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WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD EVENTS TO FOLLOW AND NEWS YOU MISSED

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THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK

Home prices up The average sales price for a single-family home in the Las Vegas area in April was $289,000, an increase of 3.2 percent from March and 16.1 percent from April 2017, according to a report released May 8 from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. Cash buyers represented 27.3 percent of purchases, significantly below the February 2013 peak of 59.5 percent. Queen, Lambert team up A 10-date limited engagement dubbed The Crown Jewels at Park MGM’s Park Theater will feature Queen + Adam Lambert performing September 1-22, with tickets ranging from $79 to $350. They can be purchased at 10 a.m. May 11 at ticketmaster.com. Crash money A semitractor-trailer loaded with $800,000 in dimes wrecked on Interstate 15 northeast of Las Vegas early May 8, spilling bags of coins along the freeway. The driver and a passenger were taken to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries, and troopers secured the scene until a recovery team could arrive and collect the coins.

CHECK OUT THESE HAPPENINGS For more, turn to Page 28 in Culture Weekly

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LOCAL ARTS FESTIVAL PACKS IN THE PERFORMERS

Artfonfa and the Fonzie Scheme present Premier, a local arts festival with vendors and individuals specializing in music, comedy, film, visual arts, health and more. Twenty percent of proceeds will go to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, and donations will also be accepted on site. Participants include Magz, theneonmuse, Afro Madi, Audrey Brazelle, Indigo Monet, Evan Fonfa, Johnny Jiang, Adriano Mirchou, Whatis, Jodi Friedman and others. The event welcomes attendees of all ages, and those 21 and older with ID will receive a wristband for alcohol. Tickets cost $10 in advance at premier2018.tk or $15 the day of the event. 2330 Industrial Road. –Camalot Todd

Asking for death Scott Raymond Dozier, twice convicted of murder, says he wants to be put to death as soon as possible—and doesn’t care what drugs are used. Nevada’s Supreme Court heard arguments May 8, but a ruling could be months away. Nevada has executed 12 inmates since 1977, the last being Daryl Mack on April 26, 2006.

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Green Our Planet, an environmental crowd funding website, is looking for volunteers to build 12 school gardens at the following schools: Dondero, Edwards, Gehring, Scott, Blackhurst, Stevens, Whitney, Keller and Tarr elementary schools; Western and Sierra Vista high schools and Schofield Middle School. Volunteers will fill garden beds with soil, spread mulch and plant fruit trees. Closed-toed shoes, sun protection and work clothes are recommended. Green Our Planet will provide tools, water and gloves, but those who have an extra shovel or rake are encouraged to bring them. No experience is required, but participants must be at least 18 years of age. To sign up, visit: greenourplanet.org/events/greatgarden-build-may-18-2018. –Camalot Todd

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On the outskirts of Rhyolite is the Goldwell Open Air Museum, an eightacre sculpture park featuring the works of Albert Szukalski, Sofie Siegmann, Dr. Hugo Heyrman and more. It’s a beguiling place—a collection of ghostly art, not far from a real ghost town—and we have Suzanne HackettMorgan, a tireless champion of Nevada’s outdoor art, to thank for its existence. Show your appreciation by helping her through breast cancer and multiple sclerosis treatments. Her GoFundMe goal is $7,950. gofundme. com/nevada-artistwith-ms-and-cancer –Weekly staff

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THE WATERCOOLER UNLV’S PRESIDENT IS LEADING ON HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR Pushed out by the Board of Regents and Chancellor Thom Reilly, UNLV’s dynamic president, Len Jessup, was a gentleman and a leader at his final meeting with the UNLV Foundation Board last week. Surrounded by friends, UNLV family members and a board room full of community supporters, donors and activists, Jessup reminded everyone to keep moving forward. While most people in the room were still seething about the way the regents and Reilly forced Jessup to leave his post after only BRIAN three years, GREENSPUN Jessup talked about the need to focus on the job ahead—to make UNLV a top-tier university with a great medical school—both of which are in jeopardy because of a lack of trust between the community and the regents. Can’t have a great community without a strong university, he reminded the foundation members. And Las Vegas must have a top-grade medical school if it is to get off the bottom of almost every list that ranks the quality of health care across the country. As a leader, Len took the high road on his way out. It remains to be seen what road the regents will take as they try to clean up the mess they and the chancellor have made. There are millions of good reasons for the regents to get this one right and very little reason to think that they will. The first thing the community must do is make sure UNLV has solid leadership until a successor can be found, which could take a year or more. The next thing Las Vegas has to do is fix the board of regents and chancellor setup so the next president can’t be run out of town on a whim. That will take the entire community working together—with or without the regents.

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The Vegas Golden Knights shut out the San Jose Sharks on May 6 to win their second NHL playoff series, 4-2, after sweeping the LA Kings in the first round. The Western Conference Finals will begin May 12 at 4 p.m., with the Knights playing their first postseason series without home-ice advantage. For continuing coverage of the playoffs, visit lasvegassun.com/vgk.

An unidentified man stands near lava flow in Hawaii’s Leilani Estates on May 7. The Kilauea volcano destroyed more than two dozen homes since molten rock, toxic gas and steam have been bursting through openings in the ground created by the volcano. (Associated Press)

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Cover story: The status of water resources in Las Vegas Health & Wellness: Components of a perfect bowl of ramen U2 at T-Mobile, Scott Conant’s new Red Rock spot and more The Strip: What Mariah’s new residency might mean News: Coyotes are encroaching on local neighborhoods Sports: Golfer Shintaro Ban and the NCAA Championships VEGAS INC: Talking with the CEO of Las Vegas HEALS

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NAVIGATING PARKING FEES ON THE STRIP

THE CROMWELL PARIS BALLY’S FLAMINGO HARRAH’S THE LINQ

SELF PARKING

BY CHRIS KUDIALIS | WEEKLY STAFF

VALET PARKING

he days of the Las Vegas Strip offering free parking are in the past for most resorts. Here’s a list of where to park based on your activity for the day, where to park for free and rates at locations that have fees.

VENETIAN AND PALAZZO Located in the center of the Strip, Las Vegas Sands properties still offer complimentary parking. A hotel spokesman said guests of the hotel have preferred access to the two resorts’ garage, but the public is also invited to park when the garages are not full. CIRCUS CIRCUS MGM’s northernmost Strip property also allows free self-parking, the casino chain’s only resort on Las Vegas Boulevard to do so. MGM spokeswoman Mary Hynes said the infrastructure of Circus Circus’ self-parking facility prevented the company from making parking “upgrades and improvements,” so it decided not to charge visitors for parking. SLS LAS VEGAS This northernmost property conveniently has a monorail stop, making transportation to the heart of Las Vegas Boulevard quick and simple. Spokeswoman Michelle Huntzinger called SLS’s decision to keep free parking “a special, value-added touch” that enhances the hotel’s guest experience.

PA FRE RK E IN G TROPICANA Perhaps the best “free parking” location for events at T-Mobile Arena or the myriad MGM properties in the area, the Tropicana still allows Stripgoers—even those not staying at the resort—to park their cars on site. TREASURE ISLAND Spokeswoman Michelle Knoll said in honoring the hospitality of the Las Vegas Strip, Phil Ruffin’s casino remains a free-parking property. Knoll said Treasure Island does not plan to begin charging for parking “anytime soon.” PLANET HOLLYWOOD Shopping at the Miracle Mile Shops doesn’t require parking fees, nor does spending an afternoon at Planet Hollywood. Located in the heart of the Strip, the free garage is also an ideal place to park for free before an afternoon or nighttime walk down Las Vegas Boulevard.

1 to 4 hours: $9 4 to 24 hours: $12 More than 24 hours: $12 for each additional day

Up to 4 hours: $15 4 to 24 hours: $20 More than 24 hours: $20 for each additional day

TIPS USE THE MONORAIL With a discounted one-way rate of $1 for locals with IDs, the monorail is one of the most cost-efficient ways to get around the Strip. Parking for free at the SLS and taking the monorail to and from a destination would cost only $2 for parking and transportation for locals.

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LUXOR EXCALIBUR

WYNN ENCORE

1 to 2 hours: $6 2 to 4 hours: $8 4 to 24 hours: $10 More than 24 hours: $10 for each additional day

1 to 2 hours: $7 2 to 4 hours: $12 4 to 24 hours: $15 More than 24 hours: $15 for each additional day

1 to 4 hours: $12 4 to 24 hours: $15 More than 24 hours: $15 for each additional day

Up to 2 hours: $12 2 to 4 hours: $14 4 to 24 hours: $16 More than 24 hours: $16 for each additional day

Up to 4 hours: $15 4 to 24 hours: $20 Over 24 hours: $20 for each additional day

Up to 4 hours: $18 4 to 24 hours: $23 More than 24 hours: $23 for each additional day

CAESARS PALACE

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MGM GRAND MANDALAY BAY THE MIRAGE PARK MGM (MONTE CARLO) NEW YORK-NEW YORK

1 to 2 hours: $9 2 to 4 hours: $15 4 to 24 hours: $18 More than 24 hours: $18 for each additional day

1 to 2 hours: $9 2 to 4 hours: $12 4 to 24 hours: $15 More that 24 hours: $15 for each additional day

Up to 2 hours: $21 2 to 4 hours: $24 4 to 24 hours: $30 Over 24 hours: $30 for each additional day

Up to 2 hours: $16 2 to 4 hours: $18 4 to 24 hours: $24 More than 24 hours: $24 for each additional day

FIRST HOUR FREE All casino resorts on the Strip offer free self-parking for the first 60 minutes your car sits in their lots or garages. The resorts do not offer a free first hour for valet, though.

GET THE CARDS For parking at MGM properties, self-parking is free for M Life rewards members with pearl, gold, platinum and NOIR status. Valet parking is also free for gold, platinum and NOIR members. MGM also offers an M Life rewards Mastercard that, among other perks, gives cardholders access to free self-parking.

Caesars allows free self-parking and valet for its Total Rewards members with platinum, diamond and seven star status.

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By Chris Kudialis | Weekly Staff

edia reports describe Cape Town, South Africa, as a parched, barren land where the perfect combination of drought, climate change, a growing population and excessive water use has left officials counting down the days when the coastal city’s tap runs dry. ¶ “Day Zero,” once projected to come as early as April for the developed and popular tourist city of about 4 million people, has been pushed back to 2019, thanks to emergency regulations that have forced residents to use less water. Day Zero would cut off water to the city’s households and businesses, providing access only to hospitals and other vital government buildings. ¶ Clever slogans such as “if it’s yellow, let it mellow,” suggesting users not flush after urinating, and “50 liters (15 gallons) a day keeps Day Zero away,” are among ways the city of Cape Town has reminded citizens of its desperate need to save water. Showers—which consume two to five gallons per minute—are limited to two minutes, and many residents use water from washing their dishes to later flush their toilets or water their plants. ¶ “We have reached the point of no return,” said Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille in a news conference this year. “We can no longer ask people to stop wasting water; we must force them.”

