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Web site matches artists with benefactors: Friday, Oct. 21, 2011; Jerry Grayson isn’t exactly what you would call a starving artist. He holds a day job as a graphic designer and illustrator. He pays his bills creating things like the signs offering free buffets for senior citizens. Still, he could use some extra cash.
MTV holding casting call for 'The Real World': Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011; MTV is holding an open casting call this Saturday in Las Vegas for Season 27 of its reality show, “The Real World,” which places a handful of strangers in a house and records their lives and ensuing drama.
Weekend happenings: Devils, lasers and the rapture: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011; Concerts dominate this weekend’s notable events.
Weekend happenings: Rebels, hobbits and 48 hours of rock music: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011; Listen up, Las Vegas. This weekend offers plenty of musical offerings.
Food truck business a bumpy but rewarding ride: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011; Ric Guerrero’s plans to expand his business, Slidin’ Thru, end with world domination. He is only half-kidding. “We had a meeting, and our marketing person used those very words — world domination,” Guerrero said with a laugh.
Weekend happenings: Coconuts, kings and the Journey between them: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011; This weekend’s entertainment attractions are all about variety.
Shared office space a growing trend for the self-employed: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011; The reality of working from home sank in for John Hawkins the first Monday after football. He had just quit his job in corporate America after 11 years, the last of which he describes as nearly unbearable, in order to pursue full-time self-employment through his web design and site development company, 9seeds. It was an exciting time. No boss but himself — and maybe his wife.
A calf-roping grandma and other contestants at the Senior National Finals Rodeo: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011; The strapping cowboys and cowgirls who thunder into the Thomas & Mack Center every December for the National Finals Rodeo aren’t the only ropers and riders who come to Las Vegas to compete for glory and trophies.
'What Happens Here, Stays Here' slogan makes ad Walk of Fame: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011; The “What Happens Here, Stays Here” slogan created by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and R&R Partners has earned a place on Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame in New York City.
Weekend happenings: Motorcycles, tattoos and the sport of kings: Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011; Last weekend brought the sounds and tastes of Greece to Las Vegas. This weekend you can continue your culinary travels with some Asian cuisine, as the Orleans hosts the first Asian Food Festival.
'It's not just a motorcycle ... It is art': Southern Nevada bike builder entered into presitigious invitation-only contest; Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011; One time, he put a Harley-Davidson engine in a golf cart. Another time, he customized a scooter using a football theme — fake-grass flooring complete with painted yard lines and seats made of faux pigskin.
Proposed noise ordinance changes draw rumbling: Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011; How loud is too loud? And what should be done about excessive noise? Those were the questions of the night Tuesday as the Las Vegas City Council held a community meeting to get feedback on proposed changes to noise ordinances covering the six-block segment of downtown designated the Fremont East Entertainment District. FEED runs from Las Vegas Boulevard to 8th Street, and from Carson Avenue to Ogden Street.<
With Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’s repeal, gay soldiers come out of the shadows: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011; Dave Jenkins received the news after the end of a double shift. It was already one of the worst nights of his career as a corpsman. A 2-week-old infant had died in his arms. He was finishing filing the necessary paperwork when his commanding officer approached him. “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say …”
Weekend happenings: Food festivals, classic cars and Oktoberfest: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011; This weekend brings cars, stars and bars full of brew, just in time for Oktoberfest.
iHeartRadio Music Festival: Not just another concert: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011; Organizers are calling the iHeartRadio Music Festival the largest live concert event in radio history. Tickets sold out in 10 minutes and are going for quadruple their original price on auction and broker websites. Thousands of people across the country have called radio stations in hopes of scoring free tickets.
Metro officer's book lays down the law on pimping: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011; Christopher Baughman is a member of Metro Police’s Pandering Investigation Team (PIT), the unit within vice that investigates crimes related to human trafficking and prostitution. He’s seen more than his fair share of gritty crime scenes and broken lives, some of which he’s documented in his new book, “Off the Street.”
Weekend happenings: Fists, fireworks and Mexican Independence Day: Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011; When it comes to entertainment options this weekend, Las Vegas is packing a punch — literally and figuratively.
