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There’s no need to fear the grocery store spice aisle. There are a lot of options, but in five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on which ingredients go with which dishes to help make your next dinner party a success.
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Standoffs between private landowners and the federal government, which owns most of Nevada’s land, have been well-publicized. The latest has a religious twist, with a pastor suing in the wake of a flood that damaged his property after the Department of Fish & Wildlife diverted a stream to protect a species of fish.
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Frank Mir, a Las Vegas hometown hero and former UFC heavyweight champion, faces a quick turnaround between fights. Having beaten Todd Duffee in July, he gets less than two months to prepare for Andrei Arlovski. And although he’d looked forward to a break, Mir couldn’t say no to the UFC.
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Metro finally may get More Cops It’s been more than 10 years since voters approved a sales tax increase that would pay for more officers, but the Great Recession derailed those plans. Now, the Clark County Commission will vote to enact the increase. of Old Vegas will live on 20 Icon The Riviera has closed, but it will
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A story in the Aug. 23 issue of The Sunday should have stated that Nevada officials negotiated an option to buy up to 2.5 million rounds of ammunition for state agencies over the next two years.
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Las Vegas doesn’t have its own NFL team, but the city is passionate about pro football. Between the bettors and the transplants from states that do have teams, the valley has a dedicated fan base that craves a good watch party. So we put together a list of some of the best spots to enjoy your game, your grub and your beverage.
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President Barack Obama visited Las Vegas to speak at National Clean Energy Summit 8.0, where he touted continued investment in renewable energy.
More than 320,000 students headed back to classrooms this week in Clark County, a recordhigh enrollment for the fifth-largest school district in the country.
An appellate court denied New Jersey’s attempt to open sports betting operations, meaning Nevada remains the only state with full-fledged sports books.
The Clark County Commission will vote on the More Cops proposal to slightly increase the sales tax rate to generate funds to hire more than 100 new Metro Police officers.
The UNLV football team opens the season at Northern Illinois in coach Tony Sanchez’s debut. The Rebels are a three-touchdown betting underdog.
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the hopefuls and hopeless on the presidential scene The purplest of purple states, Nevada is a key battleground for Oval Office aspirants. Each week, we rank how the presidential candidates fared in the state and on issues important to its residents. Here’s who had a good week and a bad week.
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Members of her campaign stumped in remote Mineral County in Northern Nevada. She has learned her lesson from 2008, when Clinton won more votes in the state’s caucus, but Barack Obama garnered more delegates, thanks to rules that boost candidates who win rural areas.
In Washington state, Paul blamed federal ownership of land for worsening forest fires, saying “I think if you were left alone, you might manage your forests a little bit better.” It’s a message that plays well with libertarians in Nevada but may not resonate widely.
The Harvard professor running on a promise to pass voting and campaign finance reforms — and then resign — is counting on an appearance at the presidential debate in October to boost his chances. But he’ll have to clear 1 percent in national polls to win an invitation.
New polls showed that Latino voters were extremely unlikely to offer support for the real estate mogul, who recently threw Univision anchor Jorge Ramos out of a news conference. According to Gallup, 14 percent of Latino voters view him favorably, while 65 percent have a negative opinion.
Responding to Donald Trump’s call to end automatic citizenship for all children born in the United States, Walker cited Sen. Harry Reid’s support for a bill in the early 1990s that would have done just that. But Reid has long since reversed that position, as Walker quickly did, as well.
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Dresses are displayed on mannequins at the Va Va Voom Glam Factory booth during the MAGIC fashion convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Of the 62 Clark County School District schools with five or more empty teaching positions, that is the number that are in the valley’s poorest neighborhoods, includingdowntown, North Las Vegas and the east valley. In other words, 88 percent are in poorer areas.
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Michelle Pfeiffer’s last name is German for pepper. It was the surname given to people who sold spices for a living.
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The grocery store’s spice aisle can be an intimidating place, with countless herbs, spices and salts from which to choose. Some are familiar, others similar, and many have names that are hard to pronounce. ¶ But a little basic knowledge can go a long way in boosting the flavor of your meals. ¶ For your next potluck, barbecue or family gettogether, here is a guide to common spices, with instructions on how to incorporate them into any meal.
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Berbere seasoning A hot, zesty spice mix from Ethiopia. Perfect as a meat rub or marinade. Consists of chili peppers, garlic, ginger and several African spices, including korarima, rue, ajwain, radhuni, nigella and fenugreek.
Horseradish A root with an intensely spicy, sour taste. Originated in Eastern Europe.
Blackened creole blend A spice mix from New Orleans with roots in Spanish and French culture. Perfect for fish and soups because it adds a rich, robust flavor. Consists of onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, thyme, basil, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika and salt.
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A south Asian spice. Consists of coriander, turmeric, cumin, fenugreek and chili pepper. Typically savory and sweet but also can be hot.
The world’s most precious spice, from the flower saffron crocus. Discovered 50,000 years ago in Iran. Has an earthy taste with a mild sweetness.
A tiny seed from a mustard plant. Has been used globally since ancient times. White, yellow or black in color with either a nutty or spicy taste.
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Get started Start a spice rack for less than $20 with these staples:
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The most significant difference between table salt and kosher salt is an added anti-clumping agent in table salt. Kosher salt also has larger grains. Use table salt for french fries, kosher salt to marinate meats and to cook.
Genetics directly affect people’s perception of spices. There are up to three genes in human DNA that influence whether someone likes the taste and smell of cilantro.
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Hawaiian black sea salt A bold salt. Originally made from charcoal, now made with alaea clay from Hawaii. Often used to preserve moisture in fish and meat.
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A Chinese parsley that’s a Mexican staple. Often served raw in meat dishes or salsas. Adds a savory, brackish flavor to food.
A seasoning made from salt and celery seed. Commonly used in ketchup and hot dogs. The celery seed gives the salt a subtle, sweet flavor and a hint of bitterness.
A flower bud native to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. Adds a savory, warm, sweet flavor. Traditionally used in holiday hams, tobacco, baked apples and fruit pies.
A versatile spice from China made of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Sichuan pepper. A little goes a long way in adding a pungent sweetness.
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WHO REALLY HAS RIGHTS TO NEVADA LAND? PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE ISSUES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE LANDSCAPE AS PASTOR FIGHTS GOVERNMENT FOR REROUTING STREAM AWAY FROM HIS PROPERTY
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he midday sun hangs high in the Amargosa Valley sky as Cuban exile turned Las Vegas pastor Victor Fuentes treks along a path near his 40-acre property. The meandering trail follows a narrow spring-fed stream, alternating between patches of parched dirt and thick clumps of salt grass. The stream, Fuentes says, used to be his. “We needed that water to practice our
The former location of a stream on “Patch of Heaven” church camp property. After the stream was diverted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife, the surrounding plant life died.
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ABOUT ASH MEADOWS The area is fed by underground aquifers left over from a prehistoric sea and has a higher concentration of endemic species — meaning those found only in Ash Meadows — of any area in the United States. Because of this, the area is a wetland that ranks alongside Florida’s Everglades and the San Francisco Bay. The new location of a stream relocated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service away from the “Patch of Heaven” church camp property.
faith,” he says. ¶ Ten years after coming to this wide-open vista, he can still remember how it looked the first time he saw it. Green. Alive with flowers and trees. Peaceful — the type of place he fled Cuba for. ¶ He bought it with donations from the churchgoers, named it “Patch of Heaven” and invited church summer camps to the property for campfire cookouts and singalongs as well as Bible studies and river baptisms. ¶ “In nature, that’s how we were created,”
Fuentes says. “When God wants to talk to you, he wants no distractions. This was a refuge for humans.” ¶ But the place Fuentes is describing doesn’t exist anymore. ¶ After half an hour’s walk, Fuentes arrives at an earthen berm that rises from the banks of the cattail-clogged stream, bending the water’s flow away from Fuentes’ property. On his side of the berm, a sloping wash lined with the husks of withered plants is carved into the dusty terrain.
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On the other is the federal government, which says it needed to divert the water to protect a fragile ecosystem home to 26 endangered species, including the 3-inchlong Ash Meadows speckled dace, a grayish-green fish found only here, in a network of spring-fed creeks surrounded by the Mojave Desert. ¶ In that one stream, all of Nevada’s complicated and contradictory relationships to public land is reflected. ¶ Since the West was settled, private landowners have chafed at the federal government telling them how the lands and the water that runs through it can be used. The tension has fueled frequent and sometimes violent showdowns that include the Sagebrush Rebellions of the 1970s and 1990s, and the recent standoff at the Bundy ranch. It’s a never-ending battle that pits a host of competing claims against one another: conservation vs. economic development, humans vs. the animals that have lived on the land for centuries, the rights of private citizens vs. the public good. And the legal conflict between Fuentes and the government hinges on fundamental questions. What are the limits of religious rights? Should the federal government or private citizens decide how land should be used? How do we allocate water when there isn’t enough to go around? “It’s a classic debate. Why protect the tiny fish when human needs ought to come first?” says Char Miller, professor of environmental analysis at Pomona (Calif.) College and author of several books, including “Public Lands, Public Debates: A Century of Controversy.” “But birds, fish and other species have a right to this Earth, too.” In 2012, Fuentes filed suit against the federal government, alleging an unjust taking of private property by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which manages the 36-square-mile Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge that surrounds his land on all sides. The suit also seeks Lincoln Nye Ash Meadows
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compensation for flood damages and claims Fuentes’ First Amendment religious protections were violated. When Fuentes and his wife, Annette, arrived in 2006, water from the nearby Longstreet Spring filled the now dry arroyo, winding through a corner of their property before feeding into a downstream reservoir left over Victor Fuentes from the ranching of previous decades. Like a modern John the Baptist, Fuentes used it to christen congregants — as well as to water his donkeys. At church-sponsored camps, children would relax on the banks or jump in to cool off between Bible studies. But now, with the stream diverted, the grassy lawns he mowed once a week have receded into barren earth while trees withered and died. As the grass dried up, so too did the baptisms, dropping from a peak of 100 in one month to just seven in the past year, performed in a small above-ground pool at “Patch of Heaven” that Fuentes fills from a well. Compounding the problems, the newly built channel overflowed during a massive rainstorm in December 2010, flooding the Fuentes’ property and depositing several inches of mud and rock throughout. Damages to several cabins and a mess hall totaled $86,000, Fuentes contends. “How can you be purposely damaged and not be compensated?” he asks. Claims and appellate courts have dismissed the claims so far, saying their challenge is too broad. The Fuenteses have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, drawing an amicus brief from Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt. The court is expected to decide in October whether it will hear that challenge. Fuentes says his goal is to be repaid for the flood damage and, more importantly, to have the stream restored to his swimming hole and baptismal font. But there’s only so much water to go around. “We have the largest oasis that’s left in the Mojave Desert,” says Ben Jurand, a tour guide at the refuge. From a distance, Ash Meadows looks like a mirage, an improbable shimmer of green. Approaching on a lonely road off Nevada State Route 160 heading out of Pahrump, the ash and mesquite trees testify to the presence of the largest wetland in Southern Nevada — an environment unlike any other in the world. “It’s a pretty surprising place,” says Jurand, who calls it a “gem” in the desert. “There are clear turquoise blue pools with vegetation all around them; springs and trees that look like they belong in the Caribbean.”
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Diet Algae and insects Habitat Thrives in shallow, fast-moving streams in the Amargosa River Drainage system Endangered status Its habitat dwindled to just two spring systems, but the stream diversion completed in 2010 resulted in an “immediate payoff” benefiting the fish’s population, according to a U.S. Geological Survey wildlife expert.
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The Ash Meadows speckled dace was listed as an endangered species in 1982 after years of habitat destruction. Four years later, its cousin, the Las Vegas dace, went extinct, disappearing from streams in the Las Vegas valley. ¶ Belonging to a larger family of fish that can be found in spring systems throughout the West, from Canada to Mexico, several distinct species of speckled dace have emerged because of geographic isolation.
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But the plants, fish and insects that inhabit Ash Meadows have been under attack for more than a century, first by human development and more recently by invasive crayfish, mosquitofish and noxious weeds. Before settlement of the valley, the dace swam in waters fed by 10 springs. By 2009, they were fighting off invasive bullfrogs and other fishes in just two. The goal of the Fish & Wildlife Service is to restore the range of the dace as much as possible. “A lot of the area was pretty much destroyed,” Jurand said. “The effort has been to restore these natural systems to function on their own.” Human activity in the area dates thousands of years and includes Nomadic natives, Southern Paiute and Western Shoshone, and European settlers who mined borax and raised cattle after arriving by railroad in the early 1900s. By the 1960s, ranchers were draining the groundwater at an alarming rate and a peat mine destroyed
several marshes in Ash Meadows, wiping out a swath of wetlands that had been home to migratory birds. Bulldozers from the Spring Meadows Ranch knocked down sand dunes for concrete irrigation ditches and large reservoirs. Up sprang 12,000 acres of alfalfa. Special attention fell on the decreasing water level at Devil’s Hole, an aquifer-fed pool that has carved out a 500-foot deep limestone cavern. In that pool lives the endangered Warm Springs pupfish, one of the world’s rarest fish, whose population has declined from 550 in the early 1970s to only about 65 today. After the pupfish’s plight made it an icon of the conservation movement, the Department of Interior won a Supreme Court decision against Spring Meadows Ranch in 1976 to protect the fish, effectively ending agricultural operations in the area. The land became a refuge when an environmental group, Nature Conservancy, bought it from a real estate development company in 1984 and turned it over
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to the Fish & Wildlife Service. But a dozen parcels totaling less than 1,000 acres remained in private hands, including what became the embattled Fuentes property. As all of that was happening, though, Fuentes was on the other side of the continent. He was dreaming of a new life, unaware of the incendiary Western property rights issues in which he’d later become embroiled. Victor Fuentes had been swimming in the open ocean for several hours when he worried he’d never return to dry land. Earlier that night in January 1991, Fuentes and three friends had jumped into the Atlantic Ocean from Tres Piedras beach near his hometown of Santiago, Cuba, in a bid for freedom. With the Soviet Union on the brink of collapse in the late 1980s, food and work became scarce and unsteady. Fuentes worked as a butcher but decided to flee after a friend who was a police officer friend began begging for
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scraps. If government workers couldn’t make it, how would he? Making matters worse, Fuentes’ mother was stricken with multiple sclerosis, and doctors in Cuba said they couldn’t help her. Fuentes took a desperate gamble, leaving behind his wife and joining friends to make a 7-mile swim to American-controlled Guantanamo Bay. When they reached the beach — after a torturous journey that left one friend in need of surgery after choking on a jellyfish — they stumbled upon a group of U.S. military personnel in a pickup truck. Within a week, Fuentes settled in Las Vegas and got a job washing dishes at the King 8 Hotel, a gritty gambling hall in the shadow of the Strip. There, Fuentes caught the eye of a desk clerk from Michigan, whom he later married. After only a few months in Las Vegas, Fuentes, desperate for money to bring his mother over, began driving cars loaded with cocaine from Northern California to Las Vegas. His conversion tale: Arrest, prison, bible. After his release, he landed a job as an assistant pastor at a Baptist church, and eventually he started his own nondenominational congregation, Ministerio Roca Solida. After that came his marriage to Annette, followed by a celebratory dinner at a local Subway and a happy life raising their two children. (His mother died before she could emigrate.) And then Fuentes discovered “Patch of Heaven,” which he bought in 2006 for $500,000, using money donated by a congregant. Fuentes installed plumbing, air conditioning and electricity, allowing the property to host groups of 50 at a time. Everything he needed to carve out a spiritual retreat was there — including water from the stream. “Absent checking the government at every turn, you wind up with despotism,” says Fuentes’s attorney Joe Becker. An amateur folk guitarist in the early 1990s who studied Austrian economics under Murray Rothbard at UNLV, Becker has spent most of his career fighting what he views as government overreach. After serving as chief legal counsel for Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign, Becker relocated to Reno as the lead attorney for the newly formed Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation, an arm of the conservative think tank Nevada Policy Research Institute.
The dining room of “Patch of Heaven” church camp.
One of the first cases to come across Becker’s desk was a plea for help from the pastor. “I wish I could say it surprised me,” Becker says. “The case is especially poignant here in Nevada, because the government has such an unduly large presence. If anywhere somebody needs to push back against the federal government, it’s here.” Standing at a plastic table in the dining hall at “Patch of Heaven,” Becker spreads out some of the evidence he’s collected. On a surveying map sketched in 1881, Becker traces his finger down a dark line representing the stream as it crosses through what is now the Fuentes land. Another surveying map, this one from 1948, shows the
stream along the same path. The goal, Becker says, is to prove in court that the river ought to continue to flow where it historically has. At its core, the case largely comes down to who owns the water that coursed through Fuentes’ property. The answer is tied up in arcane statutes governing water rights in the West under the “first in time, first in right” standard. Becker has pieced together a 100-year history using maps, land deeds and tax records to document the water rights on the property through a succession of owners, including a U.S. senator and a key figure in the second Sagebrush rebellions of the 1990s. At each step along the way, the small stream flowed through what is now Fuentes’ property. When he bought the property, Fuentes didn’t ask about water rights. The man from whom Fuentes bought it said he had never encountered problems letting his emus, rabbits and llamas drink from the stream. As part of their legal defense, the Fuenteses filed an application with the Nevada state engineer in 2011 seeking to prove their vested water rights, but a decision has not been issued by the office. In court filings, Fish & Wildlife has asserted a prior claim on the water. The agency’s 2009 conservation plan included a diversion of the stream, as well as several others. Refuge managers eventually rerouted a dozen waterways. Since 1984, the agency has acquired most of the remaining privately held parcels contained in the refuge. Today, there are only six private parcels in the refuge. The Fuenteses wonder whether the stream diversion was an unsubtle way of discouraging them from sticking it out on the land. “Fight or leave,” as Annette Fuentes puts it. But after more than three years of litigation, Fuentes is no closer to the water. The case has become stuck in a legal thicket. While the main lawsuit may go to trial next year, a separate case has spun off and made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The law prevents a plaintiff from bringing the same case in both the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Claims simultaneously, meaning that Fuentes either must ask for the stream to be restored or for monetary damages, but not both, a situation Becker said precludes him from ever being “made whole” for his suffering. Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, it likely will be years before the dispute is resolved. No matter what happens with the court case, though, the heart of the dispute is difficult to resolve. A Cuban exile lands in an unfamiliar and hostile landscape, where he sets about baptizing believers in a stream. But his presence puts at risk a fragile ecosystem and the animals that have called it home long before he came there. Who gets what? There are competing answers, and there might not be a way for them to co-exist. From one point of view, that’s a tragedy. From another, that’s politics. “These lands are public and, therefore, democratic,” says Miller, the professor of environmental analysis. “They’re supposed to be fought over.” It’s a fight that has been waged throughout the history of Nevada. And whatever the outcome of this skirmish, no truce is in sight. “La que me salvo, me rescato,” Fuentes sings from the stage, facing the 30 people gathered in a Las Vegas middle school auditorium to join him in a Spanish-language hymn, “Te Doy Gloria.” With his 16-year-old son playing drums, Fuentes leads the congregation through several more songs before a nearly hourlong sermon, which includes an update on the suit. “I ask all of you to keep praying,” Fuentes says as pictures of the ranch’s former beauty are projected on a screen behind him, “because I know one day we’ll have the river back.” Fuentes is already dreaming about a future where his days aren’t dominated by depositions and court hearings. He’s looking forward to investing even more energy into growing his flock and finding a new home for his congregation that would allow him to conduct a greater number of services. “It’s not only about ‘Patch of Heaven.’ There are a lot of people suffering the same way we do under the arm of the government,” he says, not mentioning the speckled dace, the Devil’s Hole pupfish, and all the rest. “By winning the case, a lot of people are going to win.”
