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In stage 12 of the Tour de France, top British rider Chris Froome lost his bike in a crash with a motorcycle and took an unprecedented jog partway up the course. He still ended the day in the leader’s yellow jersey.

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noteworthy stories

dissecting the big bug

on the cover Wassa Coulibaly, who danced for a decade in Cirque’s “Zumanity,” doing her own thing.

Fremont Street has plenty of flash. But one attraction throws actual flames over the heads of passersby. Her name is The Mantis, and not only can she spit fire to hit music, she can dance, drive around and speak in more than 20 languages. We’ll take you inside the cockpit for a lesson on Downtown’s supreme insect.

inspired second acts

There’s no stage quite like the Las Vegas Strip. And for the performers lucky enough to spend time in its glow, leaving can be emotional. It can also be an opportunity to grow and creatively let loose, exemplified by this collection of artists now doing everything from sound engineering to nonprofit leadership.

do-it-yourself boot camp

All you need is a sturdy chair, a little bit of time and the will to get moving. (And maybe some guidance from a veteran personal trainer.) more life n Pets available for adoption, P31 n Calendar of events, P40 n Puzzles, P66

turning the tables

While the restaurant industry is steadily growing, weeknights are a typical off-peak challenge. Business professionals share tips on how to draw more customers on slow nights, from offering special menus, promotions and meal kits to helping regular customers celebrate their special days. Lots to chew on.

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“The voice of the Jewish community” The Jewish Federation of Las Vegas is celebrating 50 years of broad service.

a quiet gateway to UNLV 20 Rethinking Breaking down the possibilities of changing the name — and feel — of Swenson Street. Vegas show about escaping duct 24 The tape A “Shark Tank” winner shares his CIA skills in a stage production that is truly different.

bubbles and battles

Imagine playing soccer while stuffed into a water wing, and you begin to get a sense of bubble soccer. The Norwegian phenomenon has infiltrated our city, and bubble rentals abound.

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SPORTS

contenders chow down

Matt Stonie, left, and Miki Sudo, right, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hang with champ Joey Chestnut, center, who won the Hooters Worldwide Wing Eating Championship on July 11 at the Palms, a week after winning the Nathanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Famous hot dog-eating contest in New York. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)

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Beverly Hills talent agency WME-IMG announced its purchase of the Ultimate Fighting Championship for $4 billion. Dana White will remain UFC president and minority owner.

Data company Switch filed a lawsuit alleging inequity by Nevada regulators in denying its application to cut ties with NV Energy and buy power on the open market. Switch is seeking at least $30 million in damages.

A $1.8 million settlement was announced between Nevada and Smarter Balanced, creator of the computerized test thousands of students were not able to take in 2015 due to technical glitches.

George McPhee, 58, was named general manager of the Las Vegas expansion NHL franchise. McPhee spent 17 years as the general manager of the Washington Capitals through 2014.

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HELLO, HILLARY Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will appear at the Las Vegas Convention Center during a meeting of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

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Full-time teaching positions left to hire in the Clark County School District. At this time last year, the number was 1,030.

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S P O R T S b u si n ess life gami n g politics e n tertai n me n t

95 Homicides investigated by Metro Police this year, as of July 13. That’s an increase of about 64 percent over 2015.

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it’s bonds ... james bonds On July 18, the social media campaign kicks off for Madame Tussauds collection of wax figures of six James Bonds. From left, the lineup of Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, George Lazenby and Pierce Brosnan will be at the Las Vegas attraction until Sept. 30. (christopher devargas/staff)

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cops coming together

Taco Bell announced plans to open a “cantina”-style location on the Strip in 2016. The restaurant will serve beer and alcohol-infused slushies called Twisted Freezes. It will be across the street from CityCenter and Cosmopolitan.

To pay respect and represent the Las Vegas Valley, Metro, Henderson and North Las Vegas police sent honor-guard members to the funerals of five Dallas officers slain this month during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Time for a road trip The average price of gas has dropped 7 cents over the past three weeks, to $2.29 a gallon for regular grade — 54 cents less than it was a year ago, according to Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg.

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Poker players compete for cash during the World Series of Poker Main Event on July 11 at the Rio. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)

Asking price for the former Spanish View Tower development site in southwest Las Vegas. The 15-acre property is essentially a giant hole in the ground with a partially built parking garage.

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IN THE BELLY

OF THE BEAST ’S N W O T N W O (D AVORITE) F

BY JESSE GRANGER STAFF WRITER

Outside the gates of Downtown Container Park, a mammoth insect with laserbeam eyes and flaming antennae greets guests, her rusted arms outstretched. ¶ The metallic praying mantis dances and spits 30-foot balls of fire, entrancing (and hilariously terrifying) passersby. But there’s much more than meets the eye. Where do the giant flames come from? How does she speak Chinese? Why is she wearing a license plate? ¶ Here’s a breakdown of the unofficial leading cause of spilled beverages on East Fremont Street.

WHO’S BEHIND THE CONTROLS? Inside The Mantis sits 52-yearold MERRITT PELKEY, director of fire operations at Container Park. Since the bug was installed in 2013, Pelkey’s full-time job has been operating and maintaining the singular attraction. Pelkey insists that he and two other operators enjoy every second of it, even in the summer heat. “One of my favorite parts of the job is to play the music and make The Mantis dance,” said Pelkey, who updates the playlist weekly. “I play a little bit of everything, but especially songs about women because The Mantis is a woman, and she’s strong and empowering.”

The Mantis goes through an average of

50 GALLONS

The Mantis was built just outside Zion National Park in Utah.

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of propane every day.

PROFILE Name: The Mantis Description: Replica of a female praying mantis, blown up to 150 times scale Size: 40 feet tall and 30 feet wide when fully extended

MOBILE MANTIS The giant insect is not only mobile, she’s street legal. The Mantis is mounted on a 1983 GMC DUMP TRUCK, complete with Nevada license plates. It’s registered, insured and ready to drive down the street with a quick adjustment of the neck and removal of the legs. “I would love to take her in a parade,” Pelkey said. “She was sort of built for that. Her legs hang just above the ground, and it’s designed so that when you drive over an uneven surface, her legs wiggle like she’s walking.”

The guts of The Mantis

Weight: 22,000 pounds Flames: The flame-throwing antennae are fueled by two propane tanks that each hold 100 gallons. Sound: 4,000-watt surround stereo system and a bank of more than 200 songs Speech: Operators can speak through a microphone, trigger prerecorded phrases or type words for The Mantis to speak in more than 20 languages.

The view from her back

HOW DID THIS BIG BUG GET TO VEGAS? WHAT’S WITH THE FIREBALL SCARES?

(PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS/STAFF)

While Pelkey’s official stance is that it’s not his intention to scare onlookers, he does enjoy whipping off a surprise fireball on occasion. One time in particular stands out in his mind, when he jolted a couple walking down the sidewalk. “The guy hit the deck and dropped his cup,” Pelkey said, laughing. “The woman went down, off the curb, into the street, but didn’t spill a drop of her drink. Total professional. Got back up, cursed me out and then thanked me and tried to hug The Mantis through the fence.”

20 PEOPLE + 500 HOURS OF DESIGN + 3,000 HOURS OF LABOR The Mantis was constructed in 2010 by a team led by former aerospace engineer Kirk Jellum, as a response to Jellum’s wife, Kristen Ulmer, having a 20-foot rat-shaped car built for the Burning Man art festival. Jellum created the Mantis to impress Ulmer and gave it to her on their first wedding anniversary.

Early in her life, The Mantis served as a tour vehicle at Burning Man. Tony Hsieh — CEO of Zappos and founder of the Downtown Project and Container Park — fell in love with the monstrosity in March 2012 at the Pastel Project, and eventually he purchased her. The Mantis parked in her current home in front of Container Park in October 2013, just before the first Life is Beautiful festival.

SAFETY CONCERNS When the idea of a musical, metallic bug-monster blasting flames over onlookers’ heads was first pitched to the city of Las Vegas, officials were understandably skeptical. “Right off the bat they said no,” Pelkey said. “They were like, nope, not going to happen. But we showed them other types of fire art projects and they eventually came around.” Pelkey and others with Downtown Project worked with the city and local fire marshals for two years prior to The Mantis landing at Container Park, to build strong relationships and prove she would be safe.

FIRE CONTROL

WEATHER CONSIDERATIONS

The Mantis has more safety valves on her propane tanks than the city requires, and along with a mandatory kill switch in the cockpit where Pelkey works, there is another on the exterior so security can shut the system down at any time.

There is a weather station at Container Park monitoring wind, rain and approaching thunderstorms. The Mantis doesn’t operate in winds 15 mph or higher, and won’t fire up with swirling winds of 12 mph or higher. Rain can damage the machinery when firing, so that’s off limits as well. And seeing how The Mantis is basically a giant lightning rod made of steel and copper, she’s inactive when lightning is spotted within 10 miles of Las Vegas.

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LIFE AFTER W h e r e d o pe r f o r m e rs l a n d w h e n th e i r ti m e on th e b oul eva r d E n ds?

s t o r y B y J o h n K at s i l o m e t e s

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Splashed across marquees, kicking high in the dance line or creating a masterpiece with a musical

instrument, performers on the Las Vegas Strip enter and exit the stageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s megawatt spotlight. Some stay for a

season, others for decades. Toiling in small venues or owning grand showrooms, all hope to leave their mark. Âś But what happens when they leave their defining gigs? What does life look like after the Strip?

THE STRIP

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RONN I E F OSTER “Human Nature”

You might spot him playing pickup basketball around town, which he does five days a week even at age 66. Teammates and opponents alike may not realize those hands dealing the rock have served Stevie Wonder (Foster played on “Summer Soft” on “Songs in the Key of Life”), George Benson (he backed Benson for 15 years), Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Chet Atkins and The Jacksons (he’s on 1980 album “Triumph”). That pedigree of recording and touring led Foster to be the pianist and music director of the “Human Nature” Motown production during its run at Sands Showroom at Venetian. But these days, he’s gigging with just two other guys. The Ronnie Foster Trio has been on the scene since its namesake left the Australian singing quartet in January. On the road, dates include the famed Monterey Jazz Festival on Sept. 18. Locally, the trio’s blend of jazz and R&B has turned up at the Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz and the Sand Dollar and Dispensary lounges. Next gigs are at 2 and 6 p.m. July 24 at Cab Jazz. These are small-ish spaces for Foster’s massive talent — but the artist is more about what he creates than where. “I’m doing what I really love,” Foster says. “I have always had a lot to offer, and I do feel like I am a creative, emotional being who doesn’t like to be inside an artistic box.” Thus, his departure from “Human Nature” was inevitable, as the Australian gents do a show that is polished and precise but doesn’t afford any free-form musical expansion. “I was being used minimally, and the idea of playing the same songs every night, which gave me some security, was not what I wanted to do long-term,” Foster says. “I felt that, in that period, I kind of lost who I was musically, and I realized I need to be challenged.” Foster hints at his head space in the title of a CD the trio is recording now. “It’s called ‘Reboot,’” he says, “and you can figure out the meaning.”

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JEFF LEIBOW “JERSEY BOYS”

He was the voice of Nick Massi in “Jersey Boys” for 2,726 performances, an original member of the Las Vegas cast from May 2008 until his contract timed out in November 2014. That covered the show’s first home at Palazzo and its current one at Paris Las Vegas. One memorable moment was when Leibow-as-Massi would tell his bandmates he was out. “I just wanna go home,” he’d say, flatly. “When you have four guys, and you’re Ringo …” “Funny, I have never seen the show from the audience,” the singer says today, “but I had a great view of it for a long time.” Leibow was always reaching beyond the production — even during his busy performance schedule — as a representative of the Neurofibromatosis Network. The organization advocates for vital research on the genetic disorder of the nervous system that causes tumors to form and develop erratically. Jeff and Melody Leibow’s daughter, Emma, was born with this condition, inspiring the couple to dedicate their time and ample en-

ergy to fighting it. Since 2011, Jeff Leibow has organized and hosted the annual NF Hope Concert at the Venetian, an all-star charity event that has raised more than $500,000. Upon leaving “Jersey Boys,” he became NF Network’s executive director, continuing his work with the fundraiser and making yearly pilgrimages to Washington to lobby lawmakers to support the campaign. He also is working on his solo career, taking roles in off-Strip productions such as “Ace” at UNLV’s Judy Bayley Theatre and regularly performing at the Composers Showcase at the Smith Center. Leibow has joked that the first time he went grocery shopping during daylight hours was after he left “Jersey Boys.” “To shop and be home for dinner — that was a new thing for us,” he says. There have been other pleasant surprises for a family coping with NF every day: Emma received news recently that a brain tumor detected in March had not grown. “That’s enough good news for us,” Leibow says. “We need no more than that.”

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WA S S A C O U L I B A L Y “ZUMANITY”

For a decade, she was a featured performer in Cirque du Soleil’s “Zumanity” at New York-New York. And when she left in 2014, she took with her an exotic energy that suited Cirque’s lone adult production in Las Vegas. Beautiful as it was, she found the role stifling. Coulibaly’s history is well-known in Las Vegas: She grew up impoverished in Dakar, Senegal, and was married to a musician who moved her to Hawaii and tried to push the artist into stripping. The relationship soured, and she landed in Santa Monica, Calif., where she attended community college to study dance. She was a natural, at once sinewy and explosive. She’d also learned the art of clothing design from her mother in her native country, so when Coulibaly heard of a Town Square space with a theater on one side and a boutique on the other, the Strip star felt a connection. Gathering 20 members of the theater community to help with staging and production, she opened Baobab Stage — named for a Senegalese tree — in October 2012.

Today, she glides across that stage in her biographical production, “The Red Dress,” and leaps toward the ceiling during “Tribal Night” percussion shows. They’re favorites among Vegas entertainers, who turn up to the 365-seat playhouse to watch and perform solo acts in the rotation with midnight burlesque and cultural showcases. July 21 is another “Tribal Night,” an evening of unbroken percussive performances inspired by Coulibaly’s home region. On July 23, she’ll launch an open-mic comedy series, on the heels of a classic-film series that started in spring. The latter is on pause, a worthwhile experiment that may or may not survive at the evolving independent theater and apparel business. Coulibaly says it was far easier to be part of a Cirque show. Certainly, she valued her long tenure in “Zumanity,” but aside from the night she left the show, “weeping like a baby,” she has no regrets. “They offered to keep me as a backup (artist), but when I was done, I was done,” she says. “I have missed the people, the social part of it, of course. But creatively, I need to be fulfilled. … What we do here is magic. I am proud of it.”

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STE P HAN I E SAN C HE Z “FANTASY”

The native Las Vegan first performed at Bob Stupak’s Vegas World in “Hallelujah Las Vegas.” She was 17, a backup dancer in a 99cent show. The dancers wore sequined, feathered costumes with 3-inch heels, pulling off a “‘Jubilee’ wannabe.” Sanchez went on to perform in a host of Strip productions, including stints at the old Aladdin, where she sang and danced in “Abracadabra,” “Alakazam” and “Country Tonight.” She moved to the MGM Grand Adventure Theme Park, performing such roles as Scary Spice in a Spice Girls tribute, and later to the Rio for “At the Copa,” a musical starring David Cassidy and Sheena Easton. In 2000, Sanchez joined the show for which she is best known, “Fantasy” at Luxor. A highlight was her powerhouse delivery of the Police classic, “Roxanne.” For years after she left the sexy production, her vocal on the theme song still helped introduce it. “What I miss most about ‘Fantasy,’ specifically, is not the performing,” she says, “it’s the taking care of the cast. … That is a large part of the job.” Nicknamed “Singer,” Sanchez was “Fantasy’s” vocalist for nine years — that role’s longest run in the show’s 16 years — embarking on a solo career in 2009 and also working for a Las Vegas entertainment-booking company. She’s back on the Strip, at New YorkNew York. But she’s not in a costume. Sanchez wears a suit with a nametag attached. She is a top-level exec, charged with recruiting and signing talent at Bar at Times Square, Nine Fine Irishmen and the Brooklyn Bridge promenade. Her deep knowledge of the local entertainment scene has led to regular appearances by such notable favorites as “America’s Got Talent” winner Michael Grimm and the bands Phoenix and the Spazmatics. “As corny as it sounds, this feels like home. And I still get recognized, usually by MGM employees who squint at me and say, ‘Singer?’” Sanchez says. “It feels like where I’m supposed to be. In my 30-plus years as an entertainer, 25 have been with this company (MGM Resorts). With the exception of Macau, I have performed at every property.”

