After starting a successful stroller-rental business in Orlando this past year, Mark Ortenzo figured Las Vegas would be a good city for expansion.
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Don’t have a cow: Your guide to non-animal food items
It can’t be stressed enough that we need to watch out for our family members, including the furry ones, and keep an eye out to protect our neighbors and their loved ones.
Futures focus: Six of college football’s most tempting preseason bets
Time is running out to get action down on arguably the best way to bet college football.
Effort to make Las Vegas’ air cleaner puts a spotlight on ‘classic’ cars
In 2015, Nevada lawmakers identified a troubling trend: Owners of old cars labeled as “classic” vehicles were skirting smog tests and potentially exceeding mileage caps set by …
Supercharge your back-to-school wardrobe with vintage threads
Vegas hasn’t always been known for its street style, but that’s changing. Layer it up ’90s-style by pairing denim jackets with Doc Martens, go ’80s with trousers and button-ups, or go retro with leather jackets that James Dean himself would envy.
Wildfires are not just a California problem
In the age of climate change and global environmental change, fire season throughout the West has become longer, more pronounced and sometimes more volatile.
Local biologists try to reintroduce a rare frog species into Southern Nevada
Despite the arid desert climate, the relict leopard frog once thrived in the region before the growth of Las Vegas changed its habitat.
Eataly by the glass: A tour of the Italian market’s many beverage stops
Stop by L’Aperitivo, where the featured cocktail, Sangbrusco, is an Italian twist on sangria, made with fresh fruit, Ketel One Botanical peach vodka, Cocchi Americano Rosa, Lambrusco and lemon juice.
Eataly by the glass: A tour of the Italian market’s many beverage stops
Stop by L’Aperitivo, where the featured cocktail, Sangbrusco, is an Italian twist on sangria, made with fresh fruit, Ketel One Botanical peach vodka, Cocchi Americano Rosa, Lambrusco and lemon juice.
‘Hard Knocks’ unlikely to focus on the Raiders’ move to Las Vegas
When the Raiders were revealed as this year’s Hard Knocks team in June, many local fans asked, “Why not next year,” when the organization officially arrives in Las Vegas …