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Eagles play comeback kids

Boulder City High School baseball advanced to 7-7 on the season, picking up victories in their last two outings.

Soaring like an Eagle

By Abby Francis

Hall makes a musical journey from Charleston to BC

When the 2023 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced last week, one newer resident of Boulder City had more of an emotional stake in the outcome than most.

Boulder City a popular spot for Hollywood shoots

Filming movies, television shows or commercials in Las Vegas is very common. But over the years, Boulder City has seen its fair share of moments on the both the big and small screen as well as the pages of many magazines.

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BC’s Got Talent moves to March, auditions set

Auditions for the sixth annual BC’s Got Talent show will take place a month from Saturday as singers, dancers and other performers polish their skills with the hopes of making the cut for this year’s main event.

Film fest not ‘short’ on quality

Although far removed from the bright lights of Hollywood, normally quiet Boulder City becomes a busy hub for filmmakers each February as hundreds of short films are screened during the annual Dam Short Film Festival.

Shakespeare Festival coming to BC library

Scenes from some of the Bard of Avon’s most notable works will be presented during the “Out Damned Spot!” Shakespeare Festival Saturday at the Boulder City Library.

Haley’s music is out of this world

Boulder City High School alumni Zac Haley and his band, Bazooka Zoo, have created a new, groovy genre of music they refer to as “space rock.”

Event brings Shakespeare to life in Boulder City

Part educational workshop and part cultural experience, the inaugural Out Damned Spot Shakespeare Festival is debuting in Boulder City.

Work of native flute artist featured in exhibit

The work of Boulder City Native American master flute artist and performer Tim Blueflint will be exhibited in “Toubat: A Canvas of Wind and Wood” presented by the Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, 1017 S. First St., No. 190, Las Vegas, in the Art Square Garden Courtyard.

Music at The Dillinger

Same Sex Mary performs at The Dillinger’s third annual Block Party on Arizona Street Saturday afternoon. Those who attended the outdoor party ate food, some drank beer, but everybody listened to live music as triple-digit temperatures made their way to Boulder City for the first time this year.

Performances draw crowd

A flag twirler, a ukulele player, a flautist, a pair of piano playing brothers and a couple of friends singing a song from a Disney classic were only a handful of the acts to take the stage at the fifth annual BC’s Got Talent on Saturday night.

Photo leads man on quest

As an entertainer from Chicago who made his way to Las Vegas after he lost his home in a wind storm in 2007, Andy Martello never imagined he’d write a book about a gambling pioneer in Southern Nevada.

‘Sketchy’ art event debuts

Dressed in all black with long, auburn curls, Aya Fontaine sat deathly still on a blue suede chair as artists did their best to sketch her pose.

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Leash law is in effect

After an almost four-year saga, the part of Boulder City code that allowed dog owners to have their dogs off-leash in public as long as they were under verbal control practically (though not officially) goes away as of Dec. 4.

Historic designation sought for hangar

Getting the old Bullock Field Navy Hangar onto the National Registry of Historic Places has been on the radar of the Boulder City Historic Preservation Commission for about a year and a half and earlier this month, the city council agreed.

Council votes to reverse decision on historic home

Earlier this year, the city council voted to reverse a planning commission decision. It was not of note because no one in the ranks of city staff could remember such a reversal ever having happened in the time they worked for the city.

Restore or refinish, either are doable DIY projects

You know that Progressive Insurance commercial that humorously depicts a “Parent-Life Coach” advising young homeowners on how to avoid turning into their parents? When the coach corrects homeowners to not chime in on strangers’ conversations, it made me realize, I’ve totally become my mother. (But I’m OK with it, because my mom was awesome.)