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THE VIRTUAL DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL IS OFFICIALLY A THING EDM will not be silenced. The future of electronic dance music festivals and the return of Las Vegas Strip dayclub and nightclub parties where the genre still thrives are uncertain, but the demand for those sounds is growing. Tens of thousands of viewers tuned in for a three-night livestream event that served as a virtual replacement for this year’s Electronic Daisy Carnival. Insomniac’s EDC Las Vegas Virtual RaveA-Thon was broadcast across multiple platforms featuring live and original DJ sets, with impressive visual production elements raising the stakes for an online dance party. Memorial Day weekend, always one of the biggest dates for Las Vegas pool parties and clubs, brings another online festival to help fill the void. SiriusXM will broadcast the Virtual DisDance Festival May 2224, featuring exclusive, original DJ sets from Calvin Harris, Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Tiësto, Marshmello and more artists performing from home. Listeners can experience the festival on SiriusXM’s BPM channel 51 and on the SiriusXM app starting on May 22 at 1 p.m. The virtual event also will feature a broadcast of a 2011 set from the late Avicii, scheduled to air on May 23 at 3 p.m. Longtime Wynn Nightlife residents The Chainsmokers will host the fest. DisDance is also a benefit fundraiser for the MusiCares COVD-19 Relief Fund to support music industry workers in need. More information can be found at siriusxm. com/disdancefest. –Brock Radke
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MGM RESORTS ARE DROPPING PARKING FEES A newly installed Raiders Way street sign in front of Raiders Headquarters in Henderson. (Wade Vandervort/ Staff)
THE WEEK IN TWEETS ■ “.@FoxNews is no longer the same. We miss the great Roger Ailes. You have more anti-Trump people, by far, than ever before. Looking for a new outlet!” –President Donald Trump, May 18 ■ “It’s time we reward the people who actually make this country work. Not Wall Street CEOs— but the middle class. Ordinary women and men who are capable of doing extraordinary things when given half a chance. That’s who I’ll fight for every single day in the White House.” –Former Vice President Joe Biden, May 19
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■ “Proud to send @RepSusieLee’s bipartisan resolution to the President’s desk and protect tens of thousands of defrauded students, many of whom are hurting now more than ever, by blocking Devos’s harmful student borrower defense rule. @realDonaldTrump must sign it without delay.” –House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, May 19
Good news for those who have just finished bingeing Breaking Bad or The Wire: The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, better known as the Mob Museum, will reopen May 31. The celebrated nonprofit has enacted a number of preventive measures in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic—it’s requiring masks, limiting entry numbers, performing temperature checks, rearranging exhibits to facilitate easier guest flow and increasing the frequency of after-hours deep sanitizing. But perhaps best of all, it will provide every visitor with a bottle of “FDA-approved 80 percent ethanol liquid hand sanitizer,” made on premises in the museum’s Underground distillery. (Craft hand sanitizer! Let that sink in.) Seating in the Speakeasy will provide six feet of separation between tables, and the museum has set aside special hours for medically vulnerable guests and their caretakers, Wednesdays from 8-9 a.m. For more information, visit themobmuseum.org. –Geoff Carter
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SISOLAK RECALL FAILS A judge declined May 18 to waive the deadline for a signature-gathering campaign aimed at recalling Gov. Steve Sisolak. Nearly 244,000 valid signatures of registered voters were needed, but fewer than 16,000 were gathered in February and March. The deadline was May 20.
MGM Resorts International says it’s getting rid of paid parking as it prepares to welcome guests back after the coronavirus shutdown. Casinos statewide have been closed since mid-March after Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered the shutdown of nonessential businesses to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. No date has been set for casinos to resume operations. “MGM Resorts is updating many of our offerings as we prepare to welcome guests back, and that includes implementing free parking,” the company said May 18. The statement did not include any details, but a company spokesman said free parking would be offered for the foreseeable future. In 2016, MGM Resorts became the first resort operator on the Strip to start charging for selfparking and valet service. Self-parking fees ranged from $10 to $18 a day, depending on the property. Other resorts followed suit, though some reverted back to free parking. Some gaming executives have noted that Las Vegas will initially be heavily dependent on the regional drive-in market to help fill resorts.
2 EARTHQUAKES HIT NEVADA A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit western Nevada on May 17, two days after a predawn magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck a remote area of western Nevada, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The May 15 quake was the biggest to hit the region in 65 years. No injuries were reported.
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Daniel Risinger of JoJo’s Jerky, shown at the Downtown Container Park store on May 14. The outdoor shopping and dinning plaza reopened with new social distancing and sanitization guidelines and limited hours.
REOPENED RESTAURANTS For the growing list of local eateries once again open for dine-in service, visit lasvegasweekly.com/ reopenedrestaurants.
3 OBAMA CRITICIZES VIRUS RESPONSE Former President Barack Obama on May 16 criticized U.S. leaders overseeing the nation’s response to the coronavirus, telling college graduates in an online commencement address that the pandemic shows many officials “aren’t even pretending to be in charge.”
4 ACTOR FOUND DEAD IN LAS VEGAS An actor in the film Twilight and his girlfriend were found dead this month in a Las Vegas condominium, authorities said May 19. Foul play was not suspected in the May 13 deaths of Gregory Tyree Boyce, 30, and Natalie Adenike Adepoju, 27. Boyce played Tyler Crowley in the 2008 film.
5 ARENA GREENLIGHTED FOR HOCKEY The Henderson City Council voted 4-1 May 19 to spend $42 million to help build a facility that will host home games of the Vegas Golden Knights’ American League Hockey affiliate. It will also house community events like graduation ceremonies, concerts and youth sporting events.
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The latest on national parks’ reopening plans and the resulting safety concerns By Miranda Willson
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t’s no secret that U.S. Interior Department Secretary David Bernhardt and the Trump administration think it’s time for the national parks to reopen. On April 27, Bernhardt said he planned to reopen parks “as rapidly as possible” under the administration’s direction. But the position is not without controversy, with advocacy groups like the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) concerned about whether the decision could put visitors, staff and surrounding communities at risk. Here’s what Las Vegans considering making the trek to one of the region’s national parks should keep in mind.
Shelter in place, recreate close by Although some businesses have begun reopening in Nevada, the state
is still under a stay-at-home order through May 30. That means, to slow the spread of COVID-19, people are strongly encouraged to avoid unnecessary travel or contact with people outside their household. While it’s healthy to get outside, the U.S. Forest Service, which has kept its recreation areas open, has had trouble managing crowds during the pandemic, said Erica Hupp, spokeswoman for the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Mount Charleston has seen “recordbreaking” visitation since the shelterin-place order was instituted, creating challenges for maintenance and staff safety, and prompting the Forest Service to encourage people to recreate closer to home. “It just doesn’t make it easy when we don’t have our facilities open for people,
especially when the weather is turning so nice,” Hupp said. At nearby Red Rock Canyon, the scenic loop drive, campgrounds and some other heavily traversed areas remained closed at press time, while on the Nevada side of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the visitor center, campgrounds and several coves and other spots were still closed. Time will tell whether national parks will see a similar, higher-than-usual volumes of visitors. Some parks say they will continuously monitor crowds as they reopen and could close again if people fail to practice social distancing.
Know before you go For the most part, national parks are setting their own reopening schedules, so those planning to visit
one should do their research ahead of time. For example, while Zion National Park reopened May 13, Joshua Tree and Death Valley had not announced reopening dates at press time. When Death Valley does reopen, park staffers will install signage promoting social distancing. They also expect record-breaking summer temperatures to deter most visitors, according to spokeswoman Abby Wines. “In a normal summer, the biggest crowds that develop are when air-conditioned buses unload their 50 passengers at the same location,” Wines wrote in an email. “The park has suspended all bus permits, and they won’t be reconsidered until several stages into our reopening plan.” Since Bryce Canyon National Park reopened most of its area May 6—one of
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the first in the region to do so—visitation has been about average, park spokesman Peter Densmore said. The park opened its visitor center May 13, with a cap on the number of people allowed inside to protect staff, Densmore said. Summer is Bryce Canyon’s most popular season, so crowds could soon pick up, particularly during Memorial Day weekend, Densmore said. “We don’t yet know what the rest of the month will look like in terms of visitation, and we’re preparing for the possibility of the park being busy over that holiday weekend especially.” If crowds become unmanageable or create unsafe conditions, Bryce Canyon could close again, Densmore said. “Any success we’ve had so far and any success going forward has been completely dependent upon the cooperation of visi-
tors,” he said. Zion National Park, which reopened May 13, similarly predicts visitation to increase in the coming weeks, park spokesman Jeff Axel said. Right now, the visitor center and some popular hiking spots—including the Narrows, Canyon Overlook Trail, Weeping Rock and some of Angels Landing—are still closed. The scenic drive shuttle also isn’t in service, so visitors can only access that area of the canyon by car or foot; parking is severely limited, helping cap the crowds. “Once the parking is full, we have a gate we bring down to close access,” Axel said. The Grand Canyon has reopened some park areas Monday through Friday. Visitors must enter between 6 and 10 a.m., and, like Zion, the park closes
after sunset. With commercial services shut down, those who visit should plan to be self-sufficient, park spokeswoman Lily Daniels said. “We’re kind of separating the residential areas and keeping all of our customer service contact stations closed,” she said.
