Summerlin

Steve Marcus

Don Logan, left, executive vice president of the Las Vegas 51s, and investor Steve Mack leave a news conference at Cashman Field after a deal was finalized to buy the Las Vegas 51s on Monday, May 13, 2013. Summerlin Las Vegas Baseball Club LLC, a joint venture of the Howard Hughes Corp. and Play Ball Owners Group — including investors Mack, Bart Wear and Chris Kaempfer — purchased the 51s and plans to move the franchise to a new stadium in Summerlin.

New Las Vegas 51s owners plan to build 'finest Triple-A facility in the country': Owners looking for public money for Summerlin village that would include shopping and dining; Tue, May 14, 2013 (2 a.m.); By Ray Brewer; This stadium proposal could be different. That’s the message Don Logan, the Las Vegas 51s executive vice president and the longtime face of the Triple-A franchise, delivered Monday when talking about the 51s moving from Cashman Field to a new facility in Summerlin.

Baseball fans fill the stands at Cashman Field during the opening game for the Las Vegas 51s against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Friday, April 12, 2013.

Group buys Las Vegas 51s with plans to move team to Summerlin: las vegas 51s:; Monday, May 13, 2013; By Ray Brewer; The sale of the Las Vegas 51s to the Howard Hughes Corp. from the Stevens Baseball Group has been finalized, Howard Hughes officials announced Monday.

A carpenter works on a new home at a residential construction site in the west side of the Las Vegas Valley in Las Vegas, April 5, 2013. Las Vegas Strip casinos are shown in the background.

Summerlin's surge in land sales signals a healthier Las Vegas housing market: Thursday, May 9, 2013; By Eli Segall; Summerlin land sales almost quadrupled last quarter from a year before, a sign of homebuilders’ increased appetite in Las Vegas.

Workers assemble pieces of water slides for the new Wet 'n' Wild water park Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.

Slides up, lifeguards training for opening of Wet ‘n’ Wild: Thursday, May 9, 2013; By Ed Komenda; All the slides are up and running at the forthcoming Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas. As the park’s Memorial Day opening approaches, landscapers have been carving out the finishing touches on the grounds of the Summerlin park.

Summerlin master planned community president for Howard Hughes Corporation Kevin Orrock speaks during an interview Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013.

Q&A: Kevin Orrock, Summerlin president, on upscale community's future growth: Thursday, March 28, 2013; By Eli Segall; Developer Kevin Orrock has a job that many Las Vegans think is already done — building Summerlin. But he has plenty of work ahead.

City puts lien on Summerlin house for cost of hoarding cleanup: Wednesday, February 20, 2013; By Conor Shine; A Las Vegas man who filled his home with tons of garbage, dozens of animals and other hoarded objects won’t be able to sell his house without first paying off a six-figure cleanup bill to the city.

A resident walks down the hall at Sweet Home Belmont, an assisted living facility for seniors in Henderson on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.

Neighbors, regulators look beyond tragedy to see good within group homes: Thursday, January 24, 2013; By Brian Nordli; Until Dec. 30 when a double-homicide occurred at the Washington Senior Guest Home, neighbors said the one-story house with a white fence was quiet; the only activity was nurses arriving each day. The fact that the slayings took place at a group home that caters to up to eight elderly residents who need living assistance meant little to the neighbors.

Francesca Bodner asks a question to child psychologist and author Michael Thompson during a free parenting workshop at the Adelson Educational Campus in Summerlin on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013.

Child psychologist helps parents overcome anxiety in decision-making: parenting: Author Michael Thompson takes conversational approach in workshop; Monday, January 14, 2013; By Brian Nordli; Before participating in renowned child psychologist Michael Thompson’s parenting workshop Sunday, Lisa Larian was worried that moving to Las Vegas from Los Angeles so her daughter could enroll in a private school might hurt the development of her five children. Larian was one of about 70 parents seeking guidance at Thompson’s workshop on developing a parenting philosophy.

Andrea Wynn, Steve Wynn and Paris Hilton at the grand-opening party for Mizumi at the Wynn on Thursday, June 7, 2012.

Restaurants and clubs are opening in Las Vegas as 2012 nears its end: Thursday, December 27, 2012; By Robin Leach; New to the Las Vegas nightlife scene: Andrea's at Encore, Angelo Sosa's Poppy Den at Tivoli Village, SHe at Crystals, Krave Massive at Neonopolis and much, much more.

A view of the Dos Caminos Mexican restaurant in the Palazzo Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

Dos Caminos Mexican restaurant will return to Las Vegas: Thursday, December 20, 2012; By John Taylor; A little more than year after it abruptly closed its Strip location, a high-end, high-style Mexican restaurant has announced its return to Las Vegas. Dos Caminos will open a new location in early 2013 in Summerlin’s Canyon Pointe Plaza.

Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen is framed by a model of a water slide while speaking during the groundbreaking for the Cowabunga Bay water park Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 in Henderson. The 23-acre water park, located at Gibson Rd. and Galleria Dr., is slated to open in the summer of 2013.

Cowabunga! Groundbreaking ceremony today for new Henderson water park: Tuesday, December 4, 2012; By Richard N. Velotta; Water park executives Shane Huish and Jim Hunt worked together years ago at theme park operator Paramount Parks.

Summerlin hoarder escapes jail sentence, ordered to pay $95K for cleanup: Attorney says TV show "Hoarders" would have paid for work but city acted first; Tuesday, November 27, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; The good news for a Sun City Summerlin resident who filled his home with tons of garbage, live and dead cats, and other hoarded objects, including six refrigerators, is that a judge on Tuesday gave him a suspended 358-day jail sentence.

Holiday season heralds season of need: PHILANTHROPY:; Friday, November 16, 2012; By Conor Shine; From turkey drives to toy giveaways, local nonprofit organizations are gearing up for a busy holiday season, a time when the struggles of Southern Nevada's neediest families often are most acutely felt. Around town, nonprofits are launching holiday-specific programs and expanding year-round services to meet increased demand. “We provide more. The holidays can be hard when you’re by yourself or on the street. They seem to be the time when that weighs heavier on you,” said John Fogal, director of development at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission.

Palo Verde students run their flags in front of the Bishop Gorman stands Saturday, November 27, 2010. Gorman won 28-10 to advance to the state championship game.

All eyes will be on Gorman, Palo Verde in the Sunset semifinals: high school football: The annual meeting between the two powers is widely considered the most significant of the local high school season; Thursday, November 8, 2012; By Ray Brewer; Bishop Gorman High football coach Tony Sanchez dug deep into his game-film library in preparation for this important contest. When his players gathered for practice in preparation for Friday’s Sunset Regional semifinal against visiting Palo Verde, one of the first things Sanchez did was insert a video of the 2008 game featuring the two Summerlin rivals.

Palo Verde High School's Parker Rost talks to his father, coach Darwin Rost during practice at the school Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Palo Verde will face Desert Vista High School (Arizona) in the Sollenberger Classic at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona on Aug. 18.

Risk before halftime pays off for Palo Verde in playoff win, helps set up showdown with Gorman: high schooll football:; Saturday, November 3, 2012; By Ray Brewer; Palo Verde High football coach Darwin Rost could have been conservative and attempted a field goal Friday at the end of the first half against visiting Legacy in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals. The Panthers were at the Legacy 3-yard line with about five seconds remaining before halftime, giving them enough time to run one play. A short field goal would have given them a three-point halftime lead, while going for a touchdown came with the risk of no points and allowing underdog Legacy to gain confidence it could pull off the upset. Rost’s gamble paid off. His son, junior quarterback ...

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