I feel sorry for Storm Troopers in “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.” They’re just foot soldiers born in an empire of imperialist leaders who want to sour the universe. At best, they’re patriots of the Dark Side. And here I am, killing them at whim with a light saber. Mass funerals must be held off-screen.
Blame it on a working-class inability to grasp very large numbers, but even today, a “million-dollar house” sounds like it would be a pretty impressive place to live.
Here are a few of the things in news, entertainment, popular culture and sports that we’ve been talking about lately.
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It was the diversity of Sequoia National Park that caught us by surprise. Merely desiring to walk among the largest trees on earth had been enough to bring me here with two of my daughters, but we also found incredible waterfalls and panoramic views of the Sierra Nevada, and soaked in deep pools along a couple of the park’s rivers. We saw seven bears, including three cubs, during a visit of only four days.
The upper echelon of income earners, once regarded as somewhat immune to general economic woes, is starting to feel the pain of living in a city with the nation’s highest foreclosure rate, local luxury home brokers said.
The casino industry and the general business community have long disagreed on how to subsidize Nevada’s multibillion-dollar biennial budget.
The delay of a $734 million expansion at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut says as much about the economic state of the gaming industry as the Aug. 1 announcement by Boyd Gaming Corp. that it was halting construction of the $4.8 billion Echelon.
FAMILY MATTERS: As much as family-owned businesses have been romanticized over the years as the backbone of the economy, data prove the ventures are fragile. The magazine Family Business Review reports that fewer than one-third of family-owned companies survive to the second generation.
Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the home buyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure.
Silver asparagus servers shaped like asparagus, fish servers that resemble fishing nets, grape shears with grapevine handles and many other unusual silver serving pieces have been made since the 19th century.
Many of today’s single-family houses, condo units and apartments allow their owners to tailor interiors to reflect lifestyle choices and aesthetic preferences. Large, undivided rooms in these homes present opportunities for multifunctional arrangements.
Gerry is a standup comedian with a schedule that is no laughing matter. He recently got married, moved into a new home and had a baby — all while playing the comedy circuit and participating in the hit series “Last Comic Standing.” Needless to say, his busy lifestyle didn’t leave him much time to work on his new house, and his family room was in desperate need of help.
It is a dilemma facing Las Vegas as well as other cities. There are structurally sound, older buildings zoned for professional and commercial use that are not classified as historical, but are standing vacant with no future occupancy anticipated.
DEAR GAIL: We have a sofa and chair that we’ve had for years but the fabric has seen better days. We’re considering reupholstering but didn’t know if it is better to reupholster or just buy new? — Connie H.
CAS is doing its part to make life a little more beautiful for both people and their four-legged companions.
Meritage Homes announced this week that Barry Grant has been named president of its Las Vegas division.