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A history of land fights 1979 Sagebrush Rebellion Conservative lawmakers introduced several bills in Congress to turn hundreds of millions of acres over to private landowners. The bills ultimately failed, but rebels found an ally in Ronald Reagan and his new secretary of the interior, who loosened federal controls on the lands. 1993 Sagebrush Rebellion II After years of dormancy, the rebellion roared back to life with an uncharacteristic bout of violence that included the bombing of a Bureau of Land Management building in Reno. Two years later, a Carson City forest ranger found a pair of pipe bombs at his home and office. 2010 Happy Camp Canyon shooting A pair of Bureau of Land Management rangers in Arizona came were attacked while on patrol. The attacker, who was never caught, sped past the rangers while obscenely gesturing to them before exiting his vehicle with a high-powered rifle and firing two shots. 2014 Cliven Bundy standoff Years of unpaid grazing fees led the Bureau of Land Management to Cliven Bundyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ranch in Bunkerville. They were greeted by hordes of rifle-carrying militiamen who gathered at the ranch to protect Bundy from what they saw as government overreach. The tense standoff nearly exploded into violence but was eventually defused when BLM rangers backed down.
Fuentes and his wife, Annette, lead a group prayer for his congregation in August before services in their modified chapel within Roy Martin Middle School.
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Metro Police are estimated to be able to hire 133 officers if the More Cops tax, approved by voters in 2004, goes into effect. (Christopher DeVargas/staff)
Metro finally may get More Cops By Conor Shine staff writer
It has taken 10 years, three sheriffs and four failed proposals to get to this point, but starting next year, Clark County sales tax likely will rise, with the proceeds used to pay for more police officers. The Clark County Commission will vote Sept. 1 on a revised version of the More Cops sales tax. Unlike in 2013, when a deeply divided board rejected the proposal, the measure appears to have the votes needed to pass. What changed? For starters, there’s a new sheriff in town, Joseph Lombardo, who has been able to tie increased funding to reopening a police substation in the western valley and a promise that Metro Police officers once again will respond to noninjury traffic crashes, which they haven’t done since 2014. Just as important, one of the tax increase’s staunchest opponents, Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, has signaled that he supports the proposal, which would raise the countywide sales tax rate from 8.1 percent to 8.15 percent. That tax increase is smaller than previously proposed. How much will sales tax rise? If approved, the hike would translate to an extra 5 cents for every $100 spent on retail goods. It would take effect Jan. 1 and is expected to generate an extra $14.6 million a year for Metro, allowing the department to hire 133 additional officers. Another $4.8 million would go to hire dozens of officers at police departments in Henderson, North Las Vegas, Mesquite and Boulder City.
HOW MUCH SALES TAX DO PEOPLE IN OTHER CITIES PAY? 10.25%
CHICAGO
9.3%
PHOENIX
9%
LOS ANGELES
8.875%
NEW YORK CITY
8.25%
DALLAS LAS VEGAS
8.15%
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8.125%
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8.1%
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How did we get here? The More Cops tax measure first was proposed during Las Vegas’ boom years, when the city’s exploding population outpaced Metro’s ability to pay for new officers. In 2004, Clark County voters supported a ballot question to raise the sales tax. But only a portion of the sales tax was implemented because of the economic
crash in 2008. Metro postponed the remaining increase, even as officer staffing levels decreased. In 2013, former Sheriff Doug Gillespie revived the proposal, but the county commission couldn’t get the five votes it needed to approve it. How is the vote shaping up now? In 2013, commissioners were split into three groups: those who supported the full tax increase, those who supported a lower tax increase and those who opposed any increase. In supporting the tax hike, Sisolak now joins commissioners Larry Brown, Susan Brager, Mary Beth Scow and Lawrence Weekly. Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani remains the lone holdout. She criticizes the sales tax for being regressive and questions Metro’s use of its existing resources. The commission also will have a new member voting on the proposal, Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick, whom Gov. Brian Sandoval appointed to replace former Commissioner Tom Collins, who resigned. Collins was the most vocal advocate of the full tax increase and blocked attempts to pass compromise versions. Although Kirkpatrick hasn’t indicated how she’ll vote, her decision likely won’t affect the measure’s chances of passing. The new version of the tax also is endorsed by the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Nevada Resorts Association, which both opposed it in 2013. “A lot of mitigating concerns have been addressed by the sheriff,” said Paul Moradkhan, the chamber’s vice president of government affairs. “We think it’s a fair rate that’s going to increase the number of officers on the ground.”
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can a credit company come after me? The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits third-party debt collection agencies from using abusive tactics and limits the amount of contact they can make with consumers. If you have an attorney, the collector should go through him or her, and no longer can contact you directly.
Failing to pay the minimum on your credit card bill, or failing to pay altogether, can have a slew of serious consequences, both in the long and short term. There are many actions that can be taken against you, and they can get progressively worse the longer you’re unable to pay.
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Icon of Old Vegas will live on By J.D. Morris | staff writer
The Riviera closed about four months ago, but in a way, the historic hotel still is running strong. ¶ Several elements of the property have moved to new locations, including the Neon Museum and the Westgate just across Paradise Road. And public safety workers have been training inside the former casino, which closed May 4 after being bought by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority for $182.5 million. ¶ Much about the future of the Riviera site remains unclear. The LVCVA has not set a date for when the structure will come down, and details of the convention space that is expected to replace the resort still are a long way off. ¶ But as those plans work themselves out, the Riviera’s second life already is underway.
The Riviera has closed but its impact on Las Vegas is not forgotten. (STEVE MARCUS/staff file)
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Executives from Paragon Gaming, the company that operated the Riviera, received approval in May from Nevada gaming regulators to manage the Westgate. Meanwhile, the Culinary Union has been helping former Riviera employees find new jobs. Some are attending the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas to further develop skills or train for new positions — for example, a housekeeper learning to become a prep cook, spokeswoman Bethany Khan said. “Some are upgrading their current skills, some are doing interview preparation, many have updated resumes, and some are getting trained in a new classification,” she said. Others already have found work at other Strip resorts, Khan said.
A number of public safety agencies, including the FBI and multiple fire departments, have used the Riviera for training exercises since it closed. The empty resort provides a unique setting for simulating an emergency situation in a high rise. The LVCVA recently approved plans to demolish the Riviera for $42 million. A date hasn’t been finalized, but staff members say it should be sometime next year. Once the Riviera is taken down, the LVCVA will rent out the empty space. At the same time, a tourism committee convened by Gov. Brian Sandoval will help shape the vision for the convention space that eventually will replace the Rivera. That committee has about one year to send a report to the governor.
The Crazy Girls sculpture in front of the Riviera can be seen at Planet Hollywood now. (STEVE MARCUS/ staff file)
‘CRAZY GIRLS’ For years, the iconic “No ‘Ifs’ ‘Ands’ Or …” statue greeted visitors to the Riviera. The bronze ladies proved to be a popular photo backdrop for guests and passers-by. A related “Crazy Girls” topless burlesque show inside the Riviera also was a fixture of the resort. And “Crazy Girls” didn’t fade away when the Riviera closed. In fact, it’s arguably more visible. Both the show and the statue moved to Planet Hollywood. The show runs in Sin City Theater, and the statue is on the casino floor.
The sign from the porte cochere can be seen at the Neon Museum. (courtesy of the neon museum)
SIGNAGE Patrons of the Neon Museum downtown can see Riviera signs, including an illuminated one from the resort’s porte cochere and an older one from a parking garage. The museum has additional Riviera signs in storage, but needs to find the appropriate locations to display them, said Danielle Kelly, the museum’s executive director. Kelly said the process of getting the Riviera signs was “special” because the museum didn’t have to ask for them; hotel officials reached out before the resort closed. “Everyone was very respectful to the legacy of the Riviera and making sure we were able to celebrate it,” Kelly said. “That rarely happens.” It was unheard of to receive a sign that could be plugged in immediately, Kelly said.
GUESTS When the Riviera closed, it threw a wrench in the plans of many people and groups who planned to stay at the resort after the closing date. But Southern Nevada hotel operators have been able to keep nearly all of the Riviera’s room reservations in the market, Paragon officials said.
Clark County and Henderson firefighters participate in a high-rise training scenario at the Riviera. (mikayla whitmore/Staff)
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Roos-N-More is in Moapa, less than an hour north of Las Vegas, in an area zoned for residential development. (photos by mikayla whitmore/Staff)
Accidental zoo holds out hope it can remain open If Roos-N-More in Moapa can’t obtain necessary permits from the county, it will have to get rid of its animals or face fines By Conor Shine staff writer
When veterinarians Valerie and Jay Holt moved in 2006 to a rural neighborhood in Moapa with a pack of 15 kangaroos and wallabies, they had no intention of starting a zoo. But after adding lemurs, a monitor lizard, an alligator, snakes, birds and other exotic species to a menagerie that grew to more than 200 animals, that’s exactly what they ended up with. In 2009, they started hosting tours at what they dubbed Roos-N-More Zoo. Despite the name, the “zoo” isn’t accredited by any zoological association and their property isn’t zoned to house exotic animals. A U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection in April found the facility lacked proper fencing, had unsanitary enclosures and had an infestation of flies. Now, the Holts are trying to bring their attraction into compliance. They are seeking use permits for a recreational facility and to have exotic animals on the property. Clark County officials
have taken issue with signs, landscaping and trash enclosures on the land, but the biggest sticking point is the number of animals allowed. “I tell people I don’t need Alcoholics Anonymous, I need Animals Anonymous,” said Valerie Holt, who dreamed of becoming a zookeeper before becoming a veterinarian. The influx of animals and visitors into the quiet area has divided the community. Some saw the facility as a boon to Moapa. But at least one neighbor vehemently opposed it. “The quiet was gone, replaced by flies and the screeching of unknown animals on the other side of the wall,” Linda Dey said. “We don’t want to live next to a zoo.” Increased commercial activity at the property, which is zoned as residential, drew scrutiny from inspectors from Clark County and the Southern Nevada Health District. They shut down RoosN-More in January 2014. Since then, the Holts have hosted a handful of private tours, but Valerie said they’re going broke trying to stay afloat. The Holts re-
Children reach to pet a South American coati at Roos-N-More in Moapa. The nonprofit business is not technically a zoo but does have hundreds of animals.
lied on entrance fees and fundraisers to feed and care for the animals. The couple has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to improve the property, but the Clark County Commission denied a use permit recently, meaning the Holts will have to get rid of all their exotic animals within six months or face fines. “It feels like having to put your children up for adoption,” Valerie Holt said. Despite its troubles, Roos-N-More is beloved by many in Las Vegas. Hundreds of supporters have participated in fundraisers and conducted educational events with animals at local schools. And there’s still a sliver of hope that Roos-N-More will be saved. Clark County Commissioner Mary Beth Scow recently requested that the board reconsider the application on Sept 2. “I don’t think we quite got our arms around what the issues were,” Scow said.
Scow and several other commissioners said that if Roos-N-More were allowed to reopen, the Holts would have to minimize its impact on neighbors. Commissioner Steve Sisolak said he’d also want to limit the number of animals that could be kept on the property and prohibit animal breeding. “Somebody has got to get a handle on what’s allowed there,” he said. “How far do you go with this?” The Holts recently hired an attorney, the same lawyer who was able to keep the Lion Habitat Ranch in Henderson open this year after it faced similar issues with regulators. Scow said she hoped for a compromise to give Roos-N-More one last chance. “I would expect when they come back, they’ll be very prepared,” she said. “If their permit ever lapsed again, I wouldn’t consider reinstating it.” — Megan Messerly contributed to this story.
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In 2013, there were 3,763 people in motor vehicle crashes suspected of involving alcohol and/or drugs in Nevada. Eightyfive percent of them occurred in Clark County.
putting an end to summer’s deadliest days
Local law enforcement officials refer to the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day as the “hundred deadliest days” because of the increased number of vehicular fatalities that typically occur, many of which involve impaired drivers. While alcohol-related crashes are down more than 40 percent this year from last, there still has been an increase in overall fatalities to date in 2015 in Nevada. why is labor day weekend so dangerous? As most people’s last hurrah of the summer, Labor Day weekend often includes excessive amounts of alcohol and many opportunities for party hopping. Last year in Nevada, four people died in alcohol-related crashes during the three-day weekend. While it may be tempting to pack your weekend itinerary with every party you can find, it’s important to have a reliable, sober means of transportation to get you everywhere you want to go, not just home at the end of the night. If you’re drinking ...
Appoint a designated driver or plan to take cabs all day and night. There also are local sober-ride programs worth checking out. If you’re not drinking ...
Keep in mind that many people on the road might be drinking. Practice your defensive driving skills. If you see a driver showing obvious signs of intoxication, pull off the road and call 911.
Day drinking causes higher risk of dehydration The percentage of fatal crashes in Nevada that involve alcohol is higher than in Utah or California.
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A person’s BAC can depend on a variety of factors, including gender. Women generally have less water and more body fat than men, meaning alcohol remains in women’s blood longer. The following examples are based on the number of drinks a 160-pound man consumes in one hour.
Pool parties, barbecues and picnics can offer ample opportunity to start drinking early, but in the Las Vegas heat, you need to be careful. It’s technically a myth that drinking during the day, especially under the hot sun, gets you drunk faster. However, there are contributing factors that certainly can make it feel that way. Alcohol can increase your risk for heat exhaustion and dehydration, both of which can make you feel sick and disoriented. Drinking water, especially while in the sun, is critical. It’s also helpful to use sunscreen, wear a hat and steal some time in the shade.
BAC of .02 percent (the limit for drivers under age 21) You start to feel relaxed, have an altered mood and experience some judgment loss. That results in a decline of visual and cognitive function, such as the ability to perform two tasks at once.
BAC of .04 percent (the limit for drivers of commercial vehicles) Psychomotor performance is impaired and coordination is affected. You also experience a reduced ability to track moving objects, difficulty steering and reduced response time.
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An estimated 32 percent of fatal car crashes nationally involve an intoxicated driver or pedestrian.
BAC of .08 percent (the limit for drivers over age 21) Your cognitive function is rapidly declining, including your ability to assess and predict situations and judge danger. Your ability to self-regulate, concentrate and properly process information also is impaired.
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teve Madden visited Las Vegas in 1981 while working his first shoe convention in the city. He stayed at the Flamingo only because, as he said, “I have a fascination with Bugsy Siegel.” Madden needed to do some fast shopping on that trip, to buy a white dress shirt to wear with blue jeans. But the Las Vegas of that era was not today’s retail mecca. “All I wanted was a buttondown shirt, and I could John Katsilometes not find a store,” Madden recalled from the Steve Madden Ltd. display fortress at the recent Magic Convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “I swear to God, the only stores I could find were tuxedo stores. … That wouldn’t happen today.” The Steve Madden behind the Steve Madden brand is a tough-talking, straight-shooting kind of guy. It’s easy to see why he would be interested in Siegel. Madden famously launched his company 25 years ago by investing $1,100 he made selling shoes from the trunk of his car. For those interested in nefarious mystique, Madden was locked up for 31 months and released in April 2005 after being convicted of stock manipulation and money laundering. “I got greedy,” he said. “I got mixed up with the wrong guys, and you lose track of what’s right. It was a terrible experience. It seemed like 200 years.” But the business he founded has continued to grow, today exceeding $1.3 billion in annual sales. Madden has become something of a pop culture hero, a footwear entrepreneur portrayed by Jake Hoffman (Dustin’s son) in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” At 57, Madden wears a baseball cap and takes messages on two phones — a new iPhone 6 and a 2003 LG flip phone. He operates five stores in Las Vegas: at Fashion Show mall, the Venetian’s Grand Canal Shoppes, Las Vegas Premium Outlets at Symphony Park, the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood and Town Square. Madden is the human embodiment
of his brand — in constant demand. One guest at the Magic booth is recording artist Cassie Ventura, a beautiful young woman who happens to be the girlfriend of rap mogul Diddy. “I like her; we might do a collab with her,” Madden says, using shorthand for “collaboration.” “She has sold a few records — but not a lot of hits. But Diddy is the closest thing we have to Sinatra, and all the girls who wear Steve Madden are her fans.” Later, Snooki, of “Jersey Shore” fame, pops in for a photo op. “My celebrity is so weird,” Madden says. “So many times I’ve played golf with guys who didn’t know my name, but they go home to their wives or daughters and tell them who they golfed with. Then it’s, ‘Oh, my God! I didn’t realize!’ But you sound like a shmuck if you say, ‘Ask any woman about me. They’ll tell you I’m famous.’ You sound like a real ( jerk) if you do that.” Madden once was a voracious reader. No longer. “I love to read,” he said. “I’ve read books my whole life, and now I struggle to find time. We live in a new world, which we like, for all the complaining.” Madden still looks to ascend to high fashion with his products, which are impressively designed and high quality but not priced in the Louboutin strata. “I would love to be stronger in the designer business, the Gucci area, which Steve Madden is not,” he said. “It’s so different, a completely different aesthetic, and I’m not talking just about design. But I make pop shoes. I’m not the cheapest, but I’m not the most expensive. I’m a tactile guy, and that’s a tough, exclusive area. But I’ll try, I’ll tell you that.” “I never thought I’d be around for 25 years,” Madden continued. “I never thought it would be like this ever.” He recalled Vegas from decades ago. “I loved going out and gambling all night and going into a dumpy joint to get steak and eggs or waffles,” he said. “I loved it, just loved it.” But he needs modern-day Vegas, the one that has evolved into a shopping destination, to succeed in business. “That’s the story of my life, man,” he said, shaking his head. “That’s exactly it. You can’t have it both ways.”
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battling an epidemic of wounds that won’t heal Wound healing, particularly chronic wound healing, is a complicated and dynamic process that can require a concentrated multidisciplinary approach. While wound treatment often is left in the hands of primary care physicians, more and more wound centers are cropping up all over the country to account for an increase in hard-toheal and chronic wounds. “Wounds aren’t healing for many people, and it’s a worldwide epidemic,” said Dr. Naz Wahab, Medical Director of the Outpatient Wound Center and Hyperbaric Center at MountainView Hospital. “The skin is the body’s first defense mechanism, so if it becomes damaged, it is a significant entry point to the rest of the body.”
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This is the immune system’s first response to injury and usually lasts about 24 This phase occurs when the body begins to create a scab, which hours. The body constricts blood vessels near the wound to encourage clotprovides temporary protection to the wound. Epithelialization ting. Once the bleeding has stopped, antibodies, white blood cells and other typically begins around the edges of the wound and gradually nutrients are sent to the wounded area to expedite healing. moves inward until the entire wound is covered. The strength This phase is marked by pain, swelling and loss of funcof a scab is only about 15 percent of the strength of skin. Moist tion at the wound site. Chronic wounds most often environments help encourage this process. What are stuck in the inflammatory phase. is a chronic wound? A chronic wound occurs when a wound is unable to heal within a predictable amount of time and may be stuck in one or more stages of the How are chronic healing process. Wounds that do not heal 1 2 wounds treated? within three months typically are conHyperbaric oxygen therapy Skin substitutes Wound management typically involves the following sidered chronic. Chronic wounds can be The patient is placed into a A skin graft is people: vascular surgeons, primary care wound painful and can last years or even lifetimes. hyperbaric oxygen chamber filled performed using skin specialists, intervention cardiologists, podiatric “We’ll see patients who have had the with pure, pressurized oxygen grown in a lab, rather specialists, nurse practitioners and physical surgeons. same wound for 30 or 40 years,” Wahab that encourages cell renewal and than taken from another A number of advanced interventions also may be said. “And the longer it takes patients discourages infection. part of the patient’s body. necessary depending on the wound. to seek treatment, the longer the wound takes to heal.”
