C. Moon Reed
Story Archive
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News
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.
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Features
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.“
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Features
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.”
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A&E
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.’
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Print
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.
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A&E
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.
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Taste
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
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Features
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.
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Features
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.
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Screen
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.
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Features
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
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News
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.
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Features
Celebrate your freedom to indulge in these festive treats
Thursday, July 2, 2020 Locally made cookies, custard, doughnuts and more.
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A&E
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.
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A&E
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.
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Features
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.
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A&E
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.
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A&E
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.
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A&E
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.
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News
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.”
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Print
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.
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Fine Art
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.”
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Features
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.
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News
In Las Vegas, long lines bring seven-hour wait to vote in primary
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.
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A&E
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.”
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A&E
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.”
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A&E
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.’
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Dining
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.
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Features
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.
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Art
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.
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Community
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.
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Features
Home learning resources, from reading to cooking to crafts
Thursday, May 7, 2020 Online sites for cooking, making instruments and … riding roller coasters?
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Nightlife
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.
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Business
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.
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Print
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.
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A&E
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.”
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LV Weekly
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.
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Features
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.
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Features
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.
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A&E
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.
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Art
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."
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Art
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.
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A&E
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.”
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Taste
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.
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A&E
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.’
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Stage
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.”
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Taste
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.
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A&E
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.
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Features
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.
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A&E
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.”