I stopped by the local branch of the Clark County Library to check on education options (discussed in last week’s post) and was totally blown away by the online and streaming options now offered for the free price of a library card. Here is a partial list, which I have unfortunately been unable to totally […]
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Living Large—Personal and Professional Educatio...
As the new year approaches, almost all of us think about personal and even professional growth. This includes developing or improving a personal skill, such as cooking, dancing, overall exercise, or even learning a musical instrument. We may need to brush up on certain professional skills for our current job, most commonly involving a computer. […]
Living Local — Do I Benefit from Illegal Immigr...
Anyone living in Las Vegas for any extended period confronts the question: Am I benefiting from illegal immigration? Usually the answer is yes! Here are examples from my life. Several years ago, I was renovating a condo that I had purchased through a sheriff’s auction. The contractor I hired was excellent, but one day he […]
Living Local — Finalizing My Medicare Advantage...
Finalizing my Medicare Advantage Plan I will turn 65 this January, so I was able to sign up for Medicare as of October 1via https://www.ssa.gov/. Like most people my age, I will not consider going on Social Security for at least another year, so I went straight to the Medicare Enrollment section. The initial signup […]
Living Local — Is the “Best of Las Vegas” Any G...
Last Sunday, the annual “Best of Las Vegas” appeared as a “Special Advertising Feature” in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. At least they’re calling a spade a spade. The R-J has been compiling the “BOLV” for 38 years. In the beginning, it was very fair. The newspaper put a ballot in a Sunday newspaper with all […]
Living Local — Las Vegas TV-Cord-Cutting Update
In past writings, I’ve discussed the increased availability of “cord cutting” for TVs — in short, the many (and increasing number of) alternatives to traditional cable television. It’s time for an update! Before we investigate what will work for you, we have to ask two questions. How much is cable television in Las Vegas? Due […]
Living Local — Meeting People in Las Vegas
Two letters in “Dear Abby” caught my eye last week, both from women. One was a single woman who claims she lives a full life, but has nothing to do on Saturday night, while the other was moving to across the country to a new retirement community and was afraid that she wouldn’t make new […]
Living Local — Final Post on Vegas Dining
A few more observations and comments on dining in Las Vegas before I move on to other topics: Expanding on last week’s excellent post by Cory Roberts on Groupon/Living Social, a couple of readers asked about OpenTable, Yelp, and Restaurant.com. I’ve used OpenTable to make reservations at two of my favorite restaurants, Sparrow and Wolf […]
Living Local—Getting the Most out of Groupon
[Note from Jeffrey Compton: I’m out of town all week, so Cory Roberts, CDC Gaming Reports’ associate publisher, offered to pick up the slack and write a column on a topic he knows best: Groupon. Cory is a Clevelander, but we can all learn from this.] Groupon/Living Social can be a great way to get […]
Living Local — Getting a $5 Beer for a $20 Buy-...
My last few posts discussed dining discounts and I offered various approaches, including frequency cards, gifts cards, membership concessions, etc., which can be used in restaurants anywhere in America, not just Las Vegas. This post, however, addresses a common dining (or more accurately drinking) discount that you probably find only in this state — drink […]
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