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 [...]

This last weekend the California Club Casino in downtown Las Vegas was the site for one of the Las Vegas Orchid Society’s shows. It was a competition show, with several awards handed out. On display were over 50 prime examples of beautiful orchid varieties. And all were grown here in the Las Vegas area. President [...]

The Green Valley Library was the location for the recent decorating event put on by “Moms Love Quilts”. The 19 March 2011 affair was their customary procedure of designing, and constructing assorted quilts. All the quilts are given away free to any and all U.S. military veterans. Their motto is simple and to the point: [...]

The weekend of February 12 and 13, 2011 will see multiple games of rugby being played here in the high desert. This is an effort being put on by the USA Rugby Association. Sixteen teams will be contesting the results in a series of 8 games. This will be the 4th out of eight stages [...]

The annual mid-winter convention and competition is being held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. A full range of events will be held for the nearly 2,000 attendees this year. Friday and Saturday the 28th and 29th of January 2011 will be the two main days. The events cover a wide range of age groups. [...]

The Riviera Casino will be the host site for a major powerlifting event on October 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2010. This event is being put on by 100% RAW Powerlifting Federation. It will be the second meet of a four year commitment. The federation is working towards having three meets a year in Las Vegas. [...]

This week I have been on a coffee kick and managed to hit three different places in town to check them out and see who’s on first. First up is a nifty chain called Java Detour. These are new to Las Vegas, and super nice. The decor is extremely inviting and well done. Walking in [...]

This is one extraordinary movie!! It is thoroughly enjoyable on several counts. The actors, the acting, the multiple plots and themes running through it, the INCREDIBLE special effects and cinematography — all join to make an amazing experience. In addition to the actual film, there is a beautiful story connected with the making of it. [...]

“Red Skelton” is playing on the strip. Come to think of it, about 100 steps off the strip at one of the smaller boutique hotels here. The Royal Resort Hotel is a great smaller hotel, located at 99 Convention Center Drive. “Remembering Red” is a tribute show by Brian Hoffman. He does his show, “Remembering [...]

Today i took advantage of the break in our five days of glorious rainstorms and trucked off to a local buffet. This time it was to the Eastside Cannery on Boulder Highway (at Harmon Ave.). It is a new place and very nicely designed. Lots of parking and easy access — gotta love that. It’s [...]