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“PHANTOM – THE LAS VEGAS SPECTACULAR” “MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET” He was a lead performer on the Strip from 2006 to 2015, as Raoul in “Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular” at Venetian and then as the original Johnny Cash in “Million Dollar Quartet.” The latter show is still playing at Harrah’s, and Hale left of his own accord on a career path that raised some eyebrows. In June 2015, he and his family — his wife Rebekah, also a “Phantom” cast member, and their children, Scarlet Rose and Loretta — left Las Vegas so he could enroll in the audio engineering and production program at Blackbird Studio in Nashville. It’s operated by John McBride, husband of country-music superstar Martina McBride, and famous for turning out great music technicians. “I’ve always written and recorded, and I know that there are holes in my knowledge that I need to fill,” Hale says. “I wanted to fill those gaps.” Now a certified recording engineer, he initially talked of returning to Vegas and “MDQ,” but Nashville is home (and the nearest neighbor is a football field away). Hale did fill in recently for a cast member in a touring version of the show, at Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars. “This proves you have to have one foot in both worlds at all times,” he says, adding that people frequently ask what it was like performing in Las Vegas. “I tell them, ‘It’s kind of crazy, but in a great way.’ “It’s hard to equate, because there is no place like Las Vegas, really. In Las Vegas, you learn how to get through a show a lot faster. You understand the pace of a 90-minute show instead of 2.5 hours, and it’s something that a lot of theater companies could learn from.”

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A M OS G L I C K “LE REVE”

In February, after nine years and 3,551 shows, he left his role as one of the original clowns in Wynn’s “Le Reve.” A member of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, Glick was lured by the romance of Strip entertainment, though “the negative aspect of being a numbered employee began to temper my bliss,” he says. “I’ve never been in an environment where so many people were constantly afraid of losing their jobs.” Rather than accept a pay cut and reduced stage time, Glick left the show and Las Vegas. But he cherishes the exposure to so many brilliant artists. “You are an immediate member of this huge community of performers and technicians from all over the world who are the best at what they do. I mean Olympic-level the best. Just being around them was inspirational.” Living in Burbank, Calif., he’s still around them, having banked the short film “A Man Wakes Up,” which co-stars Jimmy Slonina (of now-closed “Vegas Nocturne” and “Zarkana”) and screened at 14 festivals. Glick remains in the spotlight, performing improv at Impro Theatre, where he’s taking sitcom script-writing courses. He looks back on “Le Reve” with amazement. “One moment I would be onstage, the next under the water with my hand outstretched to catch a regulator and be scooped up by a diver who would swim me through a tunnel 10 feet below the water. Every time I did that, I would think, ‘I can’t believe I’m at work right now.’”

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In the spirit of making the world a better place What does your organization do?

The Jewish Federation of Las Vegas is made up of Jewish and social service organizations, synagogues and schools that help people in our community, in Israel and around the world. When and why was your organization established? The Jewish Federation of Las

Vegas was established in 1966. The mission is to promote the well-being of our community, its members and Jews throughout the world; enhance the continuity, security and unity of the Jewish community; increase understanding of Jewish values; encourage members to fulfill the responsibility of tikkun olam, to make the world a better place; support Israel as a Jewish and democratic state; and promote collective action by individuals and organizations to advance these purposes. What services do you offer that you think the community knows about? A

primary initiative of the Jewish Federation is the Senior Lifeline program that services at-risk Jewish and non-Jewish seniors through transportation assistance, homemaking services and congregant meals/activities. Through our beneficiary agencies, we also fund programs for Holocaust survivors and Holocaust education, a free monthly book subscription for Jewish children in Las Vegas and various other initiatives. What services do you offer that you think the community might not know about? We work with community part-

ners, Jewish and non-Jewish, to promote inclusion and tolerance. This includes programs with the school district, the LGBTQ community, and participation in communitywide interfaith and multicultural activities. Another lesser-known aspect of our work is with the low-income senior population. Our Senior Lifeline program partners with the Regional Transportation Commission, the state and the county to provide meals and homemaking services to indigent elderly people. Nearly 80 percent of those we serve are not Jewish. What sparked your interest in the nonprofit sector? I was involved in youth

groups and my local Jewish community

Todd Polikoff is CEO of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, which serves those in the Jewish and non-Jewish communities. It also provides support to social service programs in Israel and nearly 70 other countries. (mikayla whitmore/Staff)

center while in high school. I was perplexed about my major in college and sought the advice of my guidance counselor. Upon explaining that I deeply enjoy spending time at the community center, she reminded me that people work there and that I could one day, as well. Later, during my college years, I was fortunate to visit Moscow and interact with other Jewish college students. After seeing the risks that the Russian students and their parents endured to maintain a connection to Judaism under communism, I decided to devote my career to ensuring that people would not have to take such risks in the future. What has been your most exciting professional project? The Jewish Federa-

tion has been working to build stronger connections to non-Jewish organizations in Southern Nevada. We have had very productive meetings with CCSD, Three Square, the Smith Center, UNLV and others. I am looking forward to the progression of these conversations and how our partnerships can be mutually beneficial for the individual organizations and the community in general. What can people do to help your organization or get involved in the cause you serve? Many associate our organization only

with fundraising. The fact is that we are not a fundraising organization; we are a community service organization that needs funds to carry out our work. Regarding the community, we welcome any and all volunteers and contributions. One needs only call our office to inquire about how to get involved. What can Southern Nevadans do to improve our community in general?

I believe every community can benefit by working on its weaknesses. We know

our strengths and do a fine job talking about them and using them in marketing campaigns. I believe that we can only overcome our weaknesses if we face them as one community. Whom do you admire? I admire my

parents above most others. I grew up in West Philadelphia with my two brothers in a small row house. My father was a steel worker and meat cutter, and my mother was a hairdresser and cook. We were a typical blue-collar Philadelphia family. My parents have a work ethic that is second to none and a value system that I try to emulate. If I have achieved any success in my career, it is directly due to the lessons that I have learned from my parents about hard work and treating all people with respect. How do you motivate people to get involved? I like to model the behavior that I

want to see in others. To this end, I will never ask a member of my team to do anything that I am not willing to do. I believe that providing team members with discretion to make their own decisions provides (an alternative to) “brain-and-hand” leadership; meaning, when the brain tells the hand to do something, the hand has no choice but to act in that manner. I prefer to establish a system that is similar to a river. The river will always flow to the ocean, but the rocks in the river are able to change the course of the flow. Where do you see your organization in five years? We will have increased

philanthropic participation by 400 percent and created a new culture of philanthropy in Southern Nevada. This new culture will also lead to an increased level of involvement and volunteerism in Jewish and secular institutions.

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Does UNLV need a more fabulous look? Many changes are on the table to welcome people to Las Vegas’ only public university

By Jackie Valley Staff Writer

A brick-and-stone sign flanked by desert landscaping sits at the corner of Tropicana Avenue and Swenson Street, announcing UNLV’s presence. It’s a modest entryway to the region’s only public university, where more than 28,000-some students attend classes each year, mere blocks from the Strip. University officials fear the humble signage may be a missed opportunity to capitalize on the intersection’s heavy traffic and better promote the UNLV campus. For several months, university planners and students have been studying the feasibility of renaming Swenson Street and revamping that end of campus. It would serve a dual purpose: create a more welcoming entry point while bolstering the urban university’s visibility to passersby, including the many taxis shuttling tourists to and from McCarran International Airport. “Would (a street name change) give more of a presence to the fact that there is a university here?” mused David Frommer, executive director of UNLV Planning and Construction. He says university planners think that’s a distinct possibility. After all, about 86,000 vehicles travel near the intersection of Tropicana and Swenson each day, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. That means there are millions of people passing that stretch each year — and, among them, potential students, donors and staff who may not know much about the university. Students in UNLV’s Lee Business School have been conducting “soft market research” about perceptions of Swenson Street, as well as its history. The street begins near the airport and continues north, curving around the western edge of campus. Any proposed name change likely would only affect the portion running from the airport to Flamingo Road, Frommer said. No alterna-

At the northeast corner of Tropicana Avenue and Swenson Street sits a modest marker designating a gateway to UNLV’s campus. (Christopher devargas/staff)

tive names have been formally suggested, but Frommer said he anticipated they would include “university” or “UNLV” attached to a roadway moniker like parkway or boulevard (University Road and University Avenue already exist on or adjacent to campus). If the idea moves forward, it would involve more than swapping a street sign. The name change would be part of a broader branding and beautification effort, with additional university signage and landscaping along Tropicana Avenue to make the campus border more obvious and inviting, Frommer said. University officials, however, plan to discuss the name-change idea with community leaders and Swenson Street business owners before proceeding. Embassy Suites by Hilton, Nathan Adelson Hospice and Dollar Rent A Car are among the businesses on that street. Clark County Commissioners Mary Beth Scow and Chris Giunchigliani, whose districts include portions of Swenson Street, signaled interest in the possibility. Both acknowledged the idea could improve that area as a campus gateway.

“I think it would be wonderful to have tourists and locals alike driving along and seeing the UNLV brand,” Scow said. County code details the procedure for renaming a street — a situation that, although rare, has been done. For instance, a 1.8-mile stretch of Industrial Road became Sammy Davis Jr. Drive last September, immortalizing the legendary Rat Pack member. Appropriately, Sammy Davis Jr. Drive meets Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra drives. The name-change process involves submitting an application with a $300 fee, staging a public hearing and receiving recommendations from certain entities, including the city’s fire alarm office, which examines safetyrelated aspects. Ultimately, the county commission would approve or deny the request. As the applicant, UNLV would be responsible for covering costs associated with any name change, from installing new street signs to reimbursing businesses and residences for changes to their business cards, checks and stationery. But relabeling Swenson Street is

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MAPPING OUT POSSIBLE CHANGES Swenson Street, which curves around the western edge of the UNLV campus, is close to many of the school’s athletic facilities. Administrators are studying the possibility of pursuing a name change for the street to make it better align with — and draw attention to — the university.

Maryland Parkway is commonly thought of as the main entry point to the university, because it’s close to many academic buildings and lined with dining and retail on the east side of the street.

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Last year, UNLV purchased 42 acres of land near Tropicana Avenue and Koval Lane. The plot is under consideration as a possible site for an NFL stadium. When UNLV bought the land, university officials envisioned it as either a space for a Rebels football stadium or a “campus village” with residential units, dining and retail.

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Street. County officials proposed an elevated expressway that would link airport traffic with the Strip. That project proposes building two elevated, oneway expressways over existing roads — and one would go over Swenson Street and Paradise Road. Given the ongoing, interweaving conversations, university officials aren’t finalizing any campus-improvement plans just yet. But they know the western edge, now home to multiple athletic facilities, presents some exciting possibilities. So-called “college towns” are defined by the bleed of campus into the surrounding area, and as UNLV grows, it could have more of a striking presence in and effect on the look and feel of the neighborhood. “It’s an area where there’s an opportunity to have a rebirth in the center of the city,” Frommer said.

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UNLV is considering enhanced signage and landscaping along the Tropicana Avenue border of campus. The idea — aimed at beautifying the area and giving it a more welcoming feel — is contingent upon agreements with Clark County, which owns some of the land. The university has not sought any agreements or partnerships with the county because it’s too early in the planning process.

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Answer: No, absolutely not. What you’re describing is an illegal method of debt-relief scamming

that can cost you thousands of dollars. In June 2013, the Federal Trade Commission put rules in place prohibiting debt-relief agencies from operating over the phone or internet to help curb scams like this. The same FTC rule also prohibits dedicated debt-settlement companies from collecting any up-front fees prior to a face-toface meeting with the client. Though these practices are illegal, we still see at least two or three people a week who have paid for debt-relief services from an over-the-phone, usually out-of-state company and gotten ripped off. If you’re already struggling with debt, don’t risk being scammed as well. Here is what you should know, expect and, most important, avoid from debt-settlement services. judah zakalik, esq.

What is debt settlement? Debt settlement is when the debtor pays off a full debt for less than what he or she owes. A good debt settlement could allow the debtor to pay off an entire debt for as little as 20 to 40 percent of the original balance. Does this sound too good to be true? In some cases, debt settlement can be the best possible solution, but it’s also a complicated process that doesn’t work for many debts. Scammers take advantage of how great debt settlements can seem to the consumer, but they may never be able to fulfill their claims.

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Never let anyone claiming to be from a debt-settlement company into your home. In response to the FTC prohibiting companies from telemarketing these services, some scammers have begun sending “representatives” to people’s homes in an attempt to work around the “meet in person” rules. Don’t meet someone for the first time at your home, and if a debt-settlement company doesn’t have a permanent, local office, don’t use its services.

Know when to pay an up-front fee, if at all. Dedicated debtsettlement companies are prohibited from requiring up-front payment, and you should not pay any debt-settlement company until the settlement is reached. However, if you are handling your debt settlement through an attorney, he or she can charge an up-front fee, or retainer, for services.

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Never trust a company touting a “new government program” that can help bail out personal credit-card debt. These “government programs” do not exist for this type of debt.

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Former CIA officer Jason Hanson demonstrates techniques to escape from being bound by duct tape during a stage show June 29 at the Stratosphere. Hanson will bring an extended version of the show back to Las Vegas in October and November. (courtesy)

I spied a rarity: An original stage show

emember the old Mad magazine comic-strip series “Spy vs. Spy?” The two espionage agents, one clad in black and one in white, who were constantly warring and trying to kill each other with such booby traps as lifesize mousetraps and cigars made of dynamite? It might make a good stage show. I say this because it’s not often I find a show that is genuinely unique in Las Vegas, given the city’s derivative nature for nearly every form of live entertainment. But a couple of weeks ago I caught a show that was, if nothing else, different from any ticketed production I’d seen in our city. It was hosted by an actual spy. The “Spy Escape & Evasion” show, hosted by former CIA officer Jason Hanson, was staged June 29 at Stratosphere Showroom. The 60-minute showcase was a tease to its return for a 75-minute presentation Oct. 26-29 and Nov. 2-5. “Spy Escape” mixes the components of a convention seminar — which can be sort of boring — with live re-enactments and demos of famous spy tactics. These include how-to segments on escaping rope, duct tape, zip ties and

and overreaction to a handcuffs in 30 seconds simple question. Such as, or less; how to pick locks; “Is this your pen?” “My how to hot-wire a car (yes, God, no! I have never seen that is still a thing in spy this pen! And I am not culture); and my favorite, planning to attack you “tactical pen techniques.” with it, either!” This is handy whenever We’re looking forward an interview subject beto learning more from comes, shall we say, a little John Hanson on his return to aggressive. Katsilometes Las Vegas — and that’s Hanson was a winning the truth. contestant on “Shark Tank” and has since apnnn peared on “The Today Remember that point about Las Show” and “Dateline NBC,” showing Vegas being derivative? It stretches to off the same sort of espionage skills he our pubs, too, not that this is a negative brings to the Vegas stage. He lives in development. Cedar City, Utah, where he owns a 320Recently opened at Tuscany Suites is acre ranch that serves as his personal Pub 365, a tavern just off the casino enand professional headquarters. There, trance to the left in the spot of the old he conducts a two-day safety and Cantina restaurant. Tuscany is a somesurvival course, and the most popuwhat underrated hotel-casino that has lar techniques are transferred to his taken off over the past couple of years production. with the entertainment at Copa Room While the duct-tape escape and (“The Rat Pack is Back” and pianist writing-implement defense techniques Kenny Davidsen’s “Playlist” showcaswere fascinating, the most applicable es) and Piazza Lounge (also featuring segment of Hanson’s show was his Davidsen and, now on Wednesday demonstration of how to detect when nights, Kelly Clinton-Holmes). someone is lying. A snippet: Short Pub 365 is the latest upgrade to the pauses before delivering an answer,

hotel, and offers such eats as poutine, mac-and-queso, prosciutto flatbread, Korean short ribs and Baja fish tacos to go with the beer. The 365 references how many are on the menu, offered in rotation over the course of a year. We have seen many such brew-and-food havens crop up along the Strip — including Beerhaus at The Park and Beer Park on the outdoor patio at Paris Las Vegas’ Chateau nightclub. And by the time these hot spots hit an off-Strip hotel like Tuscany, we can officially say it’s a trend. nnn During the reporting of this week’s cover of The Sunday, which focuses on former Strip performers who have moved on to other vocations, former “Million Dollar Quartet” cast member Ben Hale (who played Johnny Cash) says he often tells people in his new home of Nashville that there is nowhere like Vegas. During one of our phone chats, I mentioned to Hale my all-time favorite quote about the city, from the comedian and author Rita Rudner: “Las Vegas is the opposite of everywhere.” Never heard it put any better than that.

