Recent Stories (view all stories)

The dog days of Dora To

She claims she’s a responsible pet-store operator; her opponents say she’s harming the animals

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

For animal-rights activists, Dora To’s business was an example of pet-store owners purchasing their puppies from puppy mills—breeders that, although they may operate legally, still do not take care of the animals they raise.

Flavor of Chinatown

A new book reveals the authentic community inside Las Vegas’ Chinatown

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods chronicles Chinese communities in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu and … Las Vegas?

Painting the town

A crusade to fight graffiti becomes a city-wide arts group

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

A crusade to fight graffiti becomes a city-wide arts group.

Objects telling stories

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009

Explore the endless possibilities of synthesizing graphic design and text.

Stupak’s true legacy

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

The Stratosphere helped create, and continues to complement, Naked City.

Economy be damned! Downtown gets a new gallery

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

Place Gallery opened last week and the new space suggests that the local arts scene here is starting to turn around.

Downtown vs. the 'burbs: Murder rates surprisingly similar

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

A look at Metro’s year-to-date homicide stats reveals that, when it comes to murder rates, there’s little separating Downtown from Summerlin?

What’s in a green name?

As more companies shoot for LEED certification, more are asking what it really means

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

An environmentally friendly casino has to be a contradiction in terms. Giant buildings that welcome and encourage the extravagant, wasteful behavior of thousands of guests at the same time hardly seem like a recipe for saving Mother Earth.

A growing problem with no solution

In a state with an alarming suicide rate, murder-suicides appear to be increasing as well

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009

In a state with an alarming suicide rate, murder-suicides appear to be increasing as well.

Impaired vision

Tough times for the governor’s former health-care advisor

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

It’s been a busy year for Rudy Manthei. The prominent Las Vegas ophthalmologist has been fighting for malpractice reform, then may have helped put the brakes on the pain and suffering cap. Later, he was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Don't forget he was also was also named as a defendant in a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed this spring.