For Irvin Garcia, mariachi music has been part of his life since sixth grade. Saturday, his trumpet joined the sounds filling Craig Ranch Regional Park as North Las Vegas kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month.

VAI Resort, a $1 billion project under construction in Glendale, is attempting to bring Las Vegas-style hospitality to Arizona.

Pepe Jimenez articulates what has been in my head for years regarding the UNLV Jazz and Commercial Music shows at Ham Hall.

On a work trip to Mississippi last year, Jason GaNun wound up trying three different hotel rooms to get some peace and quiet before a busy day — and none of them did the trick.

The UNLV Department of Dance is celebrating a major milestone with its 50th Anniversary Concert Season. Louis Kavouras is in the studio with three UNLV dance students to discuss the anniversary celebration and more about the program. 

From the Las Vegas Valley to Netflix screens, UNLV theatre professor Nate Bynum is bringing a hometown spirit to Hollywood while continuing to shape the next generation of performers.

After working together for more than three decades on some of the world’s most recognizable casino resorts, Tony Marnell and architect David Howryla are entering a new chapter.

Dedicated to preserving the history associated with the Nevada Test Site, now known as the Nevada National Security Sites, and the nation’s nuclear weapons program, the National Atomic Testing Museum continues to find innovative ways to connect history with contemporary culture. Its partnership with Bethesda Game Studios demonstrates how museums can use beloved entertainment franchises to spark curiosity about real-world events, while its collaboration with UNLV highlights the power of experiential education to prepare the next generation of designers, engineers and creative professionals. Together, the three organizations have created a project that bridges history, education and entertainment in ways that resonate with modern audiences.

Students from UNLV’s Colleges of Fine Arts and Education collaborated to create hands-on learning experiences for children enrolled at the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center.

Professional acrobats, circus performers, physicians and researchers gathered Saturday at UNLV for a conference aimed at improving medical care for performers whose jobs demand extreme strength, flexibility and endurance.

Scott McDonald and Dr. Nathan Hollister — co-founders of Circus Meets Medicine and UNLV Consortium of Arts + Medicine — joined us with the details on their Circus Meets Medicine Medical Conference.

Whenever another development threatens to push farther into the Mojave, the same words appear: beige, barren, empty, wasteland. But the Mojave Desert, which includes Las Vegas, is anything but. More than 50 mammalian species wander its foothills, more than 200 species of birds cross its skies, and more than 2,000 species of plants endure its extended droughts and blistering heat. It’s home to the Joshua tree, found nowhere else on Earth.