As Cape Town’s dated water infrastructure failed to keep up with its growing population, the city’s reservoir levels started declining amid a serious drought beginning in 2015, followed by record-low rainfalls in 2016 and 2017. While the initial response from Capetonian officials was merely to encourage residents to cut down on water use, they eventually had to crack down with enforced watersaving ordinances. Last September, with Cape Town water reservoirs at just over one-third of their capacity, the city limited each resident to less than 23 gallons of water use per day, city spokesman Luthando Tyhalibongo said. On Feb. 1, the limit became 15 gallons as some of the city’s six main reservoirs dipped as low as 12 percent of their original capacity. De Lille also hiked penalties for excessive water use fivefold, saying at the time more than 60 percent of Cape Town residents had not followed water reduction practices suggested by the city. “It is quite unbelievable that a majority of people do not seem to care and are sending all of us headlong towards Day Zero,” de Lille said during a Jan. 18 news conference. On April 23, the day before heavy rainfall hit the city, reservoirs stood at 18 percent, according to spokesman Sputnik Ratau of South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs. Even affluent residents of the developed metropolis line up at public water sources and natural springs to collect a maximum of 6.6 gallons as armed police and

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security guards look on. Bottled water at city grocery stores sell out within minutes, Ratau said, and entrepreneurial tankers inflate their rates to truck in gallons of water from outside cities to Cape Town residents who can afford it. More people are using disposable silverware, plates and cups at meals to avoid cleaning their dishes. In April, Cape Town was still using about 134 million liters of water per day, according to Tyhalibongo. City officials said the daily usage must fall to about 118 million liters of water per day to avoid Day Zero. Much-needed rain in the Western Cape region will boost water levels over the region’s winter months of May through August, said meteorologist Joel Guy of the South African news outlet eNCA. That forecast pushed the city to delay Day Zero projections to 2019. Guy believes Day Zero will happen next April. “If Capetonians are conserving water and we have steady rainfall this year, there’s reason to believe we can avoid Day Zero,” he said. In the Las Vegas desert, experts don’t believe our local situation will mirror the crisis experienced by Cape Town anytime soon. The Valley’s consistent water supply can be attributed to conservation strategies that have served as a model for drought-stricken cities around the world. Facing a water crisis toward the end of the last millennium, the Southern Nevada Water Authority in 1999 began offering to pay Valley residents and businesses to trade in their

Photograph by Wade Vandervort

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water-consuming natural grass lawns for more sustainable landscape. The water authority now offers $2 per square foot of grass removed for up to 5,000 square feet, and $1 for every square foot after that for a maximum rebate of $300,000. Grass removal is the easiest and most costeffective way to cut water use, authority spokesman Bronson Mack said, as one square foot of grass requires up to 55 gallons of water each year in the desert climate. The Water Smart Landscapes program, known colloquially as the SWNA’s “Cash for Grass” initiative, has resulted in the removal of more than 185 million square feet of grass since 1999, Mack said, resulting in 119 billion gallons of water saved locally on grass watering. That’s enough water to fill the Luxor pyramid 330 times. “This program is completely centered around providing an incentive for people in our community to make an investment in their property,” Mack said. “The removal of grass, replacing it with water-efficient landscaping, will result in savings for both the homeowner and the community.” All Las Vegas Valley water used indoors is recycled, Mack said. It’s channeled through hundreds of miles of pipes to treatment facilities, where it’s filtered, cleaned and disinfected. Unlike most western cities where water after use is sent through treatment plants and released downstream, Las Vegas reuses its water, essentially giving the Valley an unlimited supply. More than 50 water patrol agents across Southern Nevada—representing the Las Vegas Valley Water District (Las Vegas and Unincorporated Clark County), North

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Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City—monitor irrigation systems for homes and businesses, alerting property owners if their systems are out of compliance. Mack said just about all citations are responded to and fixed within a two-week grace period before an $80 fine—which doubles and compounds every two weeks after the original contact from water authorities— kicks in. Watering restrictions also limit water waste by preventing Southern Nevada residents and businesses from using water outdoors during the hottest times of the day, Mack said. Summer use from May 1 to August 31 restricts outdoor watering between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and watering is prohibited at any time on Sunday. Valley residents are allowed to water on just three days each week during the fall and spring months, and just one day a week during the winter. Adding to ongoing usage conservation efforts, the water authority has also stashed away about 1.7 million acrefeet of water locally and through agreements with water agencies in Arizona and Colorado. That’s the equivalent of almost six years of water allocations from the Colorado River. The combination of “proactive” water-saving policies and regulations has helped Southern Nevada stay “ahead of the curve,” said Pat Mulroy, senior fellow for climate adaptation and environmental policy at UNLV. “Conservation is always going to be foundational for Las Vegas,” she added. “There’s a vivid recognition that climate change is very real and we’re going through a protracted dry spell.” Mulroy, who helped create

The Las Vegas Strip only consumes about 1 percent of all water allocated to the state from the Colorado River, Mack said. That’s because each new casino built since 1991 has had to present a detailed water conservation plan to the Southern Nevada Water Authority before being approved for construction. Similar to residences and small businesses, casinos have restrictions on the amount of grass they’re allocated for use. No natural grass is allowed in front of the properties, and only 50 percent of the properties’ back lawns can have grass. And while about 7 percent of the water allocated to Southern Nevada is given to resorts on the Strip and across the valley, most of that goes toward indoor use—meaning it’s later recycled and reused. Mack said casinos’ primary water consumption comes from massive evaporative cooling systems used to keep the temperature down during the Valley’s brutal desert months. At Caesars Entertainment properties on the Strip, more than 12,000 digital thermostats with occupancy sensors detect whether guests are inside the room and automatically adjust room temperatures accordingly, said Eric Dominguez, the casino chain’s vice president of engineering and sustainability. The thermostats save the company more than $1 million each year in water costs. Caesars in 2008 also equipped its rooms with low-flow shower heads and aerators, resulting in a 21 percent reduction per air-conditioned square foot. It also encourages its guests to use towels and sheets more than once. Doing so saves up to 17 million gallons of water, Dominguez said. The World Series of Poker, played at the Rio each year, has also raised $18.5 million since 2012 for the charitable organization One Drop, which provides children in developing countries with access to potable drinking water. Erik Hansen, director of energy and sustainability for Wynn Las Vegas, said the ongoing removal of the casino’s 130-acre golf course to make way for a lagoon-themed water park and additional resort and convention space, will save more 100 million gallons of water per year. Hansen said Wynn also draws from private well water sources to help cool its buildings instead of taking from municipal sources. “You don’t need to use potable water for cooling towers,” Hansen explained. “For us, we start converting that over and we were able to use a certain percentage of well water.” Wynn is also investing in solar to operate parts of the hotel, Hansen said. With the more efficient energy systems, the resort could eventually use 1.2 billion gallons less water annually. Representatives from MGM Resorts International did not respond to request for comment, while spokeswomen from SLS Las Vegas and the Cosmopolitan could not provide any information.

the water authority in 1991 and sat at its head for almost 25 years before retiring in 2015, said despite its recent water-conserving success, the Valley still faces its fair share of water challenges. Record-low levels of precipitation and snowpack during the past 18 years, which authorities and experts believe is a result of climate change, has led water officials to project even worse conditions for the future. At 1,083 feet above sea level, Lake Mead in 2016 reached its lowest point since it began filling in the 1930s. That’s more than 130 feet below water levels in 2000. In its annual Water Resource Plan, which forecasts precipitation and details water conservation strategies for the next 50 years, the Southern Nevada Water Authority predicts further climate change-in-

duced drought will continue to dry up Lake Mead as the region’s population grows. The water authority in 2015 began operating a new water intake pipe at 860 feet in Lake Mead, as levels are expected to one day drop below depths of current intake pipes at 1,050 feet and 1,000 feet. The resource plan said there’s a “high probability” that Lake Mead water levels will fall to under 1,000 feet by 2028. That means conservation efforts will need to continue to improve, Mulroy said, despite the water authority’s claim that it’s “fully prepared” to meet Southern Nevada’s water supply needs for the next halfcentury. “We can’t rest on our laurels and get lulled into complacency,” she said. “Conservation is a journey, not an event.”

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Melted snowpack on mountains and higher elevations provides drinking water by filling reservoirs, lakes, streams and rivers drawn from by cities. Climate change has caused greater sublimation—the process of solid snowpack turning into a gas without ever becoming a liquid—Mulroy said, meaning less snowpack is running into Southern Nevada reservoirs. Sublimation now accounts for the loss of as much as 30 percent of snowpack in the Colorado River Basin, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Rising air temperatures also dry out soil, meaning runoff that once flowed into the Colorado River is more likely to be absorbed by the thirsty earth. In its annual Water Resource Plan, which forecasts precipitation and details water conservation strategies for the next 50 years, the Southern Nevada Water Authority said record-low snowfall from 2000 to 2017 has reduced water levels to only

Drought in the Southwest (percent of region in “moderate to exceptional” drought, January and July of each year) January

2018 temperature projection The National Weather Service predicts each of the next 14 months to have above-average monthly temperatures, continuing a 15-year trend of warming weather, said meteorologist Chris Outler. That change, while “possibly” a result of global warming, follows centuries-long temperature heating and cooling trends, he said.

2018 snowpack Snowpack for the Colorado River Basin reached 30-year lows in January, according to data from the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Many individual areas in the basins had record-low snowpack.

1,200 ft

July

1,134

1,100 ft

1,091

1,000 ft

49 percent of capacity in Southern Nevada’s main reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell. That trend should continue as ozone depletion makes future droughts in the Colorado River basin “substantially hotter, more frequent and longer lasting” than ever, according to a quadrennial National Climate Assessment led by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The study of the Colorado River Basin, conducted every four years and last released in late 2014, estimates warming of up to 10 degrees by the year 2100. A 2012 Colorado River Basin water supply and demand study by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation predicted by 2060 the Colorado River will have more than 3.2 million acre-feet per year more in demand than available. But Mack said several water authorities across the seven states served by the Colorado River, in addition to Mexico, have since improved their water conservation policies.