Staff, surrounding communities a concern Park reopenings have not been without controversy. For the NPCA, one issue is staff safety. Due to the pandemic, popular parks like Zion don’t have the seasonal staff upon which they normally rely during peak months, said Kristen Brengel, NPCA’s vice president of government affairs. The parks service lim-
ited seasonal hirings, because staffers typically live in communal, dormitorystyle homes, potential incubators of COVID-19, Brengel said. While that’s good for employee safety, it means maintenance, wildlife management and resource protection could be compromised, she said. “We’re worried about the fact that the parks might be less protected this summer, because there aren’t enough staff to manage the use,” Brengel said. One entity wary of reopening the Grand Canyon is the nearby Navajo Nation. The sovereign nation of more than 356,000 people has been hit hard by COVID-19. As of May 13, nearly 4,000 people had contracted the virus, and 114 had died, according to the Navajo Times. Since some visitors travel through the Navajo Nation to get to the Grand Canyon, the nation is opposed to the area reopening, President Jonathan Nez said. “We just don’t want a second round, an increase of coronavirus, here on the Navajo Nation,” Nez said. “I think people need to recognize that we’re all interconnected nowadays. What happens on the Navajo Nation affects us, and vice versa.” Another obvious concern is whether parks themselves could spread the coronavirus. At Zion, which has been reckoning with overcrowding issues for years, social distancing could prove difficult, Brengel said. Now might be the time to implement a long-discussed reservation system, whereby visitors would need to reserve a spot during a designated time in order to enter the park, she said. “At parks like Zion that could easily become overwhelmed with visitors, we need to figure out ways to help people physically distance from each other,” she said. While long-term crowd management plans are not Zion’s focus now, Axel said anyone visiting the park should consider that it could fill up before they arrive. There are plenty of other recreational areas to check out in the region, he said. “There’s beautiful scenery all over the place and lots of things to see and do outside the park, so folks need to have alternate plans for sure,” Axel said.
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Gardener David McClenton II looks over apricots at Vegas Roots. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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TENDING TO A GARDEN CAN HAVE BENEFITS BEYOND THE FOOD IT PROVIDES BY GENEVIE DURANO esearch has shown that spending time outdoors can be beneficial for our mental health, and in this time of social isolation, we can turn our backyards into green space sanctuaries. Avid gardeners swear by the meditative effects of tending to a garden and watching something grow. It requires a kind of patience and presence that soothes the mind and restores our connection to the earth. It’s also a physical activity, and there’s an end result to look forward to—fruits and vegetables that can nourish our bodies. “Gardening has been a lot of help,” says Erin Holloway, manager at Vegas Roots, a community urban garden Downtown. “As for myself and others that come in, they actually find themselves paying attention to the plants and different aspects of gardening, planting and harvesting. It’s quiet and peaceful. You commit to the earth and everything around you.” Vegas Roots offers plots that people can “adopt” for the year and where they can plant whatever they want; the organization does the watering and provides the seeds and the support, with a gardener on staff. It’s a good way for novices to get started and learn the basics, and to join a community of gardeners. “I’ve had people come in [who] were terrified of gardening, afraid of the
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process and not knowing what to do,” Holloway says. “But these people with their little plots have flourished, they are growing things. … It’s fun to watch them come in and enjoy taking care of the plots. They get so excited when they get to harvest stuff.” The effects of gardening are apparent at any age, but for children, learning how things grow is essential for their physical and mental development. That’s why Green Our Planet, a nonprofit conservation organization, aims to plant as many gardens in schools as possible. “When we talk to principals, they actually bring up this idea that they want the garden for the mental health of their students and for their parents,” says Ciara Byrne, founder and co-executive director of Green Our Planet. “At Elaine Wynn Elementary, we built a beautiful and very large garden, and the principal wants to create a meditation space there. Her goal is to have her teachers teach their students how to meditate.” Teachers are learning that having a school garden can help calm kids who are having a difficult day. “The change in location changes the story and changes their mindset,” Byrne says. Cultures around the world have prized the healing effects of gardens and green spaces for centuries. In Japan, there’s a practice called shinrin-
David McClenton II prepares a plot for planting with his son David at Vegas Roots. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
Produce from Chef Johnny Church’s garden (Courtesy)
yoku, or “forest bathing.” It’s the act of being immersed in lush, green forests, absorbing nature through the five senses. The country has a restorative forest program that encourages people to go out and walk trails, and it has been shown to lower hypertension and reduce stress and anxiety, says Kim MacQuarrie, founder and co-executive director of Green Our Planet. South Korea has similar healing gardens, which are used to counter the effects of too much technology. Those of us with backyards can recreate such an environment, and many of us spend more time at home now.
Learning how to grow some of what we eat can also make us more self-sufficient and less reliant on food supply chains that are now being tested and strained. Johnny Church, a local chef who recently opened Johnny C’s Diner, uses produce from his home garden—celery, garlic, tomatoes, herbs, melons and more—at his restaurants. Growing up, Church watched his father tend to the backyard, and now he has embraced the practice, too. “My dad used to say, ‘One day when you get older, you’ll realize yard work is therapy,” Church says. These days, it’s therapy from which we can all benefit.
In his weekly podcast Think Act Be, psychologist Seth J. Gillihan talked to Joe Lamp’l, the Joe behind Joe Gardener (joegardener.com), about tips on getting those seeds planted. ■ Just start. Decide that you’re going to get started, even though you don’t know exactly what you’re doing. Failure is part of learning. ■ Start slow. A simple first step is to grow something in a container that you can put close to your house, so it’s easy to care for. Then grow your garden little by little. ■ Focus on healthy soil. “Soil is life. When you focus on that, good things happen,” Lamp’l says. Avoid synthetic chemicals, and use organic material like compost. ■ Grow what you like. When you choose fruits and vegetables that you want to eat, you’ll have more motivation to stick with it. ■ Know your plants’ needs. Read plant tags carefully so you know the best environment to place them—sun or shade, wet or dry. ■ Pay attention to your plants. Observe them every day and see what’s happening. It’s the best way to get therapeutic benefits from your garden.
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Where barriers were
Revisiting Las Vegas’ Moulin Rouge—the nation’s first racially integrated casino—
The Moulin Rouge on May 23, 1955 (Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas/Courtesy) (Cover photos courtesy UNLV Special Collections, Courtesy, Sun File/Photo Illustration)
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ometimes, it doesn’t take long to change the course of history. Such was the case for Las Vegas’ Moulin Rouge. Opened on May 24, 1955, it lasted just six months before being shut down. But in that time, it broke a key color barrier, becoming the first racially integrated casino-resort in the United States. This month marks the 65th anniversary of the Moulin Rouge’s opening, a good time to reflect on its pivotal role in the history of our Valley and beyond.
Why the Moulin Rouge?
Las Vegas still seems like such a new city, many might assume it arrived after the ugliness of Jim Crow and the advances of the civil rights movement. But what has become an inclusive haven was once restricted to whites. Minorities toiled in kitchens and performed for audiences, but they weren’t permitted to mingle on casino floors, sleep in hotels or eat in restaurants. They worked on the Strip but stayed in boarding houses on what is now known as Las Vegas’ Historic Westside. In his 2008 book, The Moulin Rouge and Black Rights in Las Vegas: A History of the First Racially Integrated Hotel-Casino, CSN social sciences professor Earnest N. Bracey describes the era as “ugly history,” during which the city had an “almost total disregard for the wellbeing of the black community.” Las Vegas Sun founder and publisher Hank Greenspun publicized that sentiment in a 1955 newspaper column, writing, “Las Vegas has long been a backward town in its attitude toward civil rights and race relations.” And his son Brian—now CEO and publisher of the Sun and Greenspun Media Group, which includes Las Vegas Weekly—added to it in a 2014 column: “This nightmare of racial segregation stained our town.” During the early 1950s, as the early wave of casinos sprung up on the Strip and Downtown, one group of investors sensed a different opportunity, setting out to create a luxury resort to rival the competition. The difference: its location, on the Historic Westside. Located at 900 W. Bonanza Road, the Moulin Rouge was named after the famous Parisian cabaret. The French flair added an element of glamour, while also alluding to a European city with views on race relations far more progressive than much of the United States at the time.
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The Moulin Rouge showroom, being prepared for opening night, May 1955 (Nevada State Museum/Las Vegas, Courtesy)
Anna Bailey (top left) and other entertainers at the Moulin Rouge in 1955 (Courtesy)
Remembering the Moulin Rouge ‘Dignity and pride’
By all accounts, the Moulin Rouge was a roaring success. On the exterior of the gleaming modern building, a giant neon sign attracted passersby. It was hand-drawn by Betty Willis—of “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign fame— and today it’s on display at Downtown’s Neon Museum. Nearly a decade before “Viva Las Vegas” was written, the Moulin Rouge captured its spirit: dazzling entertainment including can-can danc-
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ers and high-quality live music, along with elevated cuisine. Security guards dressed as spiffy French gendarmes manned the entrance, while a “ladies shop” featured “style, quality and popular prices,” with designer dresses and “a complete line of furs for milady,” as advertised in a flyer from the time. And former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis served as a host. Most significantly, it all happened against a backdrop of civic progress. “It was a revolutionary concept—the notion of providing a sense of
racial togetherness and harmony at a hotel-casino,” Bracey writes. The Moulin Rouge provided well-paying jobs, empowerment and political clout for black Las Vegans, while serving as the “heart of the black community,” Bracey explains. “Building the Moulin Rouge was an extraordinary achievement, as it increased contact and interaction between blacks and whites in Las Vegas. … For a time, the dream was brought to fruition on a grand scale.”
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They were there
The newspaperman’s story
Boots Wade and other dancers perform the Watusi at the Moulin Rouge’s opening on May 24, 1955. (Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas/Courtesy)
Katie Duncan, president of the Historic Westside Chamber of Commerce, was too young to visit the Moulin Rouge in its heyday, but she marvels at its accomplishments: “Can you imagine not being able to go to a hotel, and suddenly they open one just for you? And then all the white people come, too? We were told it was the first time that black people really felt like they had dignity and pride, because they were equal.”
