The second debate

Tuesday night’s supposedly “town-hall-style” presidential debate was close enough to a tie to represent a missed opportunity for Republican John McCain to reverse Democrat Barack Obama’s current surge in the polls.

You’re bound to laugh at Rainbow’s ‘Kid’

The big question behind any judgment of Rainbow Company’s “The Kid Who Ran for President” — a new musical-comedy adaptation by former Rainbow member Jeremiah Clay Neal of two Dan Gutman books — is, does the show capture the spirit of the author’s world? As a Gutman fan, I easily answer “yes.” You can quibble with this-and-thats, but Neal understands what makes this children’s writer tick.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Angelina’s Pizzeria, 5821 E. Charleston Blvd., received 38 demerits Sept. 24. Violations included chemical bottle improperly stored. GRADE: C

Union actors carry ‘Shining City’

Nevada Conservatory Theatre’s “Shining City” is an intriguing Irish drama about spiritual loss. Conor McPherson doesn’t always explain what’s bugging his characters. In the end, it really doesn’t matter. These people feel they’ve lost God, and, in director Robert Brewer’s production, it’s at times remarkably touching to see them trying to find their way back into meaning.

Restaurant adopts new theme to appeal to Hispanic neighbors

Two angel statues up front are all that’s left of this building’s heyday as the Venetian Italian Restaurant at 3713 W. Sahara Ave. Established downtown in 1955 and moved here 10 years later, it was a favorite haunt of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and other Rat Pack notables not known for their angelic behavior.

Piece of (Cup)cake

Has the state of the economy got you down? Is your house worth less than your furniture? Are you so tired of politicians that you don’t care who approves the message? Try smearing a bit of buttercream on your troubles, Bunky, and you’ll be skipping down the sunny side of the street.

Harvest Midwest flavors

The tastes of home hold a lot of allure for most of us, and that’s apparently the case for Candace Geronilla, who’s looking for two Midwestern favorites: breaded pork tenderloin and loose-meat