The Latest
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 »
Technology
Picture Perfect
July 8th, 2010
It’s been about two years since I last reviewed a digital picture frame, and here’s why: I’ve come to dislike them. They’re bulky, awkward to set up and complicated when adding pictures. But a new wireless frame from Kodak is changing my opinion, making me think there is a place in my home for a digital picture frame. Better, you can put one in grandma’s house and not worry about her struggling to upload pictures. Just send new images to her frame via e-mail. Read more »
Sports
Boys of Summer
July 8th, 2010
If the NBA Finals left you wanting more basketball, you’re in luck. The league’s summer showcase of up-and-coming players returns to Las Vegas on July 9-18. 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 »
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 »
