LOCATION: Carnegie Park
TIME: 9AM
DATE: Friday 14, 2010

Mayor Alfonso E. Ortiz, Jr. and the City Council  invite you, the City of Las Vegas employees and residents to participate in the “City of Las Vegas Community clean-up” campaign.
*All city department Teams, Schools, Sports Leagues, Businesses and Residents are asked to help clean our community in order to maintain the beauty of our …

Hello everyone!
I have been deep in work as well as deep in a personal project, and haven’t had time to blog. I am dropping in to post a notice for a missing dog. Pat Romero’s sweet doggie, Nori:
MISSING DOG: Eleanore (Nori), black with tan paws and face-markings, Husky mix, about 70 lbs, friendly and approachable. She is blind so her …

Okay, finally getting this site together! I have imported My Tiny Vegas, but still need to import all of the old photographs.
I am excited to begin the discussion, and look forward to interacting with everyone. Thank to those who have left comments so far – I am not ignoring you, I will be answering your Hellos on Monday! Thanks for …

by Birdie Jaworski

Sixth grade student Mary Miller dipped brush into ink. Her short brown hair fell into her eyes but she didn’t move. She held her breath, attention on a small sheet of tin, on a moment in her life painfully opaque, mysterious. A moment so precious she would shroud her self-portrait in a soft halo.
“Art is supposed to tell …

by Birdie Jaworski
Eleven teenagers swayed in formation on the carpeted floor of the United World College Student Center. Their bodies dipped low, hips rocking to an a cappella beat. Their audience – a group of twenty local middle school students – watched, eyes wide, surprised to hear young men and women chant about a subject usually taboo.
"We’re rapping, we’re rapping, …

by Birdie Jaworski
A class of nervous middle school students sat in a large circle on the United World College campus, their eyes focused on four speakers. Jeremiah Stevens, UWC Director of Alumni Relations, leaned forward, elbows on knees, and gently addressed the group.
“Today is National Coming Out Day. I’m here with members of Spectrum, an alliance of students and faculty …