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August 4-August 10
Unica Home: High design’s Vegas haven offers a sense of place- A background of the local design mecca and a few favorite items from the showroom floor. read article
Three great design ideas for your home- From a tiki makeover to monochromatic bookshelves, you’ll be dying to try these local looks. read article
Vintage Vegas: At home with Courtney Mooney and Josh Rogers- The local couple lives in historic digs with decor to match read article
The Intersection
Why is Nevada putting murderers in cells with nonviolent offenders?- Should Satan-possessed murderers be rooming with inmates with much less severe convictions? more
The Flying Saucer invades Boulder City- Find all things alien at the Boulder City business. more
- Five trucks we’d like to see
- With food and fashion on the road now, we offer up our suggestions of businesses that should consider going curbside. more
- Conversation starters: From strip clubs to breast-feeding baby
- Also, violent cops and a bankrupt housewife more
The Cosmopolitan goes mobile with a big, purple truck- Find it in a neighborhood near you for Cosmo giveaways and deals. more
Football is back! Study up fast, fantasy players- Condensed time frame has owners scrambling. more
- Black and white and sleek all over
- Striking accents for your home, minus the color more
Zombiefy your face, pimp your screen or get squirrelly with the latest Apps- Rick Lax reviews some great ways to waste time for 99 cents or less. more
- Betting: NFL wagering ‘way ahead’ of last year’s pace
- Point spreads move as teams’ lineups change. more
Weight Watchers magazine gets its first male cover model—and he’s from Las Vegas- The actual news in there is that Weight Watchers is finally highlighting the importance of weight loss for men. more
Fashion on four wheels: Haute Chix takes its show on the road- First there were sliders. Then there was BBQ. And now…clothes! more
Random photo of the week- Submitted by Lorene Duffy more
The burning demand for Burning Man- Sorry folks, desert’s full. more
Four homicides. Two weeks. Should we be concerned?- In nearly any neighborhood in America, this would be cause for serious alarm. more
Nightlife
Hot Spots: Dev at Ditch, a beer tweet up at Ri Ra and more- Also, Asher Roth takes the stage at Studio 54. more
Is that a beer in your cocktail?- Beer? In a cocktail? Believe it. more
Yappy Hour: Happy hour isn’t just for humans anymore- GTL: gym, tanning, leash? more
Nightlife news & notes: A scotch tasting at Artisan and more- Also, a wine walk that benefits Opportunity Village. more
Arts & Entertainment
Adam Carolla on podcasting, Bryan Cranston and “tampering” with smoke detectors- Adam Carolla has a show at House of Blues this week, but first he has a little ranting to do more
What to read, what art to see and what concerts to go to this week- On tap this week: Weezer in concert, the lastest ‘Game of Thrones’ book and circus art more
‘In and Out of Whack’ wonderfully twists grand and restrained art styles at CAC - In literal terms, Hennessy works on a grand scale versus Karpman’s more discreet efforts. What’s more interesting is the shared inscrutability of both artists’ exhaustive ... more
Spring Mountain’s Super Summer Theatre is a great way to get away- The seasonal series still has two productions to go before closing until next summer. more
Local artist breaks 10-year hiatus with ‘Barfing Rainbows’- No, this exhibit isn’t as messy as it sounds. more
Moments in time are captured in Marcos Rivera’s new exhibit- What would a photo of this exact moment of your life look like? That’s the question Marcos Rivera seeks to answer in his new exhibit ... more
‘Tommy’ for the Green Day generation- Ragtag Entertainment presents Tommy “for the Green Day generation” this month at Ovation inside the Green Valley Ranch. more
Screen
Two horror flick events cater to a small but dedicated audience- A film fest and a singular film screening add up to a weekend chock-full of horror. more
Film review: ‘Project Nim’- Documentary ‘Project Nim’ misses a golden opportunity to teach us about language more
Film review: ‘The Change-Up’- The latest body-swap comedy is neither novel nor funny enough to work more
‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’: Not enough apes or rising- Josh Bell thinks the newest ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie ends just when when it starts getting good more
A few ideas to spice up local reality TV- ‘Real Housewives of Downtown Las Vegas,’ anyone? more
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Taste
- New York restaurant P.J. Clarke's is right at home on the Strip
Lobster BLTs, Parmesan tater tots and steak frites. Hungry yet?- Jet Tila takes on Iron Chef Morimoto
‘I wanted to kill a giant or be killed by one.’- Chef Aaron Sanchez puts his stamp on House of Blues
The New York chef’s menu facelift means bold new flavors.
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Ronnie Radke's latest album is impressively poppy and surprisingly diverse
- “I’m baaack!” Ronnie Radke cackles at the start of “Tragic Magic,” Track 2 on The Drug in Me Is You. It’s an apt summary of the album, the ex-Escape the ...
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CD review: Incubus' 'If Not Now, When?'
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FacebookCocktail of the Week
Aug 2, 2011
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Erin Ryan
Is that a beer in your cocktail?
Drinkers often draw a line between beer and booze, but they’re seriously missing out. Case in point: Bellagio’s Summer Shandy, a beer-based cocktail by award-winning mixologist Matthew Myers. After years ...
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