North Las Vegas' city limits have been combined with Sunrise Manor to form this neighborhood. The west boundary runs from the north end of N. Decatur Blvd. all the way to U.S. 95, south of the North Las Vegas Airport. The south boundary then runs east along W. Lake Mead Blvd. and then E. Lake Mead Blvd., E. Owens Ave. into the Sunrise Manor area. It then cuts south along N. Nellis Blvd., back west along E. Charleston Blvd. to Boulder Hwy., and then all the way south along the highway until the E. Flamingo Rd. area. Aside from a small piece of Henderson between E. Rochelle Ave. and E. Vegas Valley Dr., the rest of the valley northeast of here, including Nellis AFB and the Speedway, fits in this neighborhood.
Arts & Culture
Best getting it right the first time — Left of Center Gallery
Vicki Richardson has shown art at Left of Center gallery for more than 30 years. In that time, in Las Vegas’ broader arts scene, at least three proposed fine art museums have failed to materialize. With a rotating set of excellent exhibitions, a community workshop, and the largest collection of African artifacts in Southern Nevada, Left of Center has been doing right by the arts longer than many of our most successful creatives have been making art. BH | leftofcenterart.org
Family & Recreation
Most Central Park-like park — Craig Ranch Regional Park
This park isn’t even in my neighborhood, and I still go there on a regular basis. That’s because the 170-acre green space is an exceptional hub for all sorts of urban recreation — competitive sports on the courts and ball fields, outdoor entertainment in the amphitheater, and even growing your own veggies in the community garden. I go there for bike rides (the Lower Las Vegas Wash Trail connects to it) and dog exercise (there are both a dog park and extensive walking trails), but there are also plenty kid-play options. Pro tip: Leave the geese alone! HK | facebook.com/craigranchregionalpark
Best family event you didn’t know about — Future Stars of Wrestling
“This! Is! Awesome!” For wrestling fans, you know the chants. You know the crowd’s hunger for higher jumps, bigger flips, harder suplexes. Our local promotion, Future Stars of Wrestling (FSW), has been in Las Vegas for 14 years now, showcasing the best of backbreaking local talent. Find many of its events at Silver Nugget, or their own FSW Arena (6035 Harrison Dr., Suite 5), with crowds of all ages. You don’t need to be a fan going in, but you’ll likely walk away wanting more. KDS | (other locations around the valley) fswvegas.com
Best cineplex — Maya Cinemas
I’d been hearing about how great this place was since it opened, and now I know why. It’s in a convenient standalone building with dedicated parking and packed with amenities: a bar for adults, arcade for kids, and restaurant-style seating area where you can eat if actually noshing during a film isn’t your thing. The movie I saw (No Hard Feelings) filled the screen perfectly, the tacos were great (and reasonably priced), and the BarcaLounger-like seats were the most comfortable in town. Perhaps the best thing was the Spanish subtitles, which allowed my date and I to practice our language skills while being entertained! HK | mayacinemas.com
Food & Beverage
Best place to get a no-frills burger — Hamburger Hut
Some special joy is in a good burger. Not a gastronomic travesty of a truffle-aioli Wagyu brioche bun with a slab of smoked pork belly and a runny egg on top. Rather, just a simple, perfectly undistinguished ground beef burger. Hamburger Hut’s ½ Pound Super Hut is just that. The place has generational staying power and classic flavor at a price point that anyone can afford. BH | hamburgerhutlv.com
Shops & Services
Best place for the aspiring prepper — Hahn’s World of Surplus & Survival
Long before REI, if you needed camping gear in Vegas, you went to Hahn’s. In the ’70s when the store was primarily military overstock, my dad outfitted me with a pack, mess kit, and canteen for a Scouts outing. In the ’80s, I augmented my wardrobe with a green army jacket, popular with my contemporaries. Today I go there to bolster my cache of overlanding supplies and for the sheer nostalgia of perusing Hahn’s shelves overstuffed with hiking and camping gear, survival gear, military collectibles, and an abundance of curiosities. SL | hahnssurvival.com
Best everything everywhere all at once — Broadacres Marketplace
Stepping through the turnstile you hear echoes of banda in the distance, while the smell of deeply spiced, seared meat mingles with that of funnel cake, beer, and fruit. You turn left down an aisle, and tables and blankets pushed up against one another blur into one long string of objects. Is that a baby bottle? A socket wrench? Every power tool you’ve ever desired? Those new Jordans (okay, maybe not that new)? A cowboy hat? A bullwhip? Your mind reels at the possibilities, each vendor a tapestry of commerce, an explosion of stuff. You settle on an old coin from 1924, a couple of delicious tacos, and a stuffed animal from some YouTube cartoon with which your eight-year-old is obsessed, then wash it all down with a michelada as the banda plays on. BH | instagram.com/broadacresmarketplace