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While anxiety can have a powerful role in human survival, it also can act as a massive roadblock. ¶ The National Institute of Mental Health reports that anxiety disorders affect over 18 percent of adults in the United States, making it the most common mental illness in the country. Three percent of Americans suffer from panic disorder, a type of anxiety defined by the occurrence of panic attacks. There are likely even more silently Coping skills are different for coping or undiagnosed, and nearly everyone has experienced the sensation everyone, so it’s imporof feeling anxious. ¶ “An anxiety disorder can be debilitating, but it’s also tant to find a calming activity that works for you when you a medical condition that can be treated,” said Jacob Manjooran, M.D., start feeling anxious or like you may have a panic attack. “Some a board-certified psychiatrist at Southern Hills Hospital and people listen to music, some take Medical Center. Here are tips for how to identify and how a walk or read a book — some even do a vigorous workout. to deal with anxiety. Find out what helps relax you,” Manjooran said.

What is anxiety? Occasional anxiety and worry are normal feelings that everyone will experience at one point or another. “Anxiety can be good — it’s useful for survival and is the result of evolution. The ‘fight or flight’ response is a reaction to anxiety that protects the species. However, when anxiety occurs frequently and/or during inappropriate situations, it can become disabling,” Manjooran said. An anxiety disorder occurs when someone experiences ongoing, excessive anxiety. There are multiple types of anxiety disorders with varying symptoms and severity. These are the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder:

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Difficulty controlling and/or rationalizing the worry Feeling on edge, irritable and/or fatigued Difficulty concentrating Muscle tension Sleep problems

What causes anxiety? Many different factors can contribute to an anxiety disorder, such as personal experiences, personality, genetics and the exposure to stressful or traumatic events. “When we experience anxiety, we automatically employ what’s called ‘defense and coping’ mechanisms. People who did not adequately learn adaptive coping mechanisms during childhood and early adulthood will be more susceptible to anxiety,” Manjooran said. There are other physical and mental conditions that can cause anxiety or panic attacks, as well. Although some people may be more prone to anxiety disorders, anyone can succumb to personal and/or environmental stressors that cause anxiety. “If the stress is intense enough, theoretically it can overcome anyone’s coping/defense skills,” Manjooran said. An anxiety disorder is contingent on a period of persistent anxiety, but it’s not a lifelong diagnosis for many people. It can be caused by stressful circumstances and lessen as those circumstances change and/or the patient develops appropriate coping mechanisms.

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When anxiety leads to panic attacks The term “anxiety attack” often is used interchangeably with “panic attack,” but the two are different. “An ‘anxiety attack’ is a nonmedical term that tends to describe a range of physical and emotional experiences, usually in response to stressful triggers such as job loss or interpersonal conflict. A ‘panic attack’ is a clinical term that describes a period of fear or discomfort and is defined by the presence of four or more symptoms,” Manjooran said. The symptoms for a panic attack include: Excessive trembling

Nausea or abdominal distress

Accelerated heart rate or heart palpitations

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Shaking or trembling

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Panic attacks usually last five to 10 minutes, but the symptoms are intense and come on suddenly, often occurring without an apparent or obvious trigger. The defining feature of panic disorder is the occurrence of panic attacks, but these attacks can be symptomatic of other anxiety disorders, as well.

Coping skills Leading a balanced lifestyle and avoiding stressors when possible can help when managing anxiety. Getting enough sleep, staying hydrated, eating healthy and following a regular exercise/meditation regimen can be helpful. Manjooran also recommends avoiding activating substances such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol.

Treatment Once diagnosed, treatment often consists of three components: to explore un1 Psychotherapy derlying causes of the anxiety and to shore up better defense mechanisms. Practicing behavioral tech2 niques to help curb the symptoms such as meditation, abdominal breathing, muscle relaxation and exercise. 3 Medications such as antidepressants; and for shortterm/as-needed use, benzodiazepines. If your anxiety begins to affect your daily life and/or your social, educational or occupational functioning, see your doctor immediately. There are many methods for treating anxiety, so the sooner you get help when you need it, the better.

If your anxiety is peaking or you’re having a panic attack, take a step back from the stressor affecting you and focus on your breathing. “Practice abdominal breathing and consciously try to relax muscle groups starting from your toes up to your forehead,” Manjooran said. He also recommended reminding yourself that the stress will pass and avoid anticipating further stressful times.

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These exercises are split between upper and lower body. Trainer Steven Bronston recommends doing all six, alternating between Part A and Part B. Do 10-15 reps of each exercise and take a three- to fiveminute break after each circuit.

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Whether you claim not to have time or can’t afford a gym membership or home equipment, there’s always a way to exercise. ¶ We asked a local trainer for ways to work out just about anywhere: at home, at a park, even the office. So grab your shoes and headphones, and let’s get moving.

exercise 1A: Step-Up

Make sure you have a sturdy chair (or use a short bench). Place your right foot on top of it and press through that foot, bringing your left foot to meet it so you are standing on the chair. After, step down with your right foot and then the left. Do this 10-15 times on each leg. For a more advanced workout, grab a pair of dumbbells.

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Bronston has been training people of an array of ages for more than a decade. He is affiliated with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and appears on Fox 5’s “More” show every other Thursday to give advice on general fitness. He shared easy workouts for beginners or those trying to get back in shape.

Challenge yourself

Doing 500 squats or 300 pushups may sound overwhelming, but if you break it up throughout the day it’s attainable. Bronston says to give yourself a new challenge each day, with a plan to do 10 to 15 reps during specific activities or at certain locations. For example, do a set of squats every time you go to the fridge, or run up and down the stairs during commercial breaks. He says you can also get your family and friends involved by competing to see who finishes their workouts first.

exercise 1B: Elevated Pushup

For a simplified version, get into a pushup position with your hands on the edge of the chair or similar object to complete the pushups. For more advanced work, place your feet on the chair and your hands on the ground.

Bronston says to not overdo it, even if it means breaking up small sets into smaller ones. “Instead of doing 500 sloppy lunges, make sure they’re done properly.”

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Bronston says:

“Focus on one thing and do that one thing better than you did yesterday.”

exercise 3A: Squat with Chair Lift

exercise 2A: Chair Squat

This move depends on the size of the chair, but be sure you are able to comfortably pick it up and set it down. Squat down with your feet shoulder-width apart and grab the legs of the chair with your arms slightly bent. Stand up, lifting the chair, and then squat back down to set the chair on the ground. Repeat.

Start by placing your feet shoulder-width apart while standing in front of a chair, and then lightly touch the seat of the chair as you squat. Stand back up with your legs still spread apart and repeat.

exercise 3B: Hamstring Stretch

To complete the circuit, place one foot on the seat of the chair and reach for your toes with both hands. Hold the stretch for 15-30 seconds, then stretch the other leg.

Bronston says:

exercise 2B: Triceps Dip

Place your hands on the front of the chair with your back toward the edge. Let your body descend by bending your arms to a 90-degree angle and then push yourself up. Depending on your capability, you can either keep your legs bent or straighten them for a deeper workout.

“A lot of times when people say they want to get into shape, it’s because they want to get back to the way they were before. So hang up the dress or pants or a photo that you want to get back to. … Inspire yourself with what you’ve already done.”

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Age: 4-year-old spayed female Breed: Pit bull terrier Description: Emmy is sweet and loves to play. Being petted, getting her ears scratched and lots of attention will make her tail wag. Adoption fee: $25

Age: 10-year-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Blackberry is sweet and, though shy at first, will warm up with time and attention. Adoption fee: $25

Age: 3-year-old neutered male Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Brody is laid-back and grateful for quiet moments with you and cozy, peaceful spots for catnaps. He’s great with other cats too. Adoption fee: $40

Age: Young adult male Breed: Bantam Description: Skipper is full of personality and enthusiasm. He likes being around people and exploring his living areas for treats. Adoption fee: $5

Daisy (A905836)

Calypso (A903696)

Eckhart

Laramie

Age: 12-year-old spayed female Breed: Havanese Description: Daisy is full of energy. She’s a little shy at first, but give her some time to explore and she’ll be your best friend. Adoption fee: $200

Age: 2-year-old male Breed: Pit bull terrier Description: Calypso has a front leg shorter than his others, but he is a lovable little guy who loves to cuddle and play. Adoption fee: $25

Age: 7-year-old neutered male Breed: American bulldog and bully mix Description: Eckhart is loyal to those he loves. He is jolly and has learned to live well on three legs. He is house-trained, crate-trained and eager to please. Adoption fee: $40

Age: 4-month-old neutered male Breed: Tabby Description: Laramie relishes exploring new rooms and meeting people. He has been lovingly raised and socialized in a foster home since his rescue. Adoption fee: $70

Ink (A889033)

Trouble (A904660)

Mabel

Abby

Age: 13-week-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Ink is a spritely and playful kitten who wants to grow big and strong with her new best friend. Adoption fee: $50

Age: 2-year-old female Breed: Domestic shorthair Description: Her name may be Trouble, but she’s anything but. She’s friendly, playful and outgoing, with lots of love to give. Adoption fee: $25

Age: 8-year-old female Breed: Chinchilla Description: Mabel craves attention. She is recovering well from neglect and is eager to know what a loving home feels like. Adoption fee: $40

Age: 1-year-old spayed female Breed: Heinz 57 Description: Abby would love to be a little sister to another dog. She is house-trained, crate-trained and building confidence and self-esteem. Adoption fee: $40

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

Nevada SPCA 4800 W. Dewey Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-873-SPCA | www.nevadaspca.org

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SERIOUS BALLERS The bubble-soccer phenom is blowing up in Las Vegas

BY JESSE GRANGER STAFF WRITER

striker frantically runs toward the ball, eyeing the wide-open goal. But just before he connects, a defender barrels into him, sending him flipping head over heels. In traditional soccer, that’s a red card and dismissal from the game for the defender, and a free kick for the striker’s team. In bubble soccer, it’s just good defense. Bubble soccer, so named because players’ torsos are encased in giant inflatable balls, is quickly growing in popularity in the United States. Some call it Knockerball, because the extra padding quickly transforms “the beautiful game” into a crash-test derby. “As long as you’re wearing the equipment properly, you

are literally in a bubble, so it’s incredibly safe,” said Karli Johnson, who along with her husband, Blake, runs Las Vegas Bubble Rentals. A game starts similarly to dodgeball, with the ball placed in the center of the field and players dashing toward it. They clash in the middle. Although it can be played outdoors on soccer fields, many bubble-soccer leagues here play indoors on basketball courts to avoid the blistering summer heat. “It’s really hot in the summer and it gets tiring,” Blake Johnson said of carrying the bubbles. “They weigh about 25 to 30 pounds each, so it depends on how in-shape you are, but it’s also more difficult to breathe inside it because it’s a confined space.” The bubbles are secured with backpack-like straps worn around players’ shoulders. Teams are made up of five players each — two defenders, a center, a left wing and a right wing — with two substitutes. The rules are similar to soccer, but there is no offside, and games are two five-minute halves. Because players’

hands are inside the bubbles, throw-ins are replaced with kick-ins, and if the game is tied after regulation, there is sudden death, one-on-one overtime. Bubble soccer was invented in Norway by Henrik Elvestad and Johan Golden, and became popular in the United Kingdom before making its way to the U.S. in 2014. Now, there are organizations across the country such as Knockerball, Bubble Soccer U.S.A., and the U.S. Bubble Soccer Association. Competitive leagues have formed, but the vast majority of bubble soccer being played is through rentals. “We rent them for a lot of adult functions, but also a lot of graduation parties for teenagers,” Karli Johnson said. “We also have a lot of family reunions and team-building exercises for companies.” There are numerous rental companies in the Las Vegas area. Some rent the bubbles by the hour and send employees to help organize and referee the game, while others take a more hands-off approach. Bubbles cost $15-$30 daily for adults.

BELOW LEFT: Players in bubbles tumble on the grass as they are bounced by opponents during a bubble-soccer practice at Craig Ranch Park. BELOW RIGHT: Kelly Robison controls the ball. (Stephen Sylvanie/ Special to the Sunday)

“We know that if you plan the event, rarely do people come on time,” said Karli Johnson, who allows people to keep the bubbles overnight and return them when they’re finished. “So you don’t want to pay for something for two hours and have people show up for the last 45 minutes.” Some customers don’t even play soccer. “Most people say that the most fun they have is when they don’t even get the soccer ball out,” Blake Johnson said. “They just hit each other.” There are other variations of the game: “last bubble standing,” where players’ only goal is to knock each other over, and “bubble bowling,” where one player is the bowling ball and tries to knock over the other players. Whether players want to really compete in soccer games or just send family members and co-workers tumbling, bubble soccer welcomes all comers. “It’s so much fun,” said Blake Johnson, who had never tried the game before starting the business. “I get my dad and brothers in there and get to take some anger and frustration out.”

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CASINO PROMOTIONS GREEN VALLEY RANCH

receive a scratch card. Top prizes include cars and cruises.

SANTA FE STATION

Birthday Wishes cash drawing Date: July 31 Time: 6:15 p.m. Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Win up to $10,000. Earn 5x entries on Wednesdays. Swipe card at kiosk for 10 free entries daily.

$27,000 Sizzling Summer cash drawings Date: Tuesdays in July Time: 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. Information: Every 25 base points equals one entry in the drawing.

$20,000 High/Low Cards to Cash Date: Tuesdays in July Time: 6:15 p.m. Information: Earn entries weekly, with 5x entries on Monday. Fifty base points equals one entry. Win up to $2,500 instantly.

SUNSET STATION

$25,000 Royal Deal Date: Thursdays-Sundays in July Time: Hourly from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Information: Win up to $2,500. Earn entries playing table games.

STATION CASINOS

Military Mondays Date: Ongoing Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Veterans and active military members receive discounts. Birthday bonus kiosk game Date: Throughout July Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Players can win up to $40,000, slot play, points, dining credits and more. Point multipliers Date: Throughout July Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Players have the chance to receive 10x points on slots and 6x points on video poker at multiple properties each week on designated dates. Additionally, Wildfire properties will offer point multipliers every Sunday. Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Palace Station, Texas Station, Red Rock Resort, Sunset Station and Boulder Station guests can choose Monday or Tuesday as their multiplier day. Santa Fe Station and Green Valley Ranch Resort will offer the multipliers on July 21. Boulder Station also offers 15x points on Buffalo slots Mondays or Tuesdays. $2 Million Birthday Blast Date: Fridays-Sundays in July Time: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Locations: All Station properties, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho Information: Earn 100 points to

SUNCOAST

$22,500 Table Games drawings Date: Fridays and Saturdays in July Time: 9 p.m. Information: Earn entries by playing table games all week, with 4x entries every Monday and Tuesday. Point multipliers Date: Sundays in July Information: Earn 10x points on reels and 6x points on video poker. Mystery multipliers Date: Thursdays in July Information: Receive up to 50x points.

WESTGATE

$40,000 Firecracker free-play giveaway Date: Through July 28 Information: For every 250 slot points, receive a scratch card and win a share of $40,000.

WILDFIRE

Gift giveaway Date: Wednesdays in July Time: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Earn 100 points to receive a bottle of Kinky tropical vodka on July 20. Earn 250 additional points for a second bottle. Fabulous 40 swipe and win Date: Fridays in July Information: Earn five points for a chance to play kiosk game. Win up to 100,000 points.

SAM’s Town

Big Spin hot seat Date: Sundays-Tuesdays in July Time: 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Information: One table player will be randomly selected to win prizes including dining, slot play and cash up to $1,000.

