Stephanie Pierotti arrived in Vegas just in time to see the economy tank and watch the finger-pointing begin: Who’s to blame? Who’s gonna fix this? A teacher at The Art Institute of Las Vegas, Pierotti believes we’re all responsible. “If we can support each other by shopping local and keep that money in the local economy, we’re taking onus upon ourselves to actually make things better,” she says.

Q: What was the first hospital in Las Vegas like? A: It was a tent — a hot, dusty railroad yard tent — but it got the job done, thanks to the man behind it. Allowing for Southern Paiute shamans and the ailments that early settlers like the Gass and Stewart families dealt with, the first hospital in Las Vegas was not, as some Las Vegans seem to think, the old clinic at 8th Street and Ogden Ave.

The Browser A hat for every occasion, style and head There are hats, and then there are Louisa Voisine’s hats. Hats? They might be better called crowns or headpieces, so detailed and ornate is their styling.

When Devin O’Day was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in December 2005, she felt alone. Her condition, hypothalamic hamartoma, is rare.

The birth of a child is supposed to spark smiles and laughter, but Anna Wroble often sees different expressions in her line of work: teary eyes and worried brows. She’s a neonatal intensive care nurse at St.

Alvin Matthews Director of educational Services for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation On the table are plenty of iPads stocked with cutting-edge learning apps, but Alonso Fragoso, 12, has his nose buried in a kids’ detective novel. He’s indulging in a bit of guilty-pleasure summer reading before diving into a math tutoring session.

Now is a good time to ask: What do we want our city to become? COLAB urban design gallery has some answers Look out, uninspired tract subdivisions and big-box strip malls: COLAB Gallery — the valley’s first exhibition space dedicated to local architecture, design and planning — could become a spark for reshaping Southern Nevada’s urban landscape. The 600 square foot space is housed in a nondescript stucco storefront at 817 South Main Street, next to office interiors supplier Faciliteq.

Charlie Tuna Oink Cheddar at Balboa Pizza Company I’m on a quest for the most mouth-watering, tear-inducing, pleasure-sense-peaking tuna sandwich ever created. (Hey, we all have dreams.

There is no understating the magnificence of desserts that taste as good as they look. Be honest: even the stale creations in the supermarket bakery can tantalize.

The fighter: Dr. Edwin Kingsley Hematologist and oncologist, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada Imagine a 7-year-old boy, so scientifically curious he can’t keep his hands off his home chemistry lab.