Tag: Henderson
Laughlin Correspondence – January 2019
On the Road from Las Vegas to Laughlin: Laughlin
This is Part 13 of a series. Read Part 1 (Searchlight), Part 2 (Cal-Nev-Ari), Part 3...
The Last Spike and the First Glimpse of the new Nevada Southern Railway
On Friday morning April 27 Robin and I visited Boulder City and the Nevada State Railroad Museum, home of the Nevada Southern Railway.
The little...
NevadaGram #202 – Rural RoundUp in Tonopah, Big Spike in Boulder City, Reno Night...
Rural RoundUp, the annual grand conclave of tourism workers from all around rural Nevada, was held this year in Tonopah. The speakers were insightful...
Las Vegas Correspondence – December 2017
Come and enjoy the holiday season in Las Vegas this December!
The Las Vegas Great Santa Run is being held on Saturday, December 2nd. We...
Las Vegas Correspondence – September 2017
The Mob Museum
It will soon be 2018, yet most people still think it’s 1970 in Las Vegas. That’s when the Strip was run by...
Las Vegas Correspondence – July 2017
The iconic PAC-MAN character is one of the most recognizable figures in video game history and was the basis for the most successful arcade game of all...
Las Vegas Correspondence – June 2017
The calm before the explosions
Ramping up to the explosive month of July, it’s nice to calm things down a bit, relaxing at events that...
Las Vegas Correspondence – April 2017
You never know what you'll find in Las Vegas -- so enjoy!
On April 1st and 2nd, the Silver State Kennel Club will have their...
Las Vegas Correspondence – January 2017
Inside Las Vegas
Since the weather outside in January could still be a little frightful in Las Vegas, it is time to stay indoors and...
Las Vegas Correspondence – December 2016
Diamond Jack loves great art, and that includes LEGO art. Through Dec. 30 at The Park (on the Strip between New York-New York and...
Las Vegas Correspondence – June 2016
Las Vegas
The Park
Diamond Jack was born and raised in Kansas City, MO, and he knows parks. Kansas City is home to some great...
Las Vegas Correspondence – May 2016
Las Vegas
No May showers for this bunch of festivals!
We started with a few festivals in our April edition and now May is jam-packed with...
NevadaGram #153 – Getting There, Post Card from Shorty and “Queen of the Night”
Getting there. When you hear someone say that our long highway distances are boring, it's easy for a Nevada-lover to suppose they lack a...
NevadaGram #90 – Fallon is Fun City, Sidetrip to Washington DC, a Glimpse of...
For a long time I've wanted to write an article titled "Fallon for Lovers" but I never had the gumption to go there with...
NevadaGram #48 – Laughlin, Goldfield, Gerlach
I remember making my first visit to Laughlin as the scramble to build casinos here was in full froth.
The main boulevard was still unpaved,...
NevadaGram #26 Female Bank Robbers, Winnemucca Wants Your Vote and The Family E Discovers...
There is a gang of female bank robbers headquartered in Austin and making raids as far away as Goldfield. They don't actually rob banks,...
NevadaGram #10 – Tonopah, Rachel, Ash Springs, Overton, Boulder City
I had the pleasure of a late spring voyage through the sagebrush sea. It was a wonderful break from the grueling tasks of mundane...
NevadaGram #7 – Lovelock, Reno Jazz and the L.A. Times Plays Golf in Mesquite
Lovelock is a pleasant little town in a tough spot: it's just 90 miles east of Reno. So even though Interstate 80 carries travelers...