TUSCANY

Senior Day Date: Thursdays in July Information: Seniors who receive 200 base points get a prize. Visit

player’s club for additional rewards. Point multipliers Date: Mondays and Fridays in July Information: Earn 12x points on reels and 6x points on video poker. Gift day Date: Sundays in July Information: Earn 300 same-day base points for a Pub 365 T-shirt. Puzzle prizes Date: Wednesdays and Saturdays in July Information: Earn 250 base points for one puzzle piece; earn a maximum of four per day. Redeem for prizes at the players club.

GOLD COAST

Point multiplier Date: Mondays in July Information: Receive 15x points on penny reels.

BOYD PROPERTIES

$600,000 Freedom to Roam drawings Date: Saturdays in July Information: Earn up to 50x entries every Friday. Prizes range from $250 to a new Jeep Renegade. Drawings will be held at 6:15 p.m. at Sam’s Town, 7:15 p.m. at the Orleans and 8:15 p.m. at Gold Coast and Suncoast.

Fremont

60th anniversary kiosk game When: Throughout the summer Information: Win point multipliers and drawing entries.

PALMS

$60,000 Island Treasure drawings Date: Through July 30 Information: Earn drawing tickets from slot play. Swipe Monday-Friday for 20 free entries. Drawings at 7:15 p.m. Saturdays in July. Twenty winners selected each week with a maximum prize of $3,000. Play for Prizes — Keep the Cash Coming Date: July 18-29 Information: Points earned MondayFriday may be combined and redeemed for up to $190 per day. July Gifts Date: July 17 Time: Midnight-6:59 p.m. Information: Earn 100 base points on video slots or 500 base points on video poker. Swipe your card at any

promotional kiosk and redeem your receipt for a travel pillow. Friday point multipliers Date: July 22 Time: 5-9 p.m. Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels on Fridays in July. Sunday point multipliers Date: July 17 Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels and 2x points on video poker on Sundays in July. Bonus point multiplier days Date: July 19 Information: Earn 10x points on reels and video reels. July movie tickets Date: July 20 Information: Earn 100 points on slots or 500 points on video poker for a Brenden Theatres movie ticket. July car wash Date: July 21 Information: Earn 100 points on slots or 500 points on video poker for a Terrible Herbst car wash. $15,000 Summertime Swipe & Win Date: July 19 Time: Midnight-9:59 p.m. Information: Earn 25 points on slots or 100 points on video poker for a free swipe. Participants may redeem their prize vouchers at Club Palms from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on that date. Win up to $100 in slot play, food credits, gifts and more.

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Samsung Galaxy Tablet giveaway Date: Through July 31 Information: Valid at both locations. Earn 40,000 base points to receive a tablet.

SILVERTON

Senior Mondays Date: Mondays Time: Drawings at 4 p.m. Information: Names will be drawn for a chance to win cash and free play. Players 50 and older will receive dining discounts.

ALIANTE

Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays in July Information: Earn 5x points on video poker and 10x on reels. $300,000 car and slot-play giveaway Date: Through Aug. 28

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Information: New cars will be awarded every other weekend. Guests must actively play on a slot machine to participate. Cars will be randomly given away between noon Saturday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday. A Mustang giveaway weekend is July 16-17. A Challenger giveaway weekend is July 30-31. Fighter Jets and Freedom kiosk game Date: Sundays-Thursdays through July 30 Information: Earn 20 points daily for a swipe and $10 rated average bet per swipe. Prizes include slot play, resort dollars and points. Summer Sizzle table games drawings Date: Through July 29 Information: Guests will have a chance to win a share of $8,700 in cash and prizes. Every Friday, 10 winners will be announced at a 7:45 p.m. drawing with a top prize of $500.

HOOTERS

Point multipliers Date: Wednesdays Information: Earn 10x points on select machines.

Boulder station

New member promotion Date: July Information: Earn 100 points and receive a mystery gift, earn 200 points and receive a breakfast or lunch buffet, and earn 300 points and receive a dinner or brunch buffet. All points to qualify for these offers must be earned within the first 24 hours of signing up for a loyalty card.

DOWNTOWN GRAND

2017 Cadillac XT5 giveaway Date: Through Oct. 1 Time: 10 p.m. Information: Receive one virtual drawing ticket for every 25 base points earned on slots, video poker or live table games. Three players will be drawn for a chance to win a car in their choice of red, white or blue. Multiplier Mondays Date: Mondays Information: Receive point multipliers and bonus entries for drawings based on tier status. Valid only for current monthly promotions. Look. Listen. Play. Date: Fridays and Saturdays in July and August Time: Drawings hourly, 7 p.m.-midnight Information: Receive one virtual entry for every 25 base points earned. Five players will receive a mini electronics gift or $100 in play. At

midnight, one grand prize winner will choose a gift box. Wet Your Whistle Wednesdays Date: Wednesdays in July Information: Earn 375 points to get a bottle of Fireball. Grand gift giveaway Date: Thursdays in July Information: Earn 500 points to receive a beach towel. Limit two per person per day.

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Chevy Cruze giveaway Date: July 23 Time: Drawing at 10 p.m. Information: Earn entries through play. Top prize is a Chevy Cruze. Pedal to the Metal hot seat Date: July 23 Time: 5-9:30 p.m. Information: One winner every 30 minutes. Ice Cream shop game Date: Fridays in July Time: 5-10 p.m. Information: Win up to $500.

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Win Derekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelby GT Date: Sept. 17 Time: 6 p.m. Information: Loyalty-card players can earn drawing entries by playing blackjack, keno, slots or video poker. Contest began March 1, and 10 p.m. monthly qualifier drawings began March 26. Grand prize is a four-passenger 2016 Shelby GT sports car.

SOUTH POINT

$600,000 July Money Madness Date: Through July Information: Players with slot cards have the opportunity to win a cash progressive bonus of up to $25,000. Active players using their slot cards will win $25 in play when the bonus hits. 50+ weekly slot tournament Date: Thursdays Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: Open to loyalty-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.

Silver sevens

Slot tournament Date: Mondays in July Information: Open to card members. Win up to $1,000 in slot play. Receive an additional tournament entry for every 1,000 points earned.

Gaming

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Point multiplier Date: Fridays in July Information: Swipe at the kiosk for a guaranteed 5x multiplier. At 8:30 p.m., 21 guests will win a multiplier upgrade, up to 100x points.

drawn and win $250 each in play until promotional chips are lost. See main cashier for details and qualifying information.

Collect and win Date: Tuesdays-Thursdays in July Information: Collect game pieces and win up to $1,000.

Hot seat giveaway Date: Sundays in July Time: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Information: One player will win $50 every hour.

2016 Camaro giveaway Date: July Time: Drawing is at 5 p.m. July 31 Information: Earn one drawing entry for every 100 points earned in July. Receive 10x drawing entries every Sunday and Wednesday.

FIESTA RANCHO

Choose Your Booze giveaway Date: July 21 Time: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Information: Earn 300 points and get one gift. Earn 300 additional points and receive another gift.

FIESTA HENDERSON

Choose Your Booze giveaway Date: July 21 Time: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Information: Earn 150 points and get one gift. Earn 300 additional points and receive another gift.

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Gift days Date: Thursdays and Fridays in July Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Players who earn 250 slot points or 500 video-poker points can receive a bottle of Sailor Jerry rum on July 21 and 22, and a beach towel on July 28 and 29. Point multiplier Date: Sundays in July Information: Earn 10x points on slot machines. Excludes video poker. $3.5 Million Reels of Riches Date: Saturdays in July Time: Drawing at 8 p.m. Information: Ten winners will be drawn to win cash, slot play and a chance to participate in the final drawing at 9 p.m. Aug. 20. To participate, earn 100 slot points to gain five drawing entries or 100 video poker points to gain one drawing entry. Additionally, guests who have an average bet of $15 for one hour on a table game will receive one drawing entry. Double entries can be earned every Monday through Wednesday. Entries reset weekly. $12,500 weekly baccarat drawing Date: Fridays in July Time: Hourly, 8 p.m.-midnight Information: Two players will be

Jokers Wild

COSMOPOLITAN 100 Days of Summer $100,000 giveaway Date: Through Sept. 27 Information: Each day, players have the opportunity to win their share of $1,000 in prizes.

TEXAS STATION Video poker tournament Date: Tuesdays in July Time: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Information: Earn 50 base points for one entry. Play up to three additional rounds for every 50 points earned. There will be 25 winners each week.

HARD ROCK HOTEL Point multipliers Date: Thursdays through Dec. 29 Information: Receive 20x points on reels and 5x points on video poker. Summer Free For All kiosk game Date: Fridays-Sundays in July Information: First swipe is free. Earn 250 points for additional swipes. Win slot play, points and cash. 45+ Classic Rockers Date: Wednesdays through Dec. 28 Information: For players 45 and older. Receive 15x points on reels and 5x points on video poker along with bonus slot points. 21st Birthday Bash Date: Through July 21 Time: Drawings at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Information: Earn entries into drawing by playing games. Earn 21x entries on Mondays. Each drawing will have seven winners.

VENETIAN AND PALAZZO Fifth annual Grand Dragon Master baccarat championship Date: Begins July 22 Information: Loyalty-card members receive one tournament entry. Additional entries cost $50. The global championship spans Las Vegas Sands properties and features a total prize pool worth $10 million.

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Short-term loans shouldn’t make finances even worse

hey’re called payday lenders, but they might as well be called payday vultures. They’re the quick-loan joints in storefronts throughout the valley who present themselves as the good guys lending emergency cash when times turn tough — the car needs repair, the child needs dental work, the spouse has drained the household account on gambling. “Oh, you can pay us back on your next payday,” the grinning lender says. But most people don’t, because they’re already living week to week, and there’s no extra money to repay a loan at the equivalent of an annual interest rate that can be in excess of 500 percent. The borrower might be able to pay the interest but can’t pay off any of the principal, so the loan is extended, again and again — or new loans are taken out, in what’s known as the debt treadmill. Once a person has entered the doors of the payday loan joint, he can become trapped in a sticky web of inflating debt. As observed by renowned public-interest organization the Pew Charitable

In Nevada, payday lenders charge an average annual rate of 521 percent, one of the highest in the country.

Trusts, the “lenders’ and borrowers’ interests are not aligned because the profitability for lenders depends on loans being unaffordable for customers.” The lenders make more money when the customers struggle to repay. And there’s no limit to the interest payday and title-loan companies can charge borrowers in Nevada (payday lenders charge an average annual rate of 521 percent, one of the highest in the country, according to 2014 Pew data). Maybe they justify loan-shark interest by pointing to the number of borrowers who skip out on loans — in Nevada, about half. Lenders are restricted in the amount of a loan: It can’t exceed 25 percent of a borrower’s monthly income. But for people who spend every dollar on necessities (or addictions), who can afford

to pay the interest on a loan, let alone pay off the principal, with their next paycheck? Thus, the debt trap. Thankfully, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is sensitive to borrowers who “are being set up to fail with loan payments that they are unable to pay.” And so the bureau is proposing a rule that might bring some relief. The plan is to require lenders to determine the borrower’s existing financial obligations — living expenses and major financial obligations — and limit the amount of the loan to what the borrower can repay with leftover money on the next payday. Lenders also would have to give borrowers written notice before trying to debit their account to collect payments for certain loans, because repeated debit attempts can generate more fees and make it harder for consumers to get out of debt. The bureau is accepting public comments on the proposal until Sept. 14. Lenders, of course, are balking at the idea. A statement from the Community Financial Services Association of Amer-

ica, a trade group for payday lenders, said the proposal “presents a staggering blow to consumers, as it will cut off access to credit for millions of Americans who use small-dollar loans to manage a budget shortfall or unexpected expense.” The association also said the feds held a “hardened and biased view of payday loans and how consumers use these products.” In Nevada’s Department of Business and Industry, George Burns, commissioner of the Financial Institutions Division, sees both sides, given his role to watch over public interests and businesses. “We get a large number of complaints from borrowers who don’t understand what they’re getting into,” he said. “It’s very difficult to protect people from themselves. ... If they elect to go to a payday lender, they may not realize the noose they’re putting their heads into.” A regulation that limits payday-loan amounts to what borrowers can afford to repay, given their existing obligations, will be doing everyone a favor, and we look forward to that becoming law.

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Caribbean Kiss

CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY, JULY 17 Community safety forum: The topic is safety in schools. 2-3 p.m., free, Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org. Artisan Craft Festival: The theme is “Hawaiian Christmas in July.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free, Suncoast Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 9090 Alta Drive, artisancraftfestival.com. EVO World Finals: Watch the gaming competition live. 9 a.m., $48-$97, Mandalay Bay Events Center, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, evo.shoryuken.com.

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Ingredients 2 oz. Cruzan Single Barrel Rum 1 oz. Marie Brizard Chocolat Royal Liqueur 1 oz. Calahua Cream of Coconut Coconut shavings for garnish Fresh mint for garnish Halved coconut shell to serve Method

Pour ingredients in a blender cup with 1/2 cup of ice. Blend until the desired consistency is reached. Garnish with dried coconut flakes and fresh mint. Serve in a half coconut shell. Move over, piña coladas and Mai Tais. In the realm of festively elaborate tropical cocktails, the Caribbean Kiss is now reigning supreme. This drink is rich and creamy while still packing just the right punch of smooth, oaky rum. The coconut flavors are dominant without being overwhelming, and the addition of the chocolate liqueur makes this cocktail feel as luxurious as lounging on a faraway beach. Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine & Spirits.

Family Meal: Local chefs will create appetizers, while Velveteen Rabbit co-owners Pamela and Christina Dylag serve their signature cocktails. 9 p.m., $75, Velveteen Rabbit, 1218 S. Main St., 702-685-9645. Introduction to Zentangle: Zentangle is a form of meditative doodling that results in beautiful images of structured patterns. Space is limited to eight people per workshop, so RSVP is requested. 5:30 p.m., free, Aliante Library, 2400 W. Deer Springs Way, 702-839-2980. *Also: 5:30 p.m. July 20, City Hall Library, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North, 702-633-1070; 2:30 p.m. July 23, Alexander Library, 1755 W. Alexander Road, 702-633-2880 Camp Broadway: Theater-loving children ages 6-17 can enjoy an authentic Broadway experience including two summer camps, workshops and performance opportunities. Times vary, $450$695, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave., thesmithcenter.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 19 Ice Cream Social fundraiser: Cream locations will host this fundraiser in support of teacher Martin Vece, who is awaiting a heart transplant. Noon-10 p.m., free, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, 702-2720072; 10271 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 115, 702-778-8982. Cleveland Museum of Art series: Attendees will participate in conversations about art through video

conferencing. The topic is “America’s Story Through Art: Diversifying America, 1945-2000.” 11 a.m.-noon, free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., 702-778-6702.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Eat, Laugh and Be Well: Senior citizens can enjoy a healthy lunch prepared by chefs from Nevada Senior Services. Following the meal, attendees can participate in a stretching and wellness class. 12:30-2:30 p.m., free, Aliante Library, 2400 W. Deer Springs Way, 702-333-1546. “The Princess and the Pea”: The classic children’s story springs to life onstage with 5-foot-tall puppets and music. 7 p.m., $3, Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St., 702-229-2787. *Also: 10:30 a.m. July 21 Clark County museum trip: Seniors 50 and older can enjoy a trip to the Clark County Museum. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $2, Doolittle Senior Center, 1930 N. J St., 702-229-1702. Transgender Transformation Talk: Missy Parker will share her story of gender transition. The event is free, but registration is required. 18-plus, 10 a.m., free, Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-1702. Wellness Wednesdays: Child Obesity Lecture: This family-friendly session will delve into lifestyle changes to prevent childhood obesity. 6-7 p.m., free, Inspirada, Toll Brothers Clubhouse, 3190 Mantua Village Ave., 702-616-4900. Valley Center for Cannabis Therapy grand opening: Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. 6 p.m., free, Valley Center for Cannabis Therapy, 10120 S. Eastern Ave., 702-409-3080. Thriving in Late Life: Join Dr. David Gobble for an educational discussion about getting the most out of life in your older years. 1-2 p.m., free, Las Ventanas at Summerlin, 10401 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-789-7484. Lunch & Learn Educational Series: This session will focus on “Urology and the Aging Mind,” presented by Dr. Jayram Krishnan. Noon-1 p.m., free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo

Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., 702-483-6055. Camp Cartwheel at Torino Ranch Summer Camp: This four-day summer camp is for critically ill children and their siblings ages 5-17. Free, Torino Ranch in Lovell Canyon, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, 702-735-8434. *Also: July 27-30

THURSDAY, JULY 21 Silent Savasana: Enjoy yoga poolside. After class, martinis are half price in the Lucky Bar until 10 p.m. 21+, 7 p.m., free, Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7777. Teen Beat: Youths ages 12-19 can get together and participate in fun summer activities. 3:30 p.m., $15, Derfelt Senior Center, 3343 W. Washington Ave., 702-229-6601. Last Man Out: Hear stories from Jim “Mule” Parker, who served five years on Southeast Asia battlefields. 5:30-7:30 p.m., $25-$30, Spanish Trail Country Club, 5050 Spanish Trail Lane, francesca@ waclv.org. Huntington’s Disease support groups: The group is held for gene-positive individuals, both asymptomatic and early-stage, and adult family members. Interested individuals should contact Dr. Donna Munic-Miller in advance. Noon-1 p.m., free, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Ave., 702-483-6035.

