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The Deal
The Rio Corner
June 18th, 2013
The World Series of Poker is at its halfway point, with most of the premier events scheduled over the next couple of weeks. The One Drop High Rollers tourney, with a buy-in of $111,111, runs on June 26; the $50,000 “Poker Players Championship” begins June 30; the Little One for One Drop with a $1,111 buy-in and unlimited rebuys runs on July 3, and the Main Event starts on July 6. Read more »
Politics
Seven Things We Learned From the Legislature
From power struggles to actual beneficial legislation, a closer look at this past session
June 18th, 2013
As we recover from our roller-coaster biennial Legislature, with its usual slow start, its quick, harrowing finish and the vetoes (a dismay to some, a relief to others) that follow, here are seven important take-homes. Consider them your Carson City souvenirs. Read more »
Ask a Native
Vegas Movies Shot in Vegas: Imagine That
Signing of Nevada Film Tax Incentive Bill could help jump-start film industry here
June 18th, 2013
Viva Las Vegas said we were a glamorous party town. Casino told the world we are a city where money speaks loudest. The Hangover trilogy screams out that Las Vegas is the modern-day equivalent of Rome burning, so get your Colosseum tickets now! All of which are true, depending on who’s telling. Read more »
About Town
Tribal Rituals of Carson City
June 18th, 2013
I recently made it through the harrowing selection process called “campaigning,” earning me the opportunity to research an understudied people: the Nevada Legislature. Read more »
Seven Questions
Seven Questions for Pasquale Rotella, EDC Founder
The founder of Electric Daisy Carnival on being a fan, keeping the party safe and minor injuries sustained while break dancing
June 18th, 2013
Pasquale Rotella is many things: Most famously, the 38-year-old is the founder of Insomniac, the company that stages the Electric Daisy Carnival. He also happens to be the fiance of Holly Madison and the father of a newborn daughter, Rainbow Aurora. But Rotella is, above all, a fan. He truly loves electronic dance music—the sounds, the scene, the communal exuberance—and that lifelong fandom drives him to make each EDC bigger, better and bouncier than the one before. Read more »
Real Estate
Suburban Office Development: When Too Much Is Not Enough
Office-builders continue to venture into new construction
June 18th, 2013
The Valley's office-building vacancy rate is at an all-time record high of 26.2 percent, according to economic advisory firm Applied Analysis. But this town was built on chance-taking, and our intrepid office-builders arenít about to surrender to statistics. Read more »
Comrade Grumpette's Pet Peeve of the Week
Believing You Can Fly
June 18th, 2013
I would not have joined the merry, famously YouTubed chorus of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly." Stuck for nearly four hours on the McCarran tarmac in that sweltering, someone-vomited, did-we-pay-extra-for-this Allegiant airplane last week, I would've sung: I believe we will die. Read more »
Green Felt Journal
Buckle Up for the Polercoaster
June 18th, 2013
This morning, Las Vegas learned about the Polercoaster, a proposed $100 million thrill ride that merges an observation tower—like the one at the Stratosphere—with a roller coaster—like the one at New York-New York. It didn’t take five minutes for the hype machine to swing into berserker mode. Read more »
Transportation
Gentlemen, Charge Your Engines
Tesla Stations on Their Way to a Desert Near You
June 18th, 2013
We like Teslas: They’re handsome, silent, fast and all-electric. The earth itself may love Teslas, for all we know. The problem, if you’d like to strap yourself into one and dash across the Mojave, has been that they give you slightly better range than strapping a couple of r/c models to your feet. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
June 12th, 2013
Best game they don’t play in schools anymore? Dodgeball. Who didn’t love pelting that hated jock with a fat rubber ball? Relive the glory days of middle school from 8-11 p.m. at the Arts Factory parking lot Downtown. Read more »
