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November 2019

Desert Companion November 2019
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Stories from the November 2019 Issue

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Built to Last

Nov 01, 2019

Forget disposable gifts and throwaway novelties. This season, give your loved ones gifts that keep on giving.

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Goodie Two Shoes
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The Gift of Giving

Nov 01, 2019

These charitable organizations seek donations, volunteers, and other support this holiday season.

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Ethel Em
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Holiday Jolly Days

Nov 01, 2019

Holiday events featuring cacti to casinos and wine to craft brews. No Grinch is going to steal this Christmas glitter.

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Found issue: Food

Nov 01, 2019

Tasty rarities and legit ingredients abound in Vegas — if you know where to look.

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Veronica Torres-Miller
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Found Issue: Interview

Nov 01, 2019

Vintage treasure hunter Veronica Torres-Miller knows a good find when she feels one.

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Suzette Whitmore
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Found Issue: Serendipity

Nov 01, 2019

Finding an unexpected glimpse of my late grandmother.

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Junk Drawer
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Found Issue: Junk Drawer

Nov 01, 2019

We grabbed a bunch of stuff from our junk drawers to make a meta-junk drawer!

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Party in the Back
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Found Issue: Memoir

Nov 01, 2019

Andrew Kiraly's trashy adventures Dumpster-diving in the '90s. Any shop that presented itself to the world with a bright sign and welcoming storefront...the Dumpster behind it told a different story

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Found Issue: Look What I Found!

Nov 01, 2019

Strange, funny, and WTF? episodes of everyday serendipity.

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Things Lost, Stories Found

Nov 01, 2019

These notes, letters, and found objects tell distinctly Nevadan stories... some sad, some funny, some just kinda weird.

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Bendy
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Found Issue

Nov 01, 2019

A few years ago, I found $40 on the floor of a sandwich shop in Henderson. My first thought, of course, was Free sandwich!

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R.U.N.
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Entertainment: 'Performers Actually Hit One Another'

Nov 01, 2019

R.U.N is an intense, action-driven departure from the Cirque du Soleil formula.

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Bruce Smiley
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Profile: The Man with the Neon Donut

Nov 01, 2019

And other strange things Bruce Smiley has unearthed in a career of finding the odd in odds and ends.

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Trash Art
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Open Topic: Trash Art

Nov 01, 2019

What a randomly acquired painting taught me about the transitory nature of hope, value, and Vegas.

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Explainer: Battering Hand

Nov 01, 2019

The law of unintended consequences besets a plan to keep guns away from domestic abusers.

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Dinner Party
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Chop, Sizzle, Gather

Nov 01, 2019

The warm domestic vibe of the season makes this a great time to have people over. Here are some tips to make it easy — especially for the novice party planner.

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Theater: Finding a Good Holmes

Nov 01, 2019

Vegas Theatre Company plumbs the identity and mythology of the world’s greatest detective.

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Taco
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Meat & Veggie: Taco Times Two

Nov 01, 2019

At Santos Guisados Tacos & Beer, to interpret the flexible Spanish culinary term guisado, General Manager Michael Carlisi goes with “stewed.” The meats in the guisado tacos are cooked for hours, adding water and letting it reduce again.

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Tauk
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Hot Seat

Nov 01, 2019

Here we are now, entertain us — exhibits, concerts, shows, events, and other Easter eggs* to fill your calendar.

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Happy Place
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Happy Place

Nov 01, 2019

If you’re determined to pursue happiness — or at least a childlike, selfie-intensive version of it — Mandalay Bay has a place for you: Happy Place, that is, 15,000-square feet offering 10 themed rooms for all the Instagram posts you could want

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Editor's Note
Andrew Kiraly
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The Subject Is Objects

Nov 01, 2019

For all its transience and fluidity, Las Vegas seems like a giant airport sometimes. Countless people — tourists, residents, nomads falling somewhere in between — perch for a while and then flutter off.

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Spaceship
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Random Access Memory: November 2019

Nov 01, 2019

Droll, odd, tragic, and awkward moments from the many Novembers of Las Vegas history.

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Friends
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Friendquest!

Nov 01, 2019

How does a cynical, middle-aged homebody make friends in the digital age? A lot of swiping — in hopes of clicking.

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Brent Holmes
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Kings of the Norf

Nov 01, 2019

Often dissed and dismissed, North Las Vegas has an export it’s proud of: a distinct brand of hip-hop.

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Flippers
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Into the Gray with the Vegas Flippers

Nov 01, 2019

Your feelings about home flippers — the folks who snap up homes, make a bunch of largely cosmetic fixes, then sell them fast for a nice profit.

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