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Real Estate
Will Any of Those Out-of-Town Buyers Wind Up Living Here?
It might take time, but out-of-towners could be thinking retirement to Vegas
May 15th, 2013
Las Vegas has long been a popular second address for out-of-towners. And with so many out-of-state cash buyers these days, the civic-minded Las Vegan can only hope that some of these investors will want to actually live in these homes someday. Read more »
The End of 'Vegas'
May 15th, 2013
Vegas has crapped out. Based on a fictionalized version of the career of former Clark County Sheriff Ralph Lamb (portrayed by Dennis Quaid), the 1960s-set drama has been canceled by CBS after one season. Read more »
The Latest Thought
The Art of Knowing Joyce
Two generations, after-school lessons and a life-changing teacher
May 14th, 2013
Many people—outsiders and locals alike—make fun of Las Vegas for being slow, obscure and devoid of culture. If you agree, you never met Joyce Straus. We recently lost a huge piece of our city and our lives when she died at age 77. The people who loved Joyce knew it was coming. So we prayed and hoped, but we knew cancer can get the best of the best among us. This time it did. Read more »
Ask a Native
Prom, Wind and Other Vegas Spring Pleasures
May 14th, 2013
Much is made about how fancified the ritual of school dances has become, but Vegas prom in the 1980s wasn’t much different than it is now, except that today’s attendees seem to spring for limos more often than we did. That’s likely a byproduct of fewer teenagers with drivers licenses—a good thing considering the shenanigans that often take place on prom night. Read more »
Editor's Note
The Green Hour
May 13th, 2013
At a time when—politically, economically, culturally—so much seems so wrong to so many of us, it’s easy to forget about the environment. It’s the ultimate peace-and-prosperity issue, the thing we think about when everything else isn’t on our mind. Read more »
The Week
Living Well After Livengood?
The search could go nationwide, but some local names merit a look
May 9th, 2013
The search could go nationwide, but some local names merit a look. Read more »
Firefly Fiasco Doesn't Slow UNLV Ad Team
May 8th, 2013
Lisa Coruzzi was fighting cold sweats, noodly legs and stabbing abdominal pain when she and four fellow UNLV students took the stage April 24 at the University of California Fullerton’s Titan Student Pavilions. Read more »
The Deal
Mother's Day Bargains
May 8th, 2013
Special meals will be available everywhere this weekend, including at the buffets, where most will add a special Mother’s Day touch to their brunches. Read more »
Green Felt Journal
One Game’s Wild Ride
Caribbean Stud's slow disappearance from casinos is nearly complete
May 8th, 2013
The gambling urge is pretty much universal and just about timeless. But the ways people gamble—those change quite a bit. For a while, faro was the Game That Won the West, surpassing all others in popularity. Then, fueled by the return of servicemen who’d played it during World War II, craps had its day, followed by the ascendance of blackjack after players learned they could “beat the dealer.” Read more »