Las Vegas Valley average annual temperature (degrees Fahrenheit)

Lake Mead Water Levels (Feet above sea level. Numbers reflect Jan. 1 measurements)

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1,088

1,000 ft

75 degrees 72

72.3

70 degrees 71 68

65 degrees

1999

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2010

45.8% 27.9%

25.3%

2011

54%

68.8%

63.5%

73.5%

65.2%

81.2%

72.7%

84.8%

75.6%

80% 2009

23.1%

40% 28.7%

20%

80%

58.1%

60%

45%

48.8%

62.6%

67.5%

76.2%

75.1%

81.9%

90.2%

85.1%

90.3%

70.5%

61.7%

50.8%

2001

48.8%

2000

42.4%

44.6%

40%

44.7%

60.6%

60%

68.8%

80%

86.7%

87.9%

100%

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Sources: National Weather Service, University of Nebraska’s U.S. Drought Monitor, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center

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Conservation is a journey, not an event.” — Patricia Mulroy senior fellow for climate adaptation and environmental policy at UNLV

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Very little has been done on the federal level to affect water here in Nevada during President Donald Trump’s 16 months in office, says SNWA spokesman Bronson Mack. Some conservation groups expressed disapproval last December with the announcement that the Trump administration had approved leases for potential oil drilling and fracking on more than 30,000 acres of federal land in Nevada. Others, including Nevada politicians at both the state and federal level, argued proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could harm conservation efforts. “For years, our struggle to provide safe drinking water has been supported by a partnership with the federal government,” said Chris Giunchigliani, Clark County commissioner and Nevada gubernatorial candidate, in a September editorial to the Las Vegas Sun. “But unless Congress acts quickly, that help may be sharply cut back, or in some cases completely wiped out.” Mack begs to differ. The Southern Nevada Water Authority spokesman said ongoing negotiations for a Drought Contingency Plan between Nevada, Arizona, California and Mexico—which provides a framework on how each state will deduct its Colorado River quantities as Lake Mead reaches lower levels—is “the primary focus” of federally involved negotiations. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, will oversee the DCP negotiations. “There were some questions at first, but I haven’t heard a lot within our organization about major concerns at the federal level right now that would give us any pause,” Mack said. “We have a great commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation and we thankfully haven’t been affected by any partisan politics.”

Decrease in water usage by Southern Nevada residents from 2002 to 2016, thanks in part to watering restrictions, ads promoting water conservation awareness and the “Cash for Grass” program. Nevada’s use of Colorado River water declined by 91,000 acre-feet during that same period, despite the addition of more than 600,000 residents in the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s district.

Percentage of Lake Mead’s water that comes from the Colorado River. The rest comes from the Muddy River, the Virgin River and the Las Vegas Wash.

Allotment of Southern Nevada’s water supply that comes from Lake Mead. The other 10 percent comes from groundwater.

While Mack and Mulroy said current water conservation initiatives in place have helped Southern Nevada stay “ahead of the curve,” the future may prove to be more daunting. With climate change experts forecasting a droughtfilled 21st century compared with the 1900s and population growth expected to continue at rapid rates, working together to conserve the resource will be vital to Southern Nevada’s future. That’s why the Southern Nevada Water Authority partnered with WaterStart, a project from the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Desert Research Institute that incentivizes technology companies to incorporate their products and ideas as part of the movement to conserve water. Companies that have contributed to the program include those with technology for leak-detecting, treatment improvement and water flow monitoring. These technologies can be hard

to get off the ground,” Mack said. “But we help them pilot test their program under real world conditions and provide feedback. In return, they agree to relocate a portion of their business here in Nevada.” One such WaterStart program involves a technology that uses acoustical sound waves on the Las Vegas Strip to detect leaks in water pipes. After calibrating to the sound waves of a pipe that’s functioning correctly, the technology immediately alerts local water officials of any change in acoustics—usually meaning a leak has developed. The ability to detect such leaks as soon as they arise could conserve thousands of gallons of water each year, Mulroy said. “There’s an economic development component to all of these projects, and also an advancement of technologies that will not just benefit water conservation in Southern Nevada, but water elsewhere, too,” she said.

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THE PERFECT BOWL OF RAMEN BY CAMALOT TODD | WEEKLY STAFF

It’s been a staple in American life since Japan exported Nissin Chicken Ramen in 1958. It greeted you when the school bus dropped you off to an empty house, and it nourished you throughout college. The warm, rich broth, long wheat noodles, soft-boiled egg, green onions and tender, pork belly were there for you, serving you comfort without judgment.

RAMEN INGREDIENTS There are myriad versions of ramen and price points to suit everyone’s taste buds, ranging from a 29-cent Cup O’ Noodles to a $180 bowl of Manhattan noodles. Additionally, there are more than 30 types of ramen unique to different regions. Even though there are options, all ramen consists of three main ingredients: noodles, stock and the flavoring sauce.

1. NOODLES [ MEN ] Traditional ramen noodles are made from wheat flour, salt, water, sometimes eggs and baking sodainfused water called kansui, kansui which tints the noodles yellow and creates their slippery, chewy texture. According to Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, noodles are categorized based on five criteria: thickness; percent of water used to make; the wave, shape or chijire; and color. ■ Thin: Often used in lighter stocks. ■ Thick: Often used in hearty stock. ■ Wrinkled: Similar to those found in maruchan ramen and better suited for lighter stocks. ■ Hirauchi: Wide, flat noodles often used in hearty stocks.

2. STOCK [ SHIRU ] Many chefs serve the noodles undercooked because they continue to soften in the broth. This is why the noodles are on the side when you order ramen takeout.

The shiru, or broth, can be clear or cloudy, light or hearty. The shiru is made by simmering a combination of meat, seafood and vegetables. A shiru can be either kotteri [rich] or assari [light]. ■ Tonkotsu: A clear, light pork broth. It’s found at many restaurants and comes from ramen shops on Kyushu, a Japanese Island. ■ Shio: A clear, thin chicken broth with extra salt. Traditional shops in Tokyo only use chicken in their shiru. ■ Dashi: A seafood broth, the simplest using konbu [kelp] and katsuobushi [fish flakes] that are shaved from the body of a smoked and sun-dried bonito fish.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF RAMEN 1880s: Ramen begin its life in Japan after Chinese migrants from the Guangdong region worked in restaurants along the port city of Yokohama. These Chinese migrants served their noodle soup, la-mien, according to The Untold History of Ramen. 1910s: Japanese restaurants hired Chinese chefs, and their noodles became the basis for the hearty Japanese ramen made for blue-collar workers. It was sold as a popular street cart item. 1958: Instant ramen was invented and exported by Momofuku Ando after witnessing the famine of the 1940s. The first flavor was chicken. Initially, instant ramen cost more to buy than the street cart bowl of noodles and was considered a luxury item. 1971: Ando invented CupNoodles after seeing Americans crush his noodles in styrofoam cups at gas stations to heat them up.

3. FLAVORING SAUCE [ TARE ] The most basic purpose of tare is to bring concentrated flavoring to the ramen. Often the concentrated flavor is saltiness, but other tares can bring umami, a savory taste, to the food. While there are some ramen shops that refrain from tare, many chefs make their own and keep the recipe guarded as a secret, according to NYU professor George Solt’s The Untold History of Ramen. Below are the three main tares. Chefs often use these as a base and add more complex ingredients like sake, oils, garlic and spices. ■ Salt [shio]: A salt-based tare. It’s the simplest one used and does not add umami. ■ Soy sauce [shoyu]: Soy sauce tare is saltier than miso, but unlike shio, it adds umami to the dish. ■ Fermented soybean paste [miso]: It’s less salty than shio or shoyu tares but adds umami.

4. TOPPINGS The toppings vary as much as the millions of people who eat it. The most common options include: Protein—fish cakes [naruto] or pork belly [chashu]; bamboo shoots; soft-boiled egg [ajitsuke tamago]; oils such as black garlic, spicy chili oils, butter, sesame; scallions; corn; seaweed; bean sprouts; and mushrooms.

HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT AJITSUKE TAMAGO Ajitsuke tamago, or marinated, soft-boiled eggs, often top a steamy bowl of ramen, but they can be eaten as a snack as well.

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METHOD Mix the soy sauce, mirin and water. Bring a pot of water to boil. Make sure there will be one inch of water above the eggs.

and submerge 3 athesimmer eggs. the eggs for exactly 4 Cook seven minutes. the eggs an ice bath 5 Give for three minutes. Turn the temperature to

Ingredients • 6 to 8 eggs • 1/2 cup soy sauce • 1/2 cup mirin [rice wine] • 1 cup water Optional: 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup sake

Peel the eggs and let them marinate in the soy sauce, mirin and water mixture overnight.

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More than two years after its premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival (and nearly that long since it showed at the Las Vegas Film Festival in 2016), Penn Jillette’s oddball horror comedy is finally getting a wide release. Written by Jillette, it’s both a crowdfunded movie and a satire on crowdfunding, starring Jillette as unhinged weirdo Herbert Blount, who uses his crowdfund reward access to a low-budget thriller to harass and ultimately kidnap star Missi Pyle (playing herself). The movie is presented as a hybrid of that generic thriller (titled Knocked Off and shot in the polished, anonymous style of direct-to-video filler) and Blount’s rough, homemade “original” footage, along with a voiceover “director’s commentary” by Blount. It’s selfreferential in the extreme, tied together by veteran B-movie director Adam Rifkin (who also plays himself as the director of Knocked Off), with cameos and supporting performances from Harry Hamlin, Gilbert Gottfried and Jillette’s magic partner, Teller. Jillette will be in attendance for a Q&A at the Vegas showing, and the movie will be available on VOD May 29. 8 p.m., $16. –Josh Bell

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Feeling the call of the open road but don’t know where to go? Quinn, an author and world traveler, will show you the way during his presentation and book-signing of Roadtrip America’s Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips. 6:30 p.m., free. –C. Moon Reed

Henderson Symphony Orchestra ends its season with a free performance of the popular operetta. The late, great composer Leonard Bernstein would have been 100 this year, and this show is part of his centennial celebration. 8 p.m., free. –C. Moon Reed

SAT, MAY 12 BOCHO DOWNTOWN SUSHI SOULKITCHEN’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY Over the past 15 years, house music parties have come and gone—except one: Edgar Reyes’ monthly groovefest Soulkitchen. Its huge milestone will be celebrated in grand style with headliner and NYC house mainstay Joeski. 10 p.m., $15. –Mike Prevatt

SUN, MAY 13 BUNKHOUSE SALOON COUGH Atlanta’s doom-metal masters turned the daytime dark at Psycho fest 2017, but a nighttime set should feel bleaker still, in the best way possible. With Grime, Trapped Within Burning Machinery, Plague Doctor. 9 p.m., $12-$15. –Spencer Patterson

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enry Steinway has locked himself in the studio. The LA-based trap-oriented producer known as RL Grime is reportedly putting the final touches on his second album, Nova, announced last summer in a zine-style newsletter he released that indicated the project is much more than a collection of new music. “Nova will define and encompass every part of the RL Grime project over the coming years,” he wrote. “More than just an album, or a show, or a single narrative, I want the Nova project to create spaces where you can feel part of the process. So it won’t just be me setting the storyline. Your input and the way you engage with my music and performance has always driven me forward.” Grime’s output over the past year marks that forward motion. As a Wynn Nightlife resident, he’s known for dropping explosive, sweaty sets thick with booming bass, a soundtrack similar to his 2012 breakthrough remixes of Kanye West’s “Mercy” and Benny Benassi’s “Satisfaction”— the latter turning an iconic club thumper into a tension-filled trip into a musical beehive.

