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Las Vegas warming up to high 60s: Sunday, November 22, 2009; Thanksgiving and Black Friday to be sunny and warm; By Dave Toplikar; Sunny skies and temperatures climbing into the upper 60s are in store for the Las Vegas Valley this week, including Thanksgiving.

Opportunity Village opens gates to Magical Forest: Sunday, November 22, 2009; Annual holiday event is major fundraiser for organization that helps disabled adults; By Kyle Hansen; Saturday night’s crowd at Opportunity Village was a little different than the one Zowie Bowie usually performs for weekends at the Monte Carlo. But Chris Phillips, half of the singing duo, not only sang for the group, he had them singing along — to a stirring rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

Mostly sunny today for Las Vegas: Saturday, November 21, 2009; Afternoon temperatures to climb into the upper 60s through weekend,; By Dave Toplikar; If you've got some pre-Thanksgiving chores to take care of this weekend, the weather will cooperate - mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 60s are in store for Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service.

Drivers urged to be cautious during holidays: Saturday, November 21, 2009; Academy of Human Development focused on educating Hispanics about road safety; By Tiffany Gibson; With the holiday season approaching and roads becoming more congested, drivers are being encouraged to be careful and refrain from drinking and driving. Friday morning, Hispanic residents gathered at the Academy of Human Development, 235 N. Eastern Avenue, to learn about traffic safety and U.S. laws.

Berkley Square neighborhood on National Historic Register: Friday, November 20, 2009; Neighborhood was built in mid 1950s by and for Las Vegas' African-Americans; By Dave Toplikar; The Berkley Square Neighborhood, the first subdivision in Nevada built by and for African-American residents in west Las Vegas, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Las Vegas Valley to warm up into the 70s: Friday, November 20, 2009; Storm moving in to Nevada could produce strong winds north of the valley; By Dave Toplikar; Pull out the sunglasses and head outside this afternoon - Las Vegas will be sunny and warm today, hitting a high of 73 degrees.

Highs to hit upper 60s today in Las Vegas: Thursday, November 19, 2009; Winter storm moving through region to bypass southern Nevada; By Dave Toplikar; A winter storm that will bring as much as a half-foot of snow Friday to the mountains of northern Nevada is steering clear of the Las Vegas Valley.

Las Vegan ready to make pro boxing debut: Thursday, November 19, 2009; By Anthony Fenech; Rocco Santomauro didn’t know how to feel as he sat on stage at The Orleans piano bar Wednesday. The youngest boxer on Crown Boxing’s Friday Night Fights card this weekend, the 21-year-old California native stared without emotion and occasionally broke into a smile.

Las Vegas to lay off 19 city employees as part of budget cuts: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; City manager says 74 positions have been cut, with most of them already vacant; By Dave Toplikar; Seventeen full-time and two part-time employees of the city of Las Vegas will be notified in the next couple of days that they're out — they no longer have jobs with the city as of Jan. 29.

City adopts ordinance requiring pets be spayed, neutered: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; LAS VEGAS CITY HALL:; By Sam Skolnik; The Las Vegas City Council, heeding the call of a wide coalition of spay-and-neuter proponents, on Wednesday passed the toughest such ordinance in the region in an attempt to reduce rampant pet overpopulation. After a hearing that lasted almost three hours, the council voted 5-2 to pass the measure. Regionwide last year, 55,000 stray animals found their way to shelters. More than 30,000 were put to death.

Las Vegas mob museum continues to move forward: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; City approves more funding for the $50 million downtown project; By Dave Toplikar; The Las Vegas City Council took another step forward this morning on building a mob museum in the city's downtown. And they also heard it is still on track to be open to the public in a little more than a year in the historic federal office building and post office building at 300 Stewart. On a 6-1 vote, the council approved spending another $83,020 from the Nevada Commission for Cultural Affairs to continue seismic retrofit measures.

Temperatures to hit upper 60s in Las Vegas: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; Some neighborhoods getting temperatures in 30s this morning; By Dave Toplikar; While a cold front is bringing heavy snow and blustery winds across northern Nevada, the Las Vegas area will continue to be sunny and relatively warm today through the weekend, says the National Weather Service.

Layoffs on table in dealing with LV budget shortfall: Tuesday, November 17, 2009; City council to hear options from city manager, chief financial officer; By Dave Toplikar; Las Vegas City officials will continue to consider how to deal with more than a $400 million shortfall over the next five years — including laying off city workers — during Wednesday's Las Vegas City Council meeting.

Las Vegas temperatures to hit upper 60s today: Tuesday, November 17, 2009; Lows dip into the 30s this morning in some neighborhoods; By Dave Toplikar; Get a warm drink this morning — several neighborhoods in the Las Vegas Valley were getting chilled by temperatures in the 30s.

'Undressed' to be unveiled in Las Vegas: Monday, November 16, 2009; Photography exhibit explores body language, unattainable beauty; By Dave Toplikar; A photographic art exhibit by Aimee Helen Koch, a Virginia-based artist who explores the human form through fashion, will go on display next week in Las Vegas.

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