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Here are a few of the things in news, entertainment and popular culture we’ve been talking about lately.
The Nevada Arts Advocates 10th annual Advocacy Award gala Oct. 4 honored R&R Live’s Julie Gilday-Shaffer for strong support of the arts in Nevada with an evening of entertainment, fine dining and philanthropy inside of Red Rock Resort’s Pavilion Ballroom.
A power toothbrush is pretty much like an electronic garage door opener. You don’t actually need it — used correctly, a manual toothbrush and some floss work just fine — but it makes a routine daily task a bit more fun.
Nevada celebrates 144 years of statehood on Oct. 31, turning Halloween into a three-day birthday party. Although Nevada Day events occur all over the state, no town commemorates the Silver State’s big day like Carson City. Nevada’s capital city schedules the largest parade and more auxiliary events than visitors can possibly cram into the busy weekend of Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
You may not guess it from looking at me, but I’m not that interested in food. Especially not on TV, where the Food Network seems to be all about cuisine this and fusion that. (For the record, the only cuisine I’ve eaten had the word “lean” in front of it, and the closest I get to fusion is ordering fries with my quesadilla at Del Taco.)
When the Las Vegas economy was flying high in 2005, folks were so worried McCarran International Airport would run out of room that Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid told airport officials working on a $2.4 billion expansion plan to “sleep less and get it done.”
The most direct route from the opulent Caesars Palace casino to the upscale Poetry nightclub above Wolfgang Puck’s Chinois restaurant is to walk through Forum Shops, perhaps the fanciest and best-known mall in Las Vegas.
Like a mistress who has lost her allure, the gaming industry is getting the cold shoulder from Wall Street.