Emma Brocato

Chefs for Kids to award scholarships to SECTA senior, UNLV freshman

Friday, May 3, 2024

Alicia Lu is hoping to combine a business degree from UNLV and a passion for food into a career as a restaurant owner. Lu, a senior at Southeast Career Technical Academy who plans to attend UNLV starting this fall, said her dream was to open an eatery specializing in Peruvian cuisine. “I’m Peruvian, so ...

Partial eclipse in Las Vegas will be a sight to behold, just not directly

Monday, April 8, 2024

Las Vegas isn’t on the direct path of today’s solar eclipse, but the partial covering will still be a sight worth seeing ...

Southern Nevada company stays ahead of the curve on water filtration

Monday, April 8, 2024

Multipure has been in the water filtration business for more than 50 years. Like most industries, there has been one constant: change.

Las Vegas luxury homes continue to raise the bar on opulence, hospitality

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Rising 47 stories above the Las Vegas Strip, the Waldorf Astoria penthouse offers sweeping skyline views of the bright casino lights and the steady stream of jets slipping in and out of the city ...

Auction of land where longtime Las Vegas Strip icon sits puts its future in doubt

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Visitors flock from all over the globe to Las Vegas looking to see as many of the city’s iconic sights as possible. There’s the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign on the south Strip, the Bellagio fountain show ...

BizTown helps prepare students for life in the real world

Monday, March 4, 2024

Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada is developing a facility to provide young people “the tools to dream big” while learning about business and personal finances, organization officials said.

Las Vegas developer’s affordable housing plans face skepticism from neighbors

Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024

A Las Vegas developer wants to build an affordable-rent apartment building in the Whitney area of Clark County, but some neighbors are raising concerns it could drag down property values and ...

Las Vegas marijuana dispensaries prepared for a Super Bowl rush

Friday, Feb. 9, 2024

If you’re in Las Vegas for Super Bowl 58 on Sunday and enjoy cannabis, you’re in luck: recreational marijuana sales are legal in Nevada. Adults 21 and over in Nevada can legally purchase and possess 2.5 ounces of flower or ...

Lighthouse Charities providing a major boost for refugees in Las Vegas

Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

A refugee from the Congo was deaf, mute and had not had a chance to get an education. Cindy Trussel, founder and CEO of Lighthouse Charities in Las Vegas, was searching for ways to help the woman develop skills so she could make a living. ...

Justice Court trailblazer makes jump from prosecutor to judge

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024

Henderson Justice Court Judge Barbara Schifalacqua hails from Milwaukee and an Irish Catholic family with a mix of biological and foster siblings.

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