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Mar 2011

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Stories from the Mar 2011 Issue

Desert Companion
Feature

Spring fashion: The bold and beautiful

Mar 01, 2011

This spring, the sumptuous '70's make a comeback -- this time with a modern touch A playful print gives a cheeky bent to a game of "Strangers at a Hotel." Nanette Lepore Boss-Zilla blouse in blush multi, $248 Nanette Lepore playing skirt in white, $298 Available at Nanette Lepore at Crystals in CityCenter [left] Pair bold patterns and bright colors with a dark solid suit, and you're set - and a little mobsterish in the best of ways.

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Feature

Open house: Inside designer homes

Mar 01, 2011

Ever wanted to take a peek behind the curtains of your developer's, designer's or decorator's home? With their magic, they turn the mushy domestic visions of the masses into art you can live in. What's it like when they unleash that power on their own dwellings?
Stunning.

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Feature

Interior monologue: Robert Leyva's Living Penthouse

Mar 01, 2011

One of the valley's hottest design stores isn't a
store. It's the colorful Roberto Leyva's seductive
Living Penthouse

With all the seriousness in the world, Roberto Leyva says he could absolutely die the next time he walks into a $10 million house where the owners have spent only $50,000 on furnishings.

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Feature

The greenback effect

Mar 01, 2011

Habitat for Humanity's ultra-efficient new homes
save families money - and may spark a new
wave of green housing for all

Habitat for Humanity helps put budget-strapped families into affordable homes - but that dream can suffer a few dents when those families later face $500 power bills in the notoriously hot Vegas summers.
But now Habitat, a nonprofit that sells homes at-cost to families earning less than 80 percent of area median income, plans to help families save even more - with an ultra-sustainable house.

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Feature

Rick Van Diepen: The green knight

Mar 01, 2011

Who will bring eco-friendly living to the masses? This guy with the $20 power bill might be the one

Rick Van Diepen wanted to become an architect since he was 5. "I liked drawing, so I thought architecture would be a cool job," he explains.

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All things to all people

Shop: Spring forward

Mar 01, 2011

What's on the horizon for spring style? See our photo feature on page 32. Meanwhile, Wendy Albert has a few ideas too.

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All things to all people

Do-tell hotel: Learning from the El Cortez

Mar 01, 2011

Fresh from remaking a historic downtown hotel, design
experts dish tips for sprucing up your own home

Last month, historic downtown hotel the El Cortez invited four Nevada design teams to each make over an outdated suite with a $20,000 budget. The results were spectacular, ranging from Urban Design Studio's mob-themed "The Big Sleep" (complete with pinstriped carpet and bullet casings in a dish), to Worth Group's "Rec Room" (boasting vintage cocktail bar and a classic black-and-white wall photo of '50s-era El Cortez).

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All things to all people

Growth spurt: Green homes go mainstream

Mar 01, 2011

[sustainability]
Growth spurt
It's a well-polished platitude that the Southern Nevada housing market's collapse is an opportunity to pause and decide what kind of community we really want to be. Hmm.

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All things to all people

Michele Diener: 'We have an opportunity to educate'

Mar 01, 2011

It sounds like a title out of a David Foster Wallace novel. In 2008, Michele Diener was hired as MGM International's Director of Corporate Sustainability Strategies.

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All things to all people

Shop: It takes a (retail) village

Mar 01, 2011

This month, Tivoli Village opens - the first phase, anyway. It's a handsomely built, mixed-use development that could be Summerlin's answer to Town Square.

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Community

The little 'hood that could

Mar 01, 2011

How one neighborhood got fired up, cleaned up and
powered up to become a tight-knit community - and how yours can do the same

Sick of the perpetual garage sale or auto repair business going on at the house next door? Irked by the graffiti and dead lawns left on your street by the foreclosure crisis? You'll find inspiration in the story of the John S. Park neighborhood, to the south and east of Charleston and Las Vegas boulevards.

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Dining

Bun in a million: The University District's hot dog king

Mar 01, 2011

The University District's Lunch Box serves up innovative
hot dogs - and a distinct community vibe
Let's think about lunch. Sitting at a table, waiting for your order.

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Editor's Note
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Home smart home

Mar 01, 2011

Welcome to the March Desert Companion. Our spring fashion and home design issue is sure to help you continue making a home in Southern Nevada - stylishly, economically and mindfully.

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Essay
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We're all here with you, Vegas! In these tough times, Vegas needs a little pep talk

Mar 01, 2011

I know things are tough, Vegas, and I know that most of the resolutions you made a couple of months ago have gone out the window. I know you took a long hard look in the mirror, told yourself it was going to be different, it was time to make a change, you really meant it this time, and now you're pretty much back to doing what you've always done.

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Theater

Stage against the machine: The new generation of theatrical upstarts

Mar 01, 2011

In a city mired in musicals, a new uprising of playwrights and actors is
shocking! thrilling! inspiring! the theater scene

Dimly lit bars, backyards in seedy neighborhoods, junkyards and living rooms - these unlikely spaces are fertile ground for a new wave of local theater talent. This isn't some fresh-faced thespian community, either.

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