“It was a revolutionary concept— the notion of racial togetherness and harmony.” –Earnest N. Bracey
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Moulin Rouge damaged by a fire, later determined to have been caused by arson
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The following is an excerpt from a 1955 column by Las Vegas Sun founder Hank Greenspun. “The Moulin Rouge Hotel is a positive, affirmative act toward the belief that all men are created equal. To be told by a colored waiter: ‘It was my pleasure to serve you and I hope I will soon have this opportunity again,’ is something which I have yet to hear elsewhere in all my years in Las Vegas. It gives a person a warm, friendly glow. You walk away feeling like somebody. It brings a new dignity to man. There are few hotels in Las Vegas that can boast of such championship among their staff. Somehow, I cannot put myself in the frame of mind of “they and we”— the white man and the black man. I thrilled as much to Joe Louis winning the heavyweight championship of the world as I did when Jack Dempsey was on top. And who greets me and makes me feel at home in the Moulin Rouge but my longtime idol, Joe Louis. Sonny Bowell, former star basketball player of the Harlem Globetrotters and general manager of the new hotel, lights up the place with his big, cheery smile for everyone. Popular Jimmy Gay, longtime Las Vegas resident and one of the fastest trackmen in the Southwest Conference, when he ran for Arkansas State Uni-
versity, is another champion member of the staff. Mercer Ellington, son of the one and only Duke Ellington, writes the musical scores. Benny Carter, one of the great sax players in the country, is the bandleader, and for putting a chorus line together and staging a production, Clarence Robinson has to be ‘the mostest,’ for what he has done with the Moulin Rouge show. I have seen entertainment of every type, kind and description on Broadway, Las Vegas and Paree. There might have been better shows than the Moulin Rouge, but I can’t recall any this minute and it’s a cinch there were few more lavish or exciting than the dancing of the Tropi-Can-Can Revue, the comedy routine of Stump and Stumpey, and the warm singing and friendly personality of the Master of Ceremonies, Bob Bailey. From the men in the light and sound booth at the back of the dining room to every entertainer on the stage, everything about the show is top performance. And it would be criminal negligence if I failed to mention the food served at the Moulin Rouge. There is none finer. I like the Moulin Rouge Hotel. I like what it stands for. As a citizen of Las Vegas, I appreciated the efforts of the operators and hope they will be most successful.” (Sun File)
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Showgirls at the Moulin Rouge in May 1955: (clockwise from lower left) Barbara McCory, Jane Craddock, Norma Talbert, Lorraine Riley, Anna Bailey, Dee Dee Jasmin and (center) Norma Washington (UNLV Special Collections/Courtesy)
Remembering the Moulin Rouge
They were there
A dancer’s story Dancer Anna Bailey was performing in Buffalo, New York, with producer Clarence Robinson when they got the call about a job at the Moulin Rouge. “We were just ecstatic, just overjoyed, just so excited about coming out here,” Bailey says from her home in Las Vegas. The casino flew out about 20 girls, along with several photographers, Bailey recalls. “We were very impressed.” But a surprise was in store for the dancer. “We went past the Strip and we kept on driving. We didn’t know where the Moulin Rouge was. Then we went under the underpass. We just looked at each other and were kind of shocked.” The New Yorker had expected the casino to be on the Strip, “but when we saw the Moulin Rouge, it was really beautiful. We were happy once we got there.” Bailey performed at the Moulin Rouge for the entirety of its tenure. Her late husband, Bob, was the show’s singer, master of ceremonies and, later, a leader in the local push for civil rights. “It was a wonderful experience,” Bailey says. “The lighting was so beautiful there. And the shows … we did the can-can. We blew the one at the Tropicana away, because ours was more acrobatic, with more swing and a faster tempo.” The dancer-turned-businesswoman, who still refers to the casino as “the Rouge,” says she has always hoped it would open up again. “I might not see it, but maybe it’ll happen one day.”
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The Moulin Rouge sits empty on May 8, 1997. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
A dream deferred
The Moulin Rouge had everything going for it, with one notable exception. Like other casinos of the era, it faced financial troubles. Some mystery surrounds the exact reason for the closure. Some historians, including gaming historian and UNLV administrator David G. Schwartz, point to unpaid debts or insolvency, while others suspect institutional racism. Perhaps the shutdown was a way to protect Strip casino owners from competition—the Moulin Rouge’s popular 2:30 a.m. show had begun drawing crowds away from white-owned resorts. Whatever the reason, in October 1955, less than a year after its promising birth, the sheriff locked the doors to the Moulin Rouge. Over the course of the decades to come, the property opened and closed, cycling through various owners and offerings. It made civil rights history again in March 1960, as the host site of a meeting resulting in a critical desegregation agreement for the Strip and Downtown, brokered by Hank Greenspun.
But the Moulin Rouge would never recapture the glitz of its original incarnation. “It was never the same glamour,” says Claytee White, director of UNLV’s Oral History Research Center. “From time to time, people did come in with entertainment. [It was] just never the same. Never that glamorous line of dancers. Never the restaurant again with the fabulous food. Never the dress shop again. It wasn’t the same place.” White, also too young to have visited the Moulin Rouge in its prime, has gathered oral histories from many of those who did experience it. She says that if she could go back in time, she would love to witness the opening-night crowd, mingle with Joe Louis and dine at the casino’s restaurant. “All the waiters wore white gloves,” she says. After the Moulin Rouge suffered from a string of fires over the years—at least one due to arson—the city cleared the way for it to be torn down in 2010.
An enduring legacy
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few of the physical artifacts that remain. But the legend of the Moulin Rouge lives on. Plans are in the works to rebuild the Moulin Rouge, to relaunch it as an anchor for the Historic Westside. The new version would include educational and museum components in addition to commercial aspects. Whether that happens remains to be seen—other such efforts over the years haven’t come to fruition—but regardless, the Moulin Rouge has already made an indelible mark on Las Vegas. “What happened at the Moulin Rouge 60 years ago … was a major component in the growth of Las Vegas,” Brian Greenspun said during a Moulin Rouge Agreement Day video panel in March. “Without that agreement, I dare say Las Vegas would be a very different place, if indeed it was a place at all.” Opening its casinos and other venues to people of all colors and creeds helped Las Vegas become the Entertainment Capital of the World, Brian Greenspun continued. The integration agreement signed at the Moulin Rouge allowed Las Vegas to lead the country towards unity. “Everybody saw Las Vegas was integrated from that day forward, … [and] nothing bad happened,” he said. “So they went back to places where they lived, and it was much easier for them to accept what was coming and what should have always been there.” Born in 1952, comedian and star Las Vegas performer George Wallace is old enough to have experienced segregation firsthand. Though the Moulin Rouge peaked before his time, Wallace reveres and appreciates those who came before. “Every day I thank God for people like Redd Foxx, Sammy Davis Jr. and Lena Horne,” he says. “They paved the way for people like me to be able to walk out on those stages every night.” Wallace considers the Moulin Rouge a part of a story that’s still unfolding. “We’re making progress, [but] we still got a lot of work to do,” he says. “As great as Las Vegas is, there’s still separation there a little bit, and separation everywhere. We’re doing what we can and making the best of what we do.”
They were there
A barber’s story Jesse L. Wesley has run Wesley’s Barber Shop at 1320 D St. for 65 years, which means it dates back about as long as the original Moulin Rouge. He’s still cutting hair at age 91. “I cut most of the fellas’ hair,” Wesley says of the elite crowd of Vegas entertainers who frequented the Moulin Rouge, folks like Sammy Davis Jr. and Lou Rawls, whose photos adorn the walls of his shop. “I enjoyed people like Joe Louis and B.B. King—all of the entertainers.”
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During the Moulin Rouge’s 1955 heyday, Wesley spent his Mondays watching the musicians rehearse at the hotel. “At the Moulin Rouge, you could hear some of the best music that you wanted to hear at that moment—free,” Wesley says. “It was a nice, large room. It was really a party time if you loved to dance. I wasn’t that much of a dancer.” But, Wesley remembers, times were tough, too. “I loved it, but the Strip didn’t really care for it. If you worked at the Strip and visited the Moulin Rouge and they found out, they would fire you.”
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LET’S LEGO! YOUR NEXT CREATIVE PROJECT MIGHT BE HIDING, DISCARDED, UNDER YOUR KID’S BED BY GEOFF CARTER
o kids love Lego? Sure; just ask your bare feet in the middle of the night. But the appeal of the brick—and yes, this lengthy shutdown—is luring an increasing number of adults to discover the calming qualities of working with colorful, pleasing-to-hold blocks that can be used to build virtually anything and, unlike puzzle pieces, always fit together no matter what. Here’s an introduction to this “system of play.”
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AN EVOLVING TOY STORY These days, most people think of Lego in terms of licensed sets: Harry Potter, Star Wars, DC Superheroes and the like. (Lego has its own proprietary sets, as well: the City and Ninjago series stand out.) Most of these sets are enormous, detailed builds with lots of tiny pieces; odds are you’ve put one together for your kids when they got bored or frustrated with the project. There’s nothing inherently wrong with these branded behemoths—they draw in millions of new young Lego fans yearly—but there’s not much imagination required to assemble them. A few years ago, however, an adult generation weaned on Lego returned to it—and the first thing they did was throw out the instructions. Makers recognized the play system’s virtually limitless potential for building most anything. Artists became intrigued with Lego’s color spectrum and the challenges of making rounded figures with its largely rectangular bricks and flat tiles. And others simply recognized in Lego a calming, creative thing to do with one’s hands—building tiny objects or abstract shapes, or simply taking a random fistful of bricks and tiles and seeing what happens next. These “Adult Fans of Lego” (AFOL— yes, it’s a real thing) inspired the Lego Group to launch its Architecture series—model kits featuring such famed buildings as the Space Needle and the Louvre, and iconic city skylines such as Shanghai and, yes, Las Vegas.
LIFE OF LEGO Founded by master carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen during the early 20th century as a purveyor of wooden toys, the Billund, Denmark-based Lego Group— its name a portmanteau of “leg godt,” Danish for “play well”—began making its “automatic binding bricks” in 1949, alongside a variety of products that included toy trucks, wooden blocks and pinball games. In 1955, Kristiansen’s son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen decided to streamline Lego’s offerings into a single “system of play,” centered around an early version of the plastic bricks we know today. Over the next 65 years, Lego continually refined its play system, improving upon its interlocking qualities (1958); adding wheels (1961), larger Duplo bricks for toddlers (1969), erector set-like Technic gears and axles, and minifigures (1978); and even reformulating the materials used to make the bricks themselves: originally made from cellulose acetate, today they’re a polymer called ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene). Recently, the company began experimenting with a plant-based plastic made
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HOW TO (ADULT) LEGO You don’t need to spring for one of Lego’s grown-up themed sets—such as the 960-piece Fiat 500, or the Central Perk café from Friends— to climb aboard the AFOL bandwagon.
