Led by its CEO, Jonathan Jossel, the Plaza Hotel & Casino will commemorate October as Breast Cancer Awareness month with special offers at Oscar’s and in its bingo room, the only one in downtown Las Vegas, all to benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS). Supporting breast cancer research is personal for Jossel, whose mother is […]
With stadiums closed to the public, the much-anticipated home games for Las Vegas football isn’t quite what fans had hoped for. The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod has expanded sports viewing to capture the excitement of the games with optimal sports viewing at PT’s Wings & Sports, View Lounge, William Hill Sports Book and REMIX Lounge. […]
While Best In The Desert prepares for the final two events in the 2020 series, the Jagged X National Desert Cup Presented by Quantum Motorsports on September 25-27, 2020 and the BlueWater Desert Challenge on October 22-25, 2020, the organization is already looking ahead to 2021 to set new standards in off-road competition. The 2021 schedule […]
First Friday Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, announces that First Friday is a virtual event again on September 4th as we continue to stay connected while practicing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We will go live from various places in the arts district. Please check Instagram TV for pre-recorded messages and activities from […]
Trivia time! Of the 40 drivers entered in the Go Bowling 235 NASCAR Cup Series race this Sunday on the road course at Daytona International Speedway, how many have raced on the twisting circuit that encompasses parts of the 2.5-mile oval? If you said only 10, go to the head of the class. Of those 10, how many have […]
After lengthy discussions and the submission of a ground-breaking COVID-19 Safety Plan, the BLM is officially issuing the permit for the 24th Annual Maxxis Tires “Casey Folks” Vegas to Reno Presented by Fox. The race will run as originally scheduled Aug. 12 -15, 2020. A record field of entries including all the top names from every segment of the sport […]
A story about Hearts Alive Village Las Vegas (HAVLV) alumni Butters, is featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs (Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC; Amy Newmark; July 14, 2020, 978-1-611590678, $14.95). This anthology highlights the human-dog bond (especially during the COVID-19 pandemic) and will have dog lovers laughing, tearing up, and nodding their heads in […]
Hearts Alive Village Las Vegas (HAVLV) is opening a low-cost, high-quality veterinary clinic in Las Vegas this fall. The full-service clinic located at 3250 N Decatur, will provide reasonably priced veterinary care to community animals as well as adoptable animals through the rescue and other nonprofit rescue organizations. It is estimated roughly 140,000 people living […]
Delivering with Dignity continues to grow in Southern Nevada and beyond. In Southern Nevada, during its first month of operation delivering with Dignity was delivering approximately 5,000 meals per week to residents struggling with poverty on a daily basis. Those who are most at risk, according to U.S. Center for Disease Control guidelines for contracting COVID-19, are those […]
Most people head to Las Vegas as a reprieve from work. My longtime buddy of many years, Brendan Gaughan leaves Las Vegas to get away from work. And in the COVID-19 era, Gaughan has been working overtime. Whether it’s been doing his part to help homeschool his two boys, Michael James (age 9) and […]