Before you see them on TV, TeleBrands hears product pitches at Inventors Day: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011; The inventors of Shirt Stick and Curl-Eze hope they’ll be as successful as the developers of ShamWows and Snuggies.
Weekend happenings: Wanderlust, Selena Gomez and a triathlon: Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011; This weekend brings an intense triathlon, a yoga festival that embraces electronica and musical styling of Selena Gomez and David Crosby and Graham Nash — not together, of course.
Blush nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas to close Saturday: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011; Wynn Las Vegas and Las Vegas Nightlife Group confirmed today that Blush nightclub will close Saturday. The nightclub announced its closure to the public via Twitter last night.
Truth in advertising: Is the hard sell on 'sin' working, Vegas?: Monday, Aug. 29, 2011; The imagery is everywhere. A billboard advertising Tao Beach at the Venetian features a buxom woman and the promise, “You’ll see a lot of breast stroke. Just not in the pool.”
First mermaid convention goes swimmingly at Silverton: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011; As a child, Malena Sharkey tied her feet together and jumped into the deep end of a pool. She wasn’t trying to drown herself; the curious youngster simply wanted to see if she could swim that way. Thankfully, she could. Given this, perhaps it should be no surprise that Sharkey would find herself among a group of men and women — but mostly women — who enjoy dressing up as merpeople, the gender-neutral term for mermaids.
Have fashion, will travel: Haute Chix on the road: Monday, Aug. 8, 2011; Locally owned fashion boutique Haute Chix is expanding, and you can thank your favorite food truck.
Higher ed funding process siphons money from UNLV: Sunday, July 17, 2011; Gerry Bomotti, UNLV senior vice president for finance and business, recalls a budget meeting during the legislative session in which an elected official asked, “If fees are raised, does the university get to keep that money?” The answer given and accepted: Yes. The real answer? Not exactly. Welcome to the world of higher education funding, Nevada-style. It’s a politically charged, convoluted black hole fueled by an algorithm few understand and governed by a body of people who largely don’t have college degrees themselves.
Is the Health District chasing smoke by targeting hookah smokers?: Monday, May 23, 2011; Cigarettes are bad for you. We know this. We’ve all seen the warning labels on advertising and packaging, years of anti-smoking campaigns and medical study after medical study linking first- and secondhand cigarette smoke to cancers, birth defects and other terrible things.
Woman discovers life after AIDS virus diagnosis: Sunday, April 24, 2011; After Theresa King learned she was HIV positive, she took her 15-year-old son to Palm Mortuary. It was 1995, and she assumed she wouldn’t live to see the new millennium. At 40, King knew nothing about HIV or AIDS except that they killed people, so it was time to pick out a casket, secure a grave site and get her will in order.
Chewing the fat with local competitive eater Jason Scarincio: He'll be going up against the greats in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Contest; Saturday, April 23, 2011; My friends have always known I can eat. We’d go to Del Taco, I’d order 20 tacos, and I wouldn’t even know what they were talking about because I was so into the food. I get zoned in on the food.
A crash course in wheelchair rugby: Monday, April 18, 2011; Some know it as murderball, a cheeky nickname officials downplay because most corporate sponsors steer clear of things even remotely suggesting murder.
'Rent' returns to the valley with performances at Green Valley Ranch: Wednesday, March 9, 2011; RagTag Entertainment will produce Rent every Wednesday in March at Ovation inside Green Valley Ranch. Funds from each show benefit Golden Rainbow, a nonprofit that provides housing and direct financial assistance to Southern Nevadans living with HIV/AIDS.
Seldom Seen Poets find the spotlight at Sunrise Coffee: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011; Performing in front of a crowd is no easy feat. Folks with shaky nerves might consider the Seldom Seen Poets, a Wednesday open-mic night at Sunrise Coffee Co. that’s seen its share of nervous newcomers the past three years.
No farmers market this week as Molto Vegas seeks business license: Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011; Those hoping to buy fresh produce at Molto Vegas will have to wait at least another week. Organizers announced they will not be operating their weekly farmers market on Thursday.
Complaint prompts closure of farmers market near Las Vegas Strip: Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011; Hundreds of would-be produce shoppers were turned away empty handed this morning as one of Las Vegas’ only farmers’ markets shut down over Clark County zoning issues.
