153 of Southern Nevada's topDentists, as chosen by their peers Smile, Las Vegas. It just got a whole lot easier to choose a good dentist.

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.

Can Southern Nevada become a medical tourism destination? Judging by these specialists attracting patients from far and wide, we’re on our way. In the post-recession search for a more diverse — and thus secure — local economy, Las Vegas leaders have set their sights on medical tourism.

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.

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.

Public health is about more than eating right and exercising. We must fix Southern Nevada’s social infrastructure for a healthier community A couple years ago, two forces were whipping me around as if in a storm of anxiety.

Local labyrinths offer reflective steps in the right direction I wouldn’t say that I’m a labyrinth junkie, but if there’s a unicursal maze in front of me, I’m going in. I’ve walked the labyrinth outside Grace Cathedral in San Francisco (more than a couple dozen times, even well after midnight), visited the labyrinths here in Southern Nevada and even printed out a labyrinth to tape to my desk.

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.

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.

How to rebuild a classic casino on a shoestring budget? The Riviera attempts to blend upscale touches, grind-joint virtues and international savvy Talk a few minutes with Riviera hotel-casino CEO Andy Choy and you’ll hear the word “authentic” — frequently. It’s the 36-year-old casino boss’s mantra.