Stories published October 28, 2021
Clark County School Board votes to remove Superintendent Jesus Jara
Hillary Davis | Published Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (8:35 p.m.)
Clark County Schools Superintendent Jesus Jara has been fired. A deeply split school board voted 4-3 Thursday night to terminate Jara's contract "for convenience" ...
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Pfizer vaccines for kids age 5 to 11 soon expected in Nevada
By Sam Metz, Associated Press/Report for America | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (7 p.m.)
Nevada health officials are expecting to receive 95,000 kid-sized coronavirus vaccines as soon as next week, ahead of the expected final federal approval of ...
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Man threatened to pop fentanyl-laced balloons over EDC festival, police say
Casey Harrison | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (6:40 p.m.)
A North Las Vegas man was arrested last week ahead of the Electric Daisy Carnival after messaging the event’s founder on Instagram threatening to ...
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UNLV partnership will provide scholarships to immigrant students
Arleigh Rodgers | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2:15 p.m.)
UNLV is partnering with TheDream.US, a scholarship program for young immigrants, for the 2022–2023 academic year.
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Raiders Report: October 28, 2021
Case Keefer | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
Wrapping Week 6 and taking stock of the team heading into its bye week.
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Experience a smoked-meat rebirth at Las Vegas’ L2 Texas BBQ
Brock Radke | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
At this point in my local barbecue quest, brisket matters most, and I’m not sure there’s a better bite than this.
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Nation’s top college programs lining up for a chance to sign Desert Pines running back
Ray Brewer | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
It’s 1 p.m. on a weekday at Desert Pines High School, and Jovantae Barnes has already heard from 10 college football coaches today. The senior star running back thumbs through his text messages before practice in what has become a daily routine.
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How Las Vegas R&B singer Tanna Marie refound her voice
Amber Sampson | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
“I have really learned to love myself and, the new music I’m working on will really showcase that.”
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Ismaele Romano’s new Via Focaccia is a must-eat sandwich situation
Brock Radke | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
Ismaele Romano, winner of the World Sandwich Championship at the 2021 International Pizza Expo, teamed with the Ellis Island Casino just east of the Strip on this casual counter.
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Derek Hough does it all in his fast-paced new Venetian show
Amber Sampson | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
The six-time ‘’Dancing With the Stars’ champion and judge flows through most every style of dance imaginable, from many musical eras, without missing a beat.
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Ada’s somm Kat Thomas talks wine tasting and desserts
Brock Radke | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
"Learning through technology is great but when you get face-to-face with somebody, that’s the best."
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North Las Vegas is now home to longtime local Artist Jerry Misko’s largest work
Geoff Carter | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
His 5,000-square-foot mural has a lot of story to tell, both about the community and the artist himself.
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Las Vegan Zak Bagans fires up new horror anthology series ‘The Haunted Museum’
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
“We just wanted to make this as scary as possible, to have viewers feel what the real people [who] were affected by these items went through,” he says.
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Paradise Crest Manor’s owners help carry forth the Hammargren House’s Halloween celebration
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
Your best chance to relive a bit of the old Hammargren magic comes on Halloween.
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A Halloween scare package: Costume tips, candy pairings, parties and more!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
Frightening films and spooky stage productions you should consider.
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Delilah lead sommelier Cristie Norman reflects on her wine journey
Amber Sampson | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
“When I took the first-level somm exam a couple days after my 21st birthday, I actually had to email the organization to let me sign up, because I wasn’t old enough.”
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‘Pure chaos’: Rude, dangerous driving persistently plagues CCSD school zones
Hillary Davis | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
Parents who drop off or pick up their children at school might think the traffic is unusually hectic. Drivers are parking on sidewalks, crosswalks, in residential driveways, roundabouts and turn lanes.
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Downtown Las Vegas mainstay El Cortez showcases its 80-year past as it builds for the future
Hillary Davis | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (2 a.m.)
The more times change, the more things more or less stay the same at the El Cortez. The gambling house has changed hands only four times—and never into a corporate grip.
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Free Will Astrology (October 28)
Rob Brezsny | Thu, Oct 28, 2021 (1 a.m.)
Taurus, I authorize you to deepen and refine and celebrate the yearning in your heart.
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