FRIDAY, JULY 22 USA Showcase Basketball: Team USA will play Argentina. 5 p.m., $40-$1600, T-Mobile Arena, 3780 Las Vegas Blvd. South, t-mobilearena.com. Tami Belt: The author will give a reading of her book “Poetic Justice: Lessons of Love, Life and Relationships.” 7 p.m., free, the Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock.org. Movie in the Pool: Watch a film while floating in the pool or relaxing on the deck. 7 p.m., $5, Silver Mesa Recreation Center, 4025 Allen Lane, 702-633-2550. Doodad the Magician: Children 4 and older can enjoy a show. 2 p.m.,

LIFE free, Alexander Library, 1755 W. Alexander Road, cityofnorthlasvegas.com. Super Summer Theatre field trip: Take a chartered bus to see “Memphis Live” at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park’s outdoor theater. Registration is required. 12-plus, 4:30 p.m., $40-$50, Centennial Hills Active Adult Center, 6601 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-229-1702. Mahjong World Championship: Top players will compete for the largest prize purse in American Mahjong history. Times vary, free to attend, Westgate, 3000 Paradise Road, destinationmahjongg.com. *Also: July 23-24

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Music & Memory fundraiser: Local bands will perform at this benefit for a nonprofit organization that brings music into the lives of the elderly or infirm. 21+, 8 p.m., $10, Artifice, 1025 S. First St., Suite 100, musicandmemory.org. The Big, Big World of Garilyn Brune: A collection of pieces from the renowned artist will be on display. Brune was a proponent of LGBTQ equality. 6 p.m., free, Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, 401 S. Maryland Parkway, thecenterlv.org. Bowl for Kids’ Sake: This competition will have a superhero theme, and proceeds will benefit Big

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Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., $100, Red Rock Lanes, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., mlatham@bbbsn.org. Rainbow Zumbathon: Chiropractor Ted Sim will lead this colorful workout and dance session. 1-3 p.m., $7, Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, 401 S. Maryland Parkway, thecenterlv.org. Comic Book Writing Workshop: Making Stories: Students will explore and develop elements of story writing for anime and classic comic book styles. Registration required. 13-plus, 1:30-2:30 p.m., free, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383. *Also: July 30 Manga II Comic Workshop: Learn how to create a Manga illustrated story inspired by Japanese animation. This class is intended for beginner to intermediate skill levels. Registration required. 13-plus, 2:30-3:45 p.m., Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383. *Also: July 30 Little Miss Hannah’s Rainbows in the Wind Festival: This event will raise money for children diagnosed with rare, life-limiting and complex medical conditions. 5:30-9 p.m., $5-$10, Town Square Park, 6605 Las Vegas Blvd. South, littlemisshannah. org/rainbows.

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MEET: BIG FROG CUSTOM T-SHIRTS AND MORE Lisa Hughes and Robyn Brewington left steady corporate jobs to go into business for themselves, opening a franchise that they say filled a void for custom apparel design in Las Vegas.

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Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada and commercial real estate agency CBRE Las Vegas provided more than $10,000 in revitalization services for the Animal Lab and Gardening programs at Mabel Hoggard Math & Science Magnet Elementary School. CBRE developed the project plan. RTSNV provided logistical support. Approximately 50 volunteers from CBRE and various vendors carried out the project.

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The Las Vegas Township Justice Court was one of 10 sites nationwide to win the 2016 Community Court Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance in partnership with the Center for Court Innovation. The Las Vegas Township Community Court will receive $200,000, as well as technical assistance from the Center for Court Innovation, to implement a community court. The Henderson Firefighters Benevolent Association donated $1,000 to Honor Flight Southern Nevada to sponsor a local veteran’s trip to Washington, D.C. Eileen Moynihan was awarded the MountainView/ HCA Frist Award for volunteering. Among her many volunteer activities, she helps elderly people get to doctor appointments and fill and track medications, and she checks in with daily wellness phone calls. Moynihan has volunteered at local Catholic elementary schools as a learning consultant, diagnosing students with learning difficulties and speech/ language problems. She also has helped with the settlement of refugees and coordinating with Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada for additional assistance. Volunteer Bunny Ashbaugh was awarded a 13,000-hour pin. Kathy Brennan and Helen Stern were awarded 20-year pins. Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada gave the Heart of Hope Award to Dignity Health – St. Rose Dominican and Ed Skonicki at its sixth annual Heart of Hope luncheon. Skonicki is the former executive director of Catholic Charities. The award recognizes people and organizations who help Southern Nevada’s most vulnerable residents. Three Square Food Bank President and CEO Brian Burton recognized individuals and volunteer groups for their accomplishments and contributions in 2015. People recognized were Ben Alvey, Judy Vienneau, Karen Tackett, Denise and Fernandas Jackson, Lucille Wexler, David Bartlett, Cathy Austin, Maggie Wagner, Patti Ekes, Terry Horowitch, Lois Hardy, Jailean Galaz, Jack Boone, Tom Howerter and Harold Lederer. Groups recognized were Aria Table Games, the Cosmopolitan, National Charity League-Las Vegas Chapter, Opportunity Village Job Discovery Program, the Quick family, Bank of America HOLA, Nellis AFB Sgt. David Coleman’s

A Mad Hatter Tea Party fundraiser at the Four Seasons raised more than $24,000 for the Children’s Specialty Center’s Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic. The money will be used to ensure that future childhood cancer survivors have access to the clinic. The clinic is the first in the state aimed specifically at educating patients so they are aware of side-effects that may arise years after treatment. (COURTESY PHOTO) group, Wynn Resorts, GoWireless and Mesa Grill. Bishop Gorman High School students teamed with New Genesis Transitional Housing to update and beautify apartments near Lynnwood Street as part of their Gaels Give HOPE (Helping Out People Everywhere) event. Efforts began as part of an Eagle Scout project by BGHS junior Justin Daus. New Genesis provides free housing as part of a program to assist people re-entering the workforce. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation donated 15 grants totaling $192,000 to Southern Nevada nonprofit groups. Recipients included Teach for America, Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, International Association of Working Mothers, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children Nevada Region, Fulfillment Fund Las Vegas and Opportunity Village. Glencoe Management, a franchisee and operator of dozens of food outlets, donated $9,000 to After-School All-Stars and raised $4,167 for the nonprofit at the grand opening of PizzaRev. In addition, Burger King restaurants donated burgers and apple juice to ASAS students. Allegiant Airlines donated 7,500 square feet of office space to Make-A-Wish Southern Nevada.

The nonprofit will occupy the space at a cost of $1 per year. Pugsley. Simpson. Coulter. Architects is donating architectural services; Jessica Kalb and Shannon Fore are donating design services. Right Now Air donated nearly 100 stuffed animals to Children’s Hospital of Nevada at University Medical Center as part of the Tark Toy Drive. Winners of the 2016 Yale Day of Service Award, sponsored by the Yale Club of Nevada, are Olivia Vogel and Michelle Reiss from Faith Lutheran High School and Ariann Sanford and Samika Tara from Coronado High School. Vogel and Reiss created Teen’s Night Out to help homeless teens have a fun night out with salon services, new outfits and dinner. Sanford and Tara created Tome Trader to create children’s book libraries for after-school care facilities such as Boys & Girls Clubs. Approximately 1,000 volunteers with Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada helped revitalize 13 homes during National Rebuilding Day. Volunteers and sponsors working on the homes included representatives of Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, Chase Bank, Penta Building Group, Keller Williams, Capital One, NV Energy, Nevada Contractors Association, Gensler, Wells Fargo, Cummins, Southwest Gas, United States Air Force, Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals, UNLV, National Title Co., Dignity Health, Sears, Sherwin Williams and Parson’s Rocks. The UFC donated $1,000 to students at Rancho High School in the form of tickets to Wet ’n’ Wild. Retired champion Forrest Griffin distributed the tickets for Communities In Schools of Nevada’s Splashdown For Kids to 50 students with good grades who are on track to graduate.

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Construction technique, technology ever evolving Bret Loughridge is vice president of operations at SR Construction, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in Southern Nevada. He is an aficionado of Lean construction, a relatively new phenomenon in construction and project management that purports to maximize value and minimize waste. What is the best business advice you’ve received? Attitude is everything. If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be? It would be phenomenal to diversify the Las Vegas economy beyond tourism. I am hopeful that we can continue the trend and enhance not only gaming and hospitality but cultivate other industries such as the industrial component, health care, medical tourism and higher education, to name a few. What’s the biggest issue facing Southern Nevada? Education. We need to redefine what we as Southern Nevada residents want our educational system to be. Do we constantly want to remain Bret Loughridge, vice president of operations for SR Construction, in front of a in the bottom five nationally, or do “pull planning” schedule at the company’s offices. (STEVE MARCUS/Staff) we want to strive to be better? If we is being implemented everywhere Describe the evolution of your want to be better, we need to make across a lot of our processes. I recareer. changes to address K-12 as well as member not too long ago, guys in the I started working for SR as a little higher education. Higher education field were being introduced to digital kid, mainly sweeping buildings, is key to growing business and findcameras and laptops. Now, almost streets, and picking up job-site trash. ing qualified personnel to fill the necevery foreman on the job site carries After working for a summer here essary positions. When companies an iPad, and I can’t remember the chipping stucco out of planter boxes, are looking for places to locate, they last time I saw someone in the field I knew that although the construcwant a community that can support using just a camera onsite. Application industry might be my career their needs with highly qualified intions for progress, manpower, digipath, chipping concrete was not. dividuals. Often the constant flow of tal workstations, digital layout, etc., After college, I went to work for a college-educated professionals is a are the norm, and in no time, I am large general contractor in San Dikey metric for them. sure, will be replaced with the best, ego, but when SR Construction was newest thing. Also, I believe there awarded the Summerlin Hospital bed What has been your most excitis more emphasis on working as a tower addition in 2008, I applied for ing professional project? team. There’s a lot more collaborathe job as a project engineer. The next project or the unknown is tion and a lot less yelling and pointSince that time, I have had the opporalways exciting, but beyond that, the ing fingers. tunity to oversee numerous projects OR addition and post-anesthesia care and held various roles within those unit renovation at Summerlin HospiWhat are you reading right now? projects. When the former vice presital in 2010 would probably be close to “Switch: How to Change Things dent of operations decided to move on the top. This was SR’s first step into when Change is Hard,” by Chip and a few years back, it was decided to leave the integrated project delivery model Dan Heath. the operations role open since there and Lean construction. In short, we, was not much of a need at that time. as part of a true team with the owner, What do you do after work? However, with the huge growth we’ve facility, design partners and trade Having a 2- and a 4-year-old, I have experienced over the past 24 months, partners, were able to do some amaza fairly standard routine: play for and with the economy in recovery, the ing things within the construction inapproximately 30 minutes (Legos, need for a new VP was clear, and I hapdustry. We’ve integrated the tools used blocks, coloring), eat dinner with the pily stepped into that role. in that project into all of our projects family and, depending on how late it since. Lean construction is an exciting gets, play for a few more minutes. It How has the construction industopic in the industry, and I am happy to is then off to bath time for the kids, a try changed over time? share the process with whomever, preffew stories and put the kids to bed. I Technology, as in many industries, erably over a Guinness.

follow right behind, as I tend to be up fairly early. Describe your management style. I am a detail-and-analysis guy who loves numbers. However, our managers are experienced and knowledgeable, so I tend to let them run as they see fit and supplement when and where needed. What is your dream job, outside of your current field? Head of quality control for Gunwerks or a product tester for Cabela’s. Those guys are never in the office and always hunting in some remote location. Both would be awesome because you’d get to experience the outdoors, nature and interesting places that typically would not garner a week of vacation. If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be? Anywhere I can fish in the front pasture and hunt in the back pasture would be just fine. Preferably somewhere in the West. Or New Zealand. They let common sense rule a lot, and that’s a good thing. Whom do you admire? I admire pioneers and small-business owners. I believe that anyone who is willing to take on inherent risks based on the unknown and work their butts off to make it successful is someone to be admired. That kind of person, in my opinion, is the key to what makes this country great. What is your biggest pet peeve? Lack of effort. Where do you like to go for business lunches? Nora’s is always a good choice. The steak sandwich is my favorite. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My stubbornness has a tendency to get in the way at times. What is something that people might not know about you? I am really into my family history and genealogy.

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Lives that could be saved annually by Tesla’s AutoPilot mode, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Statistics show there is one global road fatality per 60 million miles driven. Tesla’s AutoPilot has driven more than 130 million miles with one fatality.

Acres that Cochin International Airport used for its $9.3 million solar plant. The Indian airport no longer wanted to pay for electricity and, with this project, achieved its goal.

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Jobs added by U.S. employers in June, far more than economists’ estimate of 175,000, according to Reuters. Accounting for more than 35,000 of the jobs were Verizon employees returning to work following a strike.

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Cost per share that PepsiCo reached this month, an alltime high for the company. Naked Juice, Smartfood popcorn and “Simply” brand snacks were contributors to the second-quarter growth, the company said.

1,025

Wendy’s fast-food restaurants that have been hacked nationwide. Hackers have stolen credit and debit card numbers, names and expiration dates.

53%

Increase in the price of Nintendo stock six days after the launch of the mobile app Pokémon Go. It was an instant success, despite the fact that many users have faced server issues and crashes.

Lisa Hughes, left, and Robyn Brewington are best friends who left corporate jobs to open a Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and More franchise in Las Vegas. (christopher devargas/staff)

Friends discover loyalty in Las Vegas after terrifying leap into franchising Describe your business.

Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and More offers custom T-shirts, tote bags, performance wear, spirit wear and more with no minimums, no setup fees and 24-hour turnaround on in-stock items. Who are your customers?

We often work with schools, churches, nonprofits, small businesses, sports teams, clubs and organizations, as well as families and individuals.

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opened the business? How did you overcome it?

Address: 10660 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 108, Las Vegas Phone: 702-637-9200 Email: solasvegas@bigfrog.com Website: bigfrog.com/southernlasvegas Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; special hours by appointment Owned/operated by: Lisa Hughes and Robyn Brewington In business since: 2016

Leaving corporate America to sell T-shirts was terrifying, yet so exciting. Walking away from great careers for the unknown might seem crazy, but we recognized a need for custom apparel decorating, and we made the jump. The response to the business has been so positive that we knew even before we opened the door that we’d made the right decision.

What is your business philosophy?

If you have fun at what you do, it is never work. We bring people’s ideas and brands to life, one T-shirt at a time, while being a part of a great community. How has your experience working in sales helped your franchise business?

Working in sales has strengthened our ability to understand how to help others and work well with customers. We are committed to exceeding our clients’ expectations, and giving each person who walks through our door a memorable experience. We have the honor of helping design shirts for special occasions, and want our clients to know how much we value their trust in us with their stories, their celebrations and their causes. What was your biggest concern or fear when you

What is the hardest part about doing business in Las Vegas?

The hardest part is having our poor guy who dresses up in the Big Frogger costume work in 110-degree heat. What is the best part about doing business here?

It’s Vegas; what’s not to love? We have beautiful weather, a close community and an activity-driven lifestyle that creates the perfect environment for this type of business. Our neighbors are loyal to locally owned businesses that provide great service. What have you learned from the recession?