But Grime has been adding tremendous texture and bright tones to balance those big beats. Last summer’s “Stay for It” saw him team with another LA force of nature, Miguel, who sings atop an almost orchestral buildup that blasts into a cinematic synth drop. Among the tracks expected to show up on Nova are the rhythmic, tribal “Reims” and the spacey “Aurora,” an epic voyage with scoops of live drums and rigid synth lines that could have been inspired by Alfonso Cuarón’s dizzying Gravity. Grime’s new single is “I Wanna Know” showcasing 19-year-old singer and songwriter Daya, best known for breaking through on The Chainsmokers’ 2016 smash “Don’t Let Me Down.” Here, Grime builds an ideal, understated canvas for her glittery vocals. It’s an anthem for a weekend escape, and it’s light years beyond the bass, creating even more excitement for what Grime will dream up next. Perhaps we’ll get a bigger preview at Sunday’s Nightswim at XS. –Brock Radke

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If you were thinking of skipping the dayclub to brunch with your mom this Sunday, think again. The Go Pool at Flamingo is once again celebrating Mother’s Day with a MILF contest, and that stands for “Mom I Like at the Flamingo,” in case you were confused. May 13 brings $5 mimosas for ladies from 9 a.m. to noon and the grand prize for a moms-only booty shaking contest includes a Go Pool daybed, a $200 credit to the Flamingo spa and a $100 credit to Giada at the Cromwell. And yes, we’ll do it all over again on June 17 for Fathers’ Day with a DILF contest. Drai’s regular and Fool’s Gold Records founder A-Trak is the guest for the first episode of the second season of Let the Record Show, the YouTube series hosted by longtime Las Vegas hip-hop scene architects and crate diggers Mike Pizzo and Warren Peace. Good Morning America is pillaging the Las Vegas Strip for its 2018 Summer Concert Series and we’re not just talking headliners like Pitbull (June 15) and the Backstreet Boys (July 13). Wynn Nightlife residents The Chainsmokers (August 10) and Alesso (August 31) will also take the GMA stage in New York’s Central park. –Brock Radke

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SOLID AS A ROCK SCOTT CONANT’S SUMMERLIN SPOT COMES UP BIG ON FLAVOR BY BROCK RADKE

ur local restaurant scene is ready for the national spotlight. Las Vegas needs big food media and culinary tourists to explore what we’ve got beyond the Strip. So when a celebrity chef like Scott Conant opens a restaurant like Masso Osteria in the suburbs, it’s a big deal. It’s a big flashing sign for out-oftowners. Locals should be excited about Masso for a different reason—it’s straight-up delicious. Best-known for his judging gig on Chopped, Conant installed Scarpetta and D.O.C.G. at the Cosmopolitan when it opened in 2010, and Masso (“boulder”) at Red Rock Resort falls somewhere between those two Italian restaurant concepts with its casual cuisine and price points. His famous spaghetti is on the menu—referred to as pasta al pomodoro ($21)—but here it’s a gateway to other richly flavorful pasta dishes you should try, including potato gnocchi with clams and guanciale ($22), toothsome paccheri with a chunky Neapolitan meat ragu ($18) and squid ink rigatoni with a spicy seafood tomato sauce ($28). Where are my manners? You’re not supposed to begin with your pasta course. Apologies. Check out Masso’s unique wood-fired pizzas served in small cast-iron pans, the perfect format for the decadent D.O.C.G. ($22) and its creamy fonduta with truffles and a poached egg. Yes, that was the signature pie at the recently closed Cosmo eatery, but this one’s dough is different. Spinach, meatball, provolone and pickled chilies ($18) is another great pizza combo, which goes perfectly with a glass of Nebbiolo ($14) and an order of lightly fried zucchini with Calabrian chili and mint ($13). Two shareable entrées demand attention: tagliata de manzo ($48), a seemingly simple, seared and sliced steak dish is done pizzaiolo-style with tomatoes and olive oil while an interesting twist on veal parmigiana ($65) pairs a big, tender chop with burrata, greens, pickled onions and tomatoes. For the price of the latter dish, you can do a familystyle tasting menu, yet another way a “Strip chef” adjusts for success in the neighborhood. This restaurant is a victory no matter the location.

MASSO OSTERIA Red Rock Resort, 702-707-7097. Sunday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 5-11 p.m.

Bring a big appetite to Masso Osterio. (Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly)

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Pok Pok’s wings are coming. (Courtesy)

Food hall of fame Cosmo keeps it edgy with the upcoming Block 16 Urban Eatery

The Strip is crowded with elite restaurant imports from all over the world, but Vegas is only beginning to bring in the type of young, hip eateries that are redefining culinary culture in their own great food cities. It took the Cosmopolitan more than six years to land Momofuku; now it seems as if the Strip resort known for cutting-edge eats is determined to up the ante in faster fashion with this fall’s arrival of Block 16 Urban Eatery & Bar. Portland’s renowned Pok Pok Wing (from James Beard Award-winning chef Andy Ricker) and Nashville’s couldn’t-be-hotter Hattie B’s Hot Chicken are just two of the concepts that will set up in this “made-to-order urban market” planned for Cosmo’s second floor. Curating some of the most unique and sought-after food from across the country

is the name of this game, with six different vendors coming together in a space designed like a big city street-food alley with a variety of seating formats. Besides Pok Pok’s insane fish sauce wings and Hattie B’s scorching Shut the Cluck Up bird, you’ll also eat doughnuts and biscuit sandwiches from New Orleans’ District; wash down truffle nachos with a mezcal cocktail from New York City’s Ghost Donkey; enter into a parallel dimension of pork sandwich bliss compliments of Portland’s Lardo; and engage in the latest creation from Monta, Kabuto and Sushi-Mon restaurateur Takashi Segawa, Tekka Bar, specializing in hand rolls and sake. That’s right, something local. Because Las Vegas is a pretty cool food city, too. Nicely done, Cosmo. –Brock Radke

Twenty years of pub grub and happy locals Twenty years ago, Las Vegas had plenty of neighborhood bars offering pub grub, drinks and gaming. But the visionaries behind Steiner’s Nevada Style Pub saw the potential for something more. “We wanted to create a tavern that Las Vegas had never seen before,” says Roger Sachs, Steiner’s owner and director of operations. He set out to build a place for gaming along with “service at the highest level and as good of a restaurant as they have [anywhere] in the city.” On May 1, Steiner’s celebrated its 20th anniversary with a party at its original spot (8410 W. Cheyenne Ave. 702-395-8777). It has three locations around the Valley—and another unique distinction: It pioneered the concept of the “Nevada-style pub.” But what does that mean? “It relates to all the art and artifacts that adorn the walls,” Sachs says. His company worked with the Nevada Historical Society in Reno to procure old photos, and they purchased old stock and mining certificates from a collector in Death Valley. “Everything is traditional Nevada.” Steiner’s has fully embraced Golden Knights fever with special gaming promotions during broadcasts. “Steiner’s is a hometown bar, and one that supports everything around it,” Sachs says. He’s already planning out ways to support the Raiders. –C. Moon Reed

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1. Five reasons to catch U2’s long-awaited Las Vegas return By Mike Prevatt

The band’s finally coming back. Given its infrequent Las Vegas tour bookings over the years, it seems U2 has yet to decide whether it can live with or without us. The strident Irish quartet broke Sam Boyd Stadium’s box office records during 2009’s 360° tour, but passed on returning to that venue for last year’s widescreen Joshua Tree revival, and similarly snuffed us two years before that during its Innocence + Experience arena tour. It’s feeling bullish on Las Vegas of late, however. Two years after its eight-song set during the iHeart Radio Music Festival, the band finds its way back to T-Mobile this week for a twonight stand early in its Experience + Innocence tour, a sequel to the aforementioned 2015 jaunt.

The concert tells a story. A stop supporting last year’s disappointing Songs of Experience doesn’t inspire confidence in a grand Vegas comeback, but the tour’s thematic arcs show promise. After launching into the show with some big numbers, the program segues into suite of songs that lyrically and visually recount both the violent history of the band’s native Ireland and lead singer Bono’s turbulent childhood. The musicians then move closer to the audience, bang out a couple obligatory crowdpleasers and then delve into a second narrative segment addressing the political confusion and social injustice rife in Trump’s America.

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It’s another technological marvel. In the grand tradition of its Zoo TV, PopMart and 360° tours, U2 will share the stage with some serious hardware. Stages at either end of the GA floor will be connected by a catwalk, over which a pair of parallel hi-res screens will stretch, bisecting the arena not unlike the setup for Roger Waters’ tour last year. Members of the band will occasionally perform on an elevated, narrow walkway between those screens, immersing themselves with the onscreen visuals. The screens will also complement an augmented reality option available to fans who download the band’s free Experience app onto their smartphones.

U2 isn’t a greatest-hits band yet. It takes some real chutzpah to disqualify your most successful album from the tour setlist, though U2 did just spend 2017 playing The Joshua Tree in its entirety. Still, this looks to be the first time ever the band will forego such a reliable staple as “Where the Streets Have No Name.” With the band’s prioritization of songs from Experience and Innocence, only a smattering of radio favorites will punch up the two Vegas setlists (between which you should expect few deviations).

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“Acrobat.” No, there won’t be a guest Cirque du Soleil appearance. Diehards have been beside themselves since the tour kickoff, when the band played the Achtung Baby scorcher for the very first time. Relish this opportunity, local fans—even with talk that U2 could stage a 30th anniversary Achtung tour in 2021, you know that Vegas date is hardly a lock. Photograph by Helena-Christensen/Courtesy

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Blue Monday Peter Hook brings the music of Joy Division and New Order to Brooklyn Bowl

By Annie Zaleski ollowing his split from New Order, bassist Peter Hook has found a second life with Peter Hook & The Light. On this run of U.S. dates—which includes a May 14 Vegas gig— the group is playing both Substance singles collections released by Joy Division and New Order. We caught up with Hook to talk about the tour, the songs and more.

On his marathon setlists: I’m the Manchester version of Bruce Springsteen. The people that come to see us know what we do, and actually relish it being different from the present incarnation of New Order. … And now, if I go on and play for an hour and a half like we do at the festivals, I’m like, “Hey, what happened? I haven’t even broken a sweat.” So I suppose it does keep me fit and healthy at the ripe old age of 62.

