vegasinc.com | July 2- july 8, 2017
A MAGAZINE co-founders Dani Bald-Bruni, left, and Lacey Murray host an anniversary party celebrating their first year of publishing the quarterly magazine. (L.E. Baskow/staff)
A thing of beauty Founders of Las Vegas quarterly magazine reinvent a classic medium By Molly O’Donnell | Special to Vegas Inc
Most of us think of beauty as ephemeral. What is truly gorgeous is partly so because it’s fleeting. Others follow the Keatsian logic that “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” but in the print publication business, it’s hard to utter the word “forever” sincerely. Magazines are, by definition, timely and often disposable. This is one of the many ways a magazine, Continue d on page 15
5,300
Number of store-closing announcements made this year in the U.S. It is the second-worst year at the six-month mark. In 2008, 6,163 stores closed.
26%
Increase in shares of McDonald’s this year. The fast-food chain’s digital ordering kiosks are expected to replace cashiers in 2,500 restaurants by the end of the year.