Vegas Girl

When I was a kid, I thought all children got a day off of school for Halloween. When I was growing up in Las Vegas, we celebrated Nev...

If you want to feel crisp fall air, take a drive to Mount Charleston. I didn't see a lot of fall color on my drive up to Mt. Charle...

Eldorado Canyon, about an hour’s drive outside Las Vegas, is a rugged desert canyon bursting with history and a wildly picturesque ghost to...

A place with a boardwalk over a delicate meadow, a big picnic area, and desert trails. For our hike last Sunday, Gigi and I went to C...

Last weekend the temps dropped to the 80° range in Las Vegas, perfect weather for carpe-ing the diem and heading to Red Rock for a hike wit...

A Tony Hsieh restaurant fave is opening a location on West Sahara, taking over the building that formerly housed Firefly. 11/20 Upd...

Last week, Mother Nature decided to take out  I15. After the water subsided, the trucks got to work. On Monday, September 8, flash floo...

At one time, it was unfathomable that Lake Mead might ever fail to support Las Vegas. There was no “bathtub ring,” and there were no worri...

Las Vegas’ monthly festival in the Arts District featured some intriguing (and kinda bizarre) art this month. Since it was August 1 l...

Last Saturday, James Garner passed away at the age of 86.   In 1975, I met him when he was filming a “Rockford Files” episode in Las Vegas....

Las Vegas has been grieving this week for the three men killed on Sunday , June 8, 2014: Las Vegas Metro Officers Alyn Beck and Igor Sold...

Tacos and Margaritas at Tivoli Village's "modern" Mexican restaurant.  The atmosphere at Cantina Laredo on a recent Satur...

I thought Bourdain’s coverage of Las Vegas was pretty good, but no one gets Local Vegas totally right. Most stories about Las Vegas paint...

Triple-digit weather is ahead. Get ready. If you’re from a more temperate climate and are facing your first summer in Las Vegas, let ...

Effective today, Las Vegas Metro’s new policy is that they don’t respond to non-injury traffic accidents . From what I saw this weekend, th...

It’s sad to see so many beautiful pine trees marked for removal on the Peccole Ranch Greenbelt, but it’s not the first time the Greenbelt’s...