On how the live sequences evolved: I started out playing the Joy Division albums, which were generally shorter than New Order albums. Once you then get into CDs, where you could put 23 tracks on [one], you’re celebrating a record that has the LP and extra tracks on it. I think [we] are only two tracks short of playing every single song that New Order and Joy Division have ever played, written and recorded up to this point. On the musical insights he’s gleaned from revisiting older material: I did rediscover that New Order were absolutely awesome (laughs). Without a shadow of a doubt. We actually have quite a prickly, awkward, very unique character as a group, which was a reflection of our punk days with Joy Division. And we kept that right up until we signed to a major label. We were actually quite an ornery outfit, and

that reflected in some wonderful musical moments. It’s quite uncompromising music, lengthwise and also otherwise, and just in its sound it was very fresh and very unique. On touring with his son, bassist Jack Bates: Well, he isn’t at the moment. He’s just been poached by the Smashing Pumpkins. He’s been with me now for eight years. I’m happy about that, but I must admit, I’m gonna miss him. We’ve got an American playing with us, a guy called Fred Sablan, who’s played with Marilyn Manson and the Pixies. On how having an extra bassist changes the music: I can’t sing and play, so it allows me to sound the way New Order sounded. Otherwise, I’d only be coming in when I don’t sing. I join in on the bits that I can. So I suppose it’s good for a

5 .1 0 .1 8 Hook (right) will play Brooklyn Bowl while his son, Jack Bates (left) preps for the Pumpkins’ tour. (Paul W. Dixon/Courtesy)

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NOISE HUMAN NATURE THE HUMAN LEAGUE OUTPACES THE SUM OF ITS HITS AND MISSES BY GEOFF CARTER n 1981, Sheffield, England, as day, in “Being Boiled” and “The synth-pop group The HuBlack Hit of Space.” man League released its third LP Dare, with its monDare, Fascination, Hysteria and ster hit “Don’t You Want Me.” For Crash: The years after Dare found many, the band’s story ends there. the band sometimes struggling That’s understandable; Dare casts a (1984’s Hysteria took two years long shadow. (“Don’t You” is the last to record and produced only one song on this classic LP, following a big single, the politicized rocker run of killer tracks: “Love Action “The Lebanon”), and sometimes (I Believe in Love),” “The Sound of succeeding despite itself (the band the Crowd” and more.) felt no connection to its THE HUMAN But it diminishes a band 1986 hit ballad “Human,” LEAGUE that, even in the free fall written and produced by with Book of Love. following that commerMay 11, 8 p.m., $38. The Time’s Jimmy Jam House of Blues, cial peak, still managed and Terry Lewis, or its 702-632-7600. to produce meaningful host LP Crash; even now, and even influential the making of that record work. Here’s some help is a touchy spot for the familiarizing you with it prior to the members). Yet this is when the band group’s May 11 House of Blues show. shone most brightly, producing hits like “(Keep Feeling) Fascination” Early years: The League’s first two and “Mirror Man,” and brilliant LPs, 1979’s Reproduction and 1980’s misses like “The Sign” and “Money.” Travelogue, are stark, vaguely industrial affairs with cold electronic in1990 and beyond: Only a handful strumentation and lyric sheets that of the League’s later songs stand could have been penned by giant out, notably 1990’s “Heart Like a robots. (Take, for example, “Empire Wheel” and 1994’s sugar-sweet “Tell State Human,” about a “bored kid” Me When.” But when the band puts growing 14 stories tall.) Thing is, all these songs in a live set, you don’t though, this stuff is great. If you like hear the ups-and-downs. You only Ladytron or LCD Soundsystem, hear the genius of the songs and the you’ll hear their antecedents, clear enthusiastic sound of the crowd.

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT May 14, 7 p.m., $30$35. Brooklyn Bowl, 702-862-2695.

bass player, because all of sudden the bass gets dead loud. The bass guitar in both New Order and Joy Division was very revered and very unique, if I say so myself. So it enables us to keep that aspect of it. On the appeal of presenting full albums: Most songs that bands don’t play off albums, there is an actual reason—because those songs are usually very difficult to play. Now I don’t have the option of dumping those difficult songs, [and] for me, it feels a little more valid, in an artistic format. You’re trying to bring the vibe and the feel and the musical aspect of an

LP, which has many ups and downs. Whereas a normal performance tends to start, build up to the ending and go bang. On whether there’s any competition considering New Order still tours: No, I don’t care, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. They’re able to be what they want, and I’m able to do what I want. I’m playing a lot of tracks that they will never play. And fans get to see both, and, obviously, judge both. So I’ll leave it up to them, really. For more of our interview with Hook, visit lasvegasweekly.com.

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David Hopkin has eyes to Overlook. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

Listen LOCAL Four new Vegas albums to hear right now By Leslie Ventura

DAVID HOPKINS Overlook He’s the singer formerly known as Barnabus Wu, although you might know David Hopkins from his tenure in the Irish band LiR. The musician—who most recently went by “Wu” in his band Bombay Heavy—just released LP Overlook, his first in nearly a decade. Unlike Bombay Heavy’s driving, Zeppelin-influenced blues-rock, Overlook finds Hopkins experimenting with a gamut of sounds (and tapping the talents of friends like Killers bassist Mark Stoermer and Most Thieves drummer Rob Whited). From French synth-pop (“C’est La”) to piano-based ballads (“Let Somebody Inside”) to sexy, soulful grooves (“When I Do It With You”), Overlook shows Hopkins’ creative range. He has already released a handful of videos to accompany it, including one for the breezy French lounge cut “Irresponsible.” staugustrecords.com

TRADE VOORHEES Saturday 5 (Side A) If you like your hip-hop with a side of horror, look no further than Vegas rapper Trade Voorhees, who just dropped Side A of his latest album, Saturday 5, on April 14. (The second half, Side B, is set to arrive July 14.) The MC, who derives his name from Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees, has released four previous installments of his Saturday the 14th album, beginning in 2013. Saturday 5 is loaded with uber-chill, downtempo beats and bars about life’s complexities (“What Would Life Be Like”), all with a heavy dose of Voorhees’ boisterous bravado. music.tradevoorhees.com

TED RADER & THE MAGIC FAMILY Magical Mystery Detour It’s been almost a year since Ted Rader returned to Vegas from Portland, Oregon, and he has wasted zero time replanting roots with his latest brand of cerebral space-rock. Rader’s latest LP, Magical Mystery Detour, wasn’t composed as an

album but as a collection of improvised jams, none of which have been played live. Fans of Spiritualized will love the celestial whimsy of “Paper Canyon Drive,” served up like a palette cleanser before Rader jumps back in with his maniacal sing-panting throughout psychedelic-blues cut “Hot Cold Desert.” Also brand new: solo EP Murder Mart, a drippy, celestial bedroom trip that finds Rader experimenting with drum machines, synthesizers, effects pedals and droning, hypnotic noise. From his frenzied live shows to his sprawling recordings, Rader has tapped into a creative groove all his own. tedrader.bandcamp.com

THE LIQUE Times Like These The new album from jazz/hiphop hybrid The Lique follows the group’s 2016 debut, Democracy Manifest, and continues MC and storyteller Rasar Amani’s insightful lyrics ruminating on social anxiety, politics, community and more. The Lique will celebrate its soaring, jazz-infused achievement May 18 at the House of Blues. thelique.com

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The Vegas residency biz continues to diversify By Brock Radke ickets went on sale last week for Mariah Carey’s second residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The Butterfly Returns, described as a more intimate show digging deeper into her catalog, begins July 5. Carey’s first run on the Las Vegas Strip, No. 1 to Infinity, lasted more than two years and ended last summer, though the superstar singer returned in December for a series of Christmas-themed concerts. So despite some behind-the-scenes talk about Carey resurfacing in a different, smaller venue, it wasn’t a surprise when Caesars Palace announced she’d be returning to the Colosseum, which loses one of its most popular shows when Elton John wraps it up this month. The difference with this Mariah show is the promoter. Live Nation Entertainment— which handles resident headliner productions from Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Lionel Richie, Backstreet Boys and Pitbull at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, among its many Vegas efforts—has a new worldwide deal with Carey. Butterfly will be its first concert residency at the Colosseum. “Everybody wanted her back. It was just a function of when and how do we put a deal together to give her the opportunity to create the new show she wanted to do,” Live Nation Las Vegas President Kurt Melien says. Carey’s previous show had her performing all 18 of her No. 1 hits and nothing else. “She was a little restricted by that, creatively, because there are some

songs she’s passionate about that are not No. 1s. This show will still have all the hits and some fan favorites. I think she’s going to be in Las Vegas for a long time. She belongs here.” Carey’s first run was promoted by AEG Presents, another mega-producer that gets credit for creating the modern music residency model in Las Vegas with Celine Dion. AEG has operated the Colosseum since it opened in 2003 and its arrangement with Caesars Palace hasn’t changed. It’s not an exclusive room, as other companies have booked events in the Colosseum; expect more Live Nation shows there this year. Both companies book concerts and events up and down the Strip and have played essential roles in Las Vegas’ development as a live entertainment mecca. Live Nation is bringing a Blink-182 residency to the Pearl at the Palms and has produced limited engagements from Rascal Flatts, Chicago, ZZ Top, Il Divo and Earth, Wind & Fire at the Venetian. AEG is the exclusive promoter at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and has brought headliners like Tony Bennett, John Fogerty, Diana Ross and Alabama to the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. “My organization, among others, has doubled down to continue to expand the portfolio of artists across as many genres as we can, because this is such an eclectic city,” Melien says. “There’s so much diversity in the 42 million people coming to Las Vegas. This is an incredibly powerful town with so much to offer.”

