Erin Ryan

Get a taste of Las Vegas’ first winery

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018

Sales at the new winery have been strictly by-the-glass to conserve supply, but bottles will be ready in the next few months.

China Lights lantern festival’s Valley debut packs Chinese whimsy and culture

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018

Starting January 19, Craig Ranch Regional Park will transform nightly into a glowing wonderland, building up to a Chinese New Year blowout on February 16.

Stores galore! A shopping season guide to Las Vegas retailers

Monday, Nov. 20, 2017

Holiday shopping is about the experience — sumptuous decorations, nostalgic music, the singular perfume of warm spices and evergreen, and the electric buzz of crowds. Even children having meltdowns on Santa’s lap are part of the backdrop to finding just the right gifts for your favorite people. In every season, Las Vegas is uniquely skilled at the atmospheric aspect of bricks-and-mortar retail. From the Strip to the suburbs, destination shopping abounds, and development of experiential extras is being driven by ...

Ink with impact: Tattoos helped people cope, raised money for people shattered by the shooting

Monday, Nov. 13, 2017

When tragedy strikes, people find their own ways of healing. Some turn to counselors, others get out and do something physically active, and there are those who go a more permanent route. Local tattoo parlors were flooded with customers seeking Las Vegas-related ink after the Oct. 1 shooting — to honor loved ones lost or wounded, to ...

Holidays in glass: Turn the humble Mason jar into decorative magic

Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017

From its agrarian roots in the 1800s to its ubiquity through World War II rationing and enduring vogue in hipster culture, the humble glass vessel is all about utility. But as the holiday season ramps up, uses lean into whimsical territory.

Touring Nevada’s ghost towns

Monday, Oct. 23, 2017

Funny what you find in the middle of the desert. A rifle almost as old as Nevada’s statehood leaned against a tree. Cars stuck in the cracked earth like knives neatly thrown by a giant. The bleached bones of bighorn sheep that leapt a little too far. Mining towns have such skeletons, booming to life and busting into an afterlife sustained by human curiosity. Touring the Wild West’s abandoned past has become an international tourist attraction, to the extent of ghost towns getting Yelp reviews. But until you stand in the shadow of Rhyolite’s silent train depot, you can’t know the feeling of being somewhere and nowhere at once. The lights have been off for a century in this settlement that ...

If you look, you can find fall color and flavor in Nevada

Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017

True, the desert’s take on the season may not warrant a postcard, but there are places near the city to see colorful leaves and fat pumpkins.

Stories of heroism and resilience in the face of Las Vegas mass shooting tragedy

Monday, Oct. 9, 2017

Survivors of the mass shooting on the Strip describe chaos, terror and carnage, but many of the stories that linger are about heroism. Not just shown by the first responders who ...

Power players examine energy from many sides

Monday, Oct. 2, 2017

“How do you take full advantage of all the innovation out there? How do you bring it online? How do you deploy it in a way that reduces costs, cleans up the electricity sector and gives consumers more options?” These are the questions that will be explored.

Your license plate's lifespan: What to do when the DMV comes calling

Monday, Oct. 2, 2017

Bumper stickers aren’t forever. And as of last summer, neither are most Nevada license plates. A “rolling reissue” went into effect, aimed at swapping out hundreds of thousands of plates old enough to be faded, cracked and corroded to the point of hindering a quick read by law enforcement.

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Blog Entries

Checking out fall TV

Friday, Sept. 7, 2012

Erin Ryan joins Josh to look at some of the most high-profile new shows from the upcoming fall TV season.

From basic to bubbly, go Barefoot with wine designed for everyday pleasure

Friday, April 6, 2012

Wine you can drink with gusto (and mixers!). Cheers.

A special Rebel drink on Hyde Bellagio, provided UNLV's Madness continues

Thursday, March 15, 2012

The NCAA Tourney goes liquid, in a tasty, Vegas-appropriate form.

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