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Stop the bleeding While many of the most serious While wearing gloves and cases handled at wound centers are using clean cloths, apply exacerbated by diabetes or patients’ steady, direct pressure to the weakened immune wound for 15 minutes. If the systems, it’s imporwound continues to bleed tant to bandage heavily after 15 minutes, injuries properly seek medical and to seek attention. medical atRinse the wound tention when Use clean, lukewarm necessary. water to remove any large pieces of dirt or debris. Once the wound is free of debris, wash it with a mild, antibacterial soap. Apply a bandage Once the wound is cleaned thoroughly, apply an appropriately sized bandage. It should completely cover the wound. Replace the bandage When to seek every day or every time it medical attention gets wet. If you have a large, deep or dirty wound, or a wound that won’t stop bleeding, seek emergency medical attention. Most wounds that require stitches will need to be treated within six to eight hours, and no longer than 24 hours to avoid infection. Freshly healed epidermis
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Maturation phase This phase is the scarring period, as the body fills in the wound with new tissue Why to restore the skin’s integrity. The first is the problem wave of this process forms a rough scar that’s often red, swollen and on the rise? more fragile than the permanent The increase in chronic wounds scar that continues to form can be attributed to many things, but over time. certain patients may be more susceptible than others. Patients with compromised immune systems, diabetes or poor nutrition are most likely to develop chronic wounds. Antibiotic resistance also is a contributing factor, because patients who develop infections have fewer 3 treatment options, which could delay or prevent healing. “What I wish more people understood is Emergency limb salvage that chronic wounds are a public health concern, A surgical procedure used for and they need to be addressed accordingly,” patients with serious infections, Wahab said. “At the Wound Center, where the bone is replaced or our goal is to heal the wound from reconstructed. This procedure is used what caused it, not just heal the to avoid amputation when possible. wound itself.”
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sonoran hot dog
Recipe provided by corporate executive chef saul ortiz of tacos & Tequila
With summer winding down, the same old grilled hot dog with ketchup, mustard and relish might be getting a little boring. Fear not, though: There are ways to spice it up.
ingredients
1 bolillo (Mexican sweet roll)
(per hot dog)
1 all-beef hot dog
How to make Pico de Gallo
1 cup diced Roma tomatoes, deseeded
pico de gallo (see recipe)
1 bacon strip red onion
caramelized red onions (see recipe)
salt & pepper
jalapeño aioli (see recipe)
mustard
minced pickled jalapeños (see recipe)
2 tsp serrano peppers, minced
How to caramelize onions
oil for frying Whole pinto beans, cooked
1/4 cup onion (chopped)
1. Preheat sauté pan to medium heat, add small amount of oil and slice onions as thinly as possible. 2. Let them sit about a minute and a half on each side, then lower heat and simmer until liquid evaporates and onions turn golden brown. This can take up to an hour, depending on how many onions you make. Season with salt and pepper.
2 tsp chopped cilantro
1 oz lime juice
1/2 oz agave nectar
How to pickle jalapeños
Jalapeños, sliced
salt
sugar
red wine vinegar
orange juice
1. Thinly slice jalapeños. Add equal amounts of salt and sugar — just enough to coat the jalapenos. 2. Add a little red wine vinegar and orange juice, heat until salt and sugar are dissolved, cover and let stand for 2 hours.
Salt to taste
1. Combine tomatoes, onions, peppers and cilantro in mixing bowl. Add lime juice and season with salt, pepper and agave nectar. Stir.
How to make jalapeño aioli
mayonnaise
pickled jalapeños
vinegar pickling juice
1. Use 1 cup of mayonnaise per every whole pickled jalapeño (or 1 cup of mayo per 3 oz jalapeños). 2. Blend mayonnaise and jalapeños in food processor. Add small amount of vinegar pickling juice as needed for consistency.
directions for assembling hot dog 1. Wrap the bacon around the beef frank and broil to your liking. Meanwhile, cut open the bolillo and toast it in a pan over medium heat to desired crust. 2. Once the hot dog is cooked and the bacon is crisp, place it inside the bolillo and add caramelized onions, beans, pico de gallo and minced pickled jalapeños. Zig-zag mustard and jalapeño aioli on top.
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LAS VEGAS’ BEST FOOTBALL HANGOUTS By Jesse Granger staff writer
With no hometown team and transplants from across the country rooting for their favorites, Las Vegas is one of the most diverse and exciting places to watch football in public. ¶ Sports books are the obvious place to spend your weekends over the next five months, but there are plenty of bars around town that can be as much fun as the football itself. ¶ Here are the top 10 places to watch football this season.
your new college team Born and Raised 7260 S. Cimarron Road, Las Vegas 702-685-0258
Born and Raised is most famous for being the home of the Runnin’ Rebels on the road, showing all of UNLV basketball’s away games, but it’s also a great spot to watch the Rebels on Saturdays, as well as the NFL on Sundays. With 32 flat-screen TVs, 20 beers on tap and 15 types of sliders, Born and Raised takes football to another level. The bar feature $3 shot specials, $3 Coors Lights and $18 100-ounce Coors Light towers during live NFL games. There also are specials for each primetime game: $5 shots of Fireball on Thursday nights, $6 Tito’s bloody mary’s on Sundays and $6 shots of Jameson during Monday Night Football. Born and Raised also features game-day specials available only during UNLV games, including a Coors Light and a shot of Rebel Yell Kentucky straight bourbon for $5.
ROOT FOR YOUR HOMETOWN TEAM Moon Doggies & Naked City Pizza 3240 Arville St., Las Vegas | 702-243-6277
If you’re looking for a relaxed spot with a Northeast feel and don’t mind drinking out of a red Solo cup, Moon Doggies is the place for you. The Buffalo Bills bar gets so packed on Sundays, the biggest challenge is preventing your beer cup from getting knocked over. With a large “You’re in Bills Country” flag draped from the wall and $2.75 Labatt Blue on draft, it’s easy to forget you aren’t in upstate New York. Other drink specials include $17 buckets of Coors Light and a 22-ounce Labatt Blue for $4. For the bold, there are towers of Coors Light for $22, and Labatt Blue or Blue Moon for $33. Staffers give away beer company merchandise during games and conduct Moon Doggies “Buffalo” T-shirt raffles. As for grub, it doesn’t get much better than Naked City Pizza, located inside the bar. The shop offers $2 slices, $8 beef on weck sub sandwiches and a half sheet of pizza and 20 Buffalo wings for $25.
A Slice of Chicago 2990 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson 702-567-0663
Mike Wilhelm’s A Slice of Chicago pizza shop features an almost exclusively homemade menu with every Midwest favorite imaginable. Breakfast specials such as the Soldier Field Super Bowl and Monster of the Midway Breakfast already are reasonably priced but go on special during football season. Then there are the Skyscraper Fries, covered in Italian beef, hot sweet peppers, garlic and mozzarella. And of course, Chicago-style pizza, which in 1998 won best pizza in Chicago when Wilhelm worked for Carmen’s Inn in Illinois. The bar offers $2 draft specials during football games and a $4 combo of Pacifico beer and a shot of Sauza tequila. Pizza specials include a one-topping pizza and a two-liter bottle of soda for $14.95 or two one-topping pizzas and soda for $24.99. There is a dining area where children are welcome, with six TVs. The bar area has four more televisions. A Slice officially is a Chicago Bears bar, but all fans of football and Midwestern food are welcome.
Crab Corner 4161 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas | 702-489-4646
Maryland loves crabs, and Maryland loves football. At Crab Corner, you get both. Crab Corner serves every type of crab imaginable, such as Baltimore’s famous hard-shell blue crabs, Alaskan King crab legs, crab cakes and crab soup. It also is the official home of the Baltimore Ravens in Las Vegas. Ravens fans from across the valley flock to the seafood joint, which shows all NFL games. Still, by the time you leave, you may find yourself rooting for the purple and black. The owner often passes out free crabs when the Ravens score a touchdown. The restaurant also serves $1 oyster specials every Sunday.
The valley also is home to a large contingency of Maryland Terrapins fans, but managers say they tend to gravitate toward Crab Corner’s other location on South Rainbow Boulevard.
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ON THE STRIP Lagasse’s Stadium 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas | 702-607-2665
Located inside the Palazzo, Lagasse’s Stadium is a football fan’s paradise. With 109 flat-screen TVs and a 9-by-16-foot projection screen, you won’t miss a second on the gridiron. Patrons can kick back on six rows of stadium seating and enjoy chef Emeril Lagasse’s tailgating-inspired menu, including grilled New Zealand lamb lolli-chops, stadium cheese nachos and Emeril’s steak bam’wich. Happy hour is from 4 to 7 p.m. daily and features oysters on the half shell for $1.50 each, fried shrimp with blue cheese coleslaw and sliders. Drink specials — $25 buckets of domestic beers and $30 buckets of premium beers — are more expensive than other bars on this list but aren’t bad by Las Vegas Strip standards. The bar also includes luxury boxes and private party rooms for rent and has its own sports book with personal betting tablets so you can wager on teams without leaving your table.
Twin Peaks 3717 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas | 702-795-8946
With its famous 29-degree draft beer, classic lodge look and scantily clad waitresses, Twin Peaks has mastered the art of the man cave. The staff, fitted with flannel, lumberjack-inspired cutoff shirts, serves the teethchattering beer so cold, the mugs often come topped with ice crystals. The food is as manly as the atmosphere, with house favorites including pulled pork nachos and savory venison chili. One wall of the bar is wrapped in high-definition TVs that show all the football you can handle, while the other is fitted with a full-size rock-climbing wall. There always are draft specials during games and $3 “girl-sized” beers in 10-ounce cups. The bar also has half-off selected appetizers Monday through Thursday, perfect for Monday and Thursday night football.
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Crown and Anchor 1350 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas | 702-739-8676
4755 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas | 702-876-4733
While these British pubs are best known for viewing English football — or as we Yanks call it, soccer — they have quite the taste for American football as well. Down the street from UNLV, the Tropicana location is a Washington Redskins bar, while the Spring Mountain Road location is dedicated to the Seattle Seahawks. How did that happen? The American bartenders at each were fans of the teams and ran with it. Now the bars fill with football fans every Sunday, drinking $2 Pabst Blue Ribbons. The pub also has a drink special with $1 off all domestic and import beers from 3 to 6 p.m., plus giveaways of team memorabilia and $25 gift cards. And the bars aren’t only a professional football hangout. The Tropicana location gets good-sized crowds to root on the Rebels every Saturday. With 30 draft beers and classic British pub food, Crown and Anchor is a good spot to watch any kind of football.
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PT’s Pub
Locations around the valley | pteglv.com
At the 46 Las Vegas-area PT’s Pub locations, the food specials start before kickoff on NFL Sundays. It’s 50 percent off for breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. everyday, meaning patrons can arrive early to get a good seat to watch their favorite NFL team. All of the PT’s Pub locations will have the Sunday NFL Ticket. Food and drink specials are from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays during football season, and 5 to 10 p.m. for NFL games on Mondays and Thursdays. The usual happy hour deals of half-off pizza and drinks from 5 to 7 p.m on weekdays are in effect during football too. Drink specials during football include $3 bloody mary’s, $3 Coors Light pints and $5 Coors Light 25-ounce mugs. Food specials include cheeseburger and fries for $4.99, hangover fries for $6.99 and footlong chili-cheese dogs for $8.99. They also have five $5 appetizers: two beef sliders with fries or 10-piece nugget basket, for instance.
jackson’s Bar and Grill
blue Ox Tavern
6020 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas | 702-362-2116
5825 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas | 702-871-2536
The official Las Vegas home of the Green Bay Packers, Jackson’s Bar and Grill transports you straight to the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field every Sunday. Sit down and enjoy an order of cheese curds, poutine, beer or cheese bratwurst, then wash it down with an ice-cold glass of Lombardi Punch. Or sit with former all-American linebacker Dan Currie and have him tell you stories of his Packer days playing alongside Ray Nitschke. Currie has made the bar his favorite hangout and is there every week signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. Jackson’s also has merchandise giveaways during games, with free NFL gear and beer company key chains. And the beer is cheap. Pabst Blue Ribbon costs $2.50 for a pint, $8 for a pitcher and $11 for two pitchers.
The Blue Ox Tavern touts itself as a “home away from home” for displaced Minnesotans. The bar is the Las Vegas home of the Minnesota Vikings and has one of the most expansive menus of Midwestern food in the valley. Favorites including the Minnesota Viking roast beef sandwich, reasonably priced at $8.49, and the 10,000 Lakes fish and chips keep fans coming back for more. Drink specials include $12 buckets of Miller High Life and Pabst Blue Ribbon, and $5 Purple People Eater shooters made from Chambord, vodka and sweet and sour mix. There also are $5.99 quarterpound hotdogs in three varieties: chili cheese, peppers and onions, and bacon-wrapped.
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The Animal Foundation and the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are shelters dedicated to finding homes for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, turtles and more. Each week, we feature a selection of animals available for adoption.
Manny (A857304)
Blaze (A851238)
Bella and Linda
Aaron
Age: 3-year-old neutered male Breed: Terrier Description: Manny is sweet and easy to handle when taken on walks. He loves to play and be active. Adoption fee: $155
Age: 4-year-old spayed female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Friendly Blaze is the perfect companion for anyone looking for love and snuggles. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 3-year-old spayed females Breed: Ferrets (sable and albino) Description: Bella enjoys splashing in her water bowl and Linda likes exploring new rooms and toys. They are bonded for life and are compatible with ferrets, cats and dogs. Adoption fee: $50
Age: 5-month-old neutered male Breed: Tabby and white shorthair Description: Aaron is fascinated with people and likes building bonds. He is exceptional with other cats and has been lovingly raised and socialized in a foster home since his rescue. Adoption fee: $70
Baxter (A853050)
Macaroni (A856993)
Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angels
Kelly
Age: 1-year-old neutered male Breed: Pit bull Description: Baxter is sweet and a little timid but warms up with gentle handling and pets. Adoption fee: $105
Age: 2-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua Description: Macaroni is sweet and playful, and yearns for attention. Adoption fee: $155
Age: 2-3-year-old females Breed: American and Peruvian mix guinea pigs Description: Jaclyn, Farrah and Kate are bonded for life. They relish their daily salads and whistle in glee when they see their bowls coming. Adoption fee: $50
Age: 7-year-old spayed female Breed: Australian shepherd Description: Kelly craves attention, gives doggie kisses, and may bark or cry if she thinks you are ignoring her. Adoption fee: $40
Cloudy (A856127)
Reba (A853565)
Michael
Gema
Age: 5-year-old neutered male Breed: Domestic longhair Description: Cloudy will brighten up your day with his sweet and easygoing personality. Adoption fee: $25
Age: 8-year-old spayed female Breed: Pit bull Description: Reba is young at heart. This sweet girl is well-suited to those who are looking for a companion that wants to play and cuddle. Adoption fee: $105
Age: 5-year-old neutered male Breed: Chihuahua Description: Michael is light-hearted with a curly-Q tail and fun-loving nature. He weighs just 7 pounds, so take extra safety precautions for him in your home and yard. Adoption fee: $50
Age: 4-month-old spayed female Breed: Golden-eyed tortoiseshell Description: Gemaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favored activities include playing with straws, mouseshaped toys and cats. She has been lovingly raised and socialized in a foster home since her rescue. Adoption fee: $70
Animal foundation 702-384-3333 x131 | animalfoundation.com/adopt Animals are assigned a color next to their names indicating location: 655 N. Mojave Road, Las Vegas 286 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson
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mir still has plenty of fight left in him By Ray Brewer staff writer
Long before he became a two-time UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir was a multisport standout at Bonanza High School. He established the region record in the discus throw at 177 feet, 10 inches — a mark that still stands — and was the football team’s best player at defensive end, helping the Bengals reach the region semifinals. But when Mir joined the wrestling team as a junior, he lost nine straight matches to open the season and tried to quit the sport. Opponents less physically gifted than he had better technique and beat him in seconds. “I was always a very big, strong, fast, natural athlete,” Mir said. “That is usually a recipe for mental weakness, which I had in abundance.” His coach, Russ Leet, was persistent in encouraging Mir to stay with the sport. As a senior in 1998, Mir went 44-1 and won the state championship. “It was very mentally discouraging, very hard to deal with,” Mir said of the pressure to keep wrestling in high school. “I tried to quit on (Leet). I didn’t show up for the weigh-in. He pulled me out of class and said, ‘There are a couple different ways we could go about this. You can either run from it and this will set a trend for the rest of your life, or you can suck it up, like any man does when you have obstacles, and face them head on.’” The latter is how Mir, now 36, has approached his career in the UFC, which began in 2001 and continues Sept. 6 against Andrei Arlovski in a co-main event fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for UFC 191. Mir, a 14-year veteran, is the longest-tenured fighter, regardless of classification, in the UFC. In the heavyweight division, Mir has had the most fights, victories and submissions in organization history. But his tenure also has been filled with humbling moments, situations in which, just like in high school, Mir easily could have walked away from competing. Mir lost four consecutive fights from May 2012 through early 2014, and some felt his career, or at least his tenure with the UFC, was coming to an end. In February, Mir faced Antonio Silva in Brazil in what turned out to be a career-saving fight. Despite being a 2-to-1 betting underdog, Mir finished Silva in 1 minute, 40 seconds with a series of punches and elbows. He was so impressive, he earned the Performance of the Night bonus.
Then on July 15, he floored Todd Duffee with a thunderous punch just 1:13 into the fight to again win Performance of the Night, showing the victory against Silva wasn’t a fluke. And just like that, Mir again became a contender in the heavyweight division. “Frank Mir is a Hall of Famer, I’m sure in everybody’s eyes, because of his experience,” said Angelo Reyes, Mir’s boxing coach. “Losses happen in MMA. They happen in boxing, but boxers don’t have the same earning potential after one or two (defeats). The UFC has been great. They have been very loyal to Frank. And he has been very loyal to them.” That loyalty was confirmed weeks after the Duffee fight. Mir had assumed he’d get a few months off to relax, but the UFC asked him to take on Arlovski, another former champion who has revitalized his career. “I was really looking forward to sitting there and drinking beer and watching my kids play up and down the street,” Mir said. “So it was a little bit of a shift in mindset” when the UFC called. But even if his body still was recovering from training for Duffee, the opportunity was too good to pass up. Mir (18-9), who is No. 10 in UFC heavyweight rankings, has positioned himself once again to be in contention to earn a championship fight. Another victory, especially against a high-quality opponent such as Arlovski, could do wonders for Mir’s title chances. Mir’s experience will help in the quick turnaround. Earlier in his career, he admitted to not watching film of his opponents and going into matches with little preparation. “You don’t need a game plan. You go out and react,” Mir said, describing his one-time mindset. Now, an older and wiser fighter, Mir is much different in his approach. He’s analytical and always searching for answers. He often relates philosophies from life to fighting. “If you are doing something you love and if you enjoy it, the journey and path itself is its own reward, even if you don’t reach the destination,” he said. So along with coach Ricky Lundell and Reyes, Mir and his team study each opponent’s tendencies and create a detailed game plan. It’s partially why Mir says he has gone on a win streak and why he’s confident he will have a plan to beat Arlovski. Mir admits to self-doubt, especially during his losing streak. But just like the days of Bonanza wrestling, he found a way to overcome.