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GROWER AND A SHOWER 12 Inches of Sin continues to expand and evolve By Leslie Ventura hen Laura Henkel first opened Sin City Art Gallery, she only had 250 square feet to execute her vision—not exactly a lot with which to work. Out of necessity, her annual celebration of everything erotic, sizzling and sensual, aptly titled 12 Inches of Sin, required art submissions to be 12 inches or smaller. But these days, no such space constraint exists; last year, Henkel procured the festival a much larger footprint at New Orleans Square inside Commercial Center (35,000 square feet), where it remains for the 2018 edition. Henkel’s new, permanent 3,000 square-foot gallery shares space with other creative outlets in the Square, like Happy Earth Market and the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. But for two nights, the entire center will be transformed into an extension of her gallery for the 12 Inches of Sin festival and juried art exhibition. The fest kicks off Friday, May 11, and features a mix of local and out-of-state artists exhibiting their

sex-tinged creations, followed by a cabaret show the fact that it’s gone far beyond the limitation [of called Insertion ($30), featuring burlesque being] highly eroticized and constrained to being sideshow and drag performances. Best in Show extremely playful and experimental, and still have winner Eric Wallis is bringing 70 works from that provocative edge,” Henkel says. Salt Lake City. Las Vegan Ruel James is showing The festivities continue on Saturday, May 12 several sculptures. Husband-wife team with a number of sex- and gender-focused Ali Fathollahi and Nanda Sharifpour, 12 Inches of workshops and lectures starting at 1 p.m. both UNLV art students, will display an Sin Festival Workshops (prices range from free to $25) May 11, 7 p.m.immersive video installation. include a pole-dancing class, a course in midnight; “What makes the exhibition and the genderqueer fashion, burlesque 101 and a May 12, festival so wonderful is that there really 1 p.m.-midnight; Japanese rope bondage class. The evening exhibits free. isn’t any censorship, so for me it’s exciting closes with a special performance by local 900 Karen Ave., to see what they’re going to create and do,” performance-art band Tippy Elvis ($30), 12ofsin.com. Henkel says, adding that over the years the and all money raised from the fest will go exhibit has naturally progressed from hitto the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulting audiences over the head with sexualgence’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program. ity to a more conceptual definition of sex. “It really “It’s going to have this really great vibe of creengages you—why is this erotic?” ativity and synergy,” Henkel says. “It’s really cool It could be something as simple as a color that to allow the artists just to have fun without any creates an uptick in your pulse, or a video installimitations. It’s about community, and art brings lation that leaves you feeling, um, tingly. “I love that all together.”

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From left, Francis Stallings, Dave Pomeroy, Bridget Carlvin and Chase Dowden in /’Se-krits/. (Kris M. Mayshiro of KM2 Creative/Courtesy)

Water cooler talk An LVLT play explores office secrets, while another skewers the faithful By C. Moon Reed or its 10th-annual New Works Competition, Las Vegas Little Theatre’s committee chose /’Se-krits/ by Robb Willoughby from more than 150 submitted manuscripts, largely due to how it depicts what’s said— and what’s not—between the cubicle walls. “For me as a committee member, it was good writing, strong characters and good humor,” says Las Vegas Little Theatre board vice president Gillen Brey. “We really liked that it was an office comedy, since so many audience members could relate to that world.” The story centers around a day in an office manager’s life as he discovers that he and his employees harbor sensitive information. “I wanted to write a play with a small amount of characters that could be contained on one set,” says Willoughby, who also works in a brewery tap room in Yellowsprings, Ohio. “I wanted to explore this backpack full of secrets that we all carry around with us everyday. [In the play] secrets are exposed, some

profound and some ridiculous.” never-ending folly of mankind’s attempts to fathWilloughby chose the phonetic spelling of the om God’s wishes through the words of the Bible word “secrets” for the title because it would allude and use them to their own ends.” It has delighted to a dictionary entry. “The play is an exploration of Broadway-goers for the past few years, with the definition of secrets, so I thought it was apropos,” title character played by sitcom stars like Sean he says. In addition to avoid overlapping Hayes (Will & Grace) and Jim Parsons (The /’Se-krits/ Big Bang Theory). with previous plays of the same name, WilMay 10-13, loughby “thought it looked really good on In its Las Vegas production, the chartimes vary, $14-15. a T-shirt.” acters—archangels Michael and Gabriel AN ACT And does the playwright carry any join God—will be played by a rotating secrets of his own? “Of course, yes,” Wilcast (Glenn Heath, Kade Cox and April OF GOD May 10-13, loughby says. “I believe we all do, although Sauline). This means that all three actors 17-20, times my personal secrets are not the same as had to learn all three roles. “It’s a pleasant vary, $21-24. [those of] the characters in the play. Since struggle,” director Max Lardent says. “You Las Vegas I wrote it, there is a little part of me in each Little Theatre, don’t get to do that with most theatrical 702-362-7996. of the characters. … I hope [the audience] experiences.” leaves wondering what secret the person The payoff is that each cast revolution they came with to the play is holding.” offers a new experience for the audience. Meanwhile, on the LVLT main stage ... The “The interpretation from the three actors are very New York Times describes the irreverent comedy different.” Lardent says. “If you are able to, try to An Act of God as “a gut-busting-funny riff on the see more than one God.”

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COYOTES are among us Here’s how to live with them By C. Moon Reed | Weekly staff

battle is brewing in Paradise Palms—a neighborhood otherwise known for its charming midcentury modern homes. Coyotes are stalking residents, snatching beloved pets and striking fear into the hearts of parents: Could their small children be next? ¶ The last one is highly unlikely. But it doesn’t stop humans from fearing the Big Bad Wolf’s smaller cousin … and then arguing about possible solutions on the internet. ¶ “It’s continuous and ongoing,” said Dan Stafford of Paradise Palms’ coyote neighbors. He’s a resident and administrator of the neighborhood’s Facebook group. “It’s been going on for months on the residents’ page, people going back and forth on how to handle it.”

Paradise Palms residents attribute the canine invasion to being near the Flamingo Wash and the Las Vegas National Golf Club, both of which are appealing to urban wildlife. Coyotes have reached through fences to attack pets in their own backyards. The neighborhood has considered hiring a company to come out and trap them, but that method comes with hefty sticker shock. It can cost about $1,000 per trap, and results aren’t guaranteed. “It’s very sticky,” Stafford said. “You have a wily natural predator that is an unprotected species. However, it’s illegal to hunt within the Las Vegas Valley, so legally hunting them is out.” But that hasn’t stopped some residents from considering arming themselves and forming a “task force” to kill the coyotes. Others have threatened to “quietly take care of it by themselves.” Historically, killing coyotes doesn’t seem to accomplish much beyond encouraging them to birth more pups to replace lost numbers. “As a country, we have been killing hundreds of thousands of coyotes every year, and now we have more than ever before,” said Lynsey White, of the Humane

Society of the United States. “It’s the best indicator of how killing coyotes doesn’t work. We’re stuck with them whether you like them or not, but I like them.” Stafford points out that Metro Police installed audio gunshot detectors, which allows authorities to triangulate the location of shots fired. “I’m afraid of somebody shooting a coyote and getting a Metro helicopter over their house,” Stafford said. His official position as head of an unofficial group is to do nothing. “I believe this is a natural occurrence,” Stafford said. “Each homeowner can deal with it as they may. If they feel they need to shoot or trap a coyote, they can. I’m not going to get violent with a coyote. And I don’t expect a golf course to do anything; I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect any property to pay ridiculous amounts of money to stop something so natural.”

We’ve Built Them a Buffet

Paradise Palms is by no means an outlier. Coyotes are native to the Mojave desert, and they’re one of the few species that thrive in the shadows of humans. Coyotes now

live in every major metro area in the United States, and Las Vegas is no exception. The natural wash system that criss-crosses the Valley serves as a travel corridor connecting one desert oasis after another for coyotes (as well as other local critters, such as raptors, snakes, lizards, gray foxes, bobcats and sometimes even mountain lions). For a desert predator, a master-planned community is as good as a meal plan at a college dorm. “When you come into driest desert in the United States, and you add grass, water, enhanced vegetation, the first thing you attract is mice, rats and other small rodents—the primary diet of a small predator. … It only makes sense that these animals will take advantage of that resource,” said Doug Nielsen of the Nevada Department of Wildlife. “I’d like to say we’ve created a buffet, but we can’t pick and choose who comes to dinner.” How many of these coyotes are coming to dinner? There’s no way to know. “It’d be darn near impossible [to count],” Nielsen said. “They’re a pretty elusive animal.” However, he assured us that the Mojave does have a “healthy population” of coyotes: “There’s not a shortage of them by any means.”

What’s a Human to Do?

Nielsen has one surefire way to decrease the coyote population in the Valley, but you’re not going to like it. “We can take everything back to what it was before we built the first street or house in Las Vegas.” We have other options as well. “Who can change their behavior?” Nielsen says. “Coyotes are going to be coyotes; humans have reason and can change. There are basic things we can do to reduce unpleasant experiences with coyotes.” And, fortunately, it doesn’t involve breaking any laws. The most important thing you can do is to never feed the animals. “Coyotes come built to survive in this environment,” Nielsen said. “The best we can do is let them be.” When wild animals learn to associate humans with food, both the humans and the animals are put in danger.

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Even if you’d never purposefully feed a coyote, be sure you’re not accidentally feeding one. Do not leave pet food outside. Secure your trash. And if you have fruit trees, pick up the fruit. Yes, coyotes are equal-opportunity eaters. Finally, if you see a coyote in your neighborhood, make it feel unwelcome. Chase it until it runs completely out of sight, while yelling, waving your arms and making yourself as big as possible. If you have a water hose, spray it. If you have a rock, throw it. If you have an air horn or whistle, blow it.

“Hazing” is the official term for this behavior. The goal is to instill a healthy fear into their psyche. When all else fails, employ a strong dose of humor. The residents of Paradise Palms purchased a decoy coyote that roams from neighborhood party to party. It’s airbrushed and bears a furry tail. When somebody comes home from a neighborhood social, they’ll find the coyote on their front yard with a note that says, “I am the Paradise Palms Coyote. Please share me.”

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News briefs Trump’s sex trafficking bills create greater risks for workers, some say This month, President Donald Trump signed two bills aimed at combating sex trafficking just days after the Department of Justice seized the sex ad website backpage. com. But many sex workers and sex work activists—including those in Las Vegas—are arguing that the implementation of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA), and the takedown of Backpage simultaneously endanger consenting sex workers. Similar to the classified website Craigslist, Backpage allowed sex workers to advertise for services but also vet clients before they met them, explained UNLV sociology professor Barbara Brents. “You could ask a series of questions or arrange to meet [a client] at a site that might be safer … which is quite a different scenario than meeting someone for a first encounter when you know nothing

about that person.” And while Backpage was shut down for being complicit in sex trafficking, Brents said “trafficking is a small percentage of what happens” within the industry. Rather than taking down websites that give sex workers agency, camera model Anna Lim said the decriminalization and regulation of the industry, similar to marijuana, is the best way to keep people safe. Brents agreed. “Studies find that if the goal is to shut down prostitution, it just goes underground,” Brents said. “If the goal is to reduce the harm and increase the rights for the [people] engaging in it, then that industry becomes much more visible to law enforcement ... The best prevention of trafficking is other sex workers who know how the industry works, [who] can report cases to the police without fear of getting arrested themselves.” –Leslie Ventura

Community forum discusses homelessness in the Valley Can the private and public sectors work together to help alleviate homelessness in Las Vegas? That was the question when the Downtown Las Vegas Alliance held a community forum May 3 to discuss homelessness in the city’s urban core. The event brought together social service authorities to discuss Downtown’s new homeless services courtyard in the Corridor of Hope, as well as what business owners can do to help those in need. Kenny Wilson, CEO of San Antonio’s Haven for Hope (upon which the Las Vegas courtyard is based), explained that understanding what led a person to become homeless is an essential part of any action plan. “Every person is different,” he said. “They’re individuals. They’re not commodities, they’re not units; they are people who have encountered something. ... It’s about trauma and mental health.” Addressing the issue of street feeding, Deacon Thomas

A. Roberts, CEO and President of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, said people who want to help the homeless should instead volunteer at a charity or shelter, which encourages individuals to seek help off the street, rather than enabling them to stay there. And for business owners who often interact with the homeless, Las Vegas Community Resource Manager Kathi Thomas-Gibson says the homeless outreach team (702-229-6673) should be your first call, not the police. “We like to separate crime from homelessness,” she said. If someone is committing a crime, “that’s a police call,” but if someone is simply sitting in an establishment, the outreach team can help with connecting an individual to a service provider and even assist with safe transportation. For more information on the Downtown Las Vegas Alliance, visit downtown.vegas. –Leslie Ventura

The Blue Angel to visit the Neon Museum The Betty Willis-designed icon of the Blue Angel Motel was taken down in March 2017 for restoration. That’s still the plan, but on May 24, the Angel will visit the Neon Museum’s new Ne10 Studio space at 1001 W. Bonanza Road. And by the reckoning of Joshua Abbey, one of the organizers of the Blue Angel: Between Heaven and Earth art show, the Angel can’t come back quickly enough. “We need to utilize her power as a guardian angel to the city,” Abbey said. “To my perception, for the 60 years she stood vigil, she acted really well in that capacity. … She’s a powerful symbol of restoration.”

