Iconic Vegas painter and muralist Robert Beckmann is back in town after many years away — with a fresh eye for a very changed city “Have I told you about St. Thomas?” the artist Robert Beckmann asks.

What do you call the design style of this underground house? Subterranean Modern? Paranoidism? Suburban Apocalyptica? Maybe Cold War Just-In-Case-ism? This underground home — a legendary if largely unseen feature of the Vegas Valley cityscape — was built in the late 1960s by Avon founder Girard Henderson. Like many Americans at the time, Henderson shuddered to imagine a nuclear holocaust raining destruction on the U.

A silent film star once fled to a remote Searchlight ranch for a respite from Hollywood. Can the storied Walking Box Ranch become a hub for history and education? All these years later, silent film star Clara Bow still doesn’t need words.

Raise your fork to Eastern Avenue, an underrated street of incredible eats Where most great cities have pockets of restaurants, neighborhoods for noshing, dining districts, the Vegas valley is, as always, a little different. I like to think we like to go big.

Dishcrawl April 10. This monthly foodie crawl takes diners on a literal taste of the town, sampling signature dishes at four different local restaurants — while also rubbing elbows with fellow fans of fine cuisine.

Oh, this could be one of those boring recycling stories. Oh, it could be about keeping cans, bottles, paper and other recyclable goodies out of the landfill.

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You know him as Ira Glass, but call him DJ Life for this gig. In “Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass,” he’ll create a “This American Life” show by mixing live onstage stories with pre-taped quotes and music.

It’s a family holiday get-together, and you’re expecting a full house. The brioche is rising, the tea is brewing and you’re ready to freshen Grandma’s vintage tablecloth with a light wash.