UFC fighter Frank Mir spends time with his daughter Isabella, 12, and son Kage, 9, at Hybrid Performance gym. Less than two months after defeating Todd Duffee, the 36-year-old Mir will fight former champion Andrei Arlovski. It’s the shortest time between fights in Mir’s career as a professional mixed martial artist. (photos by L.E. Baskow/staff)
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the other main event at ufc 191 Johnson
dodson
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has encountered virtually no adversity during his reign as UFC flyweight champion over the past three years, with one notable exception. John Dodson scored an early knockdown at UFC on Fox 6 in January 2013 and nearly dethroned the 125-pound kingpin before Johnson rallied for a close unanimous-decision win (49-46, 48-47, 48-47). Johnson gets the chance to beat Dodson more convincingly in the main event of UFC 191. Dodson has won each of his other six UFC bouts, including a first-round knockout of current bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw. A victory would be Johnson’s ninth straight and potentially spring him further up the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings, where he is No. 3 behind featherweight champion Jose Aldo and middleweight champion Chris Weidman.
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CASINO PROMOTIONS BOYD GAMING Pick the Pros Date: Begins Sept. 1 Information: A $30,000 prize pool every week of football season in this free contest. Players select the winners of each week’s slate of games, straight up, and winners are selected by the number of correct picks. If there is only one top performer during a given week, that player wins the entire $30,000 prize pool. If there is a tie among multiple players, one player will be selected randomly to receive a $10,000 cash prize, while the remaining winners will split a $20,000 pool.
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$40,000 End of Summer drawings Date: Fridays through Sept. 25 Time: 7 p.m. Information: Earn drawing tickets with slot play. Earn 2x entries from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and earn 5x entries from 8 p.m. to midnight. Ten winners will be selected with a maximum prize of $3,000. Activate at least 10 base drawing tickets and receive a bonus $10 in slot play the following Saturday. Free play Date: Through Sept. 4 Information: Points earned Monday through Friday may be combined and redeemed for up to $190 in slot play per day. Warehouse Blitz Date: Sept. 7-18 Information: Earn points to redeem for gift cards to Costco and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Gift giveaways Date: Saturdays and Sundays in September, starting Sept. 5 Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker and receive a gift. Sept. 5 — bath mat; Sept. 6 — TV screen cleaner; Sept. 12 — oil-andvinegar cruet set; Sept. 13 — coffee kit; Sept. 19 — book safe; Sept. 20 — glass leaf dish set; Sept. 26 — solar lantern; Sept. 27 — binoculars. Labor Day point multiplier Date: Sept. 7 Information: Earn 10X points on reels and video reels. Earn 2X points on video poker.
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Point multipliers Date: Tuesdays and Fridays
Information: Earn 10x points on slot machines. 50+ slot tournament When: Wednesdays Date: 10 a.m. Information: The best combined score from two sessions wins $500; second place is $300 and third place is $200.
Date: Select Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 19 Time: Drawings at 5 and 8 p.m. Fridays; 2, 5 and 8 p.m. Saturdays Information: Receive one drawing entry for every 200 points earned. Ten winners at each drawing will receive a spin on the big wheel with a top prize of $10,000 or free play.
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Super Bonus multiplier Date: Fridays Information: Win a natural royal on single-hand games worth more than $1,000 and spin the wheel for chance to win $1,100.
Giving Away the Bank Date: Aug. 31 Information: Earn points playing slot and video reel machines to win gift cards up to $100.
Cash Back Tuesdays Date: Tuesdays Information: Earn 700 base points and redeem them for $10. Earn up to $20.
Fourth annual Supercontest Date: Through Sept. 12 Information: Entry fee is $1,500. Pick five pro football games against the spread each week; the top 50 players win.
Video reel double-double bonus Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Win $75 or more in the bonus round on a penny slot for a tournament spot. Win up to $200. Gift giveaway Date: Thursdays Information: Earn 200 base points and receive a gift. Graveyard high jackpot competition Date: Mondays through Saturdays Time: 11 p.m.-7 a.m. Information: Jackpot winners will earn up to three Wheel Spin certificates. Monthly Wheel of Cash drawings Date: Fridays and Saturdays Time: Drawings begin at 7 p.m. Information: One player will be chosen every half hour.
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Rockin’ 777 slot tournament Date: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays Time: 4-8 p.m. Information: Free for loyalty club members. The top five winners will receive $100 in slot play.
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Point multipliers Date: Aug. 30 Information: Earn 15x points on penny reels, 11x points on other reels and 7x points on video poker and keno machines. Summer Fun kiosk game Date: Through Sept. 3 Information: Earn 300 points, then swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk to win up to $1,000.
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$750,000 Free Gridiron Glory football contest Date: Ongoing Information: At a kiosk, make your selections and track your progress throughout the contest with a personalized “team helmet” that gains yardage across the football field with each correct pick. Receive instant prizes, including points and free play, each time a touchdown is scored. A total of $750,000 will be awarded in cash and prizes. Last Man Standing Pro and College Elimination football contests Date: Entry deadline is 7:30 p.m., Sept. 12 for college games; 9 a.m., Sept. 13 for pro games. Information: $25 per entry; buy four
and receive a fifth for free. Thanks a Billion! point giveaway Date: Aug. 30 Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk to win up to 1 million points. MyGeneration Wednesdays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: For loyalty card holders age 50 and older. Swipe your card at a kiosk to earn up to 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker, and discounts on dining, movies and bowling. Slot tournaments from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a top prize of $1,000. The first entry is free; receive up to four additional entries by earning 50 additional base points for each.
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Pro Pick ’em Football Contest Date: Weekly contest starts Sept. 13 Information: Pick winning teams to collect a share of $13,000 in prizes each week of football season. Each entry costs $25.
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$1,000 new member bonus Date: Through Sept. 30 Information: Sign up for a loyalty card for chance to win up to $1,000 in play. Earn 75 points on your first day for extra chance. Play Your Way to Race Tickets Date: Through Oct. 2 Information: Earn 100 points and receive one NASCAR Truck Race ticket; win up to four tickets per day. The race is at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bonus Cash Date: Through Sept. 30 Information: Receive $25 for every 5,000 base points.
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Point multipliers Date: Aug. 30 Information: Earn 7x points on video poker and keno machines, 11x points on reels and 15x points on penny reels.
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accepted all month. Receive $10 in play with a $10 donation on Sundays. Military Appreciation Day Date: Aug. 30 Information: Veterans receive discounts at Caffé Bottega, the Café, the Cantina and the gift shop.
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Red Zone to Riches $50,000 football kiosk contest Date: Starts Sept. 1 Information: The top three winners each week will share $1,000. First pick is free. Earn 250 base points to receive a second pick. Football Widows program Date: Sundays through Jan. 3 Information: Receive discounts on cabana rentals, spa treatments and more. 50-plus party Date: Tuesdays Information: Loyalty card players 50 and older can earn $100 in free slot play on all video reel machine jackpots over $1,200, a free kiosk swipe for earning 50 points, a second kiosk swipe for earning 500 points, a bingo coupon for a free small electronic unit rainbow pack (minimum buy-in required), a $5 lunch buffet and a free round in a slot tournament from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Summerlin and Elite players may receive an additional round. The best score will be used in the tournament, with 12 winners selected each week. The top prize is $1,000. A $15 free slot play bonus will be given to everyone who wins a round. Pirate’s Treasure progressive drawings Date: Last Wednesday of the month Time: 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be chosen at each drawing. The progressive jackpot increases every month it doesn’t hit. $6,500 Galleons of Gold mid-month drawing Date: Second Wednesday of the month Information: Players who earn 2,000 base points during the previous calendar month can participate in the following month’s drawing. Ten winners will be chosen. Point multipliers Date: Aug. 31 Information: Receive 5x points on reels.
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Nifty 50 slot tournament Date: Wednesdays Time: 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Information: Earn entries with play. First prize is $1,000.
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Gift cards for jackpot winners Date: Throughout August Information: Players who win a $200 or more jackpot on a slot machine, a $200 or more jackpot on a video poker 5-cent or lower-denomination machine, a $300 or more jackpot on a video poker 10-cent or highdenomination machine, or a $200 or more jackpot on live keno will receive their choice of gift cards.
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Gift Day drawing Date: Aug. 30 Time: 7 p.m. Information: Selected players will have a chance to win one of 10 prizes, including $5,000. Earn 10 points during August gift days to participate.
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Email Yourself a Million Date: Through Aug. 31 Information: Swipe your loyalty card at a kiosk for a chance to win $1 million, free play, comp dollars, food and more. A valid email address is required.
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Dollar blackjack Date: Ongoing Information: Available at select tables. MyGeneration Mondays Date: Ongoing Information: Players 50 and older earn 6x points on slot machines and video poker, and receive discounts on bowling and dining.
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50+ weekly slot tournament Date: Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: Open to Club Card members 50 and older. First entry is free with a swipe at a club kiosk; collect a second by earning 250 points and a third by earning 500 points. Top prize is $1,500; total prize pool is $5,200.
Pump up your points Date: August Information: Players who redeem $25 in points or 8,333 in base points will receive a $50 gas gift card. Must be redeemed no later than Sept. 4. Electronic bingo specials Date: August Information: Bingo machine players who spend $15 to $40 will receive two free blue packs. Casino players who spend $41 or more will receive a free small rainbow.
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Grand Thursdays Date: Thursdays Information: Loyalty card members 50 and older receive point multipliers, dining and gaming discounts, and entry into slot tournaments. Get a Grand from the Grand Date: Through Dec. 31 Information: For new loyalty card members. Earn up to $1,000 back on all reel and video reel games. Requires a minimum loss of $50. The rebate will be split over three redemption periods to total 100 percent of the player’s loss.
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Mother Lode swipe and win Date: Ongoing Information: Club members can win up to $2,500 daily. Earn points for chances to swipe the prize machine, with a maximum of three swipes daily. Earn five points for a chance to win $50, 40 points for a chance to win $100 and 300 points for a chance to win $2,500
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Up to 5x points Date: Aug. 30 Time: 4 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Information: Rewards members who swipe their cards at a kiosk receive 3x points, 4x points or 5x points on slot and video poker games.
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Aliante Orient Express kiosk game Date: Sept. 1-28 Information: “Travel” from Paris to Constantinople on the Aliante Express train to win free play, points, dining credits and more.
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$175,000 Orient Express drawings Date: Saturdays in September Time: 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries starting Sept 1. Ten players will get a chance to win up to $1,000 at the first drawing and $2,000 at the second drawing. Earn 20 free entries Fridays through Mondays and Wednesdays. Entry multipliers up to 10x can be earned every Tuesday and Thursday. $15,000 Aliante Express Team Celebration Date: Saturdays in September Information: Each drawing day, between 8 and 9 p.m., select a piece of luggage from any casino kiosk to qualify for the Team Celebration. After the 9:15 p.m. Orient Express drawing, the Orient Express wheel will be spun. If the wheel lands on the luggage you selected, you will win a share of $3,750 in free play. $2,500 senior slot tournament Date: Sept. 14 Time: Noon-4 p.m. Information: The top 25 places will share $2,500 in free play. Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays in September Information: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x points on reels. $25,000 Pro Day Parlay football contest Date: Sept. 10-Dec. 30 Information: The 17-week contest will award 10 winners each week. Select the most winning teams to win a share of $1,475 in free play. Coors Light giveaway Date: Sept. 10 Information: Earn 250 points and receive a six-pack. Travel tumbler mug Date: Sept. 8 Information: Free mugs will be given at all bingo sessions. 50+ Play Day kiosk game Date: Mondays Information: Earn 50 points to spin the wheel to win free play. $100,000 Airin’ it Out football contest Date: Signups at 9 a.m. daily through Sept. 13 Information: Prize money will be awarded to race and sports book players with the most correct winning selections from every game of the NFL regular season. Players who buy the maximum three entries will receive a free fourth entry.
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Why NV Energy needs to step up its solar-power game
T
he eighth National Clean Energy Summit recently convened in Las Vegas, and with each passing year, its organizer, Sen. Harry Reid, keeps pouring on more heat for things to get done. This year, President Barack Obama — the first standing president to speak at the event — took the podium to lean in with his own expectations. In its early years, the gathering at Mandalay Bay was a chance to motivate industry insiders to pursue clean-energy strategies. Soon enough, it began attracting government policymakers and other movers and shakers, and today — with marquee speakers — it is getting national press and the public’s attention. All the while, it has given Reid opportunities to heap scorn upon coal-fired power plants and to plug away for a cleaner, healthier world. This year’s summit again was at Mandalay Bay, where a rooftop 20acre solar panel array — the second-
largest in the country — is being expanded by eight acres to eventually meet 26 percent of the resort’s power demand. This year’s summit speakers were equally ambitious in their goals for the power industry. “Clean power from the sun is cheaper than conventional power from the utility,” Obama said. “It is impossible to overstate what this means. For decades, we’ve been told that it’s not possible to switch to renewable energy. Today, that is no longer true.” Reid recapped the progress made through the years in pursuit of clean energy but bemoaned that “in many respects, we are still stuck in the 19th century.” He noted that power grids — networks of power lines to distribute electricity — were conceived by Thomas Edison in the 1880s. At the time it made sense, but no longer, Reid said. “Electric utilities never imagined that families and businesses would be able to generate energy for the same price as utility power plants,” he said.
NV Energy CEO Paul Caudill seemed to bristle a bit when he took the podium, noting that about 20 percent of the utility’s electricity is generated with renewable energy and that the utility’s parent company has invested more than $16 billion in solar projects. “This is not your grandfather’s utility business,” he told the audience, trying to rebuke Reid’s remarks. But Caudill missed the point a bit. We are encountering an opportunity, if not the necessity, for a sea change in our approach to meeting energy needs. About 4.3 percent of NV Energy’s power production is from solar power. Part of what’s getting in the way of greater use of solar power has been the economics of generating and distributing it. The generation side of the equation is resolving itself with increasingly less expensive solar panels. The tricky part is the distribution network and how to avoid the cost of a cumbersome, old-fashioned grid. To that end, utilities must explore
new distribution concepts that still provide them some profit. Consumers deserve the option of generating their own solar power and cutting free of the power grid — an option that will become more realistic when householdscale batteries become affordable. We are heartened that in addition to NV Energy’s sun-fired projects, solar power is finding footholds in rural Nevada. The Lincoln County Power District built a 90-kilowatt solar facility, and near Pahrump, the Valley Electric Association is developing a 54,000-panel, 15-megawatt solar power plant so its members can sign purchase agreements for cheaper, solar-generated electricity. NV Energy must innovate as never before to capture and efficiently distribute our cleanest and most ubiquitous resource. It may be time for a new paradigm in energy production and distribution, where we toss out the old business models in favor of ones where consumers are rewarded, not penalized, for tapping the sun.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUnday, August 30
VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary meeting: Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies’ Auxiliary 12093 will meet for a potluck and a business meeting. Potluck begins 6 p.m., free, Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, vfwpost12093.org.
Beer for Breakfast: A threecourse brunch by chef Hubert Keller, paired with beers selected by Sarah Johnson. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $50, Fleur by Hubert Keller, Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, lvbeerbarrelproject. com.
Wednesday, September 2
Crossroads of the West gun show: A showcase of products and services, with firearms demonstrations. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $14, Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, crossroadsgunshows.com. Sunday Salutations: Join the LuluLemon team for yoga. 9:30 a.m., free, LuluLemon Athletica Downtown Summerlin, 1875 Festival Plaza Drive, 702-240-4175. Candy magnet class: Make delicious-looking magnets using plaster and candy molds. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $2-$3, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-7700.
Ingredients 2 oz Skyy Barcraft Watermelon Fresca 4 oz watermelon juice
Answers to your Burning Kitchen Questions: A class about Kashrut (Jewish dietary laws) for beginners. 10:15-11 a.m., free, Young Israel Aish Las Vegas, 9590 W. Sahara Ave., yiaishlv.org.
1 oz lime juice 1/2 oz mint syrup Fresh watermelon balls, zested lime peel and fresh passion fruit pulp for garnish Method
Build drink over ice in a 12-ounce Collins glass. Stir well. Garnish with watermelon balls, zested lime peel and fresh passion fruit pulp, and serve.
Watermelon sure has a way of cooling down the dog days of summer, and vodka has a way of making them seem more bearable. In fact, if there was ever a late-August-in-Las-Vegas drink, this might be the one.
Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, executive director of mixology and spirits education at Southern Wine & Spirits.
Monday, August 31 Little Books and Little Cooks: Parents and preschool children can work side-by-side, reading and cooking, to learn about kitchen safety, food groups, hunger and fullness, and picky eating during a seven-week class. Registration required. 10:30 a.m., free, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave, 702-257-5565. *Also: Sept. 1 at Whitney Library; Sept. 2 at Clark County Library; Sept. 3 at West Charleston Library; and Sept. 4 at Centennials Hills Library CCSD public meeting: The Clark County School District will hold several meetings to discuss its 2015 Capital Improvement Plan. Learn about the year-round calendar, technology upgrades, classroom additions, innovative approaches and more. 6 p.m., free, Basic High School Theater, 400 Palo Verde Drive, ccsd.net. *Also: Sept. 3 at Rancho High School, 1900 Searles Ave.; Sept. 4 at Virgin Valley High School, 820
The Las Vegas 51s play the El Paso Chihuahuas this week. (l.e. baskow/staff file)
Valley View Drive, Mesquite Las Vegas 51s: Las Vegas’ minor league baseball team will play the El Paso Chihuahuas. 7:05 p.m., $10-$25, Cashman Field, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North, milb.com. *Also: 7:05 p.m. Sept. 1-3 vs. El Paso, 7:05 p.m. Sept. 4-6 vs. Tacoma
Savvy Senior Scam Prevention Series: Representatives from the Better Business Bureau will explain what to look out for when a salesperson knocks on your door and what to do if you’ve been scammed. 11 a.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459. Las Vegas farmers market: Browse local and farm-grown produce. 4 p.m., free, Bruce Trent Park, 1600 N. Rampart Blvd., lasvegasfarmersmarket.com. Stand-Up Trivia: Enjoy a game of trivia hosted by stand-up comedians. 7 p.m., free, Nacho Daddy Henderson, 9925 S. Eastern Ave., 702-462-5000.
Tuesday, September 1
Thursday, September 3
Nevada Health Center mammovan checks: Visit the mammovan for a breast cancer screening. For women 40 and older. Call for insurance information. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Doolittle Senior Center, 1930 N. J. St., 702-229-6125.
Green Chefs farmers market: Featuring local and regional produce, plants, herbs, homemade baked goods, honey and more. Includes gardening workshops, cooking demonstrations and children’s activities. Cash only. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Desert Living Center Courtyard, Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., thegreenchefs.com.
CSN Connections: Enjoy music, food and drinks, and learn how to get the most out of your education. Learn about organizations that can enrich your college experience. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., free, College of Southern Nevada Henderson Campus, 700 College Drive, B Building, csn.edu. *Also: Sept. 2 at the Cheyenne Campus, 3200 W. Cheyenne Blvd.; Sept. 3 at the Charleston Campus, 6375 W. Charleston Blvd.
First Aid for Coaches: The Henderson Fire Department will conduct a first-aid class for coaches, trainers and anyone else responsible for the care of young athletes. 6-8 p.m., free, Henderson Fire Training Center, 401 Parkson Road, 702-267-2280.
Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou: Enjoy a screening of the 1934 film “Lady By Choice,” featuring Carole Lombard. 1 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.
Las Vegas Stories: Clark County Museum Administrator Mark Hall-Patton will discuss the development of aviation in Las Vegas from 1920 to today. 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3459.
Learn to DJ: Learn scratching, mixing, lighting and more. 3 p.m.-5 p.m., free, Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760.
Sunset Yoga: Practice a mixture of Hatha and Vinyasa yoga outdoors. 7 p.m., $5, Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road, 702-331-2030.