The show, which runs through July 6, features not only the Angel but also works by a host of local artists—Robert Beckman, Nancy Good, Jerry Misko, James Stanford and Mikayla Whitmore, among many—inspired by what she represents. “Though Willis’ ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign may be regarded as the most famous sign by people outside of the city, the Blue Angel sign holds a particular place in the hearts of many longtime locals,” said Rob McCoy, president and CEO of the Neon Museum. And it’s great to have her back, however briefly. –Geoff Carter

Drug disposal Of the roughly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs dropped off to be safely destroyed during the national Take Back Day, Nevadans contributed more than 8,000 pounds, according to the U.S. attorney for Nevada.

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There’s no denying it—traffic jams are the worst. When combined with roadway construction projects, summer heat and confused visitors in rental cars, driving frustrations can hit a fever pitch. Fortunately, with extra planning and patience, traffic around construction sites can be managed with relative ease. Here are some of the Valley’s current and upcoming freeway projects, and tips for dealing with them. Though roadway construction may be inconvenient in the moment, remember this: Improving our infrastructure now means less traffic, better roads and a much smoother ride in the future.

Construction workforce in Nevada According to data from the U.S. Census, Nevada has about 90,000 construction workers and growing. The more projects created, the more jobs and job opportunities, bolstering our economy, lowering our unemployment rate and contributing to the overall livability of our communities.

Tips for navigating construction areasi Watch your speed Start to slow down when you see detour and/ or warning signs, and always follow the posted speed limits. Maintain a consistent speed with traffic flow so you’re not caught off-guard if traffic suddenly stops.

Minimize distractions Distracted driving is dangerous. When driving in construction zones, the hazards of distracted driving increase exponentially, so it’s especially important to put down your phone, pause conversations and focus on the road.

Stay calm Losing your cool can be dangerous. Remind yourself that roadway construction drives long-term growth, improves communities and employs tens of thousands of people in the Valley.

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WHAT IS FUEL REVENUE INDEXING? Fuel Revenue Indexing (FRI) is an initiative that generates funds every time a motorist buys gas in Southern Nevada. FRI dollars from 2014-16 are expected to fund approximately $700 million for 225 transportation projects and create more than 9,000 jobs. The 10-year extension of FRI is expected to raise up to $3 billion and create up to 25,000 jobs.

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SOME OF THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT PROJECTS PROJECT NEON: Project Neon will widen I-15 between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti Bowl interchange. This 3.7-mile stretch is the busiest piece of highway in the state. It carries 300,000 vehicles every day—about 10 percent of the state’s population—and experiences 25,000 lane changes each hour. It’s the single largest public works project in Nevada’s history, even larger than Hoover Dam. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS ■ A direct-connect carpool flyover linking U.S. 95 to I-15 in each direction ■ Changing the I-15 express lanes to HOV lanes ■ New I-15 HOV interchange (called the Neon Gateway) ■ Reconstruction of the Charleston interchange ■ Martin Luther King Boulevard realignment with a flyover on Charleston Boulevard ■ Grand Central Parkway extension to Industrial Road ■ From July 2016 through March, the construction has been focused on local streets, U.S. 95 and I-15 ramp braiding. From March through November, the construction focuses on the I-15 mainline and should be completed by July 2019. CLOSURES ■ Martin Luther King Boulevard on-ramps to I-15 and U.S. 95 southbound will remain closed through early 2019. ■ The D Street on-ramp southbound is closed now through mid-July. SUMMERLIN PARKWAY (PHASE 3): This project includes widening and adding new lanes as well as ramp improvements between Town Center Drive and Rampart Boulevard, the northbound 215 off-ramp to the eastbound Summerlin Parkway off-ramp at Anasazi Drive, and from Rampart Boulevard to Buffalo Road in the eastbound direction. The project should end in August. I-15 AT STARR AVENUE: This project will complete the construction of Starr Avenue between Las Vegas Boulevard to the east and Dean Martin Drive to the west. It will build an I-15 bridge over Starr Avenue and includes other improvements such as new sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes and traffic signals. It’s scheduled to end mid-year 2019. U.S. 95 WIDENING BETWEEN ANN ROAD AND KYLE CANYON: The project will expand the highway from four lanes to six between Durango Drive and Kyle Canyon Road, construct carpool access ramps at Elkhorn Road and build an interchange at Kyle Canyon. It’s scheduled to end fall 2019.

BEWARE OF WORKERS Slow down or stop when you’re signaled to do so, and be extra careful when driving in an area where you can see construction workers on the road.

PLAN FOR DELAYS Traffic jams don’t have to ruin your day if you work extra time into your schedule. The Waze traffic app can help you find better routes to avoid congestion. If you have questions about traffic projects in your area, you can visit Seeing OrangeNV.com or call 702-928-CONE (2663).

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BY MIKE GRIMALA s he played out the final holes of the Mountain West Championship tournament in April, UNLV golfer Shintaro Ban felt comfortable enough to let his mind wander. With a huge lead in his back pocket and UNLV on track to win the team title, the usually focused senior was free to revel in his fifth career collegiate medal and his first individual conference victory as it was happening. “The last four holes or so, I was just trying to embrace it and enjoy the moment,” Ban says. “I wanted to stay in the present, because it felt like my hard work was paying off. It felt really rewarding. And it was a great opportunity with my parents out there watching my last [conference tournament]—and knowing we got the team win as well, it was enjoyable.” Ban fired a final-round 65 (seven under par) to run away with the MWC title by a record nine-stroke margin and cement himself as the latest in a long line of accomplished UNLV golfers. He’ll look to build on that legacy when he leads the Rebels into the NCAA Championships beginning on Monday, May 14. Winning hasn’t always come so easily for Ban. What he wasn’t thinking about during his victory lap at the Mountain West tournament were all the laps he completed as a youth swimmer. Growing up in Northern California, Ban’s first love was the pool—or so he thought. As a pre-teen, Ban was dedicated to competitive swimming and everything that came with it, including the 4 a.m. alarms, the cold morning water and the endless, repetitive churn of lap after lap after lap, all in the pursuit of tenths of a second. And he was good at it, finishing first often enough to make all the hard work worth it.

And then everyone in his age group hit their growth spurts. While the competition grew taller, developed elongated strokes and recorded faster times, Ban stopped sprouting around his present-day height of 5-foot-8. Peers he used to beat regularly were leaving him in their wake, and physically there was nothing Ban could do about it. Suddenly, swimming wasn’t so fun. Ban had a revelation: He wasn’t into swimming because he loved the sport; he was into it because he loved winning. Once the winning stopped—became impossible, really—he started to see how tedious it really was. Swimming up and down the pool for hours kind of lost its appeal. That’s when Ban turned to his second sport and dedicated himself to golf with the energy he had previously devoted to the pool. And while he wasn’t great at it right away, he found that golf was a better fit for his personality. Where the act of swimming was droning and mechanical, Ban found golf to be an intellectual challenge. Every course was different, no two shots were alike and there were endless permutations of every round. “I was burnt out on swimming,” Ban says. “With golf, every time, it’s different. Every time I play is a new learning experience for me. And each individual is different with their own game and their body type. Even smaller people can win majors. Golf kind of gave me hope.” With his mind stimulated and his swing locked in, it wasn’t long before Ban was one of California’s top prospects, and after four years at UNLV, his creative approach to the game has helped him become one of the nation’s top amateurs.

At the Mountain West championship, Ban assessed the layout of the Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington, and surmised that a cut would be more playable on certain holes than his natural draw—meaning, his stroke would induce the ball to curve from left to right in flight, rather than from right to left as a draw would. Though he’d almost never used a cut in previous tournaments, he had the confidence and the creativity to go for it and make it work in big situations. The result was a 16-under-par performance and another individual title. “He’s got a lot of control over his game,” UNLV golf coach Dwaine Knight says. “He’s got great touch, and he’s got great control of the golf ball right now. He’s a really creative mind, and that’s unique for an athlete. He sees things people don’t see. He’s one of the best I’ve seen around the green, and it’s because he has such a creative insight to his game.” Ban is set to graduate in the spring, and after that he plans to turn professional and attempt to make his way onto the PGA Tour. It’s a realistic path, as evidenced by the success of former UNLV golfers like Ryan Moore, Charley Hoffman and Chris Riley. Ban wants to be the next UNLV alum to make a splash on the pro circuit, and it doesn’t take a creative mind to imagine it happening. “I don’t just think I’m in college now and then I’m going straight to the PGA Tour,” Ban says. “There are so many factors. I have to make Qualifying School first. It doesn’t work out for everyone, and it might not happen for me, but I’ll never stop trying. College has helped shape me for that. “It’s more of a reality than a dream now.”