The recession taught us, and probably the country in general, to be wise with investments and money. The beautiful thing about the United States is that we are a resilient group, and we don’t stay knocked down for long.

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On J.D. Morris’ vegasinc.com story “Coming soon: Take a peek inside the Lucky Dragon”: Keep it clean and locals with discerning tastes will flock there and offer repeat business versus the oft-dilapidated options nearby. — InVegasWeTrust On Daniel Rothberg’s lasvegassun. com story “NV Energy expects purchase of Arizona natural gas plant to bring needed new power”: Solar panels on homes would be far better for the environment and better for homeowners. They would reduce air-conditioning load on homes by reflecting more heat away from the roof. — Bob635 On J.D. Morris’ lasvegassun.com story “Where would the Raiders touch down in Las Vegas? Stadium sites abound”: These investors are wealthy businessmen who can afford to pay for it through the issuance of bonds and/or stock. The public should not be involved with a project that most likely will have cost overruns. — NVFisherman On Case Keefer’s lasvegassun.com story “UFC sold for $4 billion to investment group”: Love them or hate them, they had a vision, stuck to it, and it’s paying off. — Las Vegas Aces

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guest column: community do themselves a disservice. ntroduce yourself to almost Michael C. DiAsio When one truly feels a part of something, anyone who lives here, and ask extraordinary efforts are put forth to make where they’re from. Most often, the community (or business) better. residents name somewhere else. Sometimes, when business owners want There could be any number of reasons to hire for top-level positions, they seek outside talent. for this, but I suspect it’s a result of a lack of pride in being Professionals from other metropolitan areas are seen as a Las Vegan. Even those who have lived here for 15 years more prestigious, and hiring them carries a perceived often see themselves as just passing through. Having lived cachet. Personally, I have been impressed with the UNLV in Southern Nevada for more than 10 myself, I find this graduates I have met. And remember, the majority of phenomenon a bit sad. I believe it contributes to the area’s — Southern Nevadans are not from here; they had the same and, specifically, Las Vegas’ — image problem. education as the outsiders you would pay a premium to Las Vegas is in the national news frequently, and usually relocate. not in a good way. There’s no shortage of news pieces on how Existing employees who are, under the veil of equal low our schools rank, how bad our health care system is; how opportunity, given the chance to apply are frequently denied terrible our teachers and medical professionals must feel because of the perception that local equals “not good enough.” every day about their chosen careers. It must be difficult for People usually adhere to the expectations set for them. them to go to work when their community is bashing them. Set the bar high, and most will meet it. Set the bar low, I come from a Midwest community that has one of the however, and you’re likely to have that standard met as well. greatest medical systems in the world; however, all the So I implore you, whether you’re leading our community doctors who’ve seen me in Southern Nevada have been or your own business, to think about the filter through which just as capable. (By the way, the citizens of that Midwest you’re running your verbal and nonverbal communication. If community do not live any longer than Southern Nevada your fallback position isn’t one of optimism and enthusiasm, residents.) Our community is what we make it. try changing your tone. You might be surprised at how The same goes for any business, whether it’s a onedifferent you see the world around you when you take part in man (or -woman) shop or a multilocation conglomerate. lifting it up. Leadership starts from the top. Michael C. DiAsio serves as president and co-owner of the Companies that don’t create a positive sense of community Las Vegas/Henderson Visiting Angels franchise. and/or don’t encourage employees to get involved in their

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Nine sites discussed for NFL stadium By j.d. morris Staff Writer

One of nine sites in Southern Nevada may eventually be home to a 65,000-seat stadium that could bring an NFL team to the area. As officials tried to get a better sense of where the stadium should be built, project backers presented the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee with a range of options, most on or near the Strip or on land owned by UNLV. Backers also said the total cost of developing the stadium — including land, parking and off-site infrastructure — could be as much as $2.1 billion. Excluding land and other costs, the project’s price tag had previously been pegged at about $1.4 billion. Committee Chairman Steve Hill asked Gov. Brian Sandoval for a twomonth extension of the group’s deadline to finalize its recommendations. The committee’s original deadline, set by an executive order from Sandoval, was the end of this month. It was extended through September. Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Majestic Realty Co. have proposed building the stadium as a venue that could bring the Oakland Raiders to Southern Nevada, giving the region its first NFL franchise. The stadium also would host UNLV football games, concerts and other events. But the stadium’s location remains a major question mark, even amid a larger debate over what would be an appropriate amount of public funding for the project. Among the possible locations presented were: n UNLV’s 42 acres on Tropicana Avenue near Koval Lane n Station Casinos’ 100-acre site on Tropicana near Interstate 15 n MGM Resorts International’s festival grounds near SLS Las Vegas n UNLV land by the Thomas & Mack Center n the site of the former Riviera n Cashman Center n 62 acres on Russell Road just west of I-15 n the former Wet ‘n’ Wild water park site on the Strip n the golf course behind Wynn Las Vegas and Encore. Total cost would vary depending on which site is chosen, but backers have indicated that the amount of public money they are seeking — $750 million, likely from hotel room taxes — would remain the same.

Former Oakland Raiders running back Napoleon McCallum, in suit and tie, poses with local Raiders fans outside a meeting of the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee in April. (Steve Marcus/staff file)

“It’s been my experience that, if somebody that owns that land knows you absolutely have to acquire that land in order to make that project feasible, that’s going to be a pretty expensive property to acquire. So I don’t think (the Riviera site) is as realistic as some of the other proposals.” — Steve Sisolak, Clark County Commission chairman, about the possibility of the Riviera site becoming home to a stadium

Hill introduced an alternate financing plan in June that would reduce the public contribution to $550 million. But that proposal was not discussed at this month’s presentation, as the discussion focused largely on location. Per estimates presented by the Sands-Majestic team, the potential development cost could range from $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion. The hard construction cost of the stadium would be an estimated $1.1 billion, with land acquisition costing as much as $250 million, parking and off-site infrastructure costing as much as $150 million and a practice facility costing $100 million. The estimates also include $50 million for a possible retractable-roof upgrade, as much as $350 million in soft costs and a $115 million contingency. Backers plan to evaluate each of the nine sites on ownership, capacity, land costs, access and egress, parking availability, game-day atmosphere and ability to maximize revenue. For the UNLV sites in particular, the major obstacle is their proximity to McCarran International Airport. Although officials originally dis-

cussed putting the stadium on the 42 acres on Tropicana, concerns about the airport and traffic have made that location unlikely. Executives from Southwest Airlines recently sent a letter to Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak, who is also a member of the infrastructure committee, saying they were “extremely concerned” about building the stadium there. The Southwest letter said a stadium so close to McCarran runways would restrict operations and “erode safety, security and capacity at the airport.” The other proposed UNLV site — the one by the Thomas & Mack Center — may face airport-related issues, as well: Rosemary Vassiliadis, the airport’s director of aviation, said an “interlocal contract” from 1996 restricted heights in the area. Committee member Kim Sinatra, a top Wynn Resorts executive, said she wanted more clarity about how the airport affected potential sites, because “it’s either a problem or it’s not a problem.” For the sites on or near the Strip, considerations center more on avail-

able space and the cost of land. The Riviera location is where the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority plans to expand its Las Vegas Convention Center, a project for which the committee approved a recommendation earlier in the meeting. The site offers about 47 acres, but more land would be necessary to fit the convention center expansion and a stadium. Sisolak said after the meeting that it was “pretty clear” the Riviera site was not a viable option, in large part because it required additional land. “It’s been my experience that, if somebody that owns that land knows you absolutely have to acquire that land in order to make that project feasible, that’s going to be a pretty expensive property to acquire,” he said. “So I don’t think that’s as realistic as some of the other proposals.” Sisolak was more receptive to the Station site, some 100 acres on Tropicana just west of I-15 that include the Wild Wild West casino and other land. A Station executive has said the company was open to discussing a deal for part of that site. In Sisolak’s view, the size of the Wild Wild West site offered enough room for the stadium and other development that could be included in a special tax district. Details of that district have not been settled, but it would generally allow the stadium’s operators to capture related tax revenues generated in a specific area. Similarly, Sisolak liked the idea of putting the stadium at MGM Resorts’ festival grounds site, which is where the Rock in Rio USA music festival was held in 2015. MGM Resorts President Bill Hornbuckle, another committee member, said in a previous statement that his company offered to contribute some of its land there “as an equity stake in the stadium at fair-market value to be determined at a future date.” When mulling the festival grounds as an option for the stadium, Sisolak was attracted to its closeness to some major potential developments: Resorts World Las Vegas, Alon Las Vegas and the for-sale Fontainebleau. Those projects could be included in the tax district, in Sisolak’s view. If that happened, Sisolak did not expect it to negatively affect the projects because they would not pay any different taxes — the only change would be “where you take the tax money and raiders, Co nti n ued on page 51

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send it,” Sisolak said. The stadium also could end up being built on Wynn Resorts’ golf course on the Strip, the same spot where chairman and CEO Steve Wynn has proposed building his Paradise Park development. Wynn has said Paradise Park would include a large lagoon attraction with an island in the middle, a boardwalk, a 1,000-room hotel tower, a small casino, restaurants, nightlife and meeting space. Wynn Resorts spokesman Michael Weaver said in an davis email that his company had discussed the golf-course site, which encompasses more than 130 acres, with the stadium development group. “There is ample land for both the Paradise Park development and a stadium. We could accommodate both on the 130 acres,” Weaver said. It was not immediately clear how much of the golf course was available for other development. Weaver said “the precise land mass for Paradise Park is still in development,” but it would leave enough room for the stadium. Another possibility near the Strip is the vacant land on Russell Road and I-15 that’s owned by lenders including Barclays and Credit Suisse. Developer Jack Kashani wanted to build an expo center there in 2014, but nothing materialized. Investors reportedly bought the site, which is just across the freeway from Mandalay Bay, for more than $200 million in 2006 and had plans for a huge resort there. Lenders foreclosed in 2009. CBRE broker Michael Parks, who is marketing the site for sale, said there had not been any serious negotiations or discussions about putting a stadium on the Russell site. He said his firm made the stadium backers aware that it was an option. While CBRE did not disclose an asking price for the land, Parks said the pricing should “well fit within the budget (backers) have presented.” The 11-member infrastructure committee is vetting the stadium plans as it prepares to send recommendations to Sandoval. Raiders owner Mark Davis has said he would work to move his team to the stadium if it were approved; he pledged $500 million to the project at a previous committee meeting. If the committee were to approve a recommendation for the stadium, the Legislature would need to take action on it, likely in a special session this year. Also, 24 of 32 NFL team owners would need to sign off on the Raiders’ relocation. The committee’s next meeting is scheduled for July 28.

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NV Energy expects $75.6 million purchase of Arizona natural gas plant to bring needed new power By daniel rothberg Staff Writer

As part of a pending sale with electricity generator Calpine, NV Energy plans to acquire an Arizona natural gas plant for $75.6 million and invest about $21 million in the facility. The price was disclosed in a filing NV Energy made with the Public Utilities Commission. The filing outlines forecasts for NV Energy’s Northern Nevada operations, which are conducted through its subsidiary, Sierra Pacific Power Co. In addition to purchasing the Arizona natural gas plant, the filing of more than 1,000 pages contains requests by the utility to slightly increase its spending on energy efficiency programs and for authorization to spend about $33 million on a transmission line. NV Energy also asked for more time to provide the utilities commission with an analysis of the environmental and economic impacts of renewable resources, including rooftop solar. “(The plan) is being filed at a time of rapid change in the electric energy industry,” the utility wrote, noting that natural gas prices were expected to remain low and that the price of large-scale solar had decreased significantly. “As a result, short-run wholesale electric prices are projected to remain low.” NV Energy’s plan, which requires commission approval, will be vetted in the coming months and could change. For now, the utility’s preferred plan revolves around the South Point Energy Center, the $75.6 million natural gas plant NV Energy plans to buy from Calpine. Under the proposed plan, NV Energy would tap some of South Point’s power — most of which will go to Southern Nevada — for its northern operations. Doing so, NV Energy argues, is its most cost-effective and reliable option. Buying the South Point Energy Center Calpine and NV Energy entered into a purchase agreement for the South Point Energy Center on April 1, after the utility had put out a solicitation seeking 400 to 700 megawatts of energy for customers. Pending regulatory approval, NV Energy plans to finalize the sale at the end of the year. In addition to spending an initial $100 million on the 550-megawatt South Point Energy Center, the utility expects to spend $111.9 million on the cost of transmission from the facility. South Point Energy Center would help provide NV Energy with new electricity as several power sources come offline. The utility has argued that purchasing an existing facility would be more reliable than constructing its own fossil-fuel plant, something it does not expect to do in the next decade. NV Energy needs new power as a natural gas contract ends and a coal plant goes offline. A deal between NV Energy and Calpine requires approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-

The South Point Energy Center in Arizona will be sold to NV Energy, if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approves the sale. (associated press file)

mission. An application with that commission said South Point Energy Center was in need of significant investment and that Calpine had been unable to operate it profitably, given low prices for natural gas. But the filing also said such a facility could be an opportunity for a utility, presenting a low-cost resource at a fraction of the cost to construct a new natural gas plant. A newly constructed facility producing a comparable amount of power would cost $711 million, NV Energy has estimated. The FERC application argues that the sale “presents a unique value to NV Energy’s customers, and that (it) will not result in any adverse effect on competition or any harm to wholesale markets.” Energy efficiency costs and benefits In its plan for Northern Nevada, NV Energy proposed investing $39.9 million in energy efficiency programs over the next three years. Its budget would be set at about $12.8 million in 2017 and rise slightly in 2018 and 2019. Energy advocates have criticized the utility in the past for not spending enough on these programs, but NV Energy is also constrained by how much utility regulators allow it to spend. Last year, the utilities commission denied a request by NV Energy for a $56 million annual energy efficiency budget in Southern Nevada. It set the budget around $40 million and cut several efficiency programs, including one for residential LED lights and another for efficient pool pumps. In part because of that same order, NV Energy is ending a residential lighting and refrigerator program in Northern Nevada. With the $39.9 million budget, it argued that it was opting for a less aggressive plan to keep rates down for customers, including those not participating in the programs. Given the high-pitched debate over rooftop solar, the commission asked in April that NV Energy examine costs and benefits of several renewable resources, from large-scale wind to rooftop solar. NV Energy included an analysis more than 100 pages long but asked regulators for more time to look at environmental factors and economic impacts. It plans to file that information within 60 days.

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Coming soon: Take a peek inside the Lucky Dragon By j.d. morris Staff Writer

From the main gaming floor at the Lucky Dragon resort, gamblers will be able to see into a kitchen where cooks will make Chinese food. Upstairs, next to a dim sum restaurant’s main dining room, customers will see a live-seafood display where they can select fish to have prepared to their liking. In the lobby of the hotel, guests will be able to visit a bar-type area that emphasizes tea over alcohol — although it will serve both. And throughout the Lucky Dragon, set to open just off the north Strip this year, patrons will see signs in Chinese first and English second and be greeted by a multilingual staff. Those are just a few of the details the Lucky Dragon’s backers hope will make their boutique resort feel genuinely Asian. It’s intended to appeal to a broad clientele, according to Chief Operating Officer Dave Jacoby. “A lot of the conveniences that are really only afforded to the very few people that make up the high-roller class here, we’ll be providing that to everyone,” Jacoby told reporters during a recent tour of the Lucky Dragon site. The resort wants to position itself as an attractive spot for domestic Asian customers, instead of focusing largely on the international market. Jacoby also thinks the Lucky Dragon can be distinct enough from another planned Asian-themed resort, the much larger Resorts World Las Vegas, which is being developed essentially down the street. Moreover, Jacoby believes the Lucky Dragon’s distinct offerings will be enough to help it overcome its challenging location. On Sahara Avenue just west of Las

Vegas Boulevard, the Lucky Dragon faces some of the same obstacles as the nearby SLS Las Vegas: a neighborhood without much foot traffic or vibrant business activity to naturally bring in throngs of customers. Jacoby said the Lucky Dragon would stand out because it would offer, among other features, a casino emphasizing table games — particularly baccarat — as well as an all-Asian lineup of restaurants and a consistent emphasis on Asian linguistics. “Everyone’s got a cool nightclub now; everyone’s got hip restaurants, so it’s a very crowded space to try to compete in that arena. We’re really trying to differentiate ourselves,” he said. “There’s not somewhere else to go if you want a lot of authentic Chinese food, or if you want to be able to speak Mandarin or Cantonese, or you want to be at the place that ... has the best baccarat offerings. There’s not another place to go for that.” The Lucky Dragon is slated to feature a 27,500-square-foot casino that will be highlighted by a 1.25-ton hanging glass dragon sculpture. Its 203-room hotel, connected via bridge to the casino building, will include 23 standard suites averaging 625 square feet. The project also includes several restaurants, drinking areas, a pool and spa. Workers topped off the Lucky Dragon’s hotel structure in September. The project ran into difficulty in November, when the city of Las Vegas declined to consider granting it a publicly financed subsidy. But the Lucky Dragon’s backers announced in May that the project was fully financed, and they said they were accepting applications to fill 800 positions in June. The resort is scheduled to open late this year.

