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    Huntridge Theater
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    Visual Commentary: Another Stage

    Dec 01, 2019

    The Huntridge Theater’s entertainment history is a lively one — Art Moderne movie theater, gritty punk rock palace — but its history with would-be saviors is a troubled one.

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    Chopping block
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    Social Media: Seeing Stars

    Dec 01, 2019

    For many restaurants, the rise of social media influencers on Yelp, Instagram, and other platforms cuts both ways.

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    Yoga
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    Open Topic: Gotta Be Kidding!

    Dec 01, 2019

    The joy of goat yoga, ‘raisins’ and all.

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    Drawing Deep
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    Profile: Drawing Deep

    Dec 01, 2019

    Caricature artist Mark Siermaczeski wants to look beyond your likeness.

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    R.U.N.
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    Entertainment: 'Performers Actually Hit One Another'

    Nov 01, 2019

    R.U.N is an intense, action-driven departure from the Cirque du Soleil formula.

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    Bruce Smiley
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    Profile: The Man with the Neon Donut

    Nov 01, 2019

    And other strange things Bruce Smiley has unearthed in a career of finding the odd in odds and ends.

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    Trash Art
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    Open Topic: Trash Art

    Nov 01, 2019

    What a randomly acquired painting taught me about the transitory nature of hope, value, and Vegas.

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    Explainer: Battering Hand

    Nov 01, 2019

    The law of unintended consequences besets a plan to keep guns away from domestic abusers.

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    Don Usherson
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    Eulogy: That ’80s Guy

    Oct 01, 2019

    Little remembered now, Strip entertainment columnist Don Usherson was a man of his time.

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    Library
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    Sense of Place: The Magic Room

    Oct 01, 2019

    In the Sahara West Library is a place where childhoods are shaped, even if they can’t last forever.

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    Steffan Lehman
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    The Realist

    Oct 01, 2019

    Why aren’t our roofs white? Should we ban sprawl? And other questions asked by green urbanist and architect Steffen Lehmann.

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    Mocktail journey
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    Essay: From Sober Furious to Sober Curious

    Oct 01, 2019

    Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the mocktail.

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    Area 51
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    Satire: Spaced Invaders

    Sep 01, 2019

    Started as a prank event on Facebook, “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” had more than 2 million people signed on to attend the September 20 gathering (now festival) near the secret military base and rumored site of alien technology.

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    Kim Boschee
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    Profile: Run, Girl

    Sep 01, 2019

    Kim Boschee brings the gospel of running to girls in Las Vegas.

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    Neon Museum
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    History in the Making

    Sep 01, 2019

    It might be time to officially retire that groany old maxim about Las Vegas imploding instead of preserving its blah blah blah.

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    Heavy Lifting
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    Discomfort Zone: Heavy Lift

    Sep 01, 2019

    The biggest weight room challenge isn’t getting ripped — it’s blending in.

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    Civon Gewelber with Raider, a Sonoran Harris Hawk.
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    Profile: Hawk Show

    Aug 01, 2019

    She’s a dentist by day. But Civon Gewelber’s lifelong passion for falconry is taking flight on the Strip.

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    Poem: Drawn Dead

    Aug 01, 2019

    “Drawing Dead is when a poker player has absolutely no chance to win a hand, no matter what card is dealt next.” — TexasHoldEm-King.com

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    Diploma
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    Open Topic: A Matter of Degree

    Aug 01, 2019

    As students head back to school, a new college graduate ponders the value of her degree

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    Aida Ngmom braids a client's hair.
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    First Person: Braiding Community

    Aug 01, 2019

    Savoring the life and energy of the city’s first African braid shop

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    Debriefing: ‘The Timing Was Right’

    Aug 01, 2019

    How a fledgling group lobbying for addiction causes notched a winning legislative session

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    Raiders Facility
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    Business: Raider Aided

    Aug 01, 2019

    The NFL team’s Henderson practice facility is racking up extra points for the neighborhood.

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    Off ramp
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    Visual Commentary: Ramping Up

    Jun 25, 2019

    Love it or hate it, Project Neon is done this month.

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    Store
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    Profile: Sweet Success

    Jun 24, 2019

    He came to the bakery looking for work. He got a slice of the American Dream.

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    voting
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    Politics: The Puny Munis

    Jun 24, 2019

    This year’s municipal elections proved that big changes are possible — when voters actually show up

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