RESTAURANT REPORT

Applebee’s, 1635 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, received 19 demerits July 22. Violations included thermometers were not available in refrigerator drawers. GRADE: B

Malbec again proves good, tasty buy

I thought I had finished writing about Argentinean malbecs for a while, after my recent review of the Septima Malbec. But in the very next tasting, I find Conquista Malbec, another bargain.

Summerlin Centre mall to be delayed by one year

The sudden halt of the $4.8 billion Echelon resort on the Strip isn’t the only major Las Vegas delay facing mall developer General Growth Properties.

Financing fears ‘overdone’

Wall Street’s concerns about MGM Mirage’s delay in completing financing for its massive CityCenter development are overblown, MGM Mirage executives said Tuesday.

American Pacific’s net falls

American Pacific Corp., a Las Vegas-based chemical manufacturer, reported on Tuesday that net income decreased to $128,000 from $606,000 a year ago.

Poker groups split on bill

WASHINGTON — A new bill that would limit the Internet gambling ban to sports betting while exempting poker and other online wagering is splitting poker advocates.

IN BRIEF

NEW YORK

Mutual of Omaha taps former CEO

Mutual of Omaha Bank, which acquired the deposits and some assets of failed First National Bank of Nevada, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Jim Claffee, the former CEO of First National, as its Southwest regional president.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Service1st Bank names president, directors

51s’ offense comes up short in road loss to Zephyrs

The 51s put up two runs in the second inning, then failed to score again in a 3-2 Pacific Coast League loss to the host New Orleans Zephyrs on Monday. It was Las Vegas’ third straight setback.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Kyle charges toward Chase at full speed

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Kyle Busch can’t win everywhere, proven by two horrendous races this season at Pocono Raceway.

Female ref commands respect in center of cage

Mixed martial arts fans are accustomed to seeing the same faces in the referee rotation on major cards, but a new official stood out on the World Extreme Cagefighting event at the Hard Rock Hotel.

IN BRIEF

PRO BASKETBALL

‘Banner’ gets into Hammon’s heart

The Star Spangled Banner” was full of emotion Monday for a member of the Russian Olympic women’s basketball team.

IN BRIEF

NORTHWEST LV FATALITY

Show producer Apcar dies in Las Vegas at 93

Frederic Apcar, producer of the long-running “Casino de Paris” and ground-breaking “Vive Les Girls” at the Dunes, died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was 93.

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