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Live fusion jazz: Live jazz music by Synesthesia. 8 p.m.-10 p.m., free, The Crêpe, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-441-0719. *Also: 8 p.m.-10 p.m. Saturday
Saturday, September 5 Fresh52 Farmers market: Browse organic and seasonal produce, freshly baked goods, gourmet olive oils, salsas, spices, handmade crafts and more. 9 a.m., free, Tivoli Village, 302 S. Rampart, fresh52.com. Home Depot kids workshop: Children ages 5 to 12 can make a football-toss game. Register online. 9 a.m.-noon, free, all local Home Depots, workshops.homedepot.com. Live bluegrass: Live bluegrass music by Patriozeb. 10 a.m.-noon, free, The Crêpe, Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., 702-441-0719. USTA Tennis Clinic: The U.S. Tennis Association will provide free tennis clinics for children, to introduce the sport and teach basic skills. For ages 3-10 . 11 a.m.-2 p.m., free, Macy’s Court, Downtown Summerlin, 2025 Festival Plaza Drive, downtownsummerlin.com. Autumn blood drive: Help your community by donating blood. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road,
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Nostrosound: Led by pan flutist Hector Flavio Martinez, Nosotrosound plays traditional Latin American folk music. 2 p.m., $10-$12, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. Contra dancing: Dance to a live acoustic band. All dances are taught and called; newcomers and families are welcome. No need to bring a partner. Wear comfortable, flat-soled shoes and casual clothing. Group lesson at 6:30 p.m.; dance from 7 to 10 p.m., $10 for adults; $5 for students and military; $3 for children (ages 8+ only) and non-dancers, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383. Guns ‘n’ Hoses soccer game: Southern Nevada police officers and firefighters will compete in this charity event to raise money for the Injured Police Officers Fund and the Burn Foundation. Family-friendly events will begin 3 p.m., the game starts 7 p.m. $5-$7, Peter Johann Soccer Field, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, vegasfamilyevents.com. Springs Preserve Butterfly Habitat: Hundreds of butterflies and an array of plants return to the museum’s free-flying exhibit. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $2 members, $3 nonmembers, Springs Preserve, 333. S. Valley View Blvd., springspreserve. org. *Also: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily through fall
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Las Vegas’ economy is rebounding, which means more business owners and entrepreneurs are on the prowl for new locations. This is especially true for restaurateurs. ¶ Good restaurant locations share traits with other types of prime commercial real estate — good visibility, easy access, high traffic, strong demographics, lots of residential property location, Continu ed on page 53
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Nevada’s net metering limit, in megawatts. NV Energy indicated the cap was hit June 21. The Public Utilities Commission has a December deadline for coming up with a permanent net metering structure.
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Nevada’s slot hold in 2014 — the percentage of gamblers’ money slot machines keep. A report by Applied Analysis showed that resorts took a greater share of the wagers than in years past.
62,500 9.5%
Businesses enrolled in Nevada’s unemployment system as of June 30. State Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation staff said the figure shows the economy is getting stronger.
Increase in Nevada’s foreclosure-related filings since July 2014, according to RealtyTrac. Nevada had the fourth-highest rate in the country in July.
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CONTENTS PUBLISHER Donn Jersey (donn.jersey@gmgvegas.com)
EDITORIAL EDITOR Delen Goldberg (delen.goldberg@gmgvegas.com) MANAGING EDITOR Dave Mondt (dave.mondt@gmgvegas.com) ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/BUSINESS Brian Deka (brian.deka@gmgvegas.com) ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR/POLITICS Scott Lucas (scott.lucas@gmgvegas.com) STAFF WRITERS Kailyn Brown, Adwoa Fosu, Megan Messerly, J.D. Morris, Kyle Roerink, Daniel Rothberg, Cy Ryan, Eli Segall, Conor Shine, Jackie Valley, Pashtana Usufzy, Ian Whitaker COPY DESK CHIEF John Taylor COPY EDITORS Jamie Gentner, Brian Sandford SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS EDITOR Craig Peterson EDITORIAL CARTOONIST Mike Smith LIBRARY SERVICES SPECIALIST Rebecca Clifford-Cruz RESEARCHER Julie Ann Formoso OFFICE COORDINATOR Nadine Guy
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The well-known restaurateur who recently opened Andiron Steak & Sea at Downtown Summerlin discusses what it takes to survive in the Las Vegas food industry, her commitment to charitable work and why she thinks Yelp has gone overboard. THE NOTES Philanthropy, P46
MEET: THE SUNNY PLUMBER AND HONEYBEE AC
Ken Goodrich is a Las Vegan who started his company at age 25 with little knowledge of business. He made his share of mistakes but, driven by a philosophy of making positive daily impacts, has persevered. TALKING POINTS Tips for employers who want to test for drugs, P49
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VINTAGE VEGAS: THE OSMONDS A STAPLE FOR DECADES IN LAS VEGAS ENTERTAINMENT The singing and dancing Osmonds have had an ongoing presence in Las Vegas since the 1960s. The four original Osmond brothers — Alan, Jay, Merrill and Wayne — were discovered singing between fights at a Los Angeles sports arena and on the streets of Disneyland. Their careers took off after appearing on “The Andy Williams Show.” Siblings Donny, Marie and Jimmy began touring with the group, with frequent stops
in Las Vegas. The ’70s marked the pinnacle of their careers, with the family recording 23 gold records between 1971 and 1978. Pictured here, the Osmonds perform May 5, 1977, in the main showroom of the Las Vegas Hilton. Today, the family continues to entertain Las Vegas audiences; Donny and Marie headline at the Flamingo, while the Osmond Brothers make occasional appearances at the Orleans. — REBECCA CLIFFORD-CRUZ
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The American Cancer Society Las Vegas Leadership Board is Rick Campbell, Dr. Souzan El-Eid, Charles Gianelloni, Stacey Martini, Katie Ryan, Bill Bokelmann and Jennifer Bradley.
less Youth. The money will pay for computers, books, scholarships and other resources. The company also established a $45,000 grant for Street Teens to fund the nonprofit’s drop-in center.
Tracy A. DiFillippo of Armstrong Teasdale, Tom Edington of Nevada State Bank, Leslie Maple of Barrick Gold Corporation and Jennifer Oswald of NV Energy joined the Communities in Schools of Nevada board of directors.
The Nevada 150 Foundation donated hundreds of books and pieces of merchandise to state museums, park gift shops and libraries. More than 100 copies of “Nevada: 150 Years in the Silver State,” the official commemorative book of the Nevada Sesquicentennial, went to public libraries.
Three Square Food Bank received $10,000 from Amerigroup Nevada. In addition, the Las Vegas-Clark County and North Las Vegas library districts donated 33,931 pounds of food to Three Square. People were encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to their local library for a $2 credit toward patron fines. Sands ECO360 Degrees, Sands Cares, Sands Expo, the Venetian and the Palazzo collected more than 30,000 items for the charity. McGladrey LLP raised $152,975 for the food bank at a 5K run. Myrtle Tate Elementary School received $1,200 from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for “Fire Up Your Feet,” which encourages students in kindergarten through eighth grade to be physically active. Myrtle Tate had the highest number of participants among the 4,000 students who took part. Other schools that received awards are Fay Galloway Elementary, Jack Dailey Elementary, Nate Mack Elementary, R. Guild Gray Elementary, Paul E. Culley Elementary, J.T. McWilliams Elementary, Pinecrest Academy-Nevada and Lied Middle School. NV Energy awarded 78 scholarships worth $1,000 each and two scholarships of $2,000 each to Southern Nevada high school seniors who demonstrated leadership in academics and community service. McDonald’s sponsored the Hispanic Baccalaureate, a large-scale graduation event for Hispanic students across Southern Nevada. Fremont Street Experience donated $14,460 to Susan G. Komen of Southern Nevada. The money came from SlotZilla revenue. Tronox presented gift cards to Robert Taylor Elementary Robotics Club students and President’s Award recipients. Tronox helps fund the school’s Robotics Club and encourages employees to volunteer as mentors. Cox Las Vegas employees collected toys, food, bedding and more for the Animal Foundation through the company’s Cuddle ‘n’ Snuggle drive. A food drive hosted by Port of Subs sent thousands of sandwiches to Opportunity Village. The company donated one small sandwich for every large sandwich sold June 8-13.
Water safety activist Joseph Vassallo, president of Paragon Pools, was named the Kidde Hero of the Week for his Float Like A Duck program. Using a sidekick named Duckie, Vassallo teaches families about water safety. The David Bohnett Foundation provided a grant for the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada to upgrade its computer network. Station Casinos and Grand Canyon Development Partners are donating a building at 3755 W. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas, to Southern Nevada Children First, which helps pregnant homeless youths and young parents. Smith’s donated $250,000 to St. Rose Children’s Hospital and $2,500 to the American Heart Association for the Teens Cooking With Heart program. The donation was part of a celebration in honor of the remodeling of the Smith’s at 55 S. Valle Verde Drive, Henderson. Matt Smith Physical Therapy and Desert Valley Therapy hosted a school supply drive for Ronnow Elementary School, a Title 1 school where at least 40 percent of the students come from low-income families. The Rogers Foundation donated $300,000 to two schools and community organizations. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada and the Las Vegas Philharmonic bought instruments and tablets for a music program. Park Elementary will buy iPads for all students in grades two through five. Coral Academy of Science received money for tutors and learning programs. Telus International donated 100 computers to Matt Kelly Elementary, Vegas Verde Elementary, Booker Elementary, Fyfe Elementary, Twin Lakes Elementary, Lake Elementary and Valley High School. Impact Las Vegas gave $18,000 to Nevada Child Seekers to expand the nonprofit’s anti-bullying programs. Best Mattress donated $2,500 to the Title 1 Homeless Outreach Program for Education.
United Nissan donated hundreds of footballs to the YMCA of Southern Nevada. Valley Electric Association donated $12,000 to fund four college scholarships for local students. Sixteen volunteers from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck served 607 meals at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. The North Las Vegas Library District received a $3,000 programming grant for “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The program aims to teach people about Latino American histories and cultures, examine and document the history of Latino Americans and foster understanding of local histories in regional, national and international contexts. Dress For Success Southern Nevada recently gave out its 3,000th outfit. The organization helps women get back on their feet by providing professional attire. UFC sponsored Team Intrepid Fallen Heroes, a group of four amateur athletes who planned to ride their bicycles more than 3,000 miles in the 34th Annual Race Across America. The team hoped to raise more than $650,000 to help build Intrepid Spirit Centers, diagnostic and treatment facilities that help military veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries and psychological health conditions. Board members of the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation include Robert Torres, chairman; Lisa Santwer, first vice president; Matt Cook, second vice president; Carrie Bradley, treasurer; Liz LaMonica, secretary, and Annelisa Polk, member. Jackie Trueblood is executive assistant. Las Vegas Sands donated $60,000 to the Nevada Partnership for Home-
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada is collaborating with Tuff-NUff, an amateur MMA organization; Vegas Lions and Vegas Outlaws football teams; Alston Business Consulting; Office Depot; the Never Give Up Foundation and Gianniosis Realty Group to launch “Men in Mentoring,” aimed at recruiting men as Big Brothers. There are more than 550 boys in the program waiting for a big brother. Dunkin’ Donuts’ second annual “Celebrity Restaurant Challenge” raised more than $12,000 for the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation’s Camp Cartwheel. The money will send 50 children to camp. Event participants included the Las Vegas Outlaws and Posse; the casts of “Fantasy,” “Chippendales,” “Sexxy” and “Marriage Can Be Murder;” Clark County School District police; Jay R Beatbox, a local hip-hop musician; Kevin Burke of “Defending the Caveman;” JC Fernandez of Mix 94.1; JoJo Turnbeaugh of 95.5 the Bull; Marco and John Mac of Sunny 106.5; Johiah Hall, Big D. and Claire of My 93.1; Las Vegas Fire and Rescue; Dao Vu of KTNV Channel 13; and Javelin Broderick, of MotoAmerica “Supersport” Roadracer. The UNLV School of Medicine scholarship drive wrapped up months ahead of schedule and raised twice as many scholarships as anticipated when Kris Engelstad McGarry, trustee of the Engelstad Family Foundation, pledged $10 million for student scholarships. The gift will cover 100 four-year scholarships – 25 for the school’s 2017 charter class and 25 for each of the next three entering classes. Each scholarship is worth $100,000. Humana and the Humana Charity Crafters donated more than 270 knitted and crocheted caps, blankets, scarfs and quilts to Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada. The John Krakauer Charitable Trust donated $40,000 to Spread the Word Nevada for the organization’s Books on the Move program. In addition, the Las Vegas Rotary Club donated $25,000 to the nonprofit to help Will Beckley Elementary School.
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Q&A with elizabeth blau
Las Vegas food scene has been an evolution Elizabeth Blau, co-founder and CEO of Elizabeth Blau & Associates, has helped shape Las Vegas’ food scene, developing major restaurants and contributing to the area’s reputation as a culinary hot spot. She recently opened Andiron Steak & Sea at Downtown Summerlin, adding to a portfolio that includes Honey Salt and Made LV. How do you determine which restaurants will thrive in Las Vegas? When Steve Wynn first started putting together the restaurant portfolio at Bellagio, our mission was to create a destination, and we put in concepts that spoke to the core of what people were looking for — steak, Italian food, Chinese, great desserts — but just brought it to an entirely different level. In terms of what thrives, I think it has been an evolution. At the beginning, it was all about just bringing great quality, and quality really drove everything else. Now, I think it’s still definitely about quality but also offering new experiences and unique tastes. We have had so much growth in Asian cuisine, on and off the Strip in the past couple of years — ramen, sushi, yakitori. Having a clear concept, a great experience and high quality are really what drives success. What is it like being a successful woman entrepreneur? I don’t think there is much of a difElizabeth Blau, founder and CEO of Blau and Associates, finds a way to juggle business, family and commitment to her ference between being a successful community. (STEVE MARCUS/staff) female entrepreneur or a male, but in the restaurant industry work very Where do you see yourself and every child has the best access to edlike any successful entrepreneur, I hard — the cooks, the servers, the your company in 10 years? ucation they can. Similarly, as a resjuggle my time between my family, bartenders, the managers. Everyone Somewhere between Donna Hay taurateur, I feel it is a guiding prinmy businesses and my community. In is doing their best to offer a great and Martha Stewart. cipal, and my responsibility, to make terms of being prepared, I have had guest experience, good food and solid sure everyone is fed and has access to phenomenal mentors throughout my service. It’s a hard industry that is What is your dream job, outside healthy food, especially children. career — Steve Wynn, Elaine Wynn built on people and interactions with of your current field? and Sirio Maccioni, to name a few — one another. As an owner and operaSummer camp counselor. What are you reading right now? and that has certainly had a major tor, I appreciate the ability to hear I just started “I Am Malala” by Maimpact. guest feedback, but I feel that Yelp Whom do you admire and why? lala Yousafzai. gives too strong a voice and too much My dear friend Kerry Simon beWhat charitable organizations of a platform to people who a lot of cause of his incredible courage and What do you do after work? are you a part of? the time do not appreciate, respect or fortitude. Kerry and I have been best Spend time with my son, Cole, and I proudly chair the Culinary Coununderstand the work that goes into friends for 18 years, since we both our two golden retrievers, Dodger cil for Three Square, I sit on the state running restaurants and empowers moved to Las Vegas from New York. and Brookie; and I plan vacations. board for Communities in Schools in a voice that is rarely informed or acI have been his “big sister” for more Nevada, as well as the board of trustcurate. than a decade and have always adDescribe your management style. ees at the Culinary Institute of Amermired and respected his kind heart, Direct and hands on. Whether sitica and the Dean’s Advisory Council What is something people might his positive spirit and his enormous ting with a manager or a hostess in at UNLV. I also actively support the not know about you? capacity for friendship. His fight with one of the restaurants or addressing Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health I hate foie gras. I do not like liver. As MSA has devastated everyone in his a board of directors or a group of exand Keep Memory Alive, where we a child, my grandmother used to cook life. ecutives as a consultant, I think it is have set up a fund to help fight Mulchicken livers with onions, and the extremely important to speak clearly tiple System Atrophy (MSA). smell completely overwhelmed me. I What is your biggest pet peeve? and directly on your expectations To me, education is a bedrock of our have never recovered. Yelp! I think it is fair to say people and intentions. society, and it is crucial to ensure that
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by the numbers
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Age of the Las Vegas Club, the historic downtown casino that closed Aug. 20.
$12,000
Cost of full-time immersive classes at the downtown campus of Iron Yard, a webcoding school.
3.4 million
Number of monthly visitors to vegas.com, a popular travel website based in Henderson. The site recently was acquired by Las Vegas-based Remark Media Inc.
$3 billion
Estimated economic impact of the Las Vegas Medical District by 2030.
1,600
Number of Clark County School District teachers who left their jobs during the 2014-15 school year. School started Aug. 24 with more than 900 full-time classroom positions vacant.
12,230
Number of Nevada businesses that filed their first claim for unemployment benefits in July, 955 fewer applicants than June.
$360 million
Amount Penn National Gaming will pay to buy the Tropicana. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the transaction.
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Number of years medical marijuana has been legal in Nevada. On Aug. 24, Clark County opened its first retail dispensary.
350,000
Square footage of an expansion to Mandalay Bay’s convention center.
$70 million
Cost of the Mandalay Bay expansion project. Once completed, the center will have more than 2 million square feet of space.
Ken Goodrich owns Honeybee AC and the Sunny Plumber brands under his company, U.S. Peach. (mikayla whitmore/staff)
‘Overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles is the foundation of a great company’ Describe your business.
U.S. Peach provides commercial and residential HVAC and plumbing maintenance, repair and replacement services. It includes the brands Honeybee AC and the Sunny Plumber. How have the plumbing, heating and air-conditioning industries changed?
honeybee AC and the sunny plumber Address: 8311 W. Sunset Road Suite 200 Phone: 702-749-8100 Email: ken@kgoodrich.com Websites: honeybeeac.com, thesunnyplumber.com Hours and days of operation: 24/7/365 Owned/operated by: Ken Goodrich In business since: 2012
Technology has created growth opportunities. What once was a typical mom-and-pop industry has morphed into a sophisticated business model in which companies are operating regionally and nationally. You are growing your company. How has establishing your business in Las Vegas helped you expand to new cities?
First and foremost, Las Vegas is my home. I am a native Las Vegan, and this is where my family is, where my children went and go to school, and where my friends and many of my business associates live. In addition, Las Vegas is an excellent central hub to execute a Southwest U.S. regional business and offers certain tax advantages. How have you adapted your business to fit the growing needs of Southern Nevada?
We are implementing a neighborhood-specific branch model, whereby our service teams will stay within a certain geographic location within the city rather than try to cover the entire Las Vegas Valley each day. This will allow us to provide immediate service to homes and businesses, save on drive time and fuel costs, and support neighborhood schools, senior centers, sports programs, etc.
ings such as strip malls, industrial buildings and shopping centers. What is your business philosophy?
Build a culture of positive impact — our teams endeavor to make daily positive impacts on our customers, fellow team members, community and the industry — and success will follow.
What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?
The skilled labor pool is aging and shrinking, and the millennials have not yet been inspired to take up the trades. What is the best part about doing business here?
Las Vegas is business friendly, and we still have opportunities left for entrepreneurial types. What obstacles has your business overcome?
I started my first business when I was 25 years old, with no capital, no plan, no management or administrative skills, which led to several years of trials and tribulations. Now 25 years later, I look back on those challenging times and believe overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles is the foundation of an enduring, great company. How can Nevada improve its business climate?
Keep attracting manufacturing and distribution companies such as Tesla and Amazon and continue to diversify our economy. What have you learned from the recession?
Who are your customers?
Single-family homeowners and light-commercial build-
Always be prepared for the ups and downs of all things, as there is opportunity in both the hills and the valleys.
