Nevada NOW’s garage sale is Saturday, Feb. 21. The proceeds will help the organization send NOW members to Carson City for Grassroots Lobby Days next month! Garage sale: Saturday at 8 a.m. at 7916 Martingale Lane, LV, NV 89123 To donate, send an e-mail to members@nevadanow.org. Check out the sale and donate items to the…
Forbes has named Las Vegas the most vacant city in America. (Cue: Obvious double-entendre here.) Most vacant apartments, homes and commercial buildings. Was that a tuft of tumbleweeds that just wafted by on the empty streets of Sin City? Hmmm … Isn’t this the way that cities like Detroit start their downward spiral? That’s it,…
Sorry it’s late, my lovelies …
The final in my trilogy of outrage is the whole President Obama and Vegas thing. In a town hall meeting in Indiana last week the president made a comment that companies that are getting bailed out by the taxpayers should not be taking trips to Las Vegas. Then all hell broke loose! On the one…
Okay, let’s talk about the Rihanna and Chris Brown thing. Obviously, nobody knows for sure what happened. Did R&B artist Chris Brown hit singer Rihanna in a fight before the grammys? All we know for sure is that Rihanna was hurt and went to the hospital. And now, nobody is talking. So, without placing blame…
I was watching CNN and Wolf Blitzer asked, “The argument used to be that immigrants took the jobs that Americans didn’t want, but with the downturn in the economy, is that still true?” Cue: Nasty anti-immigrant sentiments from pundits (followed by a nasty little commercial that went something like the South Park episode where everyone…
Dear Readers, I *heart* you. I really appreciate that you come to my humble little blog day after day (or weekly, or monthly) and find something here that makes your heart go pitter-pat. I love that you are a feminist! I love that you love the environment! I love how we agree that love is…
I support this and hope you will, too: Join our friends in the Las Vegas Equality Action Group as part of National Freedom to Marry Day, Thursday, February 12, 1PM at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101 Local marriage counters in cities all over the country, same-sex couples will request…
I find it interesting that Stations Casinos makes this national list of companies that are or will be declaring bankruptcy and shutting their doors this year. (Others mentioned include Rite Aid, Chrysler and Dollar car rental.) And it’s interesting to me that the national article refers to Las Vegas’ market as being hit by a…
Happy second day of the Nevada legislative session. Have you contacted your representatives yet? First Friday … It’s not just for art anymore. Join Planned Parenthood’s activist crew as they fan out over First Friday to distribute condoms and talk sex. Meet up at the Charleston clinic at 6 p.m. This week is National Teen…
The Sin City Siren 