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    December 2018

    Desert Companion December 2018
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    Stories from the December 2018 Issue

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    Blue Diamond Blues

    Jan 22, 2019

    Did the election throw a plot twist in to the long saga of Jim Rhodes' attempt to build a city on a hill near Red Rock?

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    2018 Year in Review Quiz

    Nov 27, 2018

    Say What?!

    Match these 2018 newsmakers with their notable quotes. “I’m fast and loud on purpose. I cram 10 pounds of caviar into an eight-pound pack.”

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    2018 Was the Year of...

    Nov 27, 2018

    ...losses for Republican candidates and causes. The year cannabis became a normal part of everyday life, and dogs ruled.

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    One Man’s Trash

    Nov 26, 2018

    … Is another’s power and water? That’s the Green Machine future envisioned by a local nonprofit.

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    Here Come the Heroes

    Nov 26, 2018

    It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no, it’s the heroes of Critical Care Comics, bringing a little relief to hospitalized children.

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    Day Trip

    Nov 26, 2018

    Nothing Cures a Blah Saturday Like Driving to Pioche and Rooting Around an Old Building Full of History and Junk

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    Taking the Initiatives

    Nov 26, 2018

    What’s next for the five ballot measures passed — and the one defeated — by voters.

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    Never Boring

    Nov 27, 2018

    Jack Gaughan will direct the live musical accompaniment to Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker for the sixth time. But his experience with the classic Tchaikovsky score goes back further than that — much further, to age 7, when he performed it at a piano recital. Is it still special? Yes.

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    Cross-Cultural Joy

    Nov 27, 2018

    King Ibu sings his music in English, French, and ethnic languages intrinsic to Senegal, but he aspires to make his music a universal language to be enjoyed and understood by everyone by fusing traditional Senegalese folk with other contemporary genres, including soul, reggae, and jazz.

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    Hot Seat

    Nov 27, 2018

    Imaginative and unusual ways to enjoy the holidays. Art, music, literature, hiking and the mob. Hie thee now...

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    Holidays

    Nov 27, 2018

    Give the gift of Vegas. Last-minute shoppers can please almost everyone — and avoid the mall — by giving Las Vegas experiences.

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    Critic’s Notebook

    Nov 27, 2018

    No Angel? As Criss Angel brings an updated Mindfreak to a new venue, a few thoughts on the Strip’s most divisive entertainer. Mike Weatherford says when it comes to divisiveness, Criss Angel is the Donald Trump of Las Vegas entertainment.

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    Art

    Nov 27, 2018

    Frozen in Flux - abstract art by painter Benjamin Schmitt and sculpture by Benjamin Johnsen at the Centennial Hills Library.

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    Table for Two

    Nov 27, 2018

    Tacotarian - This might not sound like a compliment, but I mean it as one: This looks like a Mexican-themed nursery, for a little hipster baby. Very Instagram-able. Almost everyone here is really young. Sometimes I get the feeling that all the rabid vegans are in their 20s.

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    A Gastropub on Every Corner

    Nov 27, 2018

    Neighborhood bar chain PT’s is upgrading its menu of staples with new dishes and fresh ingredients. Artisanal chicken fingers, anyone?

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    2018 Restaurant Awards

    Nov 26, 2018

    Our 2018 Restaurant Awards capture the year when the scales tipped, when the cosmic balance changed. This is the year that local restaurants snatched the Promethean flame from Las Vegas Boulevard.

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    Tasters’ Choices

    Nov 26, 2018

    Restaurant Awards indicate a landmark year for neighborhood eateries and fine-dining restaurants well away from the glow of Las Vegas Boulevard. Here’s to the winners!

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    'Dogs'

    Nov 26, 2018

    Coyote hunts are a fixture of rural life. Are they economic boons, as the hunters say, or unethical slaughter, as the critics insist? A visit to Austin’s Coyote Derby.

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    Bleak Beauty

    Nov 26, 2018

    The desolately gorgeous Salton Sea attracts visitors who enjoy moody solitude, outsider art, and amenities with a side of quirk.

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