People are shocked to find out that it floods when it rains in Vegas.  This weekend I was on my way home from the store when I saw a bu...

On Friday, the 2013 Monsoon Season announced its arrival in Las Vegas with a spectacular lightning show. The view from my backyard wa...

Is the Ghostification of Las Vegas Over? First, we had the Manhattanization of Las Vegas, when hi-rises sprouted all along the Strip...

The lone Fry’s in town is a techie Mecca, and nearly as hard to get to as the actual Holy City. If you are a techie (or live or work wi...

In Downtown Las Vegas, Elvis not only lives, he's apparently been cloned several times. I went Downtown on Saturday to meet up with ...

Since the fire broke out at Mt. Charleston, I've had three people ask me, "What's burning? Is there a forest up there?"  ...

Let me be clear: I did not leave my Dad on an active lava flow. Just close to one. Summer makes me think of family vacations, and think...

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...