Above, artists’ renderings are shown during a media tour of the Lucky Dragon construction site. Below, the casino floor takes shape. Bottom, Chief Operating Officer Dave Jacoby walks the perimeter of a standard 625-squarefoot guest suite. The red light from the signature glass windows dissipates as eyes adjust to the color. (special to vegas inc)

‘Strong summer’: Las Vegas home sales, prices heating up By eli segall Staff Writer

Las Vegas home prices in June rose from May, and sales totals climbed even faster, a report shows. The median sales price of previously owned single-family homes in Southern Nevada was $235,000, up 2.7 percent from May and 6.8 per-

cent from a year earlier, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. Buyers picked up 3,248 singlefamily homes last month, up 19.9 percent from May and 6.3 percent year-over-year. The GLVAR reports data from its listing service, which largely compris-

es previously owned homes. “It’s shaping up to be a strong summer for our local housing market, and I think most of our members are optimistic that we can continue this momentum in the coming months,” GLVAR President Scott Beaudry, owner of Universal Realty, said in a news release.

Until a few months ago, home prices had remained largely flat for almost a year. According to the GLVAR, the median sales price of previously owned single-family homes — the bulk of Las Vegas’ for-sale market — hovered around $220,000 from June 2015 through April this year.

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Consider promotions, meal kits, special menus seeking more local, eco-friendly and healthy options — restaurants could boost sales by strategizing better for weeknight lulls. Promotions According to the 2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast, “77 percent of adults — including 85 percent of millennials — say they would be likely to go to a restaurant during off-peak times if they received a discount.” This might mean happy hour or latenight prices on food in a typical market, but in Las Vegas, deals extend beyond the plate. “Weeknight gaming business is targeted using a wide array of promotions and offers, sometimes available by the day and sometimes even down to the shift,” Golden Entertainment’s Executive chef Wes Kendrick combats slow nights at Table 34, 600 E. Warm Springs Ross Gdovin said of the collection of Road, by serving specialized menus on specific nights. (steve marcus/staff file) taverns owned by subsidiary PT’s Entertainment Group: PT’s Pub, PT’s “Make it more family oriented. We parents don’t like Gold, PT’s Brewing Co., Sierra Gold getting babysitters during the week. Do a kids’ happy and Sean Patrick’s. There are 50 locations across Southern Nevada, and as hour; provide those balloon artists ... offer special Golden’s vice president of marketing, kids-eat-free nights and menus that provide more Gdovin oversees messaging about promotions. than just pizza and chicken nuggets.” “Some offers are delivered via tra— Mae Worthey, public information officer, ditional direct mail, which generally speaks more effectively to the midNevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation dle-aged and older demographic,” Gdovin said, “while other delivery methods including SMS, email and “This is great for moms and dads social media generally speak more ing they sometimes, usually or alreturning from work and not neceseffectively to the younger, millennial ways liked trying new dishes and flasarily able to take the time to make guest. Offers consist of free slot play, vors. About 80 percent were dining in dinner when they get home,” he said, point multipliers, drawings or some at least four out of five nights during emphasizing that an online ordering combination of all.” the week, and 92 percent were cooksystem could amplify such business. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the ing as much as or more often than the “Create simplicity for the guest.” company also launched a first-inprevious year. class mobile application for PT’s EnThese numbers mean heightened tertainment Group that allows staff interest in meal kits from retail operSpecial menus to quickly and seamlessly deliver ofations. Nearly 8 of 10 people surveyed “One of our favorite strategies is fers during slower business periods — were interested in purchasing meal to create a special menu item that is including weeknights. kits, including 92 percent of those 39 featured during slower time periods,” and younger. said Wes Kendrick, executive chef at “Innovative startup ventures like Table 34 in Las Vegas. “A great examMeal kits the emerging delivery meal-kit prople is our fish and chips. We noticed The most obvious way to build grams are really enabling consumthat Friday lunches were our slowsales when many locals are dining in ers to create their own fresh, upscale est shift of the week. We began runis to sell them the food they’re eating dining experience at home while savning fish and chips only on Friday at at home. ing time,” said Culinary Visions Panlunch, and now the place is packed A study released in late June by el Executive Director Sharon Olson. every Friday.” the Chicago-based Culinary Visions Brian McDonough of Synergy ResLast winter, Kendrick noticed that Panel took an in-depth look at the taurant Consultants in Fountain ValWednesday and Thursday evenings dining habits, challenges and interley, Calif., points out that a great way needed a boost in traffic, so he ran a ests of consumers on weeknights. It for potential guests to test a restauspecial on Julia Child’s beef bourguirevealed that they enjoyed new experant’s food is through an aggressive gnon. “Word got out via social media, riences, even when dining at home, to-go/off-peak program. and soon people were calling to see with 84 percent of respondents stat-

when the next batch would be ready.” As a diner, MultiCare Group managing partner Patrick Casale thinks breakfast and lunch specials are more effective. But he sees opportunity for some restaurants in offering distinctive specials on specific nights, “like Low-Carb Wednesday, Girlfriend Friday or Family Meal Sunday.” Diner demographics Mae Worthey, public information officer for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, recommends to restaurants: “Make it more family oriented. We parents don’t like getting babysitters during the week. Do a kids’ happy hour; provide those balloon artists ... offer special kids-eat-free nights and menus that provide more than just pizza and chicken nuggets.” And don’t forget the seniors. Worthey suggests doing a happy hour for that group. “Treat your older customers special,” she said. “They are used to getting discounts. Give a free dessert with an AARP card. Give discounts to veterans on Tuesday night.” Layered incentives Mehdi Zarhloul, owner of Crazy Pita Rotisserie & Grill’s three valley locations, started Paint-DrinkDine last year, inviting diners to learn from local artists while creating a piece of artwork to keep. It happens at the Town Square spot every other Thursday and funnels 25 percent of proceeds to the Josh Stevens Foundation, which promotes acts of kindness in memory of the Henderson native who lost his life at age 12. Customer data As a Las Vegas real estate agent focusing on restaurant and retail properties, MDL Group’s Hillary Steinberg knows the power of location when it comes to attracting business. But her work has brought other insights, including how important it is for restaurants to tap current clients for personal information, such as birthdays and anniversaries. “Create a database and start campaigns based around holidays, special dinners or events,” Steinberg says. Because, no doubt, some of those events happen on Tuesday.

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Calendar of events MONDAY, JULY 18 Business counseling Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: Free Location: Nevada Women’s Business Center, 550 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite E, Las Vegas Information: Call Kathleen at 702-734-3555 Develop your skills as a business owner and enhance operations. Schedule an appointment in advance.

TUESDAY, JULY 19 Cresent Hardy’s Summer Business Series Time: 9 a.m.-noon and 4-7 p.m. Cost: Free Location: North Las Vegas Council Chambers, 2250 Las Vegas Blvd. North, North Las Vegas Information: Call 702-912-1634 This session will focus on “Navigating Business Laws, Regulations and Taxation.” Photofocus reader breakfast Time: 7-9 a.m. Cost: Free, but RSVP, as space is limited to 30 attendees Location: Bayside Buffet at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Mingle with the creators of Photofocus.com at this networking breakfast designed for Photoshop World attendees.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Southern Nevada Certified Commercial Investment member luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Cost: $40 for CCIM members; $50 for nonmembers; $60 at the door Location: Palms, Addison Room, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit snccim.org Network with experts in the commercial and investment real estate industries. IT/OT Convergence and Industrial Cybersecurity Webinar Time: 9 a.m. Cost: Free Location: Online Information: Visit bit.ly/29rGOF0 Marcus Sachs, senior vice president and chief

security officer of the North American Electric Reliability Corp., and Eric Cosman, member of the ISA Executive Board and co-chair of the ISA99 Committee, will examine IT/OT convergence and identify implications for industrial control systems’ cybersecurity.

Location: Suncoast, 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas Information: Visit hirelive.com Meet with hiring managers for positions in sales, retail and management.

Business Owners Champagne Brunch & Learn Time: 2 p.m. Cost: Free Location: The Beacon Center, 4505 Hacienda Ave., Suite G2, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Learn about commercial leasing over wine, cheese and brunch.

Latin Chamber of Commerce Business and Networking luncheon Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $45 for LVLCC members; $50 for nonmembers; $55 at the door Location: Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-385-7367 Network with members of the Latin Chamber of Commerce.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 NAIOP breakfast Time: 7-9:15 a.m. Cost: $25 for members; $40 for nonmembers Location: Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit naiopnvevents.org This meeting will focus on “Innovative Manufacturing in Southern Nevada” and feature representatives from Faraday Future, Hyperloop Technology, Vadatach and K2 Energy. Clark County Bar Association luncheon Time: Noon-1:30 p.m. Cost: $40 for members; $50 for nonmembers Location: Morton’s the Steakhouse, 400 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas Information: Visit clarkcountybar.org Hear a presentation on “Ethics and Civility in the Courtroom” with Judge Rob Bare and American Bar Association President Paulette Brown. Prost special evening event Time: 6:30-9 p.m. Cost: $35 for members; $40 for nonmembers; $40 at the door Location: Herringbone at Aria, 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit prostlasvegas.com Network with executives in the travel and transportation industries over a three-course dinner. Sales and management career fair Time: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: Free

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Nevada Contractors Association quarterly membership luncheon Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $50 for members; $60 for nonmembers Location: SLS Las Vegas, Congo Ballroom, 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Call 702-796-9986 Network with Nevada Contractors Association members and similar industry professionals.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Bioenergetics Research Society meeting Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; also 8 a.m.-noon July 24 Cost: $375 (includes one-year membership) Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 4315 Swenson St., Las Vegas Information: Call 978-430-7747 Expert speakers will discuss how electric cellsignaling works in the treatment of neuropathies, and attendees can meet the developers of this technique. Road2Achieve Las Vegas Time: 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $20 Location: Tahiti Village, 7200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Information: Visit eventbrite.com Learn how to grow your business with building techniques from some leaders of local health company Yoli.

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Falmouth Institute: Understanding the Indian Self-determination Act

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Cosmoprof North America

Mandalay Bay

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American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association annual Supreme Convention

Mirage

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40th annual Nevada Police and Fire Games

South Point

July 25-30

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JULY 22 2:15 p.m. Casa Linda, Craig Park, and Pebble Canyon pulverize and pave Clark County, 604152 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov

JULY 27 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for routine electrical services countywide Clark County, 604054 Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@clarkcountynv.gov

JULY 29 2:15 p.m. Moapa Valley roads VI Clark County, 604107 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov 2:15 p.m. Las Vegas Boulevard from St. Rose Parkway to Silverado Ranch Boulevard Clark County, 604083 Tom Boldt at tboldt@clarkcountynv.gov

Brokered transactions $1,616,731 for 9,030 square feet, retail 4245 S. Grand Canyon Drive, Suites 104-107, Las Vegas 89147 Landlord: E-Grand Ventures Landlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Tenant: Water Wings Crossroads Corp. dba Water Wings

Tenant agent: Did not disclose $105,099 for 1,240 square feet, retail 771 E. Horizon Drive, Suite 168, Henderson 89015 Landlord: Cornet Plaza Landlord agent: Nelson Tressler and Michael Zobrist of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Tenant: China Wan Wan LCC dba China Wan Wan Tenant agent: Did not disclose

BUSINESS LICENSES B Designed License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose Owner: St. Bobroski BB7 Phone House License type: General retail sales Address: 2220 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Owner: Cooper Enterprises Beacon Pointe NV License type: Professional services Address: 2810 W. Charleston Blvd., Suites G64-G66, Las Vegas Owner: Aletia Macoto Bergman Walls & Associates License type: Type 6 Address: 709 Valle Verde Court, Henderson Owner: Bergman Walls & Associates - Architects Bethesda Pools License type: Property maintenance Address: 1194 King Arthur Court, Henderson Owner: David Willis Biona Vaquero License type: Real estate sales Address: 10000 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Biona Vaquero Blackjack collective License type: General retail sales Address: 1860 Western Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Naturex II Blair A. Isom License type: Medical services Address: 7180 Cascade Valley Court, Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Blair A. Isom Blanca Herrera License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Blanca Herrera Blum LV License type: General retail sales Address: 1921 Western Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Medifarm Bonanza Dollar Discount

License type: General retail sales Address: 2521 E. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Owner: Bethsaida Carburetor Exchange by Ray License type: Automotive garage Address: 4016 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Raymond Van De Vooren Casa Don Juan License type: Coin amusement machine Address: 1204 S. Main St., Las Vegas Owner: Casa Don Juan Che La Luna Pizza License type: Food services or cafe Address: 6475 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160, Las Vegas Owner: Che Ca Luna Pizza Christina J. Mangino License type: Insurance agency Address: 6980 O’Bannon Drive, Suite 300, Las Vegas Owner: Christina J. Mangino City Furniture LV License type: General retail sales Address: 513 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Stella Gozzarelli Clark County Funeral Services License type: Funeral home and cemetery Address: 2041 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas Owner: Clark County Funeral Services Cruise Planners License type: Travel agency Address: 6026 Valley Flower St., North Las Vegas Owner: Patricia M. Deluca Dark Groove Entertainment License type: Professional promoter Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: HDR Enterprises Decatur Point License type: Apartment house Address: 1760 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Vegas Venture Holdings Dedicated Hospice Care License type: Residential home care provider Address: 5300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 202, Las Vegas Owner: Eduard Kushnirovich Design Workshop License type: Professional services Address: 128 Market St., Suite 3E, Las Vegas Owner: Kurt Culbertson, Jeffrey Zimmermann and Jenny Leonard Dog Sport Supply Co. License type: General retail sales Address: Did not disclose

Owner: Dog Sport Supply Co. Double Diamond Saloon & Restaurant License type: Tavern Address: 3220 N. Jones Blvd., Suite 1, Las Vegas Owner: Desperate Inc.

Five Star Economy License type: Management or consulting service Address: Did not disclose Owner: David Stone and Brian Williams

Downtown Dispensary License type: General retail sales Address: 823 S. Third St., Las Vegas Owner: Nevada Wellness Project

Javier Franco Jr. License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 4058 Via Dana Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Javier Franco Jr.

DRHC License type: General retail sales Address: 7472 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Danielle Rios Home Couture

Fylthy Rych Enterprises License type: Business consultant Address: 6025 Mazeno Peak St., North Las Vegas Owner: Fylthy Rych Enterprises

Dr. Mark Brana License type: Behavioral therapy Address: 2520 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 202-D, Henderson Owner: Brana Mental Health

Glo Cone Novelty Foods License type: Food services or cafe Address: 258 Lamppost St., Las Vegas Owner: Gary M. Gaylor

Dustin Morfitt License type: Real estate sales Address: 6628 Sky Pointe Drive, Suite 200, Las Vegas Owner: Dustin Morfitt

Henderson Steel License type: Contractor Address: 2320 Paseo Del Prado, Suite 305, Las Vegas Owner: J6 Investments

Ed Cafe License type: Gross revenue Address: 2779 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 120, Henderson Owner: Ed Cafe

Herminia’s Roasted Corn License type: Food services or cafe Address: 2025 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Herminia Fernandez

Element Building Co. License type: Contractor Address: 6100 Mountain Vista St., Suite 150, Henderson Owner: Element Building Co.

