On December 1, Communities In Schools of Nevada’s Executive Board received a generous donation of $25,000 from Nevada State Bank. Shortly after noon, Board President Susie Lee called the statewide board meeting to commence, and CEO Terri Clark addressed onlookers. She detailed that for the past three years, Nevada State Bank has been a major funder [...]

The Pub bar and restaurant at the Monte Carlo Casino provided the opening night location for the birthday festivities for the big event of turning 70 this year. And graduates of the Upper Arlington High School, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, were delighted to make the trek and have a three day party. The topics [...]

An Open Letter To My Dear Friend, Russ Russ Fons passed away on Aug. 19 at his home in Las Vegas after fighting a long battle against colon cancer that lasted seven years. He was the owner and operator of Russ Fons Public Relations. But Russ was so much more than a business owner. To [...]

Sandy Zimmerman’s SHOW REVIEWS- “Interview with Grandma Lee” By Sandy Zimmerman (Photos were shot by Sandy Zimmerman during the show) I had a chance to meet and interview Grandma Lee, finalist of the “America’s Got Talent” television show, following her show at the Bonkerz Comedy Club Showroom, inside the Palace Station. She recently appeared for [...]

This Week in Las Vegas By Mike Kermani ROSE PARTY Blush boutique Nightclub is having a Rose Party, with Chris Harrison host of the BACHELOR, who will be handing out roses, Fri, July 30; MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM MASQUERADE PARTY  The world’s infamous party isn’t only at the Playboy Mansion, now A Midsummer’s Night Dream Gods [...]

I discovered pretty quickly that when you move to Las Vegas and say, “come visit me sometime”, people actually take you up on it fairly frequently. This is a destination place, sort of like living in Disney World but here you really do live in the midst of it all. And so they come and [...]

June 20 will mark the 10th anniversary of the first story that I wrote about vocalist/keyboardist Joe Darro appeared in the Las Vegas Sun. Now 75, Darro continues to perform at venues around town. Until recently he was at an Italian restaurant in Green Valley called Frediani’s, where jazz was an important part of the [...]

How much is an exclamation point worth! We may find out if Tony Sacca follows through on his threat to sue pal David Saxe for allegedly stealing the title of a show. About five years ago Sacca (an entertainer/producer/syndicated TV show host/co-owner of a nightclub on Fremont Street) created a musical revue he calls “Vegas [...]

When I mention Tecopa Hot Springs to local Las Vegans, I usually receive one of two reactions:   a blank stare and a “huh?” or “I love that place!  What a great weekend getaway.” It all began hundreds of years ago when Spanish explorers discovered Native Americans—Paiute and Shoshone—-utilizing the hot springs. Aside from them, most [...]

May 27 marks the end of a jazz era in Las Vegas. Dan Ellis, leader of the Las Vegas Classic Jazz Band, says Boyd Gaming has pulled the plug on the long-running afternoon music performance. “A lot of fans are going to be upset,” said Ellis, a keyboardist. The roots of the six-piece band stretch [...]