Health + Wellness

How Chronic Stress Impacts Your Health

Stress is something we all experience. A busy schedule, work deadlines, family responsibilities, and unexpected life events can all contribute to feeling overwhelmed. While short bursts of stress can sometimes be helpful, pushing you to perform or react quickly, chronic stress is a very different story.Stress Awareness Month is an important reminder to pause and take a closer look at how stress is affecting your body, your mind, and your overall health. More importantly, it is an opportunity to...

Finance + Legal Services

The Wealth Transfer Reshaping Financial Futures

The largest transfer of wealth in history is already underway. As baby boomers begin passing down trillions of dollars in assets, including an estimated 4.6 trillion in real estate, Generation X and millennials are stepping into a new era of financial responsibility.While this shift creates opportunity, it also introduces complex legal, tax, and financial decisions especially when real estate is involved.At Michaelson Law, we help individuals and families throughout Nevada navigate these...

Finance + Legal Services

Serving Our Kids Foundation

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much to everyone who donated, participated and shared Diazo’s donation drive for Serving Our Kids Foundation.Six weeks ago, I reached out asking for support for children in our community, with a promise that Diazo would match donations up to $10,000. After quickly reaching that goal, we moved our goal up to $15,000.Together, because of your generosity, we raised $33,306 to support food-insecure children in Clark County.I am overwhelmed with...

Home Services

Spring Prep for Summer Comfort

A spring HVAC tune-up is one of the smartest home investments local homeowners can make Article by Vivian Greggory In Southern Nevada, summer heat isn’t a surprise—it’s a season you can set your watch by. For Ryan Field, Chief Marketing Officer of Sierra Air Conditioning and Plumbing, that predictability is exactly why your HVAC system deserves a little investment before the triple digits arrive. “In Las Vegas, investing in your HVAC system in the spring isn’t a luxury;it’s preparation,” he...

Finance + Legal Services

When Investing Means More Than Money

Advisor Justin Long of Diazo Wealth sees investing as a shared journey, one built on partnership, communication, and community connection Article by Alexander Fraser | Photography by Joseph Donato In the world of finance, investing often gets framed as a numbers game: portfolios, performance charts, and returns. But for Justin Long, CFP®, founder and lead advisor at Diazo Wealth, investing is something deeper: a relationship rooted in collaboration and trust. He sees the process as a two-way...

Home + Design

Investing in Your Next Stage of Life

Cactus Valley Retirement Resort makes getting older feel like the next chapter you can’t wait to reach Article by Vivian Greggory | Photography by Diego Calinawan-Amarosa Remember when you couldn’t wait to be old enough to do the next big thing—sit at the big kids’ table, stay up past bedtime, or finally get your driver’s license? Well, Cactus Valley Retirement Resort ( cactusvalleyretirement.com ) is the next place you’re going to wish you were old enough for. Here, the perks of “making it”...

Health + Wellness

Forever Foutz‑isms

Invest in your future smile with playful, practical habits that keep your teeth—and your future self—happier, healthier, and grinning longer Article by Paige Candee | Photography by Jessica Vargas When Barton H. Foutz, DDS, says, “You only need to take care of the teeth you want to keep,” he isn’t just being clever, he’s giving you his whole philosophy in one line. For him, a forever smile isn’t about perfection; it’s about partnering with patients, so their teeth look good, feel good, and...

Auto + Marine

Luxury That Lasts

Why choosing Mercedes-Benz is a long-term investment in safety, quality, and community connection Article by Vivian Greggory Luxury has always been about more than indulgence — at its best, it’s about choosing quality that enhances everyday life. Today’s buyers are looking not just for beautiful design and elevated experiences, but for purchases that hold their value over time. Nowhere is that shift more evident than in the automotive world. For Jaymie Hampson, Area General Manager of...

Local Services

Protection Before Premium

Invest wisely in coverage that grows with your life and assets Article by Sienna Sinclair For many families and business owners, insurance can feel like a line item to minimize rather than a strategy to strengthen. But according to Ashley Mastowski, Founder and CEO of First Choice Insurance Group ( yourfirstchoice.agency ), true financial security starts with a mindset shift: protection first, price second. “It’s all about having proper limits, policies and coverages,” Ashley says. While...

Life + Culture

Investing in Dignity

Strengthening community through access: how Project Marilyn is ending period poverty in Nevada Article by Paige Candee | Photography by Dragonfly Portrait Design Photography Most people in Southern Nevada will never see period poverty on a billboard. It doesn’t look dramatic from the outside. It looks like a mom in the grocery aisle doing math between pads and pasta, a teenager skipping school because she’s terrified of staining her jeans, or someone folding socks into their underwear and...