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11.20.08
12 a.m.

The Help Desk

By Las Vegas Weekly Staff

Las Vegas-area bus fares to increase in January. Hey, when you ride with psychotics, screaming babies and those who don’t believe in deodorant, you’ve got to be willing to pay the price. Las Vegas city manager resigns, citing a desire to pursue other options. Like finding a city that isn’t completely screwed. Penthouse plans to buy casino, bring in nude dealers.Naked women, free alcohol and close proximity? Sounds problem-free to us. Read more...

 

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The Intersection
11.20.08
12 a.m.

The 1 percent solution

By T.R. Witcher

Nevada is lucky enough to have a renewable energy standard that mandates that 20 percent of our energy must be met by renewables by 2015. Nevada is seeking only about 1 percent of its total energy from solar power. One percent. In a state where the sun shines so often a rainy day is cause for celebration. Read more...

 

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The Intersection
11.20.08
12 a.m.

(Nervous) letters from home

By Richard Abowitz

I never intended to adopt an airman. And now I was pondering what sort of airman I wanted. Were there women airmen? Read more...

 

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Robin Leach: Luxe Life
11.19.08
6:36 p.m.

Gaming leaders discuss how nation’s economic woes will affect industry for years to come

By Robin Leach

Amid swirling rumors of major surprise Strip casino ownership changes and a possible shutdown of up to 40% of one casino company’s retail space, gaming industry leaders met at the Las Vegas Convention Center and warned today that America’s current liquidity crisis will significantly impact the way gaming companies do business. “I don’t think we’ll see again in our career lifetimes the same type of spending we saw before,” said Harrah’s chief Gary Loveman, who grimly predicted “the country is approximately two-thirds of the way through this historic credit crisis, but that the process of fixing it will be measured ... Read more...

 

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Robin Leach: Luxe Life
11.19.08
2:33 p.m.

Special Feature: Meet Penthouse mogul Marc Bell, the man who plans to change the face of the Strip and make it ‘hotter and sexier’

By Robin Leach

Penthouse magazine tycoon owner Marc Bell has arrived in Las Vegas to shake up the Strip as it grapples with the nation’s ever-darkening economic storm clouds! Vegas DeLuxe has learned that although his offers to buy three different casino properties in the past six months were turned down, one company has now come back to him asking him to reconsider and renegotiate! Read more...

 

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Robin Leach: Luxe Life
11.19.08
1:51 p.m.

Strip Parties: Playboy Playmate Sara Underwood, Miss Nevada Veronica Grabowski and actor Jason Mewes

By Robin Leach

You wouldn’t really know it, but sexy Playboy Playmate of the Year Sara Underwood is still studying hard at Oregon State University — and even the 2007 winner has to take a break from the books! So sizzling Sara changed from student jeans and T-shirts to a more revealing, tempting turquoise mini dress with black bodice and cheetah print lining to host a party at MGM’s Tabu Ultra Lounge. Sara has managed to juggle her schoolwork with a rising showbiz career, with cameo appearances in E! Entertainment’s The Girls Next Door and the film House Bunny. She posed for photos ... Read more...

 

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A&E

‘A living gallery’
Co-directors Richard Havey and Gail Gilbert have created the Nevada Dance Project—a dance umbrella that offers the opportunity for contemporary choreographers and dancers to show their best work, new or preexisting, but always original.
Dray, his art head for Atlanta
For those who keep an eye on the arts district, Dray’s departure—for Atlanta—changes the metabolism of the scene a little.
R.I.P. TRL
MTV managed to pack Times Square one more time this past Sunday for the last episode of TRL, dubbed Total Finale Live, although nostalgia was pretty much the only reason for anyone to show up.

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The Capital Grille $1,000 Luxury Martini

What could be better than a martini and caviar? Nothing! Especially when the caviar in question is a limited-edition White Topaz and Diamond Caviar rope bracelet, served up with a ...
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