Jessica Prois
Rising From the Ashes
More efforts needed to rehabilitate post-wildfire ecosystems
Wildfire scars have become nearly as commonplace in the Mojave Desert as yellow-flowering blackbrush plants and yucca trees. Charred, twisted Joshua trees still remain along the scenic loop in Red Rock from the 2005 and 2006 lightning strikes. And the recent blaze that started from an illegal campfire and spread to 20 acres on Mount Charleston serves as a reminder that the Southwest is at risk for wildfires this time of year.
Read More »No-Sweat Summer Trails
Looking to stay cool while still getting in some hiking? Here are some suggestions
With temperatures flirting with the 110-degree mark, locals are getting the itch to escape to cooler climates—or maybe even just stay indoors. But for those who still want to experience the great outdoors while staying relatively close to home and out of the blazing sun, opportunities do exist. Here are some hikes that are good for getting your heart rate up but not your body temperature.
Read More »The Art Shake-up
Buyers are coming out of their caves to take advantage of falling prices
The art market has been kind of like the housing market. It boomed and went bust, and now most artwork is valued at about 20 percent of its speculator-inflated 2002 to 2006 prices. The good news is that more people can afford to buy art. And buying they are, in a warming trend that experts say has been around for about six months.
Read More »After-Hours Ed
CSN doubles late-night class offerings for fall
The College of Southern Nevada is expanding its late-night menu of class offerings for students whose work shift ends at the time when many others are going to bed.
Read More »Balancing Act
Many workers claim just enough in tips to safeguard against IRS audits
When it comes to reporting tips accurately, it’s anything but a guessing game for gaming and restaurant employees in Las Vegas. These workers ensure their earnings reports align with IRS regulations, so they aren’t worrying that bars and restaurants nationwide are being examined for underreporting the amount of gratuities their employees earn.
Read More »Regimen Le Rêve
Workouts for these performers are pretty intense, but there’s a variation that can benefit your body
In a corner of the Le Rêve gym, a Herculean athlete does a handstand and splits his muscular legs into a completely level, horizontal line, toes pointed. With perfect form, he bends his elbows and does a “push-up.” It’s just part of the warm-up for the performers, as they train for moves requiring strength and agility, such as balancing on a wire-framed globe or doing an upside-down tango underwater in the aquatic theater-in-the-round performance at the Wynn.
Read More »Growing Pains
Local teenagers exploring all options in sour summer job market
Like many teens, Mariah Teschner thought getting a summer lifeguarding job was a rite of passage, just like buying a prom dress and shifting the graduation cap tassel to the left. But the 18-year-old Foothill High School graduating senior has found that landing a summer job isn’t a given anymore. Teschner received her lifeguard certification, networked and even sought help from a recruiter. Still nothing.
Read More »A Ghost Town Comes Alive
Memorial Day weekend is when the steady restoration of Gold Point halts and the celebration begins On the way to Gold Point about three hours northwest of Las Vegas, the first indication that you’re entering the Old West is a Nevada historical marker riddled with bullet holes. The sign marks the spot where travelers take a sharp left onto State Route 774. After a few miles of nothing but Joshua trees, the buildings of the old mining settlement emerge. It’s a ghost town but for a few residents, and the one you’re likely to run into first is Herb Robbins. Read More »
Greening the Airwaves
Vegas PBS’ eco-friendly station makes for better TV With 14 miles of colorful wires snaking through its central data system and four times more space than before, the new $60 million Vegas PBS building seems like it would be an energy hog. But KLVX-TV (Channel 10) is operating under a concept foreign to Las Vegas: Consume less and do more. Read More »
Avoiding Tangles
Sola Salon Studios business model puts stylists in control It used to be that if you were a hairstylist who wanted to own a shop, you found a storefront, sunk a lot of money into overhead and took a chance. But now there’s a different way for stylists to hang out their shingle: Sola Salon Studios, a company that rents stylists a spot to do business. Read More »
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