes purchase of Venetian, Palazzo
The sale of the Venetian from the Las Vegas Sands Corp. to a New York-based asset management firm is a done deal. A $6 billion deal to purchase the Strip resort, along with …
New centers aim to improve affordable child care in Nevada
Anitra Lott launched her child care business in east Las Vegas at the beginning of the pandemic to help fill a void in her community. But before she could welcome any children …
As tensions rise overseas, Ukrainians in Las Vegas worry, pray
Svitlana Boley has been living in Las Vegas for five years. Her heart, though, is still very much in the Ukraine. She worries about her parents, brother and nephews.
Hispanic culture explodes throughout the many shops in Boulevard mall’s El Mercado
Take one walk through El Mercado, which occupies the mall space where JCPenney was housed, and you get the sense you are shopping in a street market …
Raiders’ analytics officer says Allegiant Stadium has blown expectations ‘out of the water’
Allegiant Stadium is only in its third year of operations and second hosting ticketed events, but it’s already captivated Las Vegas and the visitors who power Southern Nevada’s economy.
Robot food server in Las Vegas a hit with customers
When the robot, which retails for close to $10,000, arrives at a table with food and/or drinks, a high-pitched voice notifies that “your meal is ready, please take it away.”
No holds barred: Comment periods at public meetings give platform to outright falsehoods
A commenter waited through three hours of a routine Clark County Commission meeting last week to speak during the public comments portion at the end.