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    May 2019

    Desert Companion - May 2019
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    Stories from the May 2019 Issue

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    Hilton Sedona Resort
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    Sedona: Two Tales of One City

    May 01, 2019

    Whatever the season, Sedona rewards those who love the great outdoors — and the cozy indoors.

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    Side Trips! Between Flagstaff and Sedona

    May 01, 2019

    Take a scenic detour off Interstate 17 by exiting onto AZ 89A, toward Sedona.

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    Hassayampa Inn
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    Prescott: From Whiskey to Water Sports

    May 01, 2019

    Where desert meets forest, Prescott is North Central Arizona’s sleeper destination.

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    Hula's
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    Phoenix: Bright and Blazing Phoenix

    May 01, 2019

    This desert metropolis can make you dizzy with options. Here’s our must-do list.

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    Heritage Square
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    Flagstaff: Next Door, But Worlds Away

    May 01, 2019

    Once a sleepy railroad town, Flagstaff is all grown up.

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    Arcosanti
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    Arcosanti: City of Possibilities

    May 01, 2019

    Built along a jumbled, rocky canyon in the scrubby high desert between Flagstaff and Phoenix, the experimental town of Arcosanti is a place of pilgrimage for people who love architecture and design.

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    All in
    UNLV Film Students
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    Wishing Big

    May 01, 2019

    Two UNLV film students make the finals of a national film competition

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    Flight Attendant Training
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    I, Witness: Taking Flight

    May 01, 2019

    Sure, flight attendants bring you pretzels. They can also save your life.

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    Summer Thomad
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    Open Topic: Heaven or Las Vegas

    May 01, 2019

    A young Muslim woman ponders the joys and complications of celebrating Ramadan in this less-than-holy city

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    Alisha Kerlin
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    Asked and Answered: A Bit of Everything

    May 01, 2019

    Barrick Museum director Alisha Kerlin on the life and future of the city’s only existing art museum

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    Heather Harmon
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    Q&A: Back in a Big Way

    May 01, 2019

    Las Vegas native Heather Harmon comes home to lead the massive Symphony Park art museum project.

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    Tule Springs
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    Field Notes: Mammoth Achievement

    May 01, 2019

    For the Tule Springs fossil park, and its striking public art, we have persistent women to thank.

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    NBT
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    Culture: Material Benefits

    May 01, 2019

    A brainy play and a playfully surreal ballet underscore the importance of costume design

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    LV Convention Center
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    Art: The Vital Center

    May 01, 2019

    A new photo exhibit celebrates the Convention Center’s glamorous past, even as the facility prepares to leap into the future.

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    Johnny Marr
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    The Hot Seat

    May 01, 2019

    You can go see Johnny Marr because you’re nostalgic for the Smiths if you want to, but for his part, he’ll be focused on songs from his latest album, Call the Comet.

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    Masala
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    Street Foodie: The Flavor of the Strip

    May 01, 2019

    You can eat from the street without leaving the Boulevard.

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    Aliante Deck Cabana
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    Local Travel: Just Up the Road

    May 01, 2019

    Staycation experiences abound in Nevada’s fourth-largest city.

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    Diamonds are Forever
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    Click Debate: The 11 Essential Las Vegas Films

    May 01, 2019

    Good, bad, or ugly, they tell essential truths about Vegas.

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    Warm Carrot Cake
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    Eat This Now: Warm Carrot Cake

    May 01, 2019

    Executive Pastry Chef Claude Escamilla and his team deconstructed and reimagined what Americans best recognize as a dense brick of sweetness lost in cream-cheese frosting. “Everything together, you feel it is a carrot cake but with a little twist,” Escamilla says.

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    Saga
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    Review: Disassembly Required

    May 01, 2019

    The sophisticated Scandinavian treats at Saga are a delight to behold — and to eat.

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    Ube
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    Champagne Wishes, Corn Smut Dreams

    May 01, 2019

    If your taste in food runs to the adventurous, try these unusual flavors from around the globe, sold locally

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    Editor's Note
    Andrew Kiraly
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    You’re Tripping

    May 01, 2019

    The idea for this month’s feature, “Amazing Arizona,” came out of this random effulgence of enthusiasm — at once singular and choral — from Desert Companion writers at one of our coffee-splashed, bagel-fueled story pitch roundtables.

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    End Note

    Random Access Memory: May

    May 02, 2019

    Droll, odd, poignant, and awkward moments from the many Mays of Las Vegas history.

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    History
    Virginia Hill
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    History: The Woman Who Asked for Too Much

    May 01, 2019

    Virginia Hill’s savvy and sophistication made her more than a pretty mob moll

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    Bob and Sandy Ellis
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    Profile: The Real Deal

    May 01, 2019

    Wisecracking philanthropist Bob Ellis and wife Sandy open their hearts for Nevada’s underserved kids and schools.

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