Get your hands on some bricks. If your kids have outgrown their old Lego sets, just look under their beds and reclaim them. If you don’t have kids, check on eBay for bags of loose Lego; you can buy them fairly cheaply by the pound. Lego also sells loose brick assortment starter kits, which you can find online at Target or Amazon or through Lego itself ((lego.com/ en-us/themes/classic). en-us/themes/classic
Wash your secondhand Lego. The company recommends water no hotter than 104 degrees and a soft cloth or sponge. But old bricks can survive a trip through a dishwasher and/or washing machine— sealed up inside a fine mesh bag, cleansed with mild detergent and forgoing the drying cycle that will almost certainly melt the plastic. (Spread them out on a towel to air-dry. Avoid direct sun; the colors will fade.) But do wash them. Even pre-COVID-19, using secondhand Lego bricks without a good wash was illadvised.
Sort the bricks and tiles by color. You don’t have to do this, but it’s an integral part of good building. What was a chaos of colors and shapes can become a finely systematized painter’s palette.
Start small. A few years back, a kid entered a single, skinny rectangular yellow brick in a Lego-building contest. His concept? “Worm.” Joke or not, that’s a fine way to start working with Lego: Reduce what you want to build to its most basic shape, and make it with as few bricks and as few colors as possible. That will begin to give you a feel for what Lego bricks can make—and the confidence to go bigger and bolder.
Visit Lego Ideas. Head to ideas.lego. com to see what other makers are coming up with. Some could become real, licensed Lego sets. Some are just the right kind of crazy. And if you want to blow your own mind, search this site for “tensegrity” and see what builders are doing with bricks and magnets.
SPARE PIECES ■ Legoland: The Lego Group licenses this chain of family theme parks, with locations in Carlsbad, California, and worldwide. The parks have some thrill rides, but they’re mostly about hands-on play. ■ Lego House: Located in Billund, this is the Willy Wonka factory of Lego—a 129,000 square-foot architectural showplace filled with “Lego waterfalls” and 25 million bricks (legohouse.com/en-gb). Like the theme parks, it’s currently closed due to COVID-19. ■ Movies: While the Lego Group has been co-financing animated “brickfilms” for years, most of them were direct-to-video efforts until 2014’s funny and inventive The Lego Movie upped the ante. Its success created an entire franchise, with a sequel and two spin-offs. ■ Lego Masters: This reality competition series, hosted by The Lego Batman Movie star Will Arnett, pits adult Lego masters against one another in a series of increasingly complex building challenges.
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Read up. Lego publishes a lot of how-to books; this article draws information from one, 2009’s The Lego Book. But there are a number of independent titles worth checking out, particularly Jeff Freisen’s Lego Micro Cities and Tom Alphin’s The Lego Architect. Alphin also has a website, brickarchitect.com, that provides invaluable building and storage tips.
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There are two things you should know about Cowboy Bebop, the influential 1998 anime series created by Shinichiro Watanabe. The first is that Netflix is remaking it as a live-action series starring Star Trek’s John Cho and Luke Cage’s Mustafa Shakir (good casting). Second: It’s hard to imagine it standing up to the original. Bebop is a miracle—a bouillabaisse of sci-fi, film noir, westerns and human drama, with an ineffable jazz soundtrack by the great Yoko Kanno. Don’t wait for the remake. Hulu. –Geoff Carter
Why quarantine at home when you could instead isolate at Hogwarts? To help wizards of all ages endure the pandemic, the official Harry Potter website (wizardingworld.com) has gathered celebrities to read J.K. Rowling’s seminal Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Actor Daniel Radcliffe reads Chapter 1, followed by Eddie Redmayne, Stephen Fry and others. Spotify or wizardingworld.com/ chapters. –C. Moon Reed
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Known for exploring the depths of mundane absurdity, Haruki Murakami takes magical realism to bizarre levels in this collection of short stories, published by the famed Japanese author at the beginning of his career in the early 1990s. For the unacquainted, The Elephant Vanishes serves as an entryway into many of Murakami’s later works, forming the beginning sketches of characters that reappear in future novels. From a woman who hasn’t slept in 17 days to a newlywed couple that robs a McDonald’s, Murakami brings surreal, dreamlike eeriness to the humdrum of waking life. –Leslie Ventura
The first season of Dead to Me ended on a cliffhanger, and Season 2 picks up right there. The dark comedy starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini is even better this time around—the relationship between the two women, who were brought together through a horrific event, deepens as they face even more dire circumstances. Applegate, whose body of work goes back to her teens, contributes some of her strongest. Kelly Bundy’s all grown up, and she can take care of herself just fine. (And in a clever bit of casting, Katey Sagal, who played mom Peggy Bundy on Married… With Children, makes a cameo.) Netflix. –Genevie Durano
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Don Ahern (left) and Chef Marc Sgrizzi are readying the Ahern Hotel for its official debut. (Natalie Pence/Courtesy)
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Resort ramp-up Ahern Hotel builds toward its launch with Italian cuisine and a focus on locals By Brock Radke hern Rentals is one of the most familiar equipment companies in Las Vegas, essentially born in 1953 when John Ahern purchased a gas station at the site where the Strat hotel and casino now stands. Don Ahern was also born in Las Vegas that year. After joining his father’s company in the 1970s, he helped grow Ahern Rentals into the largest independently owned equipment rental company in the country. Last year, the Ahern name was applied to a slightly more famous Las Vegas industry for the first time, when Don Ahern purchased the shuttered Lucky Dragon hotel and casino for $36 million out of bankruptcy—just around the corner from that same Strat site—and started making plans to convert its casino into convention and meeting space. Room reservations went public in February at the Ahern Hotel, and a July Fourth grand opening event was in the works when the COVID-19 crisis struck. It’s going to take a little while longer for the complete vision of this unique property to be realized, but the public can get a taste of what’s in store right now. Ahern has been working with longtime local chef and restaurateur Marc Sgrizzi of Chef Marc’s Trattoria in Lakeside Village on a full portfolio of dining options at the hotel. Until a proper opening, Ahern Hotel and Sgrizzi are offering curbside pickup and dine-in options including specialty meals in exclusive spaces that have been converted from private gaming salons. “If somebody wants to go out to eat but wants to be extra careful, we’ve got options,” Sgrizzi says. “You can eat in a completely private dining room at your own table with no one else around, or you can go to another room with others where it’s spaced perfectly and you have a beautiful view of the Strip.” Sgrizzi has operated several Italian restaurants in Las Vegas during the past 20 years, including Marc’s World Cuisine, Mezzo, Parma and Novecento Pizzeria. He made a fan of Ahern at Marc’s Trattoria, on the corner of Sa-
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hara and Durango, and began making plans to lead food and beverage operations at the hotel last year. Sgrizzi doesn’t currently have plans to reopen that off-Strip restaurant since he’s focusing on the Ahern property, set to eventually include a new version of the trattoria, an Italian steakhouse, an interactive weekend brunch experience with an expo kitchen, a coffee shop featuring regional Italian pastries and desserts and other concepts. “For me, this is a really exciting part of my career here,” Sgrizzi says. “I’ve known Don for a long time, but when he approached me for this and we started making moves—and then COVID made it happen a little quicker—I put all my energy and effort into this property. I’m really proud of this team, which is really supportive and working together as one big family.” Working out of the hotel’s multiple spacious kitchen facilities, that team has been feeding first responders with discounted meals during the economic shutdown while offering takeout options and menu favorites from Marc’s Trattoria. The property is also adding a multimedia studio of sorts to its amenities, and the chef has been producing food-focused digital content and sharing it on his What’s Cooking With Chef Marc YouTube channel. Ahern Hotel is a 2.5-acre property with 204 hotel rooms in a nine-story tower located on West Sahara Avenue just steps away from Las Vegas Boulevard. Room reservations can be made at ahernhotel.com, and restaurant reservations can be made via Yelp or by calling 725-214-4950. Food is the focus right now, Ahern says, but serving locals is the overall objective, and that will continue once the hotel is able to complete its renovations and book more meetings and special events. Ahern says he’s planning to spend $8 million to $10 million on updates and upgrades he hopes will be finished in October. “I think it will be a fun destination for locals,” Ahern says. “We [also] think we’re building something for exhibitors at a convention and [business people] [who] may want to do a complete buyout of the entire hotel and have an expanded exhibit area for a really big [event] for all their customers. But we will always be here for locals, particularly from a food point of view.”
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You should be dancing Las Vegas’ Javesque feeds his music with his culture and his heritage By Leslie Ventura want people to dance to and choreographer Eva Soriano, my music.” That’s the who used the University of Mexico primary goal for Javier as a stunning backdrop while variEsqueda, who produces ous dancers vogue, pop and lock to and performs under the name the beat. Javesque. So far, so good. “I hardly come out in the music Esqueda’s latest single, March’s video at all, because I don’t want “Hold It Down”—a collaborato be seen,” Esqueda says. “I want tion with Vegas singer Justin it to be more about the dancing.” Ingalis—is an icy house anthem Esqueda began making music perfect for sweaty, at age 18 but shelved JAVESQUE strobing dancefloors, his early projects until twitter.com/javesquee created with LGBT forming Stella Novae, crowds in mind. an electronic/indie youtu.be/N-b73feJLOk “Pop/EDM—that’s duo with Las Vegan spoti.fi/2ZeYFM7 the kind of music I’m Elliott Garfias, last making right now,” year. The pair are still he says. “It’s more working on new songs, [about] expressing yourself and but Esqueda says he’s exploring just being super gay. I just wanted his artistic depths most with to be 100 percent myself.” Javesque. Also central to Esqueda’s art is For “Hold It Down,” he worked his Mexican-American heritage. with another Las Vegas musician, He hopes tapping into his own the 25-year-old Ingalis. “Justin stories can give other people the is another local LGBTQ singer, confidence to explore theirs. and we liked each other’s music,” “It’s really important to me to Esqueda says. After connecting bring out my culture in my music, online, the two vocalists began because I want to represent who to work on the track. “It just put I am,” Esqueda says. “I am a Chiitself together. It was really magicano. I was born in LA and raised cal,” Esqueda says. in Las Vegas. Spanish music is a With music venues closed big part of my culture.” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Esqueda recalls growing up and Esqueda has turned his attenhearing his mom blast Spanish tion to releasing an album this music on Saturday mornings. “I summer, working out plans for an used to hate it,” he says. “But now exclusive CD and T-shirt bundle. I love it. I want to show people [my “CDs are so vintage and oldmusic] in a different language and school,” he says. “It gives people speak to them and have their voice a first look into what’s going to be be heard, too.” coming out [online]. It’s not just That feeling comes across in the about music. It’s the visuals and music video for “Hold It Down.” the presentation and what you Esqueda handed the reins to friend stand for.”
