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This week, Culinary Union workers voted to authorize a strike. The bartenders union did the same. The teacher’s union contract dispute with the school district is now in the hands of an arbitrator.
LGBTQ rights in Nevada have come a long way since the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. And so have that community’s biggest institutions.
Fall officially started last week, and cooler temperatures are finally on the way to Southern Nevada. But that comes after a summer of record heat and historic flooding. Has all of that changed the way we garden?
Our annual Best of the City gets the hyper-local treatment this year with neighborhood-by-neighborhood pics for top places to eat, drink, play, and shop. And speaking of bests, we've got Top Doctors here, too!
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