Occupy Las Vegas Fremont Street Demonstration
October 18, 2011 – 5:17 pm | One Comment

On October 15, 2011 I participated in the Occupy Las Vegas Fremont Street protest march. I wanted to see and hear exactly what this “Occupy” movement was about. If you have never spent significant time …

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With creative offerings, distiller thinks outside the barrel
July 8, 2011 – 3:00 am | Comments Off
With creative offerings, distiller thinks outside the barrel

George Racz’s distilling background is limited. His grandfather made fruit brandy on a small copper still in Transylvania when Racz was a child, and since then he has taken classes at another craft distillery in Washington.

Professor using software to get hospitality down to a science
July 8, 2011 – 3:00 am | Comments Off
Professor using software to get hospitality down to a science

Students at MIT and Stanford use high-tech devices to study nerve impulses in the human brain and subatomic particles in the solar system.

Movies: Zookeeper
July 8, 2011 – 3:00 am | Comments Off
Movies: Zookeeper

Monkeys, Lions, Elephants, Bears, Giraffes, Penquins and Tigers break their code of silence to assist a romantically-challenged zookeeper [ Read more ]

Hall of Fame baseball manager Dick Williams dies in Las Vegas at 82
July 8, 2011 – 1:00 am | Comments Off
Hall of Fame baseball manager Dick Williams dies in Las Vegas at 82

Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams, who led the Oakland A’s to two consecutive World Series titles, has died in Las Vegas.

13-year-old boy on dirt bike dies in Pahrump collision
July 8, 2011 – 1:00 am | Comments Off
13-year-old boy on dirt bike dies in Pahrump collision

A 13-year-old boy on a dirt bike was killed Thursday in a crash near West Simkins and Woodchips roads in Pahrump. Investigators said the boy appeared to be

Dance, Dance, Donny, Dance
July 7, 2011 – 11:00 pm | Comments Off
Dance, Dance, Donny, Dance

We hope you aren’t going to be busy on July 22nd because that’s when Las Vegas’s beloved rough-handed headliner, Donny Osmond , is doing a flash mob around the…

Park Highlands in bankruptcy again
July 7, 2011 – 11:00 pm | Comments Off
Park Highlands in bankruptcy again

The owner of the stalled Park Highlands planned community in North Las Vegas has filed for bankruptcy protection a second time.

Poker players out for gold as WSOP Main Event begins at Rio
July 7, 2011 – 11:00 pm | Comments Off
Poker players out for gold as WSOP Main Event begins at Rio

A combination of elite poker professionals and hopeful amateur players began the chase to become the next world champion of poker Thursday. In the first day of the $10,000 buy-in World…

BookIt.com: Savings on City Hotels
July 7, 2011 – 11:00 pm | Comments Off
BookIt.com: Savings on City Hotels

Metropolises from coast to coast, the Caribbean, and Mexico are participating in the sale, with many hotels also throwing in freebies such as daily breakfast, parking

Delta Matches AirTran, Southwest – Fares From $54+ O/W*
July 7, 2011 – 11:00 pm | Comments Off
Delta Matches AirTran, Southwest – Fares From $54+ O/W*

Delta matches AirTran matches Southwest. That’s pretty much the story. Southwest debuted a sale on Tuesday. Immediately thereafter, AirTran copied the Southwest sale. And now Delta has jumped into the free-for-all, too.

Aston Hotels and Resorts: Fall Savings From $89/Night
July 7, 2011 – 11:00 pm | Comments Off
Aston Hotels and Resorts: Fall Savings From $89/Night

Aston Hotels has 28 properties in Hawaii, Lake Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Sun Valley. Book your reservation and complete all travel by December 21.

Company’s request for insurance tax refund rejected
July 7, 2011 – 9:00 pm | Comments Off
Company’s request for insurance tax refund rejected

CARSON CITY – The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company that overpaid its tax to the state by $229,000 is out of luck in getting a refund.