Good news for cookie dough fans

Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough often is sold during fundraisers, which leaves its fans in a quandary during the rest of the year. So we have good news for reader Grace Weld and others who are looking for it.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas, received 14 demerits June 27. Violations included trays being wiped down with dirty wiping cloths. GRADE: B

Elephant Hill tasty wine for summer

There’s nothing like a fresh, cool glass of crisp sauvignon blanc from New Zealand when the temperatures hit 110 degrees. Elephant Hill is the perfect wine to drink right now with its fresh fruit zest.

SIMPLE SORBETS

Frederic Robert doesn’t quite understand the American tendency to all scream for ice cream.

IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON

INSIDE BUSINESS

Silver State Bancorp added to stock index

Housing slump will slog on, signs suggest

WASHINGTON — Signs are emerging that the U.S. housing market’s long slump is likely to fester through the summer, and the real estate market may not recover for at least another year.

Battery demonstration done

A Reno-based technology company said Tuesday that it completed a successful demonstration of a giant battery system purchased for a utility subsidiary of AES Corp.

CHIPPING AWAY

It took four days to eliminate nearly half of the competition in the World Series of Poker’s main event. Sometime early Thursday morning, between 1,800 and 2,000 poker players will be left in the running for the top prize of $9.12 million.

Reno lender taken over by regulators

Regulators took over Cetus Mortgage, a closed Reno-based hard-money lender, citing evidence that investor signatures were forged and other improper actions occurred, officials announced Tuesday.

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