Our dear neon swimmer took her final jaunt down the slide in the early hours of Nov. 28. She had perched above Main Street since the early 1960s, but didn’t look at day over 30.
Driving by downtown on U.S. 95 recently, I noticed a flashing neon sign at the top of the California. It says “at the Cal,” and alternately flashes “eat,” “park” and “DST.” I know what eating and parking are, but what is DSTing?
I recently heard that the Las Vegas Valley Water District is preparing to shut down its water waste team and that the idea is that even wasted water is revenue. Can it be?
Dear Mr. Sun, How come Las Vegas homes don’t have basements, yet they all have pools? I’ve heard it was because of the hard caliche layer, but that doesn’t stop anyone from digging out a swimming pool.
What can I do to remove the smell of dog urine on my fake grass? I suppose I can drench it with water, but then I’m back to square one with conservation.
When Hollywood calls — and that happens frequently, considering 400 to 500 productions film here each year — it’s usually Dody Bateson or Sherri Powell who answers.
When the Las Vegas Grammar School opened its doors in 1936, the town’s 12,000 residents almost immediately began calling it the Fifth Street School. It was on Fifth Street, after all.
Mr. Sun, I understand that ditches dug across our streets must be seamlessly repaired or the contractor could be fined. What then is the excuse for some of the tire-bruising teeth-rattlers at major intersections?
High calcium and magnesium content gives our water that duststorm-in-a-cup flavor. The snowmelt that fills Lake Mead gathers the minerals on its journey.