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Sometimes, It's All About the Game
May 17th, 2012
Dancing off third base after Philadelphia Phillies lefty Cole Hamels purposefully drilled him in the back with a first-inning fastball on May 6, Washington Nationals rookie Bryce Harper saw his chance for payback. As Hamels tossed a second pickoff attempt to first, Harper shuffled down the line before accelerating toward the plate. The 19-year-old Las Vegan slid in ahead of the tag, stealing home and amassing yet another highlight in his first two weeks in the big leagues. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
May 17th, 2012
Wednesday, May 23: While the Broadway staging of Mary Poppins “lacked the undiluted wonder” of The Lion King, according to The New York Times, the touring version of this show about the ultimate drop-in nanny is packed with sufficient whiz-bang theatrics and sage advice to justify the price of admission ($24 to $129). 7:30 p.m. at The Smith Center, TheSmithCenter.com. Read more »
Seven Questions
Dita Von Teese
The burlesque entertainer on developing her unique style, her ‘regular-girl’ look and her soon-to-be 40-year-old ass
May 17th, 2012
Nearly two decades ago Dita Von Teese began developing her strip routines with lavish costuming and a perfectionist’s attention to detail. Eventually, she unleashed today’s burlesque revival, and fellow dancers began imitating her classic routines, including her signature performance in a giant martini glass. Read more »
The Last Natural
Before He Went National
How baseball phenom Bryce Harper once struck out seven times in two days, doubted himself for 24 hours and never, ever looked back
May 17th, 2012
The last preseason practice of Bryce Harper’s amateur life started on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, with a meeting of all the College of Southern Nevada coaches and players in center field at Morse Stadium on CSN’s Henderson campus. Coach Tim Chambers told the Coyotes: “You all know that guy’s the shit,” he said. “He’s why we have that new scoreboard. Why we have those new seats. Why we have that new parking lot. Protect him. Watch out for him. If we have no jealousies, we’ll be fine.” Read more »
Found Material
Diamond in the Rough
(LATimes.com)
May 17th, 2012
We’ve all heard that you never want to buy the most expensive house in a neighborhood. So imagine how hard it is then to find a buyer for the most expensive residential listing in foreclosure-laden Las Vegas. Read more »
Site to See
The Cheat Sheet
(PorcelainBomb.com)
May 17th, 2012
“Nothing is true in Las Vegas,” declares the nameplate of Porcelain Bomb, a Vegas-centered culture and news aggregate blog that’s come out of nowhere to become one of my most visited Vegas bookmarks. Read more »
Media
Taking Over the Southwest
May 17th, 2012
If Gabe Shepherd has his way, the buzz at next year’s SXSW interactive conference won’t be generated by an app or website but by the Las Vegas technology community. Read more »
Vegas Moment
Bombshell
May 10th, 2012
In 1957, photographer Don English captured Lee A. Merlin, a showgirl from the Sands’ Copa Room, dressed in little more than a mushroom cloud. To commemorate the 55th anniversary of that iconic shot, the Las Vegas News Bureau recently enlisted the town’s 21st-century thermonuclear hottie, Holly Madison, as the new “Miss Atomic Bomb.” Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
May 10th, 2012
The San Gennaro Feast started in New York City’s Little Italy in 1926 as a way to honor the patron saint of Naples, and evolved into an 11-day party celebrating all things Italian. Our version began Wednesday at the Rio and wraps up on Sunday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., $8, SanGennaroFeast.com. Read more »
Real Estate
Treasure or Stolen Juhl?
May 10th, 2012
The happy story will come in time—the one in which 300 more rental units come to downtown, bringing critical mass, businesses and more to the area. But a hill of condo deposits stands in the way. Read more »
