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    Eat City

    Big chef, small pond

    Jan 07, 2021

    COVID sent Chef Scott Pajak to old Henderson, where he's updating a longtime Water Street spot

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    Ode
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    My Rock Between Two Worlds

    Jan 04, 2021

    I find my perfect solitude where the city meets the desert

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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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    Ballad of the Neon Cowgirl

    Dec 10, 2020

    How Vegas Vickie got her groove back (and the dents out) for an iconic return Downtown

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    Do This! Art + Lights + Holiday Ballet + *Live* Theatre

    Dec 03, 2020

    Shake off your homebound blahs with these virtual, televised, and socially distanced events

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    Learning from Die Hard (the Commercial)

    Dec 02, 2020

    UNLV film students — and you! — get an insider’s look at Hollywood’s creative, marketing, and business worlds

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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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    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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    All Things
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    Q&A: 'Go Back and Get It'

    Nov 01, 2020

    Local scholar and author Erica Vital-Lazare on her new project to resurface important Black literature.

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    November - December Events
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    November-December Events

    Nov 01, 2020

    What’s up with your new neighbors, the Stephensons? Why are they here, on your porch this Christmas season ... caroling? Welcome to theater — in your front yard.

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    Andrew Kiraly Getting Take-Out
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    Dine and Dash

    Nov 01, 2020

    One of the things that bums me out most about how the pandemic has pushed the mute button on so many facets of our lives.

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    Meals on Wheels
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    Street Foodie: Meals on Wheels

    Nov 01, 2020

    Don’t want to leave your car? Pull up to the second window for some drive-throughs worth stopping for.

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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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    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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