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BY REBECCA CLIFFORD-CRUZ STAFF WRITER

n 2010, Doug Geinzer sold a media business he had built in Las Vegas and pivoted toward his passion for health care. He volunteered to serve as CEO of the organization that would become Las Vegas HEALS, and still serves in that role today. The nonprofit organization, whose name stands for Health, Education, Advocacy and Leadership in Southern Nevada, is devoted to improving access to and quality of health care in the area.

areas of fertility, brain health, cancer treatment and orthopedics. We successfully recruited Bonati Spine Institute, one of the most globally recognized, minimally invasive spine surgeons, to expand his practice in Las Vegas. His practice focuses on destination medicine, which aligns with our goal of becoming a medical tourism destination. What do you think will be the next big thing in health care? In Las Vegas, sports medicine will be the next big thing. Las Vegas is now home to professional hockey,

soccer and women’s basketball in addition to TripleA baseball, with football arriving in the next couple of years. We have already been treating some of the top athletes and performers in the world, including world-class performers on the Las Vegas Strip. I also believe in the advancement of personalized medicine. No two bodies are the same, nor should they be treated the same. Las Vegas has an opportunity to play a major role in this space, as we have access to our local population of 2.2 million, but more importantly, the 42 million people who visit Las Vegas each year. Are you involved with UNLV’s medical school? If so, do you think the recent departure of President Len Jessup will have an effect on the school’s progress? I have been personally involved with the UNLV School of Medicine from the beginning and am a member of its community advisory board. I am a fan of President Jessup and all that he did to position UNLV to become a top-tier university. His departure is a loss to our community, but I am confident that the School of Medicine will thrive under the leadership of Dean Barbara Atkinson. What has been your most exciting professional project? Developing the nurse residency program in Las Vegas that brought a lot of federal workforce training dollars into health care was exciting. But applying the knowledge gained during that process to the expansion of graduate medical education (physician residencies) will probably be the most rewarding when I look back in 20 years.

How many people are on your staff, and what is your management style? Las Vegas HEALS has two employees. We outsource everything that we are not experts at, including: accounting/payroll, public relations, marketing, legal, event planning, etc. I like to empower those around me, identifying and leveraging their strengths, not improving their weaknesses. Companies are only as good as the people they employ. What advanced or experimental health care is trending in the Valley? Las Vegas has several centers of excellence in the

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Do you have news you’d like to share? Las Vegas HEALS recently moved its offices and is now co-located on the Summerlin campus of Roseman University. This gives the organization a more professional work setting and access to a 98-seat auditorium, where we can host our “Join the Conversation” events. Another big development is that the co-authors of the Regional Strategic Plan for Health & Wellness Travel were invited to Washington, D.C., to present Las Vegas’ success at the World Health Congress.

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VegasInc Notes The Nevada Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles awarded $1,290,293 to 28 off-highway vehicle projects and initiatives in Nevada. Projects funded in 2018 include: n Avalanche training, statewide n Signing of motorized trails in Gold Butte National Monument, Clark County, and in the Boundary Peak area, Esmeralda County n OHV management plans for Prison Hill in Carson City, and Shoshone Trail south of Battle Mountain, Lander County n Trail maintenance and signing throughout the Ruby Mountains, and near Jarbidge and Mountain City, Elko County, as well as the Ranger Trail in the Schell Creek Range, White Pine County n Studies and reconstruction of the flood-damaged Kings Canyon Road, Carson City, in partnership with federal funding n Multiple law enforcement, search and rescue, and education grants throughout Nevada. Winners of SBA Nevada Lender Awards, announced by the Nevada district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration, are: n Top Statewide Lender by Number of Loans: Nevada State Bank (1st place); Meadows Bank (2nd place); Bank of Nevada (3rd place) n Top National Lender-Number of Loans/Average Loan Size: JP Morgan Chase (1st place); Bank of America (2nd place) n Top SBA Regional Lender: Seacoast Commerce Bank (1st place) n Top 504 Lender Number and Dollar Volume: Nevada State

custom fabricated for a sophisticated paneling system that lights up the exterior facade at night. Las Vegas’ Latino Network of Southern Nevada was named the 2018 National League of Cites Cultural Diversity winner at the Congressional Cities Conference in Washington, D.C.

Development Corporation (1st place); Mortgage Capital Development Corp-TMC (2nd place) Las Vegas Billboards acquired space at 4480 Paradise Road, across from the Hard Rock Hotel at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road; and 7750 Dean Martin Drive, visible from Interstate 15 and Blue Diamond Road.

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Gary Platt Manufacturing installed 1,500 chairs at Riverside Resort in Laughlin. The company also provided chairs to Kentucky Downs. The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project presented its “Energy Codes Count Award” to Henderson. The city earned regional recognition for saving its residents and businesses more than $2.3 million on utility bills and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by about 30,254 metric tons over the past four years. Henderson is the only city in SWEEP’s six-state region to receive the award this year, and just the second municipality ever to earn the honor. DC Building Group completed T-Mobile’s signature store in the Showcase Mall. The 10,300-square-foot retail store features a massive pattern of illuminated, diamond-shaped, magenta-colored glass topped with a large LED billboard. The interior includes custom walls, faceted panels, and a staircase lit with thousands of programmable LED lights. DC Building Group implemented energy-efficient glazing with a digital screen for advertising and a new facade screen which was designed and

manager at Planet Hollywood in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace.

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Four brokers from Colliers International-Las Vegas joined the Colliers Everest Club: The 2017 revenues of Dan Doherty, Mike Stuart, Dean Willmore and Brian Riffel place them in the top 10 percent of brokers across the Americas and qualify them as recipients of the award. Six Colliers brokers were included in the Las Vegas Office’s Top 10 Producers for 2017: Chris Clifford, Thomas Olivetti, Taber Thill, Grant Traub, Pat Marsh and Patti Dillon. Dr. Clevis T. Parker Sr. is Nathan Adelson Hospice’s chief medical officer. Patrick Warren is senior estimator and Steven Amico Parker is project superintendent at Nigro Construction. Kate Mazzarella-Minshall is sales

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James Rensvold is senior vice president, private banking manager, and Raine Shortridge is senior vice president, professional banking manager, at Nevada State Bank. Rensvold leads The Private Bank by Nevada State Bank. Shortridge leads the bank’s Professional Banking Group. Attorney Marisa Rodriguez was inducted as the Latino Bar Association president-elect for 2018 (president for 2019). Rodriguez is an associate in Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial’s litigation group. Steak ’n Shake is open at Hooters Casino. The location is the largest Steak ’n Shake in the world. Dr. Marwan Sabbagh is the director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Raul Bouchot is senior client services representative for Gaming Laboratories International. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors awarded a preconstruction services agreement for the 1.4-million-square-foot expansion to the Las Vegas Convention Center to Turner/Martin-Harris, A Joint Venture.

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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation recently elected a new board of directors. Retired Assistant Sheriff Tom Roberts serves as president. Jordan Wirsz, CEO of Savant Investment Partners, is vice president and Joe Murphy, CEO and founder of Murphy Electric, is treasurer. Tom Kovach is secretary. Kovach also serves as executive director of the foundation. The foundation added Judy Stokey, vice president of government and community safety at NV Energy, and Lori Mendenhall with Las Vegas Paving Corporation, to its board. The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law moved up three places to reach its highest point ever—59th out of 194 accredited law schools—in the 2019 edition of the U.S. News & World Report law school rankings. NRT Technology Corp., a digital commerce company that works with the gaming and financial industries, acquired OfferCraft, a software company. Gustavo Herrera was promoted to superintendent at Penta and Bob Parker was promoted to senior safety manager. Kyra Hansen is an estimator on Penta’s preconstruction team; Patrick Wolf is preconstruction coordinator; Dave Bowers is a superintendent; Chris Walker is senior VDC engineer; Kathrina Kobayashi is a project manager; Victor Mejorado and Bryan Hausler are project engineers; and Tim Hutter is senior superintendent. Brian Cook is president of HCA’s Las Vegas-based Far West Division. He oversees operations for eight hospitals, nine surgery Cook centers and other outpatient locations in California and Nevada.

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Records & Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES May 18 2:15 p.m. Laughlin Lagoon dredging, special improvement district No. 162A Clark County, 604855 Tom Boldt at tboldt@ClarkCountyNV.gov 3 p.m. ARC for LED lights countywide Clark County, 604854 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv.gov 3 p.m. ARC for inmate security mattresses Clark County, 604853 Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@ ClarkCountyNV.gov

BROKERED TRANSACTIONS Sales $37,400,000 for 363,450 sq. ft., industrial 8390 & 8385 Eastgate Road, Henderson, 89015 Landlord/Seller: Henderson Freeways Crossing Landlord/Seller agent: Did not disclose Tenant/Buyer: Did not disclose Tenant/Buyer agent: Kevin Higgins, SIOR, of CBRE $12,360,000 for 73,579 sq. ft., industrial 2827 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, 89109 Landlord/Seller: JDLB LLC

Landlord/Seller agent: Chris Clifford, Steve Neiger and Brett Rather Tenant/Buyer: Stirling Club LLC Tenant/Buyer agent: Did not disclose $12,000,000 for 25.77 acres, industrial Executive Airport Drive (APN: 191-03-210-002 & 003), Henderson, 89052 Landlord/Seller: Eliot Holdings, LLC Landlord/Seller agent: Did not disclose Tenant/Buyer: CPG NV Operations, LLC Tenant/Buyer agent: Dan Doherty, SIOR, Paul Sweetland, SIOR, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty $9,338,800 for 50.48 acres, land Hollywood Boulevard and Alto Avenue (APN: 140-14-101-002), Las Vegas, 89156 Landlord/Seller: Mosaic Hollywood 247, LLC Landlord/Seller agent: Vince Schettler Tenant/Buyer: Greystone Nevada, LLC Tenant/Buyer agent: Did not disclose $9,000,000 for 9.23 acres, land Durango Drive and Post Road (APN: 163-33-301-007), Las Vegas, 89113 Landlord/Seller: Southern Nevada Beltway & GKT Acq. Landlord/Seller agent: Scott

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Gragson and Robert Torres Tenant/Buyer: Benefits Plaza, Inc. Tenant/Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,707,660 for 14,320 sq. ft., industrial 8345 Eastgate Road, Henderson, 89015 Landlord/Seller: Henderson Freeway Crossing LLC Landlord/Seller agent: Pat Marsh, SIOR and Sam Newman Tenant/Buyer: Eastgate Henderson, LLC Tenant/Buyer agent: Brian Riffel, SIOR and Tyler Jones $1,500,000 for 5 acres, land Hualapai Way and Dorrell Lane (APN: 125-19-101-003), Las Vegas, 89149 Landlord/Seller: VFR – Southwest Desert Equities, LLC Landlord/Seller agent: Vince Schettler Tenant/Buyer: Richmond American Homes Tenant/Buyer agent: Did not disclose

BUILDING PERMITS $3,500,000, tenant improvement, commercial 2411 Sahara Ave., Las Vegas NP Palace $964,000, office improvement 8365 Eastgate Road, Suite 100, Henderson Anytime Garage Door

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4,004

500,000

150,000

3,981

12,226

100,000

Excalibur 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-597-7777 • excalibur.com

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200,000

100,000

Bellagio 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-693-7111 • bellagio.com Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-731-7110 • caesarspalace.com

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300,000

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