Vegas Girl

July 10, 2013 Update: PoshBurger is closed. Read the whole story at  Eater Las Vegas . I was thrilled when I got the chance to eat ...

I try to keep my crime stories to myself, but sometimes they just come up. Last week, for instance, my friend and co-worker was grief-st...

If you love hiking at Red Rock like I do, you probably know that the time to enjoy mild temperatures is rapidly coming to a close. The sear...

For some reason, I assumed that dogs possessed a natural instinct about how to safely navigate rocky terrain. I thought they had some inbo...

Over the weekend, I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather (70°, sunny, a few photogenic clouds—a glimpse of spring) to drag m...

I was searching through my family pictures this evening, and in between the tintypes and Texas farm houses, I found a handful of these sho...

Did your weekend go by too fast? Mine certainly did. Before I knew it  –  Poof! – Monday morning had arrived and I was driving to work, t...

I thought it might be interesting to dig around my old photo albums (yes, I’m talking film here) for some vintage Vegas pictures. I seem...

What’s “extra local,” you ask? Well, mostly it’s the only phrase I could think of to describe the assorted Las Vegas news tidbits I’ve been ...

Despite the ridiculously cold weather here in Las Vegas (38 degrees at 10:30 a.m.… seriously?), I was out and about today. I gave a talk a...

A few years ago, I made a solo trip to the China Ranch Date Farm in Tecopa, California . Technically speaking, it’s not a good idea t...

On the last day of 2012, I’d like to share a few pictures from The Getty Center , the amazing museum in the hills overlooking Los Ange...

I've been to plenty of plant nurseries over the years, but I can only think of one that warrants a visit simply for a stroll a...

Spring in Las Vegas: wind, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Las Vegas Bloggers Hard At Work At McFadden's  Those of us who write about Las Vegas are very lucky—especially those of us who love t...

So there I was, writing about buffets. And I don't mean writing one or two things about buffets. I had an assignment that kept me writi...