Born and raised: Natives offer perspectives on why Las Vegas will always be home: Monday, Jan. 17, 2011; One could argue, and many have, that nothing about Las Vegas suggests this is a good place to settle down. And, although Las Vegas’ one-industry economy attracts more than 30 million tourists each year, its 2 million residents are often forgotten or overlooked. When that many people visit your collective front yard, it can be difficult to see the home behind it. But it is a home.
What’s hot, what’s not in porn: Adult Entertainment Expo seminars offer a more in-depth look at industry trends than higher-profile aspects of show.; Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011; With all that’s been written about the ridiculous products, party atmosphere and larger-than-life characters at its forefront, it’s too easy to forget that the annual Adult Entertainment Expo, running through Sunday at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, is still at its most basic a trade show.
Citizen of nowhere: The story of one undocumented student: Jessica speaks English, was raised in America, has an American education and American sensibilities. But she is not an American. She is here illegally.; Monday, Jan. 3, 2011; When Jessica was selected as Student of the Year in eighth grade, she should have celebrated this goldest of gold stars.
Las Vegas star Ne-Yo comes back to give back: Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010; Once a Boys & Girls Club kid himself, superstar Ne-Yo returned to his roots to spread some holiday cheer to a new generation of children. ...
Smoke-free effort on college campuses gathers momentum: Monday, Dec. 13, 2010; A $450,000 campaign to make all Southern Nevada college campuses smoke-free by March 2012 is making progress and raising questions along the way. Questions such as: How? Why now? Or, if you are a smoker or staunch libertarian, perhaps the question may just be an exasperated: Really?
Q&A: Ian Hultquist, Passion Pit keyboardist/guitarist: Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010; Passion Pit keyboardist and guitarist Ian Hultquist talks about Hooters, Wilco and the majority of the band's aversion to country music. ...
Escape the Fate has moved well beyond its troubled past: Friday, Oct. 29, 2010; On 11.02.10 the world will change. This according to a tweet from Escape the Fate. It references not the high-stakes political battles set to end this Election Day but the November 2 release of the band's eponymous third album.
Onyx Theatre to stage live performance of 'Rocky Horror Show': Friday, Oct. 15, 2010; Let's do the time warp again! A live performance of "The Rocky Horror Show" comes to the Onyx Theatre tonight.
Cancer's compassionate warrior: Support group has a Las Vegas edge: Group enlists tattooed and pugnacious young volunteers; Monday, Oct. 4, 2010; Most of us have had rough patches in our pasts — painful but bearable events that draw out nonchalant comments like, “Hey, whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right?” Then there are people who’ve lived through tragedies so deep that motivational bumper-sticker slogans about silver linings and God opening windows do not apply.
No Craigslist? No problem, say sex workers: Monday, Sept. 27, 2010; When Craigslist removed "adult" sections from its website, the groups that pressured the company rejoiced in what they saw as a victory against illegal activities. Is this really a victory?
Chatting with Band of Horses bassist Bill Reynolds: Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010; Yeah, they're big in Scandanavia. And now everywhere else, actually.
Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld talks tour, mental health: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010; Catch up with Blue October's lead singer Justin Furstenfeld about his personal struggles and how he's parlayed those into a nationwide tour to raise awareness for suicide prevention and reduce the stigma behind mental-health issues.
Remembering Joaquin Phoenix's rap debut: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010; At least once in your lifetime, you will see something you cannot un-see.
'Le Reve' from below: New package gets divers down for a closer look; Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010; A new scuba package invites guests to see below the surface.
Home is where the laughs are: Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010; Maddog Mattern is a Vegas native. He knows the drill, the misconceptions.
Local entrepreneur hopes to start bar with classic arcade games: Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010; If Christopher LaPorte has his way, Insert Coin(s) will be all about shots and extra lives.
Insurgo’s new 'Clownshow' makes for a fun late-night freak show: Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010; The "1230" in "1230 Clownshow" refers to time, not the number of clowns in the production. Let me make that clear from the beginning.
A behind-the-scenes look at the Hip Hop Dance Championships: Friday, Aug. 6, 2010; From warm-up stretches to the final scores, "Las Vegas Weekly" follows one dance crew through their journey at the US Hip Hop Dance Championships.