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Mapping the Great Indoors
January 19th, 2012
Google Maps has made it easier to navigate the inside of many Las Vegas casinos using Android devices. Google debuted interior maps of some major retailers and airports, including McCarran International, in November. But during the Consumer Electronics Show it expanded its offerings. Read more »
Finding a New Game to Play
January 12th, 2012
The call for Nevada to diversify its economy has been a constant drumbeat in recent years, and something Gov. Brian Sandoval has made a priority since taking office last year. Read more »
Getting a Fare Shake
January 5th, 2012
We’ve all been there. You jump in a cab and wonder, “Is this guy padding the fare?” Well, this site allows you to calculate the price of any taxi trip in Las Vegas and nearly 40 other cities around the world. Read more »
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A New Angle on Vegas
December 22nd, 2011
Google Maps continues to amaze us with its 3-D representations of cities around the world, and now it has added 45-degree satellite imagery for Las Vegas and about two dozen other cities, including San Diego, Honolulu, Rome and Amsterdam. Read more »
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The Fix Is In
December 15th, 2011
Much has been reported locally about the link between the corruption in certain Las Vegas homeowners associations and troubled construction-defects attorney Nancy Quon. Read more »
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Novel Approach
November 24th, 2011
This British national daily newspaper flips through the pages and names its 10 best books set in Las Vegas. Of course, Hunter S. Thompson’s 1971 classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is there, but there are some surprises in the mix, too, such as Fade, Sag, Crumble, a 2011 collection of 10 essays about decay in our city. Read more »
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Growing Controversy
November 17th, 2011
From a Nov. 12 Los Angeles Times story on foreclosed homes in Las Vegas being used as marijuana grow houses: Read more »
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Sky-High Hops
Youtube.com
November 10th, 2011
The quality of the video is not the greatest, but UNLV forward Jarvis Basnight’s soaring dunk over University of Pacific defender James Gleaves on Jan. 30, 1988, might be the most spectacular jam in college basketball history. Read more »
