'It feels empty': Liberty High School mourns loss of beloved teacher

When teacher Holly Patterson returned to Liberty High School this week for the first time in a year, the place felt different. "It feels ... ['IT FEELS EMPTY': LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL MOURNS LOSS OF BELOVED TEACHER]( [When teacher Holly Patterson returned to Liberty High School this week for the first time in a year, the place felt different. "It feels empty and like the energy is gone from where I am, where I work, my hallway," Patterson said. As students returned from a yearlong coronavirus shutdown, one classroom sat conspicuously empty. It's the room where Patterson's friend and colleague Sarah Sobaski would have been teaching social studies for her seventh year.]( [VIRGIN HOTELS LAS VEGAS ARRIVES WITH A SMOOTH STYLE OF ITS OWN]( [Las Vegas casino openings over the past decade have predominantly been renovation projects, turning old into new, ideally something different. Downtown, Fitzgeralds became the D in 2012, and the Lady Luck turned into Downtown Grand in 2013.]( [UNLV PLAYERS CALEB GRILL, DEVIN TILLIS ENTER TRANSFER PORTAL]( [Two more UNLV players entered the transfer portal on Thursday, and these ones may actually hurt the scarlet and gray on the court. Sophomore guard Caleb Grill and freshman forward Devin Tillis are the fifth and sixth players to transfer this week.]( [NCAA TOURNAMENT BY THE ODDS: VEGAS PICKS AND PREVIEW OF SWEET 16]( [The betting lines on the Sweet 16 are airtight. A few numbers arrived on local betting boards a bit out of whack - namely Baylor opening as low as a 6-point favorite over Villanova and USC a pick'em against Oregon - but they appear to have corrected long before tipoff. If you missed the early numbers, this might be a good weekend to kick back and watch basketball without getting too financially involved.]( [CURTAIN UP: SPIEGELWORLD AND ROSE.RABBIT.LIE., THE COMPOSERS SHOWCASE AND MORE VEGAS SHOWBIZ NEWS]( [The Cosmopolitan has closed Rose.Rabbit.Lie. for good. The innovative and artful restaurant and live entertainment venue located near the resort's Wicked Spoon Buffet (which reopened this week) managed to maintain operations through the summer and fall of 2020, closed in December when Vegas visitation dipped and safety restrictions intensified, and then reshuttered after a New Year's Eve jolt.]( MOST READ: [Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger retires, could assist son at UNLV]( [Caesars puts pandemic losses at $2 billion, wants insurers to pay]( [Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage]( [Nightmare second period sinks Golden Knights in loss to Avalanche]( [Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid outcry]( [Join Our Mailing List]( Greenspun Media Group, 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [Customer Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gmginfo@gmgvegas.com