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Governing the city is fine and all, but let's eat

The Las Vegas City Council is starving.Although there are certainly nearby culinary destinations, council members saluted plans to put a restaurant right across from the new City Hall, on the ground...
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OK, so maybe this isn't the BEST argument for public art ...

Public art 1, Bob Beers 0

Las Vegas will continue to fund local arts projects with a regular, 1-percent set-aside from the city’s annual capital-improvements budget.The City Council voted 6-1 to reject Councilman Bob Beers’...
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Ten (more or less) random sentences from Oscar Goodman's new book

Absolutely nuts! (p. 34)
His knees had been smashed and his genitals had been poked and crushed with a cattle prod before he died. (p.74)
I think he invoked the Fifth Amendment thirty-...

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Marching along Las Vegas Boulevard

On the scene at the immigration rally

Flush from his victory on gun control, Harry Reid rallied a crowd of thousands for immigration reform during a rally in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday. He was joined by the Democratic congressional...
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City council subcommittee votes 2-1 to preserve arts fund

The Brit-pop '70s band 10CC used to sing “Art for art’s sake, money for God’s sake.” The Las Vegas City Council, or at least its recommending subcommittee, might have hummed the song Tuesday as it...
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What is Nevada's Big Give?

Nevada's Big Give wants you to give big. It's a statewide online philanthropy campaign that asks residents (or even generous neighbors) to kick some dough to their favorite cause.

Already...

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Note to tourists: Being on vacation does not mean you can’t be run over

Numerous studies list Vegas as ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN WHICH TO BE A PEDESTRIAN. Much of the blame can be put on drunken drivers, speeding drivers and roads designed for speed rather...

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A step forward: Nevada Senate okays repeal of gay marriage ban

On Monday, gay men and lesbians have moved a step closer — a big step closer — toward the right to legally marry their partners in Nevada. On a mostly party-line vote, the Nevada Senate voted 12-9 to...
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Denim Day, April 24, takes a stand against sexual assault

If you hate sexual assault, you had better wear some denim to prove it. If you hate denim, well, suck it up for the cause.

Wednesday, April 24, is Denim Day, an international awareness...

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Immigration reform protest planned for May Day

Comprehensive reform of the nation’s 60-year-old immigration laws once appeared to be almost impossible, but more than 100 people gathered in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday on what they hoped would be...
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