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    Hard 9
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    The Hard 9

    Nov 01, 2020

    A cookbook group canceled by COVID becomes a tight-knit community of kitchen activists, using cookbooks to feed the community

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    2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts You’ll Love to Give

    Nov 01, 2020

    Mistletoe kisses may not be on the menu this season, but these gifts bridge any kind of social distance — and support local businesses.

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    Go: Holiday Events

    Nov 01, 2020

    Even with a pandemic, there’s still holiday cheer to be found. Ho, ho, ho! (But with a mask.)

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    Sleigh
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    Give: Charitable Opportunities

    Nov 01, 2020

    There are several ways you can give to others this holiday season. The following organizations are seeking donations, volunteers, and other support.

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    Tacotarian
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    And Away We Go

    Nov 01, 2020

    Takeout, to-go, curbside, pick-up — whatever you call it, these 25 local gems do it right

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    Our Menu Options Have Changed

    Nov 01, 2020

    High-tech hygiene, cooking classes, and take-home kits are just a few ways local restaurants are adapting to how we eat now.

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    Face Masks
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    Never the Same Again

    Nov 01, 2020

    It took 30 years for Vegas to become a global dining destination. COVID wiped it out. What do we do now?

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    2020 Fall Culture Guide

    Sep 11, 2020

    How’s your new normal coming along? *Listens and nods in glum sympathy* Well, good news: It’s just been enlivened by a roster of safe, sane, and socially distanced fall happenings..

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    Ones to Watch

    Sep 09, 2020

    In a moment when the culture is bunkered down, these six creatives are using new methods — or stubbornly rehabbing old ones — to provoke, connect, and inspire.

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    What Have We Learned?

    Aug 01, 2020

    Doctors, specialists, and medical students share the sometimes difficult lessons they’ve learned in the age of COVID-19.

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    Erica Vital-Lazare
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    Every Voice: Race, Protest, and Power in Las Vegas

    Aug 01, 2020

    A roundtable on racial justice in Las Vegas.

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    Top Doctors 2020

    Aug 01, 2020

    The 268 best  physicians in Southern Nevada, as chosen by their peers.

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    Top Dentists 2020

    Aug 01, 2020

    The 150 best dentists in Southern Nevada, as chosen by their peers.

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    Life on the Inside

    May 01, 2020

    Dispatches from Home in the New Las Vegas.

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    Eighth Annual Focus on Nevada Photo Contest

    May 01, 2020

    Beauty. The power of nature. The energy of cities. The mysteries of human nature. The magical interplay of light, subject, and a photographer’s inspired eye. Congratulations to these winners for providing bright visions in an uncertain time.

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    Tule Springs
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    Saturdays in the Park

    Mar 01, 2020

    Reflections on our favorite parks for playing, pondering, exploring, and unwinding

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    Calico Basin
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    Hikes After 5

    Mar 01, 2020

    Punch the clock — but hold off on that Netflix binge session. Energize your weekday evening with one of these quick, fun, after-work hikes.

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    Laird Brunson
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    Champions on the Rise

    Mar 01, 2020

    Keep an eye on these blazing talents — they’re tomorrow’s sports stars.

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    People, Places, and Things We Love about Las Vegas: In Praise of the Strip at Dawn

    Jan 01, 2020

    Someone once told me that there’s nothing uglier than Las Vegas Boulevard during the day. I disagree.

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    Alisha Kerlin
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    People, Places, and Things We Love About Las Vegas: In Praise of the Barrick Museum

    Jan 01, 2020

    2019: What a year for the Barrick Museum of Art. Strong out of the gate with Axis Mundo.

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    People, Places, and Things We Love About Las Vegas: In Praise of Ghost Adventures

    Jan 01, 2020

    It took me a while to understand why I take such rapt, unalloyed delight in Ghost Adventures. At first, I thought I was liking it ironically or in the mode of camp.

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    People, Places, and Things We Love About Las Vegas: In Praise of Aerosmith's Residency

    Jan 01, 2020

    Aerosmith has played Las Vegas long enough to outlast the city’s first Hard Rock Café.

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    Best of the City 2020: Shops & Services

    Jan 01, 2020

    Our New Year's Resolution is to give you a deep, wide-ranging selection of superlative Las Vegas food, shopping, culture, and community intel.  Done!

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    Best of the City 2020: Leisure & Community

    Jan 01, 2020

    What better way to kick off a new decade than by celebrating Las Vegas’ most excellent people, food, places, and experiences? Happy best year!

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    Best of the City 2020: Food & Drink

    Jan 01, 2020

    The best-of Las Vegas food for 2020!

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