Five days in Vegas with Jack Friedman, my dadMy father was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 14, 1926, and in 1953, he married Florence Ulrich, also of Brooklyn.

What’s not to like about inhaling nicotine vapor instead of smoke? Plenty. But as some states move to regulate the vape craze, Nevada is a bit slow on the uptake “I used to smoke about a pack a day,” says Laura Stephens.

Modern classic - Candace Campbell:Model, hairstylist and co-owner, Stone Fox Salon; owner and designer, Indigo Moon.Your personal style? I’m a vintage girl.

Kinder, gentler football.A temperate February Sunday in Green Valley.

Until fairly recently, I was an enthusiastic runner. Not fast or graceful, mind you (my style was sorta this methodical, low-impact creep like a ninja dad in sweatpants), but certainly enthusiastic.

In a hyperpartisan age and a tough Congressional district, coming up with actual ideas can be fraught with peril.Joe Heck frustrates Democrats.

We take clean, convenient water for granted. For example, I’m writing this in the shower I’ve been taking for the last two hours! But that’s not the case for millions of people around the globe.

Confession: Ordering entrées gives me the jitters. Chalk it up to a fear of commitment.

Your duck tongue, your chicken gizzards and your pigs’ feet here. The valley’s more unusual meats are carni-licious!

Our favorite recent dishes that have us coming back for seconds Corn flake-crusted brioche French toast at La Cave Tucked in a hallway off the buzzing Wynn gaming floor, La Cave is oddly located. But a location that seems like an afterthought starts to feel like a secret when you enter the cellar-like space on a Sunday midmorning — and when you turn the corner and find yourself on a sunny patio overlooking the pool, it becomes a secret you’ll want to keep.