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On J.D. Morris’ vegasinc.com story “Las Vegas Club, one of downtown’s oldest casinos, closes”: The Las Vegas Club was the first casino that ever gave us room comps. ... We were always made to feel valued. — EnglishBill Used to be my favorite place to play blackjack. Not only did they have the most favorable rules for players, they also broke in a lot of new dealers. — BillyWeems2 On J.D. Morris’ vegasinc.com story “Tighter slot machines might be hurting revenue, industry research suggests”: How is it fun if everybody is losing and there’s almost no chance of winning? I stopped playing because I know I’d make more money working for minimum wage at a fast-food place. — JohnnyBoyCali When I came to town in the ’80s and ’90s, you heard winners on a regular basis. Now when I sit at a bar and listen, I just don’t hear many winners. — NVBill On Eli Segall’s vegasinc.com story “Sorry, investors — house flipping in Las Vegas isn’t what it used to be”: The flipping days are gone for now. But history is always bound to repeat itself. — patrcik317
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guest column: drug. Alerting staff members beforehand will here are many factors to keep in jessica kantor give them a chance to let the lab technician mind when testing employees know of any legal prescriptions that may show for drugs. From dealing with up positive on their test. annoyed staff to making sure 4. Don’t fear the reefer. Some you’re testing for the right substances, here employers wonder whether medical marijuana will take are some tips to help your office drug testing go smoothly. over the workplace, but employers most likely will not 1. Ensure that all employees are aware of the company’s drugsee a difference in productivity or workflow due to the testing policy. This means newly hired staffers are told before legalization of medical cannabis. It is up to an employer they start, and current staffers are alerted before testing occurs. to decide if someone with a medical card gets a free pass “Drug testing isn’t going to hurt anyone, but people still on a positive drug test. Just keep in mind, if you allow one have rights,” said Kurt Gunther, compliance manager at employee to have a free pass, expect others to ask for it, too. Solutions Recovery Inc. “Employers have the right to test 5. Be ready to help employees. Keeping a drug-free for drugs, but employees have the right to say no. You can’t workplace isn’t about being in control of employees’ lives; it infringe on someone else’s rights.” is about ensuring safety. If an employee comes to you before Managers also need to be sure they are supportive of a drug test and tells you he or she may have a problem, you employees by answering questions about how, why and should help. Whether that means paying for treatment where drug testing will occur, Gunther said. or being understanding in terms of time off to receive 2. Send your staff to an off-site drug-testing lab. This treatment is up to you. However, if an employee confides will ensure all of the proper guidelines are followed for in you and asks for help, you should not just fire him or her. cleanliness and confidentiality. Tell employees that during That approach isn’t fair to the person who works for you, a specific workday, they will need to find time to get tested. and it sets a negative precedent other employees will note. Pay them for their time. “There should be an assistance program at all 3. Tell employees what they will be tested for. There companies,” Gunther said. “Employees are people, and is a standard 12-pack tester that tests for drugs such as people have problems. You can’t expect someone to turn off methamphetamine, opiates, marijuana, cocaine and morphine. their life problems from 9 to 5 during the week.” If you want to test only for a specific drug, you can specifically Jessica Kantor is content developer at Solutions Recovery request that. However, testing with the standard 12-pack Inc., an addiction recovery center in Las Vegas. demonstrates you are not on a witch hunt for a specific type of
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In Las Vegas speech, Obama touts continued clean energy By conor shine and kyle roerink Staff Writers
President Barack Obama told a crowd in Las Vegas that now “is not the time to pull back” on federal investment in renewable energy projects. The president’s remark came during a speech at National Clean Energy Summit 8.0, organized by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., where Obama pledged $1 billion in federal loan guarantees for rooftop solar panels on American homes. The administration will use an existing program to distribute the money. The president also announced that he would create programs to provide no-money-down solar panels to consumers nationwide. Obama’s speech comes amid ongoing controversy over solar power in Nevada. Mandalay Bay, where the president spoke, is attempting to leave NV Energy and produce its own power, a move that could subject it to at least $88 million in exit fees. The roof of the hotel’s convention center is home to one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in the world. The president took a veiled swipe at NV Energy, praising local utilities in Oklahoma and Texas that were embracing solar, and adding: “(Consumers) can tell (their) utility company that they want renewable energy and have solar on the roof by the weekend. That’s power. That’s the future. It’s an American energy revolution. Good utilities recognize this and are adapting business models to seize the opportunities of this emerging energy reality.” Obama said the nation is in the middle of a largescale transition toward new forms of energy production. “Clean power from the sun is cheaper than conventional power from the utility,” he said. “It is impossible to overstate what this means. For de-
by more than 30 percent in the next 15 years. Obama said that policy was the “single most important step America has ever taken to combat climate change.” Obama also said there were strange bedfellows forming on renewable power. “In some states, we have the Green Party and the Tea Party teaming up (for) clean energy,” he said. “It is rare that the Tea Party leaders and I are on the same side of an issue. I agree with them here.” After arriving in Las Vegas aboard Air Force One, Obama spoke briefly with Gov. Brian Sandoval, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak. Goodman handed Obama what she called a “brag sheet” toutPresident Barack Obama shakes hands with Senate ing Las Vegas’ efforts to use green energy and proMinority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., after delivering the mote energy efficiency, and Sandoval joined Obama keynote address during National Clean Energy Summit in his motorcade. 8.0 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. (steve The introduction to Obama’s speech began with marcus/staff) a performance of the state’s song, “Home Means Nevada,” by Brandon Flowers of the rock band The cades, we’ve been told that it’s not possible to switch Killers. Flowers is a Nevada native. to renewable energy. Today, that is no longer true.” MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren followed Flowers, The president’s visit underscores his close relationapplauding the White House’s American Businesses ship with Reid. The two have been outspoken on cliAct on Climate Pledge, which calls to eliminate 6 bilmate change and have worked on projects to cut the lion tons of carbon pollution through 2030. Murren prices of solar panels and reduce carbon emissions. committed to join that initiative by reducing MGM Obama used the speech to criticize a pair of Reid’s Resorts’ energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020. favorite targets, conservative mega-donors Charles Then came Reid, who said Obama would “forever and David Koch, saying, “massive lobbying efforts be remembered as the leader who “finally put the backed by the fossil fuel (industry), conservative world on a path to stop climate change.” Reid rethink tanks or the Koch brothers to roll back renewceived a standing ovation from the crowd. able energy standards or prevent new clean energy Obama has visited Las Vegas 14 times and other businesses from succeeding (are) a problem. That’s parts of Nevada four times during his presidency. not the American way.” “It shows how deeply devoted he is to Nevada and The speech follows Obama’s announcement of his its people,” Reid said. “Clean Power Plan” that would limit U.S. emissions
Mortgages issued by lenders up this year, almost on par with national average By Eli Segall Staff Writer
Lenders have been issuing Las Vegas homebuyers more mortgages this past year, but volume still pales in comparison to the peak of the real estate bubble, a report says. A total of 8,191 mortgages were doled out for home purchases in Southern Nevada in the three months ending June 30, up 8 percent from the same period last year, according to RealtyTrac. The pace was just behind the national average. Lenders issued roughly 738,000 loans for purchases nationally in the second quarter, up 9 percent year-over-year. Meanwhile, lenders have been refinancing mortgages locally and across the country at a rapid pace amid historically low interest rates that, despite rising since January, remain below last year’s levels. A total of 10,273 refinancing loans were issued in the second quarter in the Las Ve-
gas area, up 40 percent from the same period last year, RealtyTrac reported. Nationally, lenders wrote more than 1.2 million “refis” last quarter, up 32 percent. The average interest rate in June for a 30year mortgage was 3.98 percent, up from 3.67 percent in January but down from 4.16 percent in June 2014, according to mortgage-finance company Freddie Mac. Rates climbed again in July, to an average of 4.05 percent. Despite the upswing in Las Vegas for purchases, mortgage lenders were far busier here last decade before the economy collapsed, when banks gave money to practically anyone to buy property. Fueled by easy money, housing prices skyrocketed. During the bubble years of 2004 to 2006, lenders issued an average of 7,331 loans each month for home purchases in Southern Nevada, according to RealtyTrac data.
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Nevada’s foreclosure woes remained among the worst in the nation in July as lenders ramped up pressure on delinquent borrowers, a new report shows. One in every 587 homes statewide received a foreclosurerelated filing in July, up 15.4 percent from June and 9.5 percent from July 2014, according to RealtyTrac. Nationally, one in every 1,057 homes received a foreclosure filing, up 6.7 percent from June and 14.1 percent from a year ago. Nevada had the fourth-highest foreclosure rate in the country in July, behind Florida, Maryland and New Jersey. For the report, RealtyTrac counts notices of default — which start the foreclosure process — as well as scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. In Nevada, creditors seized 419 homes during the month, down 1.6 percent from June but up 64 percent from last July. They also started the foreclosure process on 922 homes, up 18.5 percent from June but down 11 percent from a year ago.
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Las Vegas house flipping not what it used to be By eli segall Staff Writer
Daniel Wiafe, a self-proclaimed “house-flipping ninja,” boasts online that he can teach people to “flip houses for ca$h money!” The Las Vegas investor and reality TV star goes after homes whose owners are itching to sell. They’re people who want “fast cash ... even if they take a big loss,” Wiafe said, like a down-on-its-luck family that pawns its jewelry. House flippers can make money in the valley, he said, but it’s probably not the best market these days. “There are way too many people trying to get into the real estate game down here,” he said. House flipping was a hallmark of the real estate bubble, when investors, often with little or no experience but backed by easy money, bought homes and sold them for profit a short time later. The get-rich-quick tactic helped inflate prices to absurd levels until the bubble burst and the economy crashed. Southern Nevada remains one of the most popular places in America to flip houses, the result of flippingfocused reality TV shows and Las Vegas’ lower home prices, transient population and long-standing image as an easy place to make a quick buck, industry pros say. But flipping isn’t nearly as common here as it used to be, and investors can make a lot more money elsewhere. Flipping comprised 7.7 percent of single-family home sales in the Las Vegas area in the quarter ending June 30, down from 9.7 percent the same time last year, according to RealtyTrac, which defines flipping as selling a house within a year of buying it. Investors booked an average return of 28.5 percent — or about $48,200 — on each deal last quarter, up slightly from 27.4 percent a year earlier. Despite the drop in volume, Las Vegas tied for 11th in the country for its share of flips. Fernley, a small city near Tesla Motors’ new battery plant in Northern Nevada, was No. 1, with flips comprising 11.4 percent of all sales, RealtyTrac reported. Nationally, 4.5 percent of singlefamily home sales last quarter were flips, down from 4.9 percent a year earlier, and investors made an average return of 36 percent — or about $70,700 — last quarter, up from 23.4 percent a year ago, according to RealtyTrac.
Daniel Wiafe, a local real estate investor, calls himself a “house-flipping ninja.” (l.e. baskow/staff)
Those profits are the sales price minus the purchase price and do not account for renovations or other costs the flippers incur. Las Vegas broker and investor Glenn Plantone was flipping five to seven homes per month here a few years ago, when prices were growing faster than they are now. Today, he’s not finding as many lucrative deals in the valley but has about 15 deals in the pipeline in Charlotte, N.C., where he flips homes with his brother. “Now that Vegas is kind of drying up, I’m looking at other markets,” said Plantone, owner of VIP Realty Group. Realty One Group broker Mark Sivek has a client who a few years ago bought about 100 homes to flip. Today, profits are getting squeezed on new deals, so “we really haven’t done much,” Sivek said. “Is there still an opportunity (to flip homes)? Yes, but certainly not like what it” used to be, said Heidi Kasama, managing broker of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ Summerlin office. Nationally, slowing price growth and a possible interest-rate increase — which would raise borrowing costs, potentially shrinking the pool of buyers — could pinch flippers’ profits in the coming year, RealtyTrac Vice President Daren Blomquist said. He also noted that lenders aren’t repossessing nearly as many homes as they used to. Discounted, bank-owned houses had been a “major source of supply” for flippers in recent years, he said. Southern California investors told Blomquist they’ve stopped flipping because of narrower profits, but he
suspects they won’t be gone forever. “They’ll probably come back to it at some point,” he said. Last decade, few places got as crazed with flipping as Las Vegas, the epicenter of America’s real estate bubble. In late 2004, a peak of 18.9 percent of single-family home sales in the valley were flips, compared with a national peak of 8 percent in early 2006, according to RealtyTrac. Lenders gave mortgages to practically anyone, often for little or no money down, and it seemed everyone was an investor, even if they didn’t know anything about real estate. Tim Kelly Kiernan, now a real estate agent, had a craps dealer friend who loaded up on homes. “This guy can barely walk and chew gum at the same time, and he’s got nine houses,” said Kiernan, of Re/Max Benchmark Realty. “It’s crazy.” After the market crashed, investors streamed in to gobble up cheap homes, pushing up prices here at some of the fastest rates nationally. They typically rented out the properties, but a good number of buyers came for quick profits, including Wiafe, the House Flipping Ninja. A former Internet marketer, Wiafe got into real estate in Tulsa, Okla., in 2010. His online tutorials caught the attention of HGTV producers, who signed him and his wife, Melinda, to star in their own show, “Flipping the Heartland.” “Daniel Wiafe is a real estate maverick who takes risks because he believes he’ll come out on top no matter what,” the show’s website says. “Melinda, his savvy wife and business partner, crunches numbers and does
her best to keep Daniel from running the family into the red.” The first season, with 13 episodes, aired this year. Wiafe, who still spends a few months a year in Tulsa, moved to the valley in 2012. He works from a second-floor office suite on Rainbow Boulevard at Washington Avenue, although the sign on his front door is for Nevada Divorce Center, his document preparation and filing venture (“Home of the $199 Nevada Divorce!”). Working from lists he buys, Wiafe says he targets houses held by “absentee” owners, including people who inherited a home but don’t have the money to fix it up; those who bought a place years ago as a vacation home, but the house is “just sitting there, rotting”; or out-of-town landlords whose tenants trashed the place. The first house he flipped locally was owned by a woman in Ohio who bought it in 2001 for $250,000. Her renters had turned it into a marijuana grow-house and, according to Wiafe, had racked up $70,000 in unpaid power bills. Police raided the house. Wiafe bought it for $110,000, put $1,000 worth of touch-ups into it and sold it for $140,000 to an investor. That buyer made $25,000 worth of repairs and sold the house for about $220,000. “He made a killing,” Wiafe said. Faced with higher prices they helped create, investors have been backing out of Las Vegas. Price growth has slowed substantially from a few years ago, but homes still are cheaper than in other major markets, and plenty of wannabe flippers want in. Thanks in no small part to reality TV shows such as “Flipping Vegas” and “Flip this House,” flipping seems like an easy payday to many would-be investors, real estate agents say — that is, until they find out what’s needed to rehab a beat-up house and make a profit selling it. “Lots of people are armchair quarterbacks, but once they see what it takes, they back off,” broker Sivek said. Kasama, of Berkshire, met with a Las Vegas man in his mid-20s who wanted to buy a house, hire low-priced contractors and sell the place for a 10 percent return. He had never flipped a house, but as Kasama put it, “people have these visions in their head.” “It isn’t out there,” she said of his dreamed-up profit. “And he’s still thinking about it.”
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Experts give advice on picking the right spot nearby, a large daytime population, synergy with other restaurants and retailers and nearby traffic generators such as malls, office complexes or hospitals. Many restaurant operators like to
be near other successful restaurants “since it shows that the trade area has a track record for supporting the sales necessary to be successful,” said Kelly Bland, senior vice president and principal of NAI Alliance, a
commercial real estate company. Having a cluster of restaurants also creates a destination area for people looking to eat out. “They may not know where exactly they’ll eat until they get to the dis-
trict and then decide from the many options available” Bland said. What should restaurateurs look for in a location? And what should they do when they find good space? Industry experts offered their advice.
Running the numbers “Look at the real cost of the rent as a percentage of the sales volume anticipated for that location. This percentage should be incorporated in the lease agreement in case traffic falls or is not what was anticipated.”
“The first responsibility an operator has is to do a pro forma based on the occupancy costs, including base rent, common area charges, real estate taxes, insurance, loading dock charges, etc. If the concept cannot make the numbers work, it doesn’t matter how good the location might be. For example, in some bedroom communities, the heavy traffic will only be on weekends. In a community filled with college students, a fine-dining restaurant won’t work except for parents’ visiting day. If the concept does not resonate with the local area population or fill a lifestyle need, it will not succeed.”
— John Andrews-Anagnostaras, principal of Landmark Design Inc. in Las Vegas
“First and most critical is run your pro forma — find your break-even point — prior to signing for any commercial space. I can do this by plugging in comparable numbers of rents, per month, per period or per annum. Run the numbers conservatively, average and optimistically. Know your walk-away number prior to doing any walk-through of a site. If you don’t know how, hire someone who does. Share your number with the real estate broker.”
— Veteran restaurant consultant Arlene Spiegel, president of Arlene Spiegel & Associates in New York
— Rudy Miick, founder and president of Miick Associates, a food-service consultancy in Boulder, Colo.
Choosing a space “Visibility is always better than hidden; more parking is better than less; (and) a great landlord views a tenant as a partner. A bad landlord can make your life hell.” — Chase Leblanc, a hospitality management consultant in Golden, Colo.
“Many restaurant operators look for second-generation restaurant spaces where the previous tenant has already installed many of the requirements for a restaurant. This helps keep the remodeling costs down, as opposed to configuring a restaurant from a regular retail space.”
“New grease and old sewer lines make bad bedfellows.” — Leblanc
“Money is made from the dining room or carry-out space, not the kitchen. Money is made by rolling your inventory, not storing inventory.”
— Bland
— Miick
“If your concept is breakfast, be on the side of traffic moving in your direction, not across the street. If you’re a bar or evening-dominant, be on the side of the street headed ‘home.’ Be at the ‘end’ of the block instead of the beginning, and be on a corner, ideally.” — Miick
Negotiating a lease “Landlords know that restaurants are the riskiest of tenants and, unless they’re very desperate, will not give concessions beyond maybe some free rent. They may give a bit more for a corporate lease like McDonald’s or Cheesecake Factory but not for a franchisee or a mom and pop, no matter how cute they are. And they’re going to make sure that everything is paid for in your space. They don’t want a bunch of liens filed on their space.” — Las Vegas architect Howard Perlman, principal of the Perlman Design Group
“You want an escape clause, a buyout if for any reason
lease if possible.” If not, define the triple net expenses (insurance, common area maintenance and taxes). “Do not pay more than industry norms on the percentage of gross sales. If possible, be able to sublet.”
The build-out allowance provided by a landlord is key “because some of the mechanical systems such as air conditioning, kitchen exhaust/makeup air, plumbing and waterproofing of floors might be extraordinarily expensive.”
— Miick
— Andrews-Anagnostaras
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Calendar of events Tuesday, Sept. 1 Gaming law conference: “Regulating landbased casinos” When: Through Sept. 4 Cost: $1,295 for entire conference, $350 for one-day registration Location: UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas Information: Email nakia.jackson-hale@unlv.edu During this four-day conference, gaming experts will lead sessions and panel discussions on gaming regulation, compliance, operations and enforcement. Topics will include legalized gambling, gambling policy, problem gambling, gaming technology, auditing and accounting, crime and enforcement, and more. Entrepreneurs Expo Time: 6-9 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Email lvbnmlasvegas@aol.com Meet Clark County entrepreneurs, stop by more than 50 business exhibits and learn about new business opportunities. There will be raffle drawings and free food samples.
