C. Moon Reed

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How to identify and treat strange things that might be happening on your skin: Saturday, July 25, 2020; What’s that weird rash? Who knows? Sure, you can use a phone filter to make your skin look great, but it’s better to address the problem and enjoy clear skin.
Activists striving for racial justice: Laura Martin & Leslie Turner, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada: Thursday, July 23, 2020; “We’re advocating for bold ideas and policies that actually improve people’s lives. We don’t do this in service to one political party. It really is in service to the community.”
Activists striving for racial justice: Roxann McCoy, NAACP Las Vegas: Thursday, July 23, 2020; “We don’t have to agree, but we have to sit at the table and have the tough conversations in order to move the needle.“
Las Vegas artist Eric Vozzola’s Meow Wolf mural looks to worlds beyond: Thursday, July 23, 2020; The funky, whimsical “Window Into the Multiverse” mimics a tear in the fabric of the universe. It’s a little bit M.C. Escher, a little bit Lisa Frank and a little bit ‘National Geographic.’
Grant will help UNLV Food Pantry keep serving: Thursday, July 16, 2020; The pantry and the UNLV Nutrition Center recently received a $250,000 federal grant as part of the CARES Act.
Local journalist and cycling advocate Alan Snel reflects on a life lived on two wheels: Thursday, July 16, 2020; The self-published Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys allows avid readers to plow from beginning to end, and casual ones to sample stand-alone stories.
COVID-19 survivor Brian Friedman, photographer: Thursday, July 16, 2020; He found support through a Facebook group for folks who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s where he got the idea to donate plasma.
Find the ultimate in fresh ingredients at local farmers markets: Thursday, July 16, 2020; Dining at home doesn’t have to be disappointing if you choose quality ingredients. Here’s how—and where—to do it most effectively
Get cycling: Tips for getting onboard with the pandemic’s fitness trend: Thursday, July 9, 2020; How to get started, bikes to consider and accessories you’ll need
Locally made film ‘Take Out Girl’ opens minds while winning film fest attention: Thursday, July 9, 2020; It won the Best Cinematography award at the Ashland Independent Film Festival, and filmmaker Hisonni Johnson says it has been selected to screen at eight film festivals thus far.
Shopping tips: Stay strategic when planning out meals: Thursday, July 9, 2020; Seek out high-quality veggies, splurge on certain ingredients and shop your own pantry first.
Cool it: Tips for avoiding heat-related illnesses this summer in Las Vegas: Saturday, July 4, 2020; July might be known for fireworks and cookouts, but summer fun carries a deadly danger.
Bring these new local brews to that July 4 barbecue: Thursday, July 2, 2020; Cool brews from CraftHaus, Hop Nuts, Big Dog’s and beyond.
Celebrate your freedom to indulge in these festive treats: Thursday, July 2, 2020; Locally made cookies, custard, doughnuts and more.
Core Contemporary’s ‘Use Other Door’ peers into the unknown: Thursday, July 2, 2020; “[Submissions] could be a physical door, or a spiritual awakening. It could be a path not taken or a dream not pursued,” gallerist Nancy Good says.
Honor Spirit Mountain campaign pushes for Nevada’s fourth national monument: Thursday, July 2, 2020; The area northwest of Laughlin is full of biodiversity, Indigenous rock art and stunning vistas, and it’s considered sacred to 11 Native American tribes.
Justin Favela’s ‘20Twenty’ closes with Downtown reception: Thursday, June 25, 2020; The five-hour event will allow for social distancing as guests survey a series of hand-drawn lithographs of Latino businesses; prints inspired by the banana leaves used in Guatemalan tamales; blankets made from sewn-together tortilla chip bags; an enormous (10-by-11-foot) Nacho Cheese Dorito; and more.
Strip contortionist Frodo Santini presents his pandemic-born podcast, ‘The Way of the Showman’: Thursday, June 25, 2020; He’s famous for his ability to cram his entire body through tennis rackets with their strings removed, among other twisted feats of balance and hilarity.
With a boost from Amazon, a Las Vegas military family celebrates Father’s Day together this year: Thursday, June 18, 2020; In 21 years, they’ve been on 13 assignments. Right now, it’s Nellis Air Force Base. “We move a lot more than most people. We’ve criss-crossed the globe back and forth.”
Bookmark ’em: Our reading list runs deep this summer: Thursday, June 18, 2020; ‘How to Be an Antiracist,’ ‘Station Eleven,’ ‘The Vanishing Half’ and more.
Downtown’s Cultural Corridor gains an eye-catching new mural: Thursday, June 18, 2020; Artist James Stanford’s piece, titled “From the Land Beyond,” features imagery from Old Vegas casinos, and has a cinematic, dreamlike quality.
Vegas artist Lance L. Smith teaches us the steps to a still life: Thursday, June 11, 2020; Put on your “noticing eyes” to find a few interesting household objects, then place them in “any orientation that you find interesting.”
Dining tips: How to ensure you have the safest meal possible: Thursday, June 11, 2020; We consulted expert Mark Steele, a fourth-generation restaurateur and founder/owner of the Las Vegas-based Restaurant Hospitality Institute.
In Las Vegas, long lines bring seven-hour wait to vote in primary: Titus, Lee, Horsford cruise into general election as expected; Wednesday, June 10, 2020; Some Las Vegas-area voters arrived Tuesday night at one of three polling places ready to cast their ballots in the primary election. Instead, they patiently waited. And waited.
Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Betsy Lucas stays busy designing clothing for dancers: Thursday, June 4, 2020; “Dance is all about the extension of lines that we create with our bodies and how can we make these lines look never-ending and effortless. I think costume design does the same thing.”
Face mask fashion: Look good while protecting yourself and those around you: Thursday, May 28, 2020; From Golden Knights and Raiders to HRC rainbows, Frank Sinatra and even ‘The Golden Girls.’
Artist Abbie Paulhus debuts her new Arts District shop, All Good Things: Thursday, May 28, 2020; “One of the beauties of going to a brick-and-mortar is the art of discovery. Online, it’s harder to stumble across something.”
Downtown Las Vegas goes al fresco with city-run outdoor dining areas: Thursday, May 21, 2020; The City has closed off two streets to traffic to create a pair of urban dining areas, complete with socially distant tables, chairs, shade and portable trees.
Revisiting Las Vegas’ Moulin Rouge—the nation’s first racially integrated casino-resort—to mark its 65th anniversary: Thursday, May 21, 2020; Opened on May 24, 1955, it lasted just six months before being shut down. But in that time, it broke a key color barrier.
A local art teacher is weaving a new kind of tapestry on the web: Tuesday, May 12, 2020; Kim Bavington quit a graphic design career for the more fulfilling job of teaching art to kids. Now, she's embarking on another life change.
Parks may be shut down, but you can still walk these urban trails: Friday, May 8, 2020; The Valley is threaded with an entire network of urban trails ... and the best part is, they’re still open.
Home learning resources, from reading to cooking to crafts: Thursday, May 7, 2020; Online sites for cooking, making instruments and … riding roller coasters?
Ground control to major festival: Inside the Micrashell protective party suit: Wednesday, May 6, 2020; Is it art? A practical joke? An elaborate wish? Or a real product? Right now, it’s too soon to say.
Opportunity Village still providing help for the disabled amid shutdown: Monday, May 4, 2020; The new reality of the global pandemic really hit home for Opportunity Village president and CEO Bob Brown when he went grocery shopping.
Fall back in love with the written word with these Nevada-connected books: Thursday, April 30, 2020; Howard Hughes, the PEPCON disaster, a poetry collection and more.
Local tabletop game store the Gaming Goat adds publishing to its deck: Friday, April 24, 2020; “We realized that it’s actually easier to just partner with a designer, just buy every copy of the game in existence and just publish it ourselves.”
Distance dating: How to look for love while staying at home: Thursday, April 16, 2020; Treat a video date like a real one. “It’s very similar to a regular date, where you want to focus on what’s in front of you,” DeAlto says. Ditch the distractions and pay attention to the person on the screen.
How you can help locally: Ways to give, volunteer and donate and more: Thursday, April 2, 2020; Give, volunteer and donate locally in these ways.
Shelter in place with a new furry friend: Thursday, March 26, 2020; If the quarantine is making you lonely, or if you just want to help, it’s a great time to foster (or adopt) a pet.
How to exercise at home (without significant equipment or investment): Thursday, March 26, 2020; Las Vegas-based fitness instructor and certified personal trainer Patricia Castro offers these workout-at-home tips.
Help Sarah O’Connell of Eat More Art Vegas to save our arts community: Wednesday, March 25, 2020; "All the things we’re doing to cope [with this shutdown] would not be possible were it not for an art sector in your community."
Las Vegas artist Bobbie Ann Howell teaches you to make a cut-paper creation at home: Saturday, March 21, 2020; Las Vegas-based artist Bobbie Ann Howell makes art that is both beautiful and meaningful.
Psychic medium Dallisa Hocking brings a positive message from beyond to local stages: Thursday, March 19, 2020; While her Binion’s show is on hiatus, she’ll host smaller “unplugged versions” of the show at Spirit & Spark, her Henderson “boutique soul center.”
On the eve of its 10th anniversary, Torrey Russell’s Broadway in the HOOD continues touching lives: Thursday, March 12, 2020; “The goal is to perform for 100,000 kids throughout the country before June of next year,” Russell says of latest production ‘American Son.’
Drink for your health: True Food Kitchen reimagines booze: Thursday, March 12, 2020; Trendy health ingredients and superfoods—green tea, chia seeds, kale, black cherry prickly pear and hibiscus—dominate the menu.
Wolfgang Puck Players Locker lights the lamp in Downtown Summerlin: Thursday, March 5, 2020; The menu offers elevated bar food, some of which has been customized to match the players’ favorite meals: Tuch’s Reuben Sandwich, Karlsson’s Vegan Burger, Reilly’s Cheese Curds and so forth.
Tony- and Grammy-winning Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. carves his own path forward: Thursday, March 5, 2020; “It’s all gravy from here, because my wildest dream came true a few years ago. All of this is icing on a really delicious cake.”
Dogs and female prisoners get a second chance through Pups on Parole: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020; “That program is an absolute godsend for anyone interested in a new outlook on life,” says Lerlene Roever, who participated as a handler for about seven years.
Believer Festival unveils fourth-year lineup: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020; Participants are set to include author Jonathan Lethem; On Being podcast host Krista Tippett; celeb chef Roy Choi; Iran-born poet Kaveh Akbar; Portland folk pop band Y La Bamba; hip-hop artist Jean Grae; and Big Dance Theatre Company.
Vegas dancer Krista Baker’s new ballet gets a Smith Center debut: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020; “My favorite pieces to watch are the ones that have very limited stories. I like the audience to think for themselves and experience something that could affect them personally, but [that] they could interpret differently.”