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A stylized collage featuring a vintage white Fiat 500 against a yellow map background, with colorful toy cars scattered throughout and silhouettes of people standing on a numbered scale from 10 to 100.
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Thinking through the ethics of an American road trip.

By Scott Dickensheets

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Don't stop with snapshots — there's plenty more of Nevada to see when you hit the road to a town less traveled, like the five we handily rounded up for your summer road trip consideration.
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See Hear Do: In The Spotlight
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Gear up for summer with great music, stage acts, and art
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Hamlet, Prince of Mobile Homes
Modified drift car in action on a track. A black sports car with gold accents and sponsor decals performs a drift, creating tire smoke. The vehicle has a gold roof, roll cage visible through windows, and a modified front end with exposed intercooler. Motion blur indicates high-speed drift performance.
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The Fast and the Photofile
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A cartoon chicken character with glasses holds what appears to be a dark beverage in a glass. The chicken has a yellow body with orange/red feathers on its head and wings, and is wearing orange shorts. The chicken has a somewhat unimpressed or contemplative expression and is set against a circular yellow background.
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Bawk to the Past
Andrew Kiraly
A beloved local chicken chain pecks at a retro revival
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Courtesy Circa Las Vegas
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Hot Cuppa
Chef Marquita Duren leans on an expo window.
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Behind the Counter
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Cultural Exchange
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Vegas bands rarely tour abroad. These four have, and they've got stories
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Vertically Gifted
The Landmark hotel cleaves in half and falls down in a plume of smoke
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