Thursday, Sept. 3 Henderson Chamber of Commerce: State of the Chamber address Time: Registration begins 11:30 a.m. Cost: $55 for members, $75 for nonmembers Location: M Resort, 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Henderson
Information: Email disraelson@hendersonchamber.com Join the Henderson Chamber of Commerce as it celebrates its 70th anniversary. Highlights of the chamber’s achievements will be showcased, and a new chairman of the board will be installed. Las Vegas American Marketing Association - Brand Advocates: “Turning Enthusiastic Customers into a Powerful Marketing Force” Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35 for members, $45 for guests Location: Fleming’s Steakhouse, Town Square, 6515 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Email contact@amalasvegas.com Rob Fugetta, founder and CEO of Zuberance, will discuss ways to engage customers and encourage them to spread the word about your business to increase sales.
Wednesday, Sept. 9 SIOR Southern Nevada Chapter luncheon Time: 12-1:15 p.m. Cost: Free for members and sponsors, $40 for candidate members, $50 for nonmembers invited by a member, $100 for nonmembers invited by a sponsor Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd., South, Las Vegas Information: Email katrina@amnevada.com Join members of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and Certified Commercial Investment Members from California and Utah to discuss the real estate market in the western United States.
Thursday, Sept. 10 The Social Register’s Business Networking Event Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free for members and guests, $20 for nonmembers Location: Foundation Room, Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit web.lvchamber.com Enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres while meeting high-level executives and business owners to expand your network.
Friday, Sept. 11 Commercial Alliance Las Vegas symposium Time: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $99 for members, $149 for nonmembers Location: Gold Coast, 4000 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Email gmccabe@bpadlv.com Local real estate experts, including Kevin Buckley and Mark Fine, will discuss how the industry and community have changed. BYU Management luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $30 for members with RSVP, $35 for members without RSVP, $15 for students, $30 for guests with RSVP Location: Brady Industries, 7055 Lindell Road, Las Vegas Information: Call Douglas Winters at 702-8789788 Jacob Snow, former Henderson city manager, will be guest speaker.
Conventions
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Las Vegas DJ Show
Planet Hollywood
Aug. 30-Sept. 2
1,500
Gay Days Las Vegas
Luxor
Sept. 4-14
10,000
Interdrone
Rio
Sept. 6-12
3,000
Super Mobility Week
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Sept. 9-11
40,000
The Experience Convention and Tradeshow
Mirage
Sept. 9-11
2,500
Box Fan Expo
Las Vegas Convention Center
Sept. 12
5,000
SANS Institute - Network Security
Caesars Palace
Sept. 13-19
1,500
DevConnections
Aria
Sept. 14-17
1,500
Wedding MBA Convention
Las Vegas Convention Center
Sept. 15-16
2,400
National Recreation and Park Association Congress and Exposition
Mandalay Bay
Sept. 15-17
8,000
Las Vegas Souvenir and Resort Show
Las Vegas Convention Center
Sept. 16-19
6,000
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Records and Transactions Bankruptcies CHAPTER 7 Foothills Pediatrics LLC 2902 Shining Sun Way Henderson, NV 89052 Attorney: James T. Leavitt at james@leavittbk.com
Bid Opportunities THURSDAY, SEPT. 3 2:15 p.m. Clark Place parking garage: Structural wall improvements Clark County, 603735 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ clarkcountynv.gov
FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 2:30 p.m. Ammunition State of Nevada, 8365 Heather Moon at hmoon@admin. nv.gov 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for janitorial services at Walnut Recreation Center Clark County, 603776 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv.gov
Brokered transactions SALES $15,100,000 for 180,000 square feet, industrial 4750 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas 89115 Seller: Pamida Realty LLC Seller agent: Ben Millis and Chris Beets of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Buyer: Bixby Land Co. Buyer agent: Did not disclose $970,000 for 10,646 square feet, automotive repair facility 3045 N. Lamb Blvd., Las Vegas 89115 Seller: Talmer West Bast Seller agent: Paul Chaffee and Wil Chaffee of NAI Vegas Buyer: Robbie Auto Inc. Buyer agent: Eric Larkin of NAI Vegas $499,000 for 3,714 square feet, medical office condominium 7435 Azure Drive, Suite 190, Las Vegas 89130 Seller: TIB LLC Seller agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Buyer: WMK Properties LLC Buyer agent: Did not disclose $225,000 for 1,650 square feet, office
3221 E. Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas 89120 Seller: Did not disclose Seller agent: Did not disclose Buyer: Did not disclose Buyer agent: Did not disclose $215,000 for 1,448 square feet, office 150 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas 89107 Seller: Bayview Loan Servicing Seller agent: Salina Ramirez of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Buyer: Ingris N. Lopez Buyer agent: Did not disclose
LEASES $328,000 for 2,553 square feet, office for 60 months 6169 S. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas 89118 Landlord: Janet Yasuko Kotake Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker and Bobbi Miracle of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services Tenant: Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dental Specialists LLP Tenant agent: Did not disclose $248,885 for 10,769 square feet, industrial for 38 months 3055 Palms Center Drive, Las Vegas 89103 Landlord: Did not disclose Landlord agent: Gabe Telles, Ali Roesener, Sean Simon, Craig Summers and Jennifer Bridges of Gatski Commercial Tenant: Chicago Motor Cars of Las Vegas Inc. Tenant agent: Did not disclose $208,592 for 5,917 square feet, industrial for 63 months 3525 W. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas 89032 Landlord: BKM Cheyenne 104 LLC Landlord agent: Ali Roesener, Gabe Telles and Tom Wagener of Gatski Commercial Tenant: El Buen Pastor Inc. Tenant agent: Sun Loper of Go Global Realty $197,234 for 4,320 square feet, industrial for 60 months 3200 Polaris Ave., Las Vegas 89102 Landlord: Equus Business Center LP Landlord agent: Sean Simon and Tom Wagener of Gatski Commercial Tenant: Sherwin Williams Paint Co. Tenant agent: Did not disclose $181,435 for 1,699 square feet, retail/restaurant for 62 months 7885 W. Sunset Road, Suite 180, Las Vegas 89113 Landlord: Allen-Milan LLC Landlord agent: Soozi Jones Walker of Commercial Executives Real Estate Services
Tenant: Lifetime Health Concepts Tenant agent: Did not disclose $43,263 for 1,380 square feet, retail for 36 months 546 N. Eastern Ave., Suite 130, Las Vegas 89101 Landlord: Plaza Las Americas Landlord agent: Matt Stone of Las Vegas Development Company Tenant: Maria Romero dba No Drama Bail Bonds Tenant agent: Jakke Farley of Virtus Commercial
BUSINESS LICENSES Sanford Innovations LLC License type: Management or consulting service Address: 7495 W. Azure Drive, Suite 110, Las Vegas Owner: Detrick Sanford Scott A. Fulwider Insurance Agency License type: Insurance agency Address: 2298 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Scott A. Fulwider Insurance Agency Silver State Commercial Services License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Samantha McClure Simon Lawn Maintenance License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Esperanza Santiago Martin SLA Consulting LLC License type: Accounting firm Address: 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 525, Henderson Owner: SLA Consulting LLC Slingshot Power License type: Contractor Address: 7260 Dean Martin Drive, Suite 900, Las Vegas Owner: Did not disclose Spicy Glitter License type: Clothing Address: 1569 Ravanusa Drive, Henderson Owner: Tylene Marie Kandis Sprouts Play House License type: Family day care Address: 6112 Ozark Hike St., North Las Vegas Owner: Schleisman Family Stefena Wayne Fashions License type: General retail sales Address: 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite H28, Las Vegas Owner: Donald Kauffeld Still Waters Behavioral Health and Family Services License type: Professional services
Address: 500 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas Owner: DeAngelo Candler Stratosphere Tower Casino & Hotel License type: Food services or cafe Address: 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite B06, Las Vegas Owner: Stratosphere Gaming LLC Studio G Architecture License type: Architectural firm Address: 1879 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson Owner: Pacific Design Studio LLC Sunset Wine Shop License type: Sales - wine Address: 1300 W. Sunset Road, Henderson Owner: Lake Entertainment & Management LLC Synergy Electrical LLC License type: Contractor Address: 6362 Hermes Stables Court, Las Vegas Owner: Synergy Electrical LLC Tammy M. Caruso License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Tammy M. Caruso The Egg And I License type: Restaurant service bar Address: 4533 W. Sahara Ave., Suite F5, Las Vegas Owner: The Egg & I Inc. Tingting Wu License type: Reflexology Address: 6340 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Tingting Wu Tori Contracting LLC License type: Contractor Address: 3575 W. Post Road, Las Vegas Owner: Scott Acton Tow Guys License type: Automobile towing service Address: 1414 Industrial Road, Las Vegas Owner: Mai Niv Enterprises Inc. Triangle Associates Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 6170 N. Durango Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Craig Datema Trim N Skim Lawn and Pool Service/Maintenance License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Joe Allison Triple 7 Services LV Corp. License type: Wholesale Address: 4345 Corporate Center Drive, North Las Vegas
Owner: Triple 7 Services LV Corp. USA Insurance License type: Insurance agency Address: 1150 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: PTM Worldwide Solutions LLC Vapourpoint LLC License type: Office Address: 7330 Eastgate Road, Suite 110, Henderson Owner: Vapourpoint LLC Vesp Investigations LLC License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Gavin Vesp Vicki Lopez License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Vicki Lopez Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton License type: General retail sales Address: 455 S. Grand Central Parkway, Suite C-0154, Las Vegas Owner: WWRD US LLC Wireless Clinic License type: General retail sales Address: 1803 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Jose A. Dominiguez Xtreme Manufacturing LLC License type: Manufacturing Address: 8350 Eastgate Road, Henderson Owner: Xtreme Manufacturing LLC Zam! Waterless Car Wash License type: Mobile auto detailing Address: 625 E. La Madre Way, North Las Vegas Owner: Zam Waterless Car Wash and Detail LLC Zorro Remodelers License type: Maintenance services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Z and O Enterprises 123 Inspections License type: Professional services Address: Did not disclose Owner: 123 Inspections LLC 24-7 Automated Storage License type: Storage/warehouse Address: 1601 Athol Ave., Henderson Owner: 1601 Athol Avenue LLC 24/7 Heating & A/C License type: Contractor Address: 1168 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson Owner: Performance Air Conditioning & Heating LLC 6Gun License type: Dog companion sales
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Records and Transactions Address: 1685 Navarre Lane, Henderson Owner: Gerald Raade
Address: 3725 Calumet Farm Circle, North Las Vegas Owner: Attack Pest Control LLC
Absolute Best Concrete Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 2905 Lake East Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Charles Lapenta
Back 2 Relief License type: Sales Address: 3455 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Owner: Latino Rehabilitation Center
Advocate Wellness Nevada License types: Home health services and trucking Address: 3355 W. Spring Mountain Road, Suite 236L, Las Vegas Owner: Platinum Care Nevada Inc.
Bandido Lawn Services License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Victor M. Acevedo
Airbrush Artist International License type: General services counter/office Address: Did not disclose Owner: Sunless Boutique LLC
Barfly Apparel License type: General retail sales Address: 804 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Owner: Inevitable Clothing LLC
Aldridge Pite LLP License type: Professional services Address: 520 S. 4th St., Suite 360, Las Vegas Owner: Steven W. Pite
Be Lo Bail Bonds License type: Bail bond broker Address: 3111 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite J-101, Las Vegas Owner: Be Lo Bail Bonds LLC
Alec LP License type: Adult home care Address: 713 Bright Lights Ave., North Las Vegas Owner: Alec LP
Beyond The Starz Dance & Cheer License type: Sales Address: 5328 Sweet William St., North Las Vegas Owner: Tracy Johnson
All American Cleaning NV LLC License type: Trucking Address: 6068 Orange Poppy Court, Las Vegas Owner: All American Cleaning NV LLC Andrea Caballero License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Andrea Caballero LLC Angel’s Hope Home Health Inc. License type: Home health services Address: 3160 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Angel’s Hope Home Health Inc. Anytime Electric License type: Electrical residential and light commercial installation Address: 7946 Blue Brook Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Anytime Electric Inc. Ariel Realty USA LLC License type: Real estate sales Address: 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 390, Las Vegas Owner: Serge Michael Art By Gregory License type: Instruction services Address: 4821 W. Craig Road, Suite E9, Las Vegas Owner: Gregory Colhouer Attack Pest Control License type: Property maintenance
Big Blues Bender License type: Professional promoter Address: 3025 Nordoff Circle, Las Vegas Owner: AJ Presents Inc. Black Box Network Services License type: General retail sales Address: 1010 Haley Road, Las Vegas Owner: Teldata Corporation Boss Plumbing License type: Plumbing service and repair Address: 3589 Edison Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Boss Plumbing Inc. Brianna Michelle Beauty License type: Personal services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Brianna Thompson Brothers Italian Bistro License type: Restaurant Address: 6050 Sky Pointe Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Armco USA Corporation Budget Watchers Academy License type: Instruction services Address: 1201 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 107, Las Vegas Owner: Budget Watchers Academy LLC Buffet at Asia License type: Beer/wine room Address: 151 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Buffet at Asia Nellis LLC
Cali’s Finest License type: General retail sales Address: 1830 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Suite 115, Las Vegas Owner: Pleasant Affairs LLC Calico Jack’s Saloon License type: Automated teller operator Address: 8200 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Ghost Riders Inc. Car’s Concepts License type: Automotive service Address: 4747 Rosalie Circle, North Las Vegas Owner: Jose M. Orellana Archila Carson Transportation & Logistics License type: Freight services Address: 420 N. Racetrack Road, Henderson Owner: Laura Patterson Checkers License type: Restaurant Address: 1900 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Food in the Fast Lane LLC Chiam License type: Restaurant Address: 6010 W. Craig Road, Suite 150, Las Vegas Owner: Ca2 Restaurant LLC Clinical Pathology Laboratories License type: Medical office Address: 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 315, Henderson Owner: Clinical Pathology Laboratories Inc. Corporate License type: Artist Address: 9663 Bandera Creek Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Katherine Ford Nequent Create Develop & Flow Academy License type: Martial arts instruction business Address: 5000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 2, Las Vegas Owner: John B. Soderberg CSDI Construction Inc. License type: Contractor Address: 6353 Supply Way, Las Vegas Owner: Van Houten Carrie D’s Tangy Bowls License type: Food services or cafe Address: 6250 McLeod Drive, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Daniel C. Cohen-Vai Debra L. Oddo License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Debra L. Oddo Denmark’s Home Services License type: Home inspection services
Address: 5918 Grey Goose St., North Las Vegas Owner: David Cook
9817 Blistering Sun Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
Dependable Appliances License type: Maintenance services Address: 2657 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas Owner: Alfredo Avila
$402,930, wall/fence 10031 Centennial Parkway, Las Vegas Frank Iovino & Sons Masonry Inc.
Destination Paradise License type: Travel and ticket agency Address: Did not disclose Owner: Nancy Garneau Diamond Tees License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: Chester L. Ryner Jr. Discount Yard Signs License type: General retail sales Address: 51 N. Pecos Road, Suite 106, Las Vegas Owner: Joe T. Maines DJ’s Lawn Service LLC License type: Property maintenance Address: 1124 Cummings Drive, Boulder City Owner: DJ’s Lawn Service LLC Earle Chiropractic License type: Professional services - medical Address: 600 S. Rancho Drive, Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: James M. Earle DC Prof LLC Electronics Stop License type: General retail sales Address: 875 S. Grand Central Parkway, Kiosk 29, Las Vegas Owner: Retail Concepts Corp. Express Check Cashing License type: Wire service Address: 1411 N. Jones Blvd., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Loi Nevada LLC
BUILDING PERMITs
$360,000, tenant improvement 4469 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas CSDI Construction Inc. $300,014, tenant improvement office 1661 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 211, Henderson Weiss Family Trust $300,000, tenant improvement - office 1661 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson Weiss Family Trust $262,200, plumbing 3330 E. Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Vegas Valley Fire Protection $258,060, wall/fence 9981 Eagle Canyon Ave., Las Vegas Hirschi Masonry LLC $252,840, commercial - remodel 711 Marks St., Suite A, Henderson Sunmark Centers LLC $250,080, commercial - remodel 1001 Olsen St., Henderson Unilever Manufacturing USA Inc. $249,956, commercial - remodel 5 Longevity Drive, Henderson Liquid Holdings LLC $238,997, residential - incident repair 107 Mauve St., Henderson Cory J. Owens $225,958, residential - custom 1010 Crystal Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$795,000, reroofing 1409 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Centimark Corp.
$213,443, single-family residential - production 2025 Girasole Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV LLC
$662,399, commercial - alteration 3837 Bay Lake Triangle, North Las Vegas Accelerated Construction Inc.
$200,623, single-family residential - production 9611 Porcupine Hills Court, Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC
$616,215, residential - custom 7 Talus Court, Henderson Michael T. Austin Trust $500,000, commercial 9799 Eagle Canyon Ave., Las Vegas Rafael Construction Inc. $434,902, single-family residential - production
$186,518, single-family residential - production 10741 Beecher Park Ave., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $179,693, single-family residential - production 5515 Fowler Plains Court, Las Vegas
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Records and Transactions Richmond American Homes of Nevada
11912 Fisterra Court, Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$179,393, single-family residential - production 8875 Pauley Hills St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
$140,288, residential - production 246 Harwood Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$169,621, residential - production 722 Sea Coast Drive, Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $168,308, single-family residential - production 9818 Guiding Light Ave., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $163,189, residential - production 188 Bird Cove Ave., Henderson Beazer Homes Holdings Corp. $162,645, fence 5005 Alejandro Way, North Las Vegas Frank Iovino & Sons Masonry Inc. $162,000, commercial - remodel 551 Courier St., Henderson Henderson BTS LLC $159,939, mechanical 221 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas Bombard Electric LLC $156,701, residential - production 2364 Boretto St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $154,866, single-family residential - production 7312 Durand Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $146,554, residential - production 588 Via Baglioni, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC $143,061, residential - production 242 Harwood Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc. $142,483, single-family residential - production 10435 Prairie Mountain Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $142,483, single-family residential - production 10447 Prairie Mountain Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $142,050, residential - new 112 Avenue Marina Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $142,050, residential - new 108 Avenue Marina Ave., North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $141,017, single-family residential - production
$140,288, residential - production 252 Harwood Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc. $138,550, single-family residential - production 7336 Banneker Park St., Las Vegas Toll North LV LLC $138,306, single-family residential - production 9519 Harlan Hills Court, Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada
- production 7943 Torreys Peak St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $117,368, residential - new 5124 Jurupa Court, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $117,368, residential - new 5121 Jurupa Court, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc. $117,276, residential - production 958 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC $116,811, commercial 4505 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Source Refrigeration & HVAC Inc. $115,336, residential - production 964 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC
12263 Valentia Hills Ave., Las Vegas Western States Contracting Inc.
Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I
$65,245, pool and/or spa 4524 Nantucket Clipper Drive, North Las Vegas Adams Pool Solutions
$48,818, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 6336 Peggotty Ave., Las Vegas SolarCity Corp.
$64,204, roof mounted photovoltaic system 4012 Del Monte Ave., Las Vegas SolarCity Corp.
$48,230, solar 3728 Hedge Grove Drive, North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I
$63,100, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 1924 Redbird Drive, Las Vegas Robco Electric Inc.
$48,018, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 1716 Villa de Conde Way, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp.
$60,900, commercial - remodel 11 S. Stephanie St., Suite 140, Henderson Vegas Stephanie LLC
$136,906, residential - production 960 Harbor Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek LLC
$112,064, residential - production 937 Via Gandalfi, Henderson Century Communities Nevada LLC
$57,622, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 9309 Provence Garden Lane, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp.
$134,743, residential - production 250 Harwood Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$111,777, single-family residential production 8256 Southern Cross Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$56,704, disaster 7075 W. Gowan Road, Las Vegas Belfor USA Group Inc.
