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P Moss scores NY Book Festival honor
Books Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:55pmA bookish high five to P Moss, local bar owner (Double Down Saloon, Frankie’s Tiki Bar) and fictionista (Blue Vegas, Vegas Knockout). Vegas Knockout, his novel-in-stories — following a cross-section...
Hugh Jackson: How not to get things done
Damned Pundit Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:49pmI DID NOT GO to the 2013 session of the Nevada Legislature, didn’t even parachute in for a day or two. So perhaps I should show restraint and couch my observations in caveats and caution.Ha, just...
Sarah Jane Woodall: Undercover grubbers
Viva Everything Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:47pmPicture a plate of succulent scallops, glistening on a bed of mouth-watering braised oxtails and shiitake mushrooms, lovingly prepared and plated under the aegis of a celebrity chef — a foodie...
Free Will Astrology, June 13
Free Will Astrology Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:45pmARIES (March 21-April 19)Maybe you’ve seen that meme circulating on the Internet: “My desire to be well-informed is at odds with my desire to remain sane.” If you feel that way now — and I suspect...
June almanac: On these days in our city’s history …
News Comments Updated: Jun 18, 2013 1:53pmJune 1, 1987: Mortgage due on the $140 million U.S. Treasury loan to build Hoover Dam, at 3 percent interest, has been paid off by electricity users, after more than 50 years.June 2, 1957: The...
Chris Ainsworth: Crowd-sourcing a resurrection
The Shape of Things to Come Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:43pmJoey Vanas (of First Friday), Michael Corthwaite (Downtown Cocktail Room), Rehan Coudhry (Life is Beautiful festival) and a team of dedicated volunteers want to save the old Huntridge Theatre.If you’...
Ryan Bingham is just a little bit country
Music Stories Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:42pmSINGER/SONGWRITER Ryan Bingham became one of the biggest names in alt-country by co-writing the Oscar/Grammy-winning theme song, “The Weary Kind,” for the 2009 film Crazy Heart. But rather than...
George Knapp: Drink up, the water’s fine
Knappster Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:40pmWHEN I READ in the paper the other day about mysterious foamy gunk floating around in a section of Lake Mead, and about the hundreds of dead carp floating nearby, I knew it was only a matter of hours...
Keil Corcoran comes back to visit his old hometown with band STRFKR in tow
Music Stories Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:39pmPortland-cum-Los Angeles band STRFKR has a lot of celebrate when its bus drives into Las Vegas this week. The band will have just completed its late-spring tour, which introduced new visual...
Bees are dying around the world. Queen by queen, Las Vegan Jose Torres is doing his part to rescue them
News Comments Jun 12, 2013 4:37pmBEES IN HIS BLOODJose Torres is a seventh-generation beekeeper. Now in his 40s, he’s handled bees more days of his life than he has not, since he was a child, as far back as he can remember. His...
