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    May 2015

    Desert Companion May 2015 - On the Road
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    Stories from the May 2015 Issue

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    Feature
    Compass points
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    Compass points

    Apr 28, 2015

    We sent writers on trips to the north, east, south and west. What’d they find? That the road not taken can be pretty fun, too.

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    Seersucker
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    Buzz feed

    Apr 28, 2015

    Need a sip of summer escape? These cocktails give you a taste of your dream destination — whether you’re out and about or mixing at home

    Desert Companion
    Feature
    Las Vegas Dance in the Desert Festival
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    Sixteen weeks until September

    Apr 27, 2015

    Nevada’s annual brain-melt is about to set in. You could (1) spend four months sitting by a fan, or (2) embrace the joys of summer culture with this handy guide.

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    All things to all people
    tote
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    Style: Mother lode

    Apr 28, 2015

    No gift is too special (or sparkly or scented) when it comes to the most important woman in your life.

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    All things to all people
    Megan Meija
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    Profile: Megan Mejia, Epilepsy awareness activist

    Apr 23, 2015

    It was 2 o’clock on New Year’s morning of 2013, and Megan Mejia — exhausted after spending a special Vegas night out with her parents — went to their room to say thanks and goodnight. It’s the last thing she recalls before she went into a grand mal seizure on their bedroom floor.

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    All things to all people
    Harry Reid
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    Open topic: What happens to the Reid machine?

    Apr 23, 2015

    As Nevada’s most powerful pol readies his departure, state Democrats work to keep his winning streak alive.

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    All things to all people
    Remnants of ancient stone tools are a frequent find.
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    Environment: After the boom

    Apr 23, 2015

    Once dedicated to destruction, the former Nevada Test Site is now a boon to preservation.

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    All things to all people
    Magnet Schools
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    Education: Futile Attraction

    Apr 23, 2015

    Parents clamored for more magnet programs. The school district answered — but not everyone is happy with the changes

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    Dining
    Coffee Roast Beef Sandwich
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    Eat this now: Coffee Roast Beef Sandwich

    Apr 23, 2015

    Coffee house, wine bar, gourmet lunch spot — the way PublicUs is trying to be all things to all people, you’d think it was running for president.

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    Dining
    Kirk Peterson
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    The dish: Little bit country

    Apr 23, 2015

    Acclaimed sommelier Kirk Peterson’s extraordinary palate for wine has its origin in his unlikely rural roots.

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    Dining
    Andiron Tomahawk Chop
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    At first bite: Orders of magnitude

    Apr 23, 2015

    The menu at the city’s newest steakhouse boldly traverses the globe — and pushes the boundaries on Las Vegas fine dining.

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    Editor's Note
    Andrew Kiraly
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    Road warriors

    Apr 23, 2015

    Travel is not about the destination, it’s about the journey. Ferocious cliché, yes, guilty as charged, but, yeah, owning it, making it my thesis. The truism asks to be dusted off and given special consideration in the context of the Southwest, where it can seem to outsiders like the cosmic mayo jar was down to butter-knife scrapings and the culture and natural beauty got spread awfully thin in these parts.

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    End Note
    Friends, uncorked
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    Friends, uncorked

    Apr 23, 2015

    The cramped room sparkled with the glint of green wine bottles and an impressive collection of wine knick-knacks. Pictures of scenic vineyards and maps of France, Tuscany and California covered what little wall space was available.

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    Leisure
    Mountain Biking Beatty
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    Build it and they will bike

    Apr 23, 2015

    Can mountain biking save the flagging fortunes of Beatty? Those behind the push see a new kind of gold in them hills.

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    Music
    Singer and guitarist Shelley Beth Miller takes it to the streets.
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    Real and raw

    Apr 23, 2015

    That’s just how pain-haunted rocker Shelley Beth Miller — beloved by bikers from here to Sturgis — likes it.

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    Notes and letters
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    Notes & Letters

    Apr 23, 2015

    There must be something in the air, because this month’s mailbag is rife with anxiety about it — whether it’s floating cat germs, airborne asbestos or rogue, munchie-inducing pot clouds coming to turn your children into li’l stoners.

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    Take 5
    Guys Sing Dolls
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    Cultural highlights this month

    Apr 23, 2015

    Robert Plant at the Brooklyn Bowl, May 28. Time to show a whole lotta love — that’s right, stamp our passports because we went there! — for this rock god turned frontman for the Sensational Space Shifters. Their spacey, jammy, folky blues are a great base for Plant’s late-career voice, brined in five lifetimes of hard-rockin’ experience. 8p, $76.50, vegas.brooklynbowl.com

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    Travel
    Stone age: Arizona's Petrified Forest
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    Planes, trains and jeeps

    Apr 23, 2015

    … and a splash of rafts. Where do you find such an array of adventure options? In your rebranded backyard now known as the Grand Circle.

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