$134,434, single-family residential - production 6679 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$107,731, residential - new 5120 Jurupa Court, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.
$134,002, single-family residential - production 452 Astillero St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$107,018, residential - production 244 Harwood Heights Court, Henderson DR Horton Inc.
$134,002, single-family residential - production 11916 Fisterra Court, Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$102,527, residential - production 3099 Ripe Peak Lane, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$130,584, residential - production 3163 Del Dotto Walk, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $129,640, single-family residential - production 8252 Southern Cross Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes $126,054, single-family residential - production 10431 Prairie Mountain Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$99,999, commercial - remodel 10271 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson Siena I Holding LP $92,823, residential - production 2113 Rockburne St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $92,823, residential - production 3161 Teaderman Walk, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC $86,391, residential - production 2114 Via Firenze, Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$125,553, residential - new 5125 Jurupa Court, North Las Vegas William Lyon Homes Inc.
$78,900, single-family residential - addition 3000 Arabian Road, Las Vegas Christopher Homes Renovations
$124,318, residential - production 3098 Apecchio Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada LLC
$69,821, electrical 4750 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas Helix Electric
$122,187, single-family residential - production 6651 Bristle Falls St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes
$65,957, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 1620 Belcastro St., Las Vegas SolarCity Corp.
$120,185, single-family residential
$65,552, electrical
$55,510, solar 6215 Darby Creek Court, North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I $54,562, residential - addition 2261 Marlboro Drive, Henderson Marietta Martire $51,940, solar 1242 Borderwood Lane, North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I $51,219, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 2260 Villefort Court, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. $51,115, sign 4691 W. Ann Road, North Las Vegas Hartlauer Signs $50,786, commercial - alteration 2546 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas CM Builders $50,000, commercial 9799 Eagle Canyon Ave., Las Vegas Rafael Construction Inc. $50,000, pool and/or spa 6753 Byron Bay Court, Las Vegas Vintage Pools $49,619, roof mounted photovoltaic system 5948 Vizzi Court, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. $49,140, solar 6541 Bailey Tess Court, North Las
$48,003, electrical 224 Antelope Ridge Drive, Las Vegas Western States Contracting Inc. $47,285, solar 4331 Veranda Hill Court, North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services I $46,935, solar 1724 Fall Pointe Court, North Las Vegas Summerlin Energy Las Vegas LLC $45,500, solar 3117 Winter Sunset Ave., North Las Vegas Vision Solar Contractor Inc. $45,000, mechanical 4505 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Source Refrigeration & HVAC Inc. $45,000, single-family residential - addition 8616 Dollhouse Drive, Las Vegas Tucker Construction $44,942, tenant improvement office 2316 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Affordable Concepts Inc. $44,017, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 7226 Silver Charm Court, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. $43,680, solar 1116 Silver Bark Ave., North Las Vegas Sunrun Installation Services $43,344, pool and/or spa 56577 Hickham Ave., Las Vegas Anthony & Sylvan Pools Corp. $43,216, roof-mounted photovoltaic system 7300 Real Quiet Drive, Las Vegas SolarCity Corp. To receive a complete copy of Data Plus every week in Excel, please visit vegasinc.com/subscribe.
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The List
Category: casino operators (Ranked by 2014 casino square footage
Casino sq. ft.
Sportsbook sq. ft.
Slots
Tables
Poker tables
Southern Nevada casino properties
MGM Resorts International 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-693-7120 • mgmresorts.com
1.2 million
69,884
15,747
989
160
10
Jim Murren, CEO
2
Station Casinos 1505 S. Pavilion Center Drive Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-495-3000 • sclv.com
1 million
74,608
19,664
360
69
16
Frank Fertitta III, CEO
3
Caesars Entertainment Corp. One Caesars Palace Drive Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-407-6000 • caesars.com
761,980
42,565
10,364
897
137
10
Mark Frissora, CEO
4
Boyd Gaming Corp. 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Ninth Floor Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-792-7200 • boydgaming.com
635,702
28,578
10,996
275
44
9
Keith Smith, president, CEO
5
American Casino & Entertainment Properties 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-380-7777 • acepllc.com
239,838
17,955
4,077
108
22
4
Frank Riolo, CEO
6
Wynn Resorts Ltd. 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-770-7000 • wynnresorts.com
186,187
5,600
2,000
252
27
2
Steve Wynn, CEO
7
Affinity Gaming 3755 Breakthrough Way, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-341-2400 • affinitygamingllc.com
157,926
2,000
3,190
49
2
4
Michael Silberling, CEO
8
Cannery Casino Resorts 2121 E. Craig Road Las Vegas, NV 89030 702-507-5700 • cannerycasinos.com
141,965
11,710
3,216
45
6
2
Tom Lettero, president
9
Penn National Gaming 825 Berkshire Blvd. Wyomissing, PA 19610 610-373-2400 • pngaming.com
137,631
13,500
2,226
42
0
2
Timothy Wilmott, president, CEO
Gaughan South 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89183 702-796-7111 • southpointcasino.com
137,232
21,411
2,488
61
22
1
Michael Gaughan, CEO
11
Las Vegas Sands Corp. 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-414-1000 • lasvegassands.com
132,254
10,100
2,301
301
59
2
Sheldon Adelson, CEO
12
Aliante Gaming 7300 N. Aliante Parkway North Las Vegas, NV 89084 702-692-7777 • aliantegaming.com
125,000
14,200
1,840
36
0
1
Terry Downey, general manager
13
TLC Casino Enterprises 202 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-385-4011 • fourqueens.com
105,069
0
1,810
57
20
2
Terry Caudill, president
14
The Blackstone Group 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-698-7000 • cosmopolitanlasvegas.com
65,596
3,888
1,400
141
0
1
Stephen Schwarzman, CEO
15
Treasure Island 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-894-7111 • treasureisland.com
47,927
2,865
1,290
70
8
1
Phil Ruffin, owner
Company
1
10
Top executive
Source: Nevada Gaming Control Board nonrestricted count report and nonrestricted square footage report and VEGAS INC research. It is not the intent of this list to endorse the participants or to imply that the listing of a company indicates its quality. Although every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of VEGAS INC charts, omissions sometimes occur and some businesses do not respond. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to Julie Ann Formoso, research associate, VEGAS INC, 2360 Corporate Circle, Third Floor, Henderson, NV 89074.
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Mr. Ledford joins the firm’s Energy, Environment and National Resources group, where he will focus on utility, regulatory, administrative, cooperative, and corporate law, as well as real estate and business transactions. Mr. Ledford brings nearly a decade of energy-related experience to the firm, and will continue his service as a founding member and vice chair of the Energy, Utilities and Communication Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada, and as the Nevada representative for the Electric Cooperative Bar Association.
LAS VEGAS 702.873.4100
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GATED RESORT-STYLE LIVING MINUTES FROM IT ALL
Las Vegas' Most In-Demand Condos One to Three Bedroom Condominium Residences featuring Private Attached Garages, a Community Park and Spacious Floor Plans
Sales Center Open Daily
702.719.6100
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Don’t miss your chance to own. Priced from the $120,000s.
No Federal agency has judged the merits or value, if any, of this property. No statement should be relied upon except as expressly set forth in the Nevada Public Offering Statement. This is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of offers to buy, any condominium units in those states where such offers or solicitations cannot be made. WARNING: THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REAL ESTATE HAS NOT INSPECTED, EXAMINED, OR QUALIFIED THIS OFFERING. Pricing and locations of units are subject to change without notice. Views and locations of units within the project are not guaranteed and the buyer is responsible for inspecting the unit and its location before signing any agreement with respect thereto. Any square footage numbers are approximate. ©DK Spanish Palms LLC Unauthorized use of the images, artist renderings, plans or other depictions of the project or units is strictly prohibited.
Don’t let your wireless carrier stop your business at the border. Get unlimited calls and texts to and from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico at no extra charge.
T-Mobile is extending coverage across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico at no extra charge. Use your 4G LTE data, and call & text just like in the U.S. without fear of overages. Your plan works the same, no matter what side of the border you’re on. It’s just one of the reasons T-Mobile was named “Best Wireless Provider for Frequent Travelers” by Business Traveler Magazine.
Get up to $350/line when you switch.
T-Mobile.com/AtWork
Globe does not depict coverage. Up to $350/line in credits: Participating locations only. Service port-in from eligible carrier (incl. AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint), financed device purchase or lease, qualifying service and data plan required for each line. Initial bill credit of $100 processed within 90 days of activation. Additional bill credits applied monthly ($5/mo. for 3GB data plans and $10/mo. for data plans over 5GB) for up to 25 mos. Must be active and in good standing with T-Mobile when credit is processed. One offer per corporate account. Offer cannot be combined with ETF or device payoff offers. Device, network & coverage impact experience and speeds, which vary. Limited time offers; subject to change. Unlimited talk and text features for direct communications between 2 people. Charges apply for calls and texts to other countries. Qualifying plan and capable device required. Not for extended international use; you must reside in the U.S. and primary usage must occur on our U.S. network. Service may be terminated or restricted for excessive roaming. Communications with premium-rate numbers not included. Coverage not available in some areas; we are not responsible for our partners’ networks. See brochures and Terms and Conditions (including arbitration provision) at www.T-mobile.com for additional information. T-Mobile and the magenta color are registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. © 2015 T-Mobile USA, Inc.
FREE Bloody Mary or Mimosa
FREE Drink On Us at House of Blues Crossroads Bar
and $5 OFF adult ticket to Gospel Brunch at House of Blues.
Buy one drink and get the second FREE.
*Subject to availability. Must present coupon when booking Gospel Brunch ticket; to get a drink ticket for free Bloody Mary or Mimosa. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Not valid on holidays. Management reserves all rights. Expires 10/31/15.
*Good for one domestic beer, well drink or house wine, valid at the bar only. Must present this coupon when ordering drink. Limit one coupon per customer. Not valid with any other offers. Offifer is non-transferable and has no cash value. Must be 21+ with valid ID. Management reserves all rights. Expires 10/31/15.
HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
HOUSE OF BLUES INSIDE MANDALAY BAY RESORT 3950 LAS VEGAS BLVD. S, LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
(702) 632-7600 www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
SANTANA: Greatest Hits Live! Sept. 16 - 27, Select show dates *Present coupon for 10% off santana merchandise, min. $30 purchase @ HoB gear shop. Present coupon at retail outlet. some exclusions apply. offer valid 9/16-9/27 only.
Buy One Get One FREE Buffet or 50% OFF One Buffet at S7 Buffet
Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID and A-Play Card. Membership into the A-Play Club is free. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Complimentary buffet value up to $12.99, additional fees apply on specialty, brunch and holiday buffets. Tax and Gratuity not included. One coupon per person, per table, per week. Dine in only. No cash value. Void if copied. Management reserves all rights. Expires 9/5/15. Settle to: 535.
(702) 632-7600 4100 PArADISE rOAD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89169 House of Blues InsIde Mandalay Bay ResoRt 3950 s las Vegas BlVd, las Vegas, nV 89119
www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas
(702) 733-7000 www.SilverSevensCasino.com
$59 Exam, X-Rays & Cleaning *Some restrictions apply, new patients only.
(702) 388-8888 www.bostondentalgroup.com
(702) 522-2272 www.affordabledentalkids.com
1/2 OFF Range Fee
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Draft Beer
for Las Vegas Residents Sundays Only
*Must be at least 21 with valid photo ID. Cannot be combined with any other offer. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. Not valid on holidays or during special events. Expires 10/24/2015.
Enjoy our climate-controlled 14-lane shooting range, eye and ear protection, and you can even bring your own ammo! Don’t worry about those time limits other ranges have, $5 gets you a lane for as long as you want to pull the trigger! Come see why hundreds of thousands of locals have found our range to be the best in Las Vegas.
LOCATED CENTER STRIP AT THE LINQ UNDER THE WHEEL
3084 HIGHLAND DRIVE. LAS VEGAS, NV 89109
(702) 862-BOWL www.BrooklynBowl.com
(702) 567-1158 www.DiscountFirearmsLV.com
Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s
FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s
*Simply mention this ad to redeem this offer.
Wine, well or domestic beer *Expires 9/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. May not be combined with any other offer. See bar host for details. VALID AT 3290 W. ANN ROAD and 6788 NORTH 5TH STREET. Settle to 1581.
Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE *Expires 9/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Maximum value at $9.99 on free appetizer. Management reserves all rights. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD. Settle to 1580.
3290 W. ANN ROAD NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031
6788 NORTH 5TH STREET NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084
11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. LAS VEGAS, NV 89141
8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89147
(702) 395-0492 www.pteglv.com
(702) 633-0901 www.pteglv.com
(702) 837-0213 www.pteglv.com
(702) 227-9793 www.pteglv.com
Buy One Get One FREE Drink at Sean Patrick’s Wine, well or domestic beer *Expires 9/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Management reserves all rights. May not be combined with any other offer. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD ONLY. Settle to 1581.
FREE Appetizer at Sean Patrick’s Buy one appetizer and get the second FREE *Expires 9/30/15. Please present coupon at time of order. No cash value. Maximum value at $9.99 on free appetizer. Management reserves all rights. See bar host for details. VALID AT 11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY and 8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD. Settle to 1580.
11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. LAS VEGAS, NV 89141
8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89147
11930 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PKWY. LAS VEGAS, NV 89141
8255 W. FLAMINGO ROAD LAS VEGAS, NV 89147
(702) 837-0213 www.pteglv.com
(702) 227-9793 www.pteglv.com
(702) 837-0213 www.pteglv.com
(702) 227-9793 www.pteglv.com
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ONE FREE Order of Fried Pickles
with purchase of regular priced entrée. 3850 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SO., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109 (702) 597-7991 www.dickslastresort.com
*Dine in only. Must present coupon to redeem offer. Not valid with any other offer. Excludes holidays and special events. Management reserves all rights. Not including tax or gratuity. One voucher per guest per visit.
5 OFF per Carton* Las Vegas Smoke Shop 1225 N. MAIN STREET, LV, NV 89101 (702) 366-1101 Snow Mountain Smoke Shop 11525 NU-WAV KAIV BLVD, LV, NV 89124 (702) 645-2957 www.LVPaiuteSmokeShop.com
(Cigarettes Only)
*Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes filtered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies accepted. EXPIRES 9/30/2015 SERVING LAS VEGAS SINCE 1978 THE ONLY TRIBAL SMOKE SHOP IN LV
$1 OFF PER CARTON* (Cigarettes Only) *Must be 18 years of age or older. NO LIMIT on any brand of carton purchased. Excludes filtered cigars. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Limit one discount given per customer per day. Must present this coupon for redemption. Cannot be redeemed for cash. No photocopies accepted. EXPIRES 7/31/2015
$1.99 for a Medium Hot (16 oz.) or Iced Latte (24 oz.)
$.99 for a Muffin
Use PLU#2601 if barcode fails to scan.
*(Plus appl. tax). Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon and barcode must be presented at time of purchase. Shop must retain coupon. No substitutions allowed. No cash refunds. Void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law. Consumer must pay applicable tax. May not be combined with any other coupon, discount, promotion combo or value meal. Coupon may not be reproduced, copied, purchased, traded or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Cash redemption value: 1/20 of 1 cent. © 2014 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 9/19/2015
$40 All You Can Drive Tuesdays from 6p - 10p
*Valid at both LV locations only. Must have Local I.D. # of races may vary. Subject to availability and may be cancelled without notice. Restrictions may apply
Use PLU#2642 if barcode fails to scan.
*(Plus appl. tax). Limit one coupon per customer per visit. Coupon and barcode must be presented at time of purchase. Shop must retain coupon. No substitutions allowed. No cash refunds. Void if copied or transferred and where prohibited or restricted by law. Consumer must pay applicable tax. May not be combined with any other coupon, discount, promotion combo or value meal. Coupon may not be reproduced, copied, purchased, traded or sold. Internet distribution strictly prohibited. Cash redemption value: 1/20 of 1 cent. © 2015 DD IP Holder LLC. All rights reserved. Expires: 9/19/2015
$5 FREE Slot Play for New Members
Must become a Player Rewards Card member to redeem. Existing Player Rewards Card Members do not qualify. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other free slot play offer. Management reserves all rights. Limit of one (1) New Member free slot play offer per person and Player Rewards card.
4175 SOUTH ARVILLE, LAS VEEGAS, NV 89103 7350 PRAIRIE FALCON RD., LAS VEGAS, NV 89128
725 S RACETRACK RD. HENDERSON, NV 89015
(702) 227-RACE www.PolePositionRaceway.com
(702) 566-5555 www.clubfortunecasino.com
$20 OFF
The Best ATV Tour in Las Vegas & Fire Valley (702) 289-5427 www.ATVLasVegas.com
$5 OFF Any Purchase of $30 or More Present this coupon at time of purchase. Management reserves all rights.Cannot be combined with any other discount or offer.
169 E. TROPICANA, LAS VEGAS, NV 89109
6030 W. WINDMILL LN., LAS VEGAS, NV 89139
8544 BLUE DIAMOND, LAS VEGAS, NV 89178
(702) 262-9100
(702) 222-3030
(702) 629-2992
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93 What bar patrons may run 94 Work force breakdown? 98 Flora and fauna 99 Scout shirt feature 100 Up-good connection 101 Hebrew for “skyward” 103 Candidate who opposed NAFTA 105 Researcher’s reference 108 Dallas NBAer 111 Director’s bane 114 Ambiguous packing instructions? 118 Great quantity 120 Ancient Aegean region 121 Florida’s __ City 122 Drummer Van Halen 123 Part of a beach house collection 124 Desilu co-founder 125 Resolve, with “out” 126 Artist Magritte 127 “Our Gang” pooch 128 Rope loop 129 Breton or Gael 130 Awareness-raising TV ads
43 Some shooters, for short 44 NCAA division 45 Slightly cracked 46 Asian wrap 48 In a slothful way 49 Unheeding 50 Home to billions 52 Rakes 56 Move very carefully 58 Arcade concern 59 Cat Nation people 61 Part of, plotwise 64 Actress Taylor 65 French 101 word 66 Spices (up) 70 Completes 71 Put another hole in, as a keg 72 Gemini docking target 73 Get in a lather 75 911 situation: Abbr. 76 It may be grand 77 Where to see available courses 78 River to the Strait of Tartary 79 Cybersales 80 Partnership for Peace gp. Down 81 __ de Louisiane 1 Root beer that “has bite!” 82 2000s sitcom set in Houston 2 Waikiki wingdings 83 Not even a little cool 3 Fighting words 84 Big name in sports caps 4 One concerned with 88 Common way to swear rhythm 90 __ Tomé 5 Tapered off 92 One Direction band 6 Nautical member, e.g. 7 Let 95 Ian Fleming or James Bond 8 Paving unit 96 Stupefied 9 Like some consonants 10 “El __ brujo”: de Falla work 97 Veg out 98 Composer of six 11 Relative position unaccompanied cello suites 12 High spot 102 Not yet visible 13 Novelist Hesse 104 Detailed, briefly 14 Fade from sight 106 Front VIP 15 “OMG ur 2 funny” 107 Mindful 16 Bouncy tune 108 NFL players, e.g. 17 Captain’s direction 109 Game site 18 Sensible 110 Bugs 28 Son of Zeus 111 “H” on a blue road sign: 29 Darn Abbr. 30 Highly regarded groups 112 Pang 35 Double curve 36 “The Age of Reason” writer 113 Comply with 115 Year in Sicily 38 No. preceded by a code 116 Actress Vardalos et al. 39 Excessive flattery 117 Moan and groan 41 Cardiologist’s concern 119 Pub buy 42 Musical deficiency
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without repeating. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging)
The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the
target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in singlebox cages with the number in the top-left corner
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