Huntridge Family Clinic License type: Clinic or laboratory Address: 1830 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 201, Las Vegas Owner: John Phoenix, APRN

Elizabeth Larson License type: Real estate sales Address: 7674 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 109, Las Vegas Owner: Elizabeth Larson

I Love Oaxaca Mini Market License type: Food specialty store Address: 2245 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite E, Las Vegas Owner: Dalila Mendoza

Emmel & Klegerman License type: Professional services Address: 7351 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 140, Las Vegas Owner: Emmel & Klegerman

Ivan Avila Photography License type: Gross revenue Address: 253 Opera House St., Henderson Owner: Ivan Avila Photography

Ernest A. Becker Jr. License type: Contractor Address: 3065 N. Rancho Drive, Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Ernest A. Becker Jr.

J & J Auto Sound 2 License type: General retail sales Address: 1750 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 2, Las Vegas Owner: Noelia Salcedo

Everyday Defense Firearms Training License type: Instruction services Address: 641 Desert Passage St., Las Vegas Owner: S & S McMinn

James Condino License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: James Condino

Firouzeh’s Foods License type: Food specialty store Address: Did not disclose Owner: Firouzeh’s Foods

Jennifer Ashby License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Jennifer Ashby

Fitness NV License type: Repair and maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Eric Gaines

Judy Goldsmith License type: Real estate sales Address: 6955 N. Durango Drive, Suite 1002, Las Vegas

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Records and Transactions Owner: Judy Goldsmith Keystone Counseling and Consulting License type: Professional services Address: 7120 Smoke Ranch Road, Las Vegas Owner: Joseph Bradley and Hannah Miller KLA Laboratories License type: Contractor Address: 6380 S. Valley View Blvd., Suite 408, Las Vegas Owner: Mary O’Bryan Klenke’s Thread Art License type: Tailor and/or dressmaker Address: Did not disclose Owner: Thomas J. Klenke and Maria B. Klenke KS Handyman License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 9185 Drifting Bay St., Las Vegas Owner: Kisang Jin Law Office of Joseph P. Reiff License type: Professional services Address: 3001 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite A, Las Vegas Owner: Joseph P. Reiff Lendingpoint License type: Type 10 Address: 871 Coronado Center Drive, Henderson Owner: Lendingpoint Lint Exterminator License type: Residential property maintenance Address: 1052 Plentywood Place, Las Vegas Owner: Christopher Cavanaugh LIUID License type: Gross revenue Address: 5 Longevity Drive, Henderson Owner: LIUID Made Gracefully License type: General retail sales Address: 4501 Bucking Bronco Road, Las Vegas Owner: Alma D. Gamez Rodriguez Magic Tree License type: General retail sales Address: 8917 S. Ullom Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Sunita Mager Marcy Dixon Fitness License type: Independent massage therapist Address: 2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 113, Las Vegas Owner: Marcy Jo Dixon Mariana Forsea License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Mariana Forsea

Mary’s Catering License type: Mobile food vendor Address: 827 N. Main St., Las Vegas Owner: Abelardo Castro and Juana Originales De Castro MEB Management Services License type: Real estate business Address: 6530 Annie Oakley Drive, Henderson Owner: Ekre Morrison and Bart Management Services Michael A. Christensen License type: Real estate sales Address: 7465 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Michael A. Christensen Mojave Desert Environmental Consulting License type: Environmental analysis Address: Did not disclose Owner: Evan Harris, Kenneth Chittick, Antonio Simonetti and Karla Chittick Muloni License type: General retail sales Address: 2901 W. Washington Ave., Suite G107, Las Vegas Owner: Muloni Corp. Nevada Direct Insurance License type: Insurance agency Address: 840 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite K, Las Vegas Owner: National Direct Insurance Co. Nightclub Bandit License type: Personal services Address: Did not disclose Owner: Christopher M. Traer Norton Enterprises License type: Automated teller operator Address: 308 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Victoria S. Norton and Edward C. Norton II Nuveda License type: General retail sales Address: 1324 S. Third St., Las Vegas Owner: Clark NMSD Orfelina Perez License type: Residential property maintenance Address: Did not disclose Owner: Orfelina Perez Passick Pools License type: Contractor Address: 7675 Red Turtle St., Las Vegas Owner: Passick Pools Payless ShoeSource License type: General retail sales Address: 163 N. Nellis Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Payless ShoeSource Pico Barbershops License type: Cosmetology Address: 1000 S. Torrey Pines

Drive, Suite C, Las Vegas Owner: Lino Lares Prostar Plumbing License type: Contractor Address: 3631 Lincoln Road, Las Vegas Owner: Prostar Plumbing Q3 Las Vegas License type: Management or consulting service Address: 1737 Sabatini Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Chris Lose R&R Clothing License type: General retail sales Address: 1012 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas Owner: Gregory J. Ruderson Rancho Verde Apartments License type: Apartment house Address: 98 S. Martin L. King Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Rancho Verde Apartments 2015 Robert B. Pool License type: Professional services Address: 7456 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 102, Las Vegas Owner: Robert Pool Rosenda Mendez License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Rosenda Mendez Ruei Yun Na Maria Trujillo License type: Psychic arts Address: 2841 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson Owner: Rueiynna M. Trujillo Score760 License type: Gross revenue Address: 45 Tanglewood Drive, Henderson Owner: Score760 Secure Personal Care Services License type: Residential home care provider Address: 1951 Stella Lake St., Las Vegas Owner: Deron Fisher Served License type: Beer, wine, spiritbased product sales Address: 1770 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson Owner: Matthew Meyer Settle Down License type: Medical Office Address: 731 SE Mall Ring Circle, Suite 215, Henderson Owner: Settle Down ABA SimonMed Imaging - Henderson License type: Medical office Address: 6301 Mountain Vista St., Suite 103, Henderson Owner: SimonMed Imaging

Sofia’s Beauty Salon License type: Cosmetology Address: 4107 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas Owner: Georgina Salvador Sovereign Heart License type: Miscellaneous sales/ service Address: 4912 Grimespound Court, North Las Vegas Owner: Sovereign Heart Spectrum Lamination and Cabinetry License type: Gross revenue Address: 671 Middlegate Road, Suite C, Henderson Owner: Spectrum Lamination and Cabinetry Stephanie Kern License type: Real estate sales Address: 777 N. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: S. Kern Real Estate Strong Holdings License type: Short-term residential rental Address: 3105 W. Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Terry Farr Sun Auto Service No. 56 License type: Gross revenue Address: 3027 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson Owner: Mahogany Run Susann M. Weisse License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Las Vegas Owner: Susann Weisse Takesha (Kesha) Sheard License type: Real estate sales Address: 1820 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 101, Las Vegas Owner: Takesha Sheard Thai Pan Cuisine License type: Food services or cafe Address: 463 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas Owner: Chaicha-Um The Perfect Touch Nail Spa License type: Barbershop and cosmetology Address: 2530 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 140, Henderson Owner: The Perfect Touch Nail Spa Thrive Cannabis Marketplace License type: General retail sales Address: 1112 S. Commerce St., Las Vegas Owner: Commerce Park Medical Tonic Studio License type: General retail sales Address: 8975 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 130, Las Vegas Owner: Tonic Salon Upryzin Ent License type: General retail sales

Address: Did not disclose Owner: William J. Curry Valley Center for Cannabis Therapy License type: Medical office Address: 10120 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 130, Henderson Owner: Valley Center for Cannabis Therapy (Beckett) Vegas Notary Service License type: General services (counter/office) Address: Did not disclose Owner: Laura M. Chapman Vegassstang License type: Gross revenue Address: 257 Elliott Road, Suite 6, Henderson Owner: Vegassstang Victor Washington License type: Door-to-door solicitor and peddler Address: 3135 S. Mojave Road, Suite 103, Las Vegas Owner: Victor Washington Vincent Fleischman License type: Real estate sales Address: 9525 Hillwood Drive, Suite 120, Las Vegas Owner: Vincent Fleischman We Care PCA License type: Home health services Address: 1832 Fan Fare Drive, North Las Vegas Owner: We Care PCA Weixing Zhao License type: Independent massage therapist Address: Did not disclose Owner: Weixing Zhao WWDB Corp License type: Television broadcast station Address: 2402 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas Owner: World Wide Digital Broadcasting

BUILDING PERMITS $2,231,518, commercial alteration 4140 Frehner Road, North Las Vegas TWC Construction $1,469,800, medical office shell 800 N. Gibson Road, Henderson Zachary W. Cunningham & Shannon M. $1,153,600, tenant improvement 12 E. Ogden Ave., Las Vegas Austin General Contracting $1,018,160, tenant improvement 2040 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas Rafael Construction

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Records and Transactions $500,000, tenant improvement 9700 Hillpointe Road, Las Vegas Kalb Industries of Nevada $500,000, tenant improvement 8850 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 110, Las Vegas LM Construction

3648 Fuselier Drive, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $169,079, commercial alteration 1409 E. Lake Mead Blvd., North Las Vegas Q & D Construction

$450,000, tenant improvement 300 S. Fourth St., Suite 100, Las Vegas Burke Construction Group

$168,721, single-family tract 383 Pollino Peaks St., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$250,000, tenant improvement 7220 W. Azure Drive, Suite 110, Las Vegas KC Maintenance

$166,274, single-family tract 9986 Shadow Landing Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$221,761, sign 2765 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas Vision Sign

$163,910, residential - production 888 Spring Tide Ave., Henderson KB Home LV Pearl Creek

DR Horton $143,568, residential - new 3949 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton $142,396, residential - production 3167 Biccari Ave., Henderson KB Home Inspirada $141,287, residential - production 414 Giocoso Court, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $140,289, residential - model 341 S. Milan St., Henderson DR Horton $140,170, single-family tract 8388 Aspen Skye St., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$218,097, single-family tract 449 Rosina Vista St., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada

$163,335, residential - new 3948 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton

$137,294, residential - production 2405 Trissino Court, Henderson KB Home Inspirada

$210,818, single-family tract 12156 Dorada Coast Ave., Las Vegas Toll South LV

$160,000, tenant improvement 800 N. Gibson Road, Henderson Dignity Health

$134,910, residential - production 2529 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada

$203,258, single-family tract 445 Rosina Vista St., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada

$156,323, single-family tract 12252 Valentia Hills Ave., Las Vegas Ryland Homes

$134,799, residential - production 2130 Danzinger Place, Henderson KB Home Inspirada

$200,119, residential - production 1149 Via Della Curia, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada

$153,031, single-family tract 9999 Shadow Landing Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada

$134,744, residential - model 339 S. Milan St., Henderson DR Horton

$200,000, single-family dwelling 9301 Verlaine Court, Las Vegas Elegant Homes $200,000, tenant improvement 2120 N. Rampart Blvd., Las Vegas KC Maintenance $199,096, single-family tract 56 Basque Coast St., Las Vegas Toll South LV $180,562, single-family tract 9997 Shadow Landing Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $179,693, single-family tract 9011 Chopper Prairie St., Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $175,400, residential - new 4308 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada $175,090, single-family tract 9948 Wildhorse Canyon Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $174,675, residential - new 3952 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton $173,935, residential - new

$151,377, single-family tract 9954 Wildhorse Canyon Ave., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $150,000, tenant improvement 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Trident Construction $147,941, residential - production 326 Inflection St., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $146,998, residential - new 6240 Silver Bank St., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada $144,161, single-family tract 375 Molinetto St., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $143,776, residential - new 4304 Hatch Bend Ave., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada

$130,305, residential - new 5316 Mountain Garland Lane, North Las Vegas DR Horton $130,305, residential - new 5253 Golden Melody Lane, North Las Vegas DR Horton $130,305, residential - new 3953 Carol Bailey Ave., North Las Vegas DR Horton $129,039, residential - new 2512 Gala Haven Court, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $128,699, residential - production 429 Bagatelle Ave., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $128,699, residential - production 458 Barcarolle Lane, Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada

$143,568, residential - new 5320 Mountain Garland Lane, North Las Vegas DR Horton

$126,870, residential - production 1136 Strada Pecei, Henderson Century Communities of Nevada

$143,568, residential - new 5257 Golden Melody Lane, North Las Vegas

$125,872, residential - production 3105 Carpineti Court, Henderson KB Home Inspirada

$125,705, residential - production x2 2516 and 2524 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $125,339, residential - new 6228 Stratford Bay St., North Las Vegas KB Home Nevada $125,193, single-family tract 11919 Fisterra Court, Las Vegas Ryland Homes $123,210, residential - production 407 Pulse Ave., Henderson Richmond American Homes of Nevada $121,327, residential - new 3732 Fuselier Drive, North Las Vegas Richmond American Homes of Nevada $121,269, residential - production x3 2517, 2520 and 2525 Sable Ridge St., Henderson Pardee Homes of Nevada $120,327, residential - production 3106 Berceto Court, Henderson KB Home Inspirada $119,872, residential - new x2 5605 and 5613 Easter Island Place, North Las Vegas DR Horton $119,834, single-family tract 11911 Fisterra Court, Las Vegas Ryland Homes $118,437, single-family tract 369 Molinetto St., Las Vegas Woodside Homes of Nevada $116,927, single-family tract x3 11843, 11847 and 11850 Corenzio Ave., Las Vegas Pulte Homes of Nevada $116,659, single-family tract 9667 Treeline Run Ave., Las Vegas Century Communities of Nevada $115,298, single-family tract x2 10554 and 10604 Kennedy Peak Lane, Las Vegas Ryland Homes $114,449, residential - production 726 Purple Knoll Walk, Henderson Greystone Nevada $113,173, residential - production 2185 Via Firenze, Henderson KB Home Inspirada $112,841, residential - production 1127 Bobby Basin Ave., Henderson DR Horton $112,841, residential - production 2495 Pennabilli St., Henderson KB Home Inspirada $111,777, single-family tract

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Category: gaming suppliers (Ranked by number of employees as of July 1)

Company

Year est. locally

Employees

Services

Top local executive

Scientific Games 6650 S. El Camino Road Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-532-7700 • scientificgames.com

1979

1,500

Slot machines, table products, casino systems

Gavin Isaacs, president, CEO

International Game Technology 6355 S. Buffalo Drive Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-669-7777 • igt.com

1981

800

Slot machines, casino-management systems, social casino apps, ETGs

Renato Ascoli, CEO

Aristocrat 7230 Amigo St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-270-1000 • aristocrat-us.com

1963

600

Slot machines, casino-management systems, virtual casinos, mobile game apps

Maureen Sweeny, chief commercial officer

Konami Gaming Inc. 585 Konami Circle Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-616-1400 • konamigaming.com

1997

450

Slot machines, management systems and technology

Steve Sutherland, COO/ executive vice president

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) 7160 Amigo St. Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-914-2220 • gaminglabs.com

2001

150

Gaming-device and systems testing, regulatory consultation

Ian Hughes, vice president of global services

JCM Global 925 Pilot Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-651-0000 • jcmglobal.com

1990

120

Bill validators, peripheral currency transaction equipment

Terry Izawa, president

Sting Surveillance 7120 Rafael Ridge Way Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-737-8464 • stingalarm.com

2003

Video surveillance, electronic access control and intrusion alarm systems

Jon Perry, president

Interblock USA 1106 Palms Airport Drive Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-260-1384 • interblockgaming.com

2002

Automated, video and dealer-assisted electronic table games

John Connelly, CEO

Sunkist Graphics Inc. 401 E. Sunset Road Henderson, NV 89011 702-566-9008 • sunkistgrfx.com

1983

Gaming graphics and lighting

Erik A. Black, president

NetEffect 5575 S. Durango Drive, Suite 110 Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-318-7700 • neteffect.com

2015

Managed IT services, help-desk services, private cloud hosting

Jeff Grace, CEO

11a

Kiesub Electronics 3185 S. Highland Drive Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-733-0024 • kiesub.com

1972

LED lighting and signs, machine parts, wire harnesses, fiber/cable/ connectors

Margie White, marketing manager

11b

eConnect Inc. 7710 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 126 Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-430-9446 • econnectglobal.com

2009

Video syncing to casino data

Henry Valentino III, president, CEO

Tech Art 4185 W. Teco Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-736-0637 • techartinc.com

1989

Hole card readers for blackjack tables

Joseph Miller, president

Biometrica Systems Inc. 6623 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 250 Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-870-6949 • biometrica.com

1998

Surveillance, reporting

Wyly Wade, CEO

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