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SCENE Vegas Unveiled unspools a timely love letter to local artists and performers By Geoff Carter
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obin Barcus Slonina always has a number of things going on, creatively speaking. She’s the proprietor of Skin City Body Painting; a producer and judge on the Game Show Network’s body painting competition show Skin Wars; and she’s involved with several local art ventures at any given time. But when COVID-19 hit, she and her husband, Cirque du Soleil performer Jimmy Slonina, and their young son were caught unprepared, like thousands of other Vegas entertainers and their families. “We have no income right now,” she says. That doesn’t mean Robin Slonina isn’t busy, however. One of her long-term production projects came to fruition at just the right time—a syndicated local show called Vegas Unveiled. Created in collaboration with show host Ross Gibson—in less-stressful times, a star of Cirque’s Mystère—and Kenneth Johnson, president of local production company Vegas the Network, Unveiled is a “variety docuseries” that endeavors to shine a light on the entertainers, artists, industry specialists and behind-the-scenes folks that make this city a showplace. And while the coronavirus has strongly affected production of the four-days-a-week show—the cast and crew were only able to complete three days of studio filming and a few days of remote production before the shutdown—Vegas Kenneth Johnson Unveiled is still a compelling watch, largely because of its limitations. “We’re getting behind-the-scenes stories about all of these Vegas personalities,” Slonina says. “This is a city that depends so much on visitors and tourism, and we’re all just in this suspended animation, this weird holding pattern where we’re trying to figure out our futures. “This TV show [looks at] what all of these creatives are doing with this time off—and where they’re pivoting, like the stilt walker who’s now doing paintings in a home studio. Everybody’s finding their other skills and talents, and we kind of go to their homes and are privy to what those things are.” Slonina dreams of immaculately produced segments with eye-catching establishing shots and gliding camera work—“really tight and beautiful, like Art, performance and more on Vegas Unveiled (Courtesy)
a travel show.” But due to the coronavirus shutdown and the show’s breakneck production pace—it’s producing 12 segments a week—there are lots of provided clips, interviewee-shot footage and Zoom calls. But every now and again, there’s a guest like Cirque performer Jonas Woolverton, whose segment reveals the show’s incredible potential. Woolverton, a master of the Cyr Wheel—a giant metal hoop he uses to roll and spin his entire body across the stage—is shot two ways: via Zoom and in a series of gorgeous Gibson-produced vignettes, of the (safely masked) performer twirling and rolling silently down the abandoned Strip. Hosts Gibson and Amy Ling conduct fascinating interviews with the likes of Lijana Wallenda, the high-wire performer who rebounded from what could have been a career-ending injury to conduct a historic wire walk across Times Square; mentalist Paul Draper, who manages some mind-blowing magic even over Zoom; and the artists and business owners who transformed Main Street from a boarded-up wasteland to a drive-through art gallery pretty much overnight. There are food segments, clips of performers bench-pressing other people and even “story time” segments featuring local artists like Joseph Watson and Susan Jean Deneau. It’s nothing short of a love letter to our town’s furloughed creative workforce, at a time when we need it most. Vegas Unveiled is showing on the YTA network (ytatv.com), a dedicated channel for Roku subscribers. For those of you with a digital Amy Ling antenna, it plays over the air locally on channel 18.2. Or just subscribe to Vegas Unveiled’s YouTube page (bit. ly/2ZeCN3m). Whichever way you take in the show, it should calm your nerves, while simultaneously stoking the fire burning under your motivations. “One of our taglines is, ‘It’s your virtual Vegas vacation’,” Slonina says. “Sit back, relax, take a break from the news of the day and let us take you to the local hot spots—like, let’s go down this alley to a karaoke bar, or let’s go to Rockin Bettie’s boutique. It’s a little bit of escapism.”
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Tricky timing
The pandemic has presented an extra test for these new Las Vegas restaurants
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delicious, healthy meal, but also when pening a restaurant under the you want to celebrate a special occabest of circumstances is difficult sion. We are very excited to share that enough. Launching one during a part of our model with our customers.” pandemic poses unprecedented Johnny Church, a Strip veteran and challenges. Chopped winner, is a beloved figure on Oscar Sanchez, a veteran chef who the local culinary scene. Johnny C’s has worked at Caesars Palace and the Diner (8175 Arville St.) had been in the Bellagio, opened Lira Cafe (9886 S. works for months, and Church signed a Maryland Parkway) in Silverado lease two weeks before the shutRanch the day before the down. Not to be deterred, shutdown began, only to he took the extra time to close up shop the next fine-tune the details of day. “We put a lot of the breakfast-and-lunch effort [and] money in restaurant, which pays this place for us to get homage to his Midwestgoing, and we had a ern roots using the best good feeling,” Sanchez ingredients he can find, says. “But then this including produce from came by, and we were like, his home garden. oh, my God, what are we “It took a month or so Lira Cafe’s going to do now?” to be like, ‘OK, what am I Oscar Sanchez Lira, which specializes gonna do? How long is this in Mediterranean and all gonna last?’” Church says “[Then] I Lebanese cuisine, immediately pivoted just shifted to, well, I’ll just open to-go, to curbside pickup and delivery, but because I figured by around this time Sanchez says it’s been tough getting they would be lifting [restrictions] to customers to try a new spot while everyat least get some sort of dining going one has been staying at home. For now, on in the restaurant. So it was a good he’s waiting to get everything in order time to just work out recipes [and] so he can open up the dining room. train staff.” Chikyū Vegan Sushi Bar (1780 E. Johnny C’s dining room, which Serene Ave.), a high-end plant-based Japanese eatery, was originally scheduled to open on March 20, but had to Cousins New York Pizza & Pasta (Courtesy) postpone until May 7, offering to-go orders only in the meantime. The restaurant had been in the works for about a year, says Casson Trenor, a partner in Shizen Hospitality Group, which also runs Shizen, a popular plant-based restaurant in San Francisco. Like Lira, Chikyū has faced an uphill battle letting people know it’s here. “It’s not easy to get the word out right now,” Trenor says. “The news cycles are dominated by the health crisis and other important issues. We’re just a little business, so it’s a challenge to make a splash. That said, we’ve been incredibly humbled by the outpouring of support we have already received by the local vegan community.” Another challenge for Chikyū: showing customers its artful plating and food design, which doesn’t translate as well in to-go containers. “Chikyū is meant to be an elegant, thoughtful dining experience,” Trenor says. “We want you to join us not only when you want a
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opened on May 15, seats about 60, with additional patio seating. For his new spot, Church actually sees the 50 percent capacity reduction guideline as a good thing—for now. “Normally, when you would do an opening, you don’t want to let the floodgates open anyway. So I think that’s a silver lining,” he says. Jared Weiss and Mitchell Kane, cousins and business partners who opened Cousins New York Pizza & Pasta (9773 W. Flamingo Road) on May 5, found that bad timing can lead to a greater purpose. During their grand opening week, they delivered 1,000 free pizzas to frontline workers in a show of support and gratitude. “We just kept with the plan,” Weiss says. “And as longtime Las Vegans, we figured at minimum we could help our community. So that’s when we decided to help out hospitals, first responders and locals in the community who are in need.” These aren’t easy times for restaurateurs, whether they’ve been in business 30 years or three weeks. One thing they do have here is a food-loving community eager to support them whenever they open their doors. “Vegas is a small big town,” Church says. “I know everybody rallies for each other.”
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For more locations, visit lasvegasweekly.com/foodguide.
Food and Drink Takeout & Delivery Guide Valleywide Above the Crust abovethecrustpizza.com n Pizza Now reopened
Capriotti’s capriottis.com n Sandwiches Now reopened
Distill distillbar.com n Bar food Now reopened
Foodie Fit foodiefitmeals.com n Healthy Delivery
Freed’s Bakery freedsbakery.com n Bakery Takeout & Delivery
Greens and Proteins greensandproteins.com n Healthy Now reopened
Hummus Bowls hummusbowls.com n Mediterranean Now reopened
Panchos Vegan Tacos panchovegano.com n Mexican Takeout & Delivery (Postmates, Grubhub)
Sweet Poke sweetpoke.com n Poke Now reopened
LIQUOR Parsley parsleymediterranean.com n Mediterranean Now reopened
Pinkbox pinkboxdoughnuts.com n Doughnuts Takeout & Delivery (Postmates)
Port of Subs portofsubs.com n Sandwiches Takeout & Delivery (Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates)
Rachel’s Kitchen rachelskitchen.com n Healthy Now reopened
ROBERTO’S robertostacoshop.com n Mexican Now reopened
Sapporo sapporolv.com n Asian Now reopened
Liquor World Multiple locations liquorworldlv.com n Liquor Delivery
Downtown / Central Able Baker 1510 S. Main St. 702-479-6355 ablebakerbrewing.com n Brewery Now reopened
Bajamar 1615 Las Vegas Blvd. S. 702-331-4266 bajamarbajastyle.com n Mexican Takeout
The Blind Pig 4515 Dean Martin Drive 725-214-4474 app.theblindpignv.com n American Now reopened
Bocho 124 S. 6th St. #150 702-750-0707 bochosushi.com n Sushi Now reopened
Cornish Pasty 10 E. Charleston Blvd. 702-862-4538 cornishpastyco.com n English Takeout & Delivery (Postmates, In-house)
Downtown Terrace 707 Fremont St. 702-553-2542 downtownterracelv.com n American Takeout & Delivery (Postmates, Uber Eats)
Guilt Free Glutton 955 Grier Drive #D2 702-915-7124 theguiltfreeglutton.com n Meal prep Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash, Postmates)
Naked City Pizza 4608 Paradise Road 702-722-2241 nakedcitylv.com n Pizza Delivery (Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates)
Grouchy John’s 6350 W. Charleston Blvd. #110 702-485-6520 grouchyjohns.com n Coffee Takeout & Delivery (Uber Eats)
Nora’s Kitchen 5780 W. Flamingo Road 702-873-8990 norascuisine.com n Italian Now reopened
Gyro Time 5239 W. Charleston Blvd. 702-878-6393 gyrotime.com n Mediterranean Takeout
El Dorado Cantina 3025 S. Sammy Davis Jr. Drive 702-722-2289 eldoradocantina.com n Mexican Takeout & Delivery
Hunk-A-Love Bakery 3460 E. Sunset Road #M 702-606-7400 n Bakery Delivery
Every Grain 1430 E. Charleston Blvd. everygraintogo.square.site n Chinese Takeout
Makers & Finders 1120 S. Main St. #110 702-596-8255 makerslv.com n Coffee Takeout & Delivery (Postmates)
The Palm 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #A7 702-732-7256 thepalm.com n American Takeout
Pampas 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #610 702-737-4748 pampasusa.com n Brazilian Takeout
Paradise City Creamery 197 E. California Ave. #140 702-780-9153 paradisecitycreamery. com n Ice cream Takeout
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Pizza Rock 201 N. 3rd St. 702-385-0887 pizzarocklasvegas.com n Pizza Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates)
Simply Pure 707 Fremont St. #1310 702-810-5641 simplypurelv.com n Vegan Delivery
VegeNation 616 E. Carson Ave. #120 702-366-8515 vegenationlv.com n Healthy Now reopened
Vesta 1114 S. Casino Center Blvd. 702-685-1777 vestacoffee.com n Coffee Takeout & Delivery
n Reopened restaurants are offering dine-in service, along with takeout and/or delivery. Send updates to restaurants@gmgvegas.com.
