Cathy Scott Appearing On Oxygen Network Vegas author Cathy Scott will appear on the Oxygen Network (Las Vegas Cox Channel 55) on Monday, Oct...

If you’ve seen these protesters on Sahara just west of Durango, or at Charleston and Rampart, you’ve probably wondered who they are and why...

Fire in the Desert Another lightening strike at Red Rock, another fire in the desert. From my house, you could smell and see the smoke. Here...

Tule Springs You can call it Floyd Lamb State park all they want, but it will still be Tule Springs to me. When I was growing up here, we us...

Bubbling or Bursting? The downward trend of the housing market here in Las Vegas is spawning ever more panicky articles in the local press. ...

Red Rock Fires I completely missed the last Red Rock hiking season (September through April or May), so I was shocked when I drove through t...

Calling All Registered Voters Yesterday 27% of us showed up at the polls. Where were the rest of you folks? The democratic process misses yo...

So Long Stardust Last Saturday my son participated in a Karate Tournament held at the Stardust. It’s hard not to feel sad about the Stardust...

This afternoon I’m heading down to visit my mom, who lives easy walking distance from Circle Park, ground zero for the Homeless Wars here in...

Today I drove to the Red Rock Overlook to see if any of the Loop fires were visible from that vantage point. At the overlook, the smell of f...

During the school year I see the Arabic women in my neighborhood walking their children to school, talking to each other in a language that,...

Smoke from the fires in California turned our moon orange.

Las Vegas’ recent rash of officers fatally shooting suspects has many people concerned, including Sheriff Bill Young, who recently appeare...

Welcome to my new Vegas Girl Blog! While I can't say I had any complaints about AOL's blog service -- it's much more user frien...