The Latest
Opening
The New Vanguard
July 8th, 2010
Fremont East will soon have a new cocktail bar as husband and wife co-owners Andrew and Jennifer Wheatley prepare to open Vanguard Lounge by the end of the month. Their plans include hot espresso, cold beer and handcrafted cocktails in an atmosphere reminiscent of San Diego’s Gaslamp District, complete with what Jennifer describes as “Hôtel Costes sounds”—a nod to the renowned Parisian hotel’s sophisticated compilation CDs. Read more »
Community
Home Grown
Where does food come from? A lot of kids can’t answer that question, and that’s a problem
July 8th, 2010
“When kids get their hands in the ground, planting and then pulling out fresh-grown carrots, those carrots take on a whole new meaning,” Candace Maddin says. Rallying around Maddin’s mantra, a small-but-growing group of local chefs is eager to teach kids how to grow, harvest and cook their own food. First they have to change some perceptions. Read more »
Eat
Latin Lolita
July 8th, 2010
The chef from Napa’s beloved restaurant, Meritage, has gone Mexican. Carlo Cavallo hasn’t left Meritage, and he still calls Northern California home, but he has recently been spending a lot of time at Town Square, specifically. Read more »
Concert
Lilith Soldiers On
July 8th, 2010
Sarah McLachlan’s all-female festival, Lilith Fair, returns this summer from a decade-long hiatus. Well, maybe. Read more »
Fashion
Jersey Store
July 1st, 2010
Jersey Shore is hardly a pinnacle of cutting-edge fashion. From Jenni Farley’s revealing halter-tops, to Mike Sorrentino’s affliction for Affliction, the look isn’t haute couture. Still, JWoww has a clothing line, and will celebrate during a private event at Ghostbar July 3. Farley, 23, calls her collection Filthy Couture.“I kept it low-cut and short,” she says. “That’s my style.” Read more »
Charity
Good Bets
July 1st, 2010
Stars of screen and felt put their money where their mouths are July 3 at the fourth annual Ante Up for Africa poker tournament. The event takes place at the Rio, two days before the World Series of Poker main events kick off July 5. Read more »
Technology
New Droid
July 1st, 2010
In the wake of the iPhone 4 frenzy, you may have missed a pretty significant smartphone launch from Motorola and Verizon Wireless: The Droid X. The two companies recently introduced the second in what appears to be a series of Droids. The first Droid, released last year, helped Motorola get its groove back and indicated Verizon’s desire to offer phones that compete with the iPhone, which is available exclusively through AT&T. Read more »
Art
It’s a Sign
July 1st, 2010
Two aspects of Las Vegas’ aesthetic—bright lights and cold concrete—are the focus of a new exhibit at the Historic Fifth Street School. Concrete & Sparkle: Influences Of Las Vegas Signs and Architecture opens July 1, showcasing contrasting sides of the city through paintings and photographs. Read more »
Connect
Coffee and Downloads
July 1st, 2010
Starbucks sweetens its offerings July 1 and introduces free Wi-Fi at all company-owned locations. Fifty-four Starbucks stores in and around Las Vegas now offer free Internet access, but the 107 privately owned, non-franchise outlets, including mall kiosks and locations in casinos and Target stores, are exempt from the change. Read more »
Eat
Be Careful How You Pronounce It
Fuku truck rolls, bringing exotic burgers and fries across town
July 1st, 2010
Las Vegas is getting another gourmet kitchen on wheels: Fukuburger’s “Fuku truck” hits the pavement July 4. The truck purveying Japanese-inspired burgers comes to us from two former Tao servers, Robert “Mags” Magsalin and Colin Fukunaga. Read more »