Balboa Pizza 2265 Village Walk Drive 702-407-5273 balboapizzalv.com n Pizza Takeout
Bell’S BBQ 10895 S. Eastern Ave. 702-896-2355 bellsbarbecue.com n Barbecue Now reopened
Bellalinda Gelateria Italiana 40 Costa di Lago #130 702-856-3010 lakelasvegasgelato. com n Gelato Takeout
Black Mountain Grill 11021 S. Eastern Ave. 702-990-0990 blackmountaingrill.com n Bar food Now reopened
Henderson 8 Kitchen 2560 St. Rose Parkway #150 702-840-8066 8kitchenlv.com n Hawaiian Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash, Uber Eats, ChowNow, Postmates)
Archi’s 9310 S. Eastern Ave. #101 702-916-3949 archisthai.com n Thai Now reopened
CafE Lola 10075 S. Eastern Ave. #109 702-840-3362 ilovecafelola.com n Coffee Now reopened
Carlito’s Burritos 4300 E. Sunset Road #A5 702-547-3592 carlitosburritos.com n New Mexican Takeout & Delivery
Dark Moon 11041 S. Eastern Ave. #115 702-840-3300 darkmoon.coffee n Coffee Takeout
Diced Prep 10890 S. Eastern Ave. #108 702-820-8624 dicedkitchen.com n Meal prep Takeout & Delivery (Postmates)
Hardway 8 46 S. Water St. 702-410-5124 hardway8henderson. com n Bar food Delivery (DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates)
Hashbrown 3145 St. Rose Parkway #120 702-405-9752 hashbrownlv.com n Brunch Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates)
Hi Scores 65 S. Stephanie St. 702-979-9777 hiscoreslv.com/food n Bar food Takeout & Delivery (Postmates, Uber Eats)
Il Chianti 72 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway #100 702-566-1999 n Italian Takeout & Delivery
Jesse’s Pizza 1450 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway 702-898-5635 jessespizza.com n Pizza Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub)
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Juan’s Flaming Fajitas 16 S. Water St. 702-476-4647 juansflamingfajitas andcantina.com n Mexican Takeout
Kitchen Table 1716 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway #100 702-478-4782 kitchentablelv.com n Brunch Delivery
Maui Exiles 2895 N. Green Valley Parkway #A 702-997-9268 mauiexiles.com n Hawaiian Takeout
Pinches Tacos 2550 St. Rose Parkway 702-476-4888 pinchestacos.com n Mexican Delivery (Postmates, Grubhub)
Munch Box 6105 S. Fort Apache Road #304 702-778-7458 munchboxvegas.com n Brunch Takeout & Delivery (Postmates)
Red Rice 9400 S. Eastern Ave. #106A 702-912-4826 n Guamanian Takeout & Delivery (Postmates, Grubhub)
Le CafE Du Lac 40 Costa Di Lago #100 702-580-1277 lecafedulac.com n French Takout
Pasta Shop 2525 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway 702-451-1893 pastashop.com n Italian Takeout & Delivery
Le Paris Brest 9550 S. Eastern Ave. #110 702-592-1811 leparisbrestcafe.com n French Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash, Grubhub)
Paymon’s 8955 S. Eastern Ave. 702-333-4622 paymons.com n Mediterranean Now reopened
Luna Rossa 10 Via Bel Canto 702-568-9921 lunarossallv.com n Italian Takeout & Delivery
Pin Kaow 9530 S. Eastern Ave. 702-407-1188 pinkaow.com n Thai Now reopened
Saga 10345 S. Eastern Ave. #100 702-260-0860 sagapastry.com n Scandinavian Now reopened
Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza 1501 N. Green Valley Parkway 702-567-4000 sammyspizza.com n Pizza Takeout & Delivery (Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash & Postmates)
Sin City Smokers 2861 N. Green Valley Parkway 702-823-5605 sincitysmokers.com n Barbecue Takeout & Delivery (Postmates)
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n Reopened restaurants are offering dine-in service, along with takeout and/or delivery. Send updates to restaurants@gmgvegas.com.
Information provided by restaurants and subject to change at any time.
Food and Drink Takeout & Delivery Guide Sonrisa Grill 30 Via Branza #100 702-568-6870 sonrisagrill.com n Mexican Takeout & Delivery (ToastTab)
KoMex Fusion 633 N. Decatur Blvd. #H 702-646-1612 komexfusion.com n Korean Delivery (Postmates) Takeout
Stella’s Pizza 10890 S. Eastern Ave. #108 702-675-8150 stellaspizzalv.com n Pizza Takeout & Delivery
Market Grill Café 7070 N. Durango Drive 702-396-0070 marketgrillecafe.com n Mediterranean Takeout
Thailicious 19 S. Stephanie St. #160 702-489-9441 thailiciousvegas.com n Thai Takeout & Delivery
NORTH Amazing Thai 3000 W. Ann Road #109 725-222-8289 amazingthainv.com n Thai Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats)
Big Dog’s 4543 N. Rancho Drive 702-645-1404 bigdogsbrews.com n Brewery Takeout
Gyro Time 7660 W. Cheyenne Ave. 702-658-9729 gyrotime.com n Mediterranean Takeout & Delivery (Postmates, DoorDash)
Kapuna Cafe 3231 N. Decatur Blvd. #122 702-395-1400 kapunacafe.com n Hawaiian Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash, Postmates, Uber Eats)
Pizza Place 3231 N. Decatur Blvd. #104 702-331 5858 pizzaplacelv.com n Pizza Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates)
YourWay 6121 W. Lake Mead Blvd. #110 725-214-4445 yourwayrestaurant.com n Brunch Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates)
South / Southeast Big Jerk 430 E. Silverado Ranch Blvd. 702-427-5267 bigjerkcaribbean.com n Caribbean Takeout
Bootlegger Bistro 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. S. 702-736-4939 bootleggerlasvegas.com n Italian Now reopened
Protein House 9555 S. Eastern Ave. #125 702-816-3443 protein-house.com n Healthy Takeout & Delivery
Sin City Sushi 8790 S. Maryland Parkway 702-982-2113 facebook.com/ sincitysushi2 n Sushi Takeout
Southwest Bajamar 8180 Blue Diamond Road #110 702-331-5509 bajamarbajastyle.com n Mexican Takeout
The Black Sheep 8680 W. Warm Springs Road 702-954-3998 blacksheepvegas.com n American Takeout
Chubby Cattle 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #15 702-868-8808 chubbycattle.com n Chinese Now reopened
Cracker Barrel 8350 Dean Martin Drive 702-474-1120 crackerbarrel.com n Brunch Takeout & Delivery
Cured & Whey 6265 S. Valley View Blvd. 702-429-3617 curedandwhey.com n Specialty Takeout
Divine Cafe 333 S. Valley View Blvd. 702-253-1400 divineeventslv.com n American Delivery
Donna Italia 7770 Duneville St. 702-291-2112 donnaitalia.com n Pizza Delivery
Fruits & Roots 7885 W. Sunset Road 702-202-0922 fruitsnroots.com n Juice Takeout & Delivery
Graffiti Bao 7355 S. Buffalo Drive 702-323-6033 graffitibao.com n Asian Takeout
Heavenly Vegan 6070 S. Rainbow Blvd. 702-277-9235 theheavenlyvegan.com n Meal prep Takeout & Delivery
Matcha CafE Maiko 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #3 702-247-1779 matchalv.com n Dessert Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash, Uber Eats)
Oming’s Kitchen 5180 Blue Diamond Road #105 702-722-3171 omingskitchen.com n Filipino Takeout
For more locations, visit lasvegasweekly.com/foodguide.
Paradise Place 7365 W. Sahara Ave. #B 702-834-8188 paradiseplacelv.com n Jamaican Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates)
The Fat Greek 4001 S. Decatur Blvd. #34 702-222-0666 thefatgreeklv.com. n Greek Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates)
Pinches Tacos 9205 W. Russell Road #190 702-818-4208 pinchestacos.com n Mexican Delivery (Postmates, Grubhub)
Forte Tapas 4180 S. Rainbow Blvd. #806 702-220-3876 barforte.com n European Takeout & Delivery
Senza 9640 W. Tropicana Ave. #119 702-354-1305 senzaglutenfree.com n Bakery Takeout
WEST 595 Craft & Kitchen 4950 S. Rainbow Blvd. #100 702-586-1050 595craftandkitchen.com n Bar food Now reopened
Bambini’s 4375 S. Buffalo Drive #105 702-272-0620 bambinispizza.com n Italian Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub)
Blue Ox Tavern 5825 W. Sahara Ave. #A 702-871-2536 blueoxtavern.com n Bar food Takeout & Delivery (Postmates, Uber Eats)
Burnt Offerings 3909 W. Sahara Ave. #10 702-848-2876 burntofferingslv.com n Yiddish Takeout & Delivery
Partage 3839 Spring Mountain Road 702-582-5852 partage.vegas n French Delivery
Pin Kaow 1974 N. Rainbow Blvd. 702-638-2746 pinkaow.com n Thai Now reopened
Pokeman 3735 Spring Mountain Road #206 702-550-6466 pokemanonline.com n Poke Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Postmates)
Ramen Show 7835 S. Rainbow Blvd. #7 702-462-6723 n Ramen Takeout & Delivery (Postmates)
Sushi 21 4965 W. Tropicana Ave. #102 702-952-2500 sushi21.net n Sushi Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats)
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Viet Noodle Bar 5266 Spring Mountain Road #106 702-750-9898 vietnoodlebarlv.com n Vietnamese Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub, Postmates)
Weera 3839 W. Sahara Ave. #9 702-873-8749 weerathai.com n Thai Takeout & Delivery
WeerA 4276 Spring Mountain Road #105 702-485-1688 weerathai.com n Thai Takeout & Delivery
SUMMERLIN AREA Anna Marie’s 10170 W. Tropicana Ave. #144 725-605-3800 annamariesitalian cuisine.com n Italian Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash, Grubhub)
La Strega 3555 S. Town Center Drive #105 702-722-2099 lastregalv.com n Italian Takeout
Café Lola 4280 Hualapai Way 702-766-5652 ilovecafelola.com n Coffee Now reopened
Flower Child 1007 S. Rampart Blvd. 702-507-2545 iamaflowerchild.com n Healthy Now reopened
Chicago Brewing Co. 2201 S. Fort Apache Road 702-254-3333 chicagobrewinglv.com n Brewery Takeout
Frankie’s Uptown 1770 Festival Plaza Drive #190 702-228-2766 frankiesuptown.com n Italian Takeout & Delivery (Grubhub)
North Italia 1069 S. Rampart Blvd. 702-507-0927 northitalia.com n Italian Takeout & Delivery (DoorDash)
Hamptons LV 440 S. Rampart Blvd. #180 702-916-148 hamptonslv.com n American Takeout
OhLala 2120 N. Rampart Blvd. #150 702-222-3522 ohlalafrenchbistro.com n French Takeout & Delivery
Echo & Rig 440 S. Rampart Blvd. 702-489-3525 echoandrig.com n Steakhouse Takeout
El Dorado Cantina 430 S. Rampart Blvd. #110 702-333-1112 eldoradocantina.com n Mexican Now reopened
Honey Salt 1031 S. Rampart Blvd. 702-445-6100 honeysalt.com n American Now reopened
Paymon’s 8380 W. Sahara Ave. 702-804-0293 paymons.com n Mediterranean Takeout & Delivery (Postmates)
PKWY Tavern 450 S. Rampart Blvd. 702-722-2000 pkwytavern.com n Bar food Delivery
Pressed Juicery 410 S. Rampart Blvd. #135 702-333-0609 pressedjuicery.com n Juice Takeout & Delivery
Public School 702 1850 Festival Plaza Drive 702-749-3007 psontap.com n Italian Now reopened
Rooster Boy Cafe 2620 Regatta Drive #113 702-560-2453 roosterboycafe.com n Brunch Takeout
Sabatino’s Pizza 7660 W. Cheyenne Ave. #122 702-459-7437 sabatinospizzalv.com n Pizza Takeout & Delivery
East Ichabod’s Lounge 3300 E. Flamingo Road 702-451-2323 ichabodslounge.net n American Takeout
Insomnia Cookies 4480 Paradise Road #475 702-623-5508 insomniacookies.com n Bakery Takeout & Delivery
La Costa DeL Sol 2208 S. Nellis Blvd. 702-457-5255 n Salvadorean Takeout
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prep STandouts Spotlighting The best from the year in high school sports By Ray Brewer, Justin Emerson, Mike Grimala and Case Keefer
Liberty High School players celebrate their 30-24 overtime victory over Bishop Gorman in the Desert Region championship game on November 22. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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The Moment Liberty football beats Bishop Gorman Liberty High coach Rich Muraco just wanted Zyrus Fiaseu to fall forward for a couple yards to set up an easier game-winning field goal in overtime against Bishop Gorman. That wasn’t enough for Fiaseu. The star junior running back took the handoff, and, when his offensive line opened a hole Muraco called “big enough to drive a truck through,” he couldn’t resist. “I wanted to score the winning touchdown,” Fiaseu said. “I’d rather beat them by a touchdown than a field goal.” Fiaseu’s 7-yard waltz into the end zone on his home field gave the Patriots more than a 30-24 win and a Desert Region championship. It ended a decade of dominance for Bishop Gorman, which had won 10 straight state championships and 115 consecutive games against local competition. Liberty, long considered the second-best local program, had lost its seven meetings against Gorman during that span by an average of 29 points per game. “It had almost started to feel like Gorman was never going to lose, like they had some stranglehold on football,” Muraco said. But Muraco, who took over the program in 2009, never lost confidence. Year after year, he’d come into the season preaching to his team that it could be the group to finally knock off the Gaels. History seemed to be repeating November 22, when Gorman went up on Liberty 10-0 early and increased its lead to 17-3 at halftime. But the Patriots took over from there. Gorman could not stop Fiaseu, who racked up 97 total yards and two touchdowns. Nor could the Gaels contain junior quarterback Daniel Britt, who finished 14-for-18 passing for 153 yards and a touchdown in addition to 115 rushing yards and a touchdown. When Fiaseu threw the ball in the stands after his winning score, a celebration 10 years in the making ensued. “I had a pancake block, so I’m on the floor,” junior tight end Moliki Matavao said. “The whole town was on the field as I got up. The whole sideline was already on the field; it was packed, cameras in everyone’s faces. It was surreal.” Liberty went on to win the state title, becoming the first non-Bishop Gorman 4A champion from Southern Nevada since 2006.
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Christian Franklin (Valley cross country & track) Jaden Hardy (Coronado basketball) No prep athlete in Southern Nevada came into the 2019-20 season under the weight
of expectations quite like Jaden Hardy. Ranked No. 2 in the nation among the Class of 2021, the 6-foot-5 Coronado guard needed to play like a superstar in every game or risk disappointing. Hardy didn’t just meet those expectations—he exceeded them. He pumped in 30.4 points per game and did whatever his team needed on the Cougars’ run to the Class 4A regional semifinals, adding averages of 9.1 rebounds and 8.4 assists. In an 85-84 overtime win over California’s Cathedral Catholic on January 20, Hardy went off for 62 points to lead Coronado back from a 21-point deficit.
Christian Franklin Valley cross country & track
Jaden Hardy Coronado basketball
Hardy has racked up plenty of recognition during his three years at Coronado. He earned Sun Standout Rising Star honors as a sophomore last year, and he was named Gatorade State Player of the Year for 2019-20. That has helped him become one of the most coveted recruits in the country, with schools such as Kentucky, Kansas, Arizona, Oregon, Texas Tech and UCLA all hoping to land a commitment. The only thing that kept Christian Franklin from turning in a similarly dominant senior year on the track was the coronavirus outbreak, which brought an abrupt end to the spring sports season. Before that happened, however, the Valley senior was able to capture the Class 3A state championship in cross country for the second straight year. The state’s top distance runner also placed first in the 800 meters and the 1600 meters at the Heitkotter Invitational in March before the spring season was cut short. “I had bigger things planned,” Franklin says. “I was using cross country to get ready for track this year. I was motivating myself. It was going in the right direction. [But] I still feel like this year was a really big success.” He’ll head to UNR next year to run cross country and track.
Jaden Hardy (Wade Vandervort/Staff); Christian Franklin (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)
he annual Sun Standout Awards show was a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, but we didn’t want the school year to conclude without recognizing the best and brightest from the past nine months in high school athletics. Here are a few of the biggest stories and achievements from the 2019-20 season.
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Audrey Boch-Collins (Clark tennis) Tommi Stockham (Bishop Gorman volleyball) When fall sports resume, they’ll do so without two of the top talents the state has ever seen. Bishop Gorman’s Tommi Stockham and Clark’s Audrey Boch-Collins will continue their careers at Power Five colleges after graduating and leaving behind a legacy of unparalleled success. Boch-Collins will attend Baylor, one of the nation’s top tennis programs, after becoming the first athlete in Nevada history—girl or boy—to win four individual state championships. “I thought it would be pretty cool if I had the chance to win four in a row, and luckily I did,” she said. Stockham is headed to Indiana after leading Bishop Gorman to three state titles in four years and winning two Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year awards. “I loved my four years at Gorman and I wouldn’t change anything about it,” she said. “I think it’s going to be amazing [at Indiana], and I think it’s going to be fun to have to work really hard to earn your position.” As a senior, the 6-foot-2 outside hitter had 622 kills, 402 digs, 92 blocks and 79 aces—all improvements from an award-winning junior year—while helping the Gaels go 34-7. Not only did Boch-Collins never lose a match to an in-state opponent, she never even lost a set. The closest she came was in last year’s state championship match, which she won 6-0, 6-4. On the national circuit, she went 30-5, including a 13-1 mark against five-star recruits. Boch-Collins was also the 2019 Female Athlete of the Year and 2018 Rising Star at the Sun Standout Awards.
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Germie Bernard (Liberty football) Jordan Brown (Faith Lutheran girls soccer) Hailey Morrow (Shadow Ridge softball) Milos Uzan (Desert Pines boys basketball) Milos Uzan has spent recent weekday mornings running hills
on Sunrise Mountain for conditioning, finding ways to work on his game while basketball courts and gyms have been mostly shuttered the past two months. “I’m never satisfied,” the sophomore said. “I’m trying to get to the NBA.” Uzan emerged as one of the Las Vegas area’s top players this past season, averaging 16.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and five assists to lead Desert Pines to the state championship game. College coaches took notice, as the 6-foot-2 guard hauled in scholarship offers from UCLA, TCU and UNLV. “He was bigger, stronger and a lot more confident than last year,” said Desert Pines coach Mike Uzan, also Milos’ father. “Last year, he had an idea of who he was. This year, he knew who he was.” Uzan wasn’t the only underclassman to flourish. Faith Lutheran sophomore goalie Jordan Brown allowed just two shots to get past her all season while recording 18 shutouts. Shadow Ridge sophomore shortstop Hailey Morrow dominated box scores with a .449 batting average, 39 runs and 34 RBIs in 2019 and was primed for an even bigger softball season before the pandemic hit. And Liberty receiver Germie Bernard reeled in 50 catches for 897 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore.
Clark’s Audrey Boch-Collins (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)
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Desert Pines’ Milos Uzan, left (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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The Games
Boulder City boys basketball’s triple-overtime win over Sunrise Mountain Virgin Valley girls soccer’s overtime regional championship win over Boulder City The 3A Southern Nevada championship girls soccer game was two minutes away from going to a second overtime, when Virgin Valley’s Rainee Brito struck. The junior forward scored off a perfect pass from sophomore forward Jaymie Hulet to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 win and the program’s first regional title. It had looked like Virgin Valley would win in regulation before Boulder City scored off a corner kick with less than a minute left. Speaking of late scores, the Boulder City vs. Sunrise Mountain Southern Region boys basketball semifinal featured two game-tying buzzer beaters in a row. Trailing as time expired, Boulder
City drilled a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime before Sunrise Mountain returned the favor to send the game into a second extra session. In that second overtime, Sunrise Mountain sank two of three free throws in the final seconds to extend the game. Boulder City then managed a few key stops in the third overtime to hold on for a wild 80-78 victory.
Teams Many Las Vegas teams made a splash nationally. Here are seven of them. ■ Faith Lutheran girls soccer finished 23-0-1 to rank eighth in USA Today’s poll. ■ Bishop Gorman boys soccer finished 26-0-1 to rank 13th in USA Today’s poll.
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Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team finished the season ranked eighth nationally. (Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly)
■ Bishop Gorman boys basketball was ranked 14th in MaxPreps’ poll after a 29-3 season. ■ Palo Verde baseball was No. 14 and Bishop Gorman No. 24 in Perfect Game’s preseason rankings before the season ended after three weeks. ■ Centennial girls basketball wound up No. 56 in MaxPreps’ rankings after winning its state-record sixth consecutive title.
■ National girls flag football rankings don’t exist, but Green Valley would sit high if they did; the Gators outscored its foes 752-135 to repeat as state champs.
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Joel Hemintakoon (Shadow Ridge wrestling) Vanessa Sanchez (Chaparral flag football) Though both also enjoyed terrific athletic careers, Vanessa
Sanchez and Joel Hemintakoon truly distinguished themselves in the classroom this year. A two-year varsity wrestler at Shadow Ridge, Hemintakoon maintains a 4.8 GPA and is a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. Sanchez, a flag football star at Chaparral, has been accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she plans to study
mechanical engineering in hopes of pursuing her dream job at NASA. “I want to work on something beyond myself,” Sanchez says, “and when you’re talking about rockets and sending people out there [into space], there’s no better way to do that.”
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uring uncertain economic times, the unpredictable act of investing can be made even more unpredictable, local experts say. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic crisis in the United States, money decisions for average investors have certainly gotten more complicated. Vegas Inc spoke with Anthony Valeri of Nevada State Bank and David Garcia of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. for pointers. Spread it out Valeri said it’s a good idea to spread investment buys out over a few months. “You would do that to reduce the risk of buying at a high and, if the market goes lower, you’re putting some of that work into lower prices,” he said. “It smooths out your average cost.” Valeri said to remember to have a systematic approach and stick to it. “Since late March, the rebound in the market has been very strong, which just goes to show that you can’t time the market,” Valeri said. Don’t make the mistake of assuming the markets have hit bottom At the end of trading on February 14, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 29,398. Going into that weekend, coronavirus news was out there, but few likely would have imagined how it would affect the stock market—and the overall U.S. economy—over the course of a few weeks. By the end of the trading day March 23, the Dow closed at 18,592, effectively having lost more than a third of its value in just over five weeks. By the end of trading May 14, however, the Dow
finished at 23,625, having made back a sizable chunk of those losses. “We’re telling our clients to not just think we hit that bottom and things are now automatically going to go up,” Garcia said. “Over 20 years, we’ve seen that the markets are going to be up 6% to 18%, but the range of returns in one year can range from negative 40% to positive 60%. We don’t have a vaccine right now, so we don’t have full clarity on this. There could be a second wave [of COVID-19]. We don’t know what it will look like in two months.” What sectors are ripe for investing? Garcia said there are “megatrends” that con-
tinue to show promise when looking at the big picture. He said three investment areas stand out: digital transformation, health care innovation, and sustainability and renewable energy. “We’re looking to see a lot of growth in those three sectors,” he said. “The pandemic has already accelerated our move from the physical to the virtual world. We’ve seen Amazon having taken off, and there’s already a lot more focus on developing and providing vaccines and treatments.” The collapse of the energy markets, Garcia said, has caused people to move toward renewable energy plays. Keep investing in your retirement More than 400,000 Nevadans have filed for unemployment benefits so far this year. With that type of uncertainty, investing in one’s retirement can seem unimportant. Assuming some safety nets are available for daily expenses, however, Valeri said it’s not the time to stop contributing to a retirement nest egg. Valeri said he had several clients who pulled money out in March, which he said was probably not the best decision. “I understand that it was an emotionally difficult time,” Valeri said. “Some of the gains we’ve had since March might be some of the best gains we see in several years when talking about single-day or single-week gains. If you miss out on just a few of those really good days, it can really adversely affect you in the long run.”
A trader walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during President Donald Trump’s March 13 televised speech from the White House. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
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VegasInc Giving Notes Christensen Development’s Center Pointe Plaza and Trails Village Center shopping centers partnered with 15 tenants to purchase over $1,000 worth of food from each small business to donate to Summerlin Hospital, Metro Police and Fire Station No. 7. Participating tenants included Chow Mein House, Pizza Hut, Port of Subs, Rolling in Dough, Teriyaki Madness, Tropical Smoothie, Domino’s, Einstein’s, Mazzoa Donuts, Rocco’s NY Pizza, Sultan’s Grill, Tail & Fin, Thai Wok to Go and Veggie Eat. The group has donated over 4,000 meals to front-line workers while also providing business to restaurants. Delivering With Dignity, an emergency response to help vulnerable and isolated residents during the pandemic, has delivered more than 18,000 meals to those in need and has expanded to support community facilities, including domestic abuse and homeless shelters and the Valley’s first responder emergency response headquarters. The group provides an average of
4,500 meals per week, and each delivery can feed the recipient for three days. Aaron’s, an omni-channel provider of lease-purchase solutions, donated nearly 500 mattresses to multiple shelters in Nevada affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including Las Vegas Department of Family Services and Safe Nest. Olympia Companies SH Charitable Foundation donated $1 million on behalf of the annual Governor’s Black Tie Event to nine local charities, including Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, Operation Warm Heart, Candlelighters, Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, Children’s Heart Foundation, Assistance League of Las Vegas, Opportunity Village, Andson, Discovery Children’s Museum and the Folded Flag Foundation. Though canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor’s Black Tie annual event has raised funds to assist the community’s less fortunate children and women since 2001.
Southern Nevada Home Builders Association members raised $468,100 to assist Nevada’s COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery Task Force. The industrywide donation from 50 companies and individuals began with StoryBook Homes owners Wayne and Catherine Laska donating $50,000 and offering to match up to another $50,000 for a total contribution of $100,000. In addition, several donations of personal protective equipment were made to local health care providers. Additional companies and individuals who contributed include: Signature Homes, The Howard Hughes Corporation, Pinnacle Homes, Pardee Homes, Woodside Homes, Pulte Group, Century Communities, D.R. Horton, Beazer Homes, KB Home, Shea Homes, Lennar Homes, Richmond American Homes, Taylor Morrison, Toll Brothers, Las Vegas Electric, Home Builders Research, Jeff Stafford, Chris Carr, Joe Terrano, Janet Love, Jeff Carr, John McLaury, Nat Hodgson, Quincy Edwards, Ryan Breen, Todd Stratton,
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Rusty Schaeffer, Bonnie Hernandez, Nicole Bloom, Jason Demuth, Joe Ferraro, Anne Law, Gail Payonk, Monica Caruso, Angela Pinley, LeAnn Brennan, Eric Tan, Ryan and Amanda Moss, Curt Friedman, Jennifer Taylor, Ben Bodja, David Goldwater, Kevin Newell, Liz Sedeno and Amy Thill. Goodwill of Southern Nevada donated five pallets, totaling over 5,000 books, to Spread the Word Nevada, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing early childhood literacy by placing books into the hands and homes of children within Nevada’s atrisk, low-income communities. Goodwill has also partnered with Communities in Schools of Nevada and the Public Education Foundation to provide books and bags to some of our community’s most at-risk children. H Means Nevada, a movement to raise awareness around mental health and teen suicide, launched six months early to support Nevadans with increased stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign was created by R&R Partners and 30 partners and supporters including organizations like Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, Las Vegas Raiders, UNLV, Vegas Golden Knights, the cities of Las Vegas and Henderson,
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R&R Partners Foundation and Clark County Medical Society Alliance. The goal is to connect the community to appropriate resources for help and support, creating a statewide culture of sustainable funding and caring for mental health, and ultimately reversing Nevada’s suicide rate. Angela Edgeworth, who owns Pediped, a children’s shoe manufacturer, donated 1,000 masks to the Cashman Isolation-Quarantine Complex. The donation, secured through the Mayor’s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE, is the result of the organization’s efforts to coordinate and secure donations of cash and essential items needed to combat the coronavirus in our community. Edgeworth is also donating masks to clinics and hospitals throughout the Valley. In addition, her company is making fabric masks, including them as free items with random online orders. The James M. Cox Foundation, the charitable arm of Cox Enterprises and parent company of Cox Communications and Cox Automotive, has donated $25,000 to Three Square Food Bank. Given the nonprofit’s current donation-matching campaign, this gift represents approximately 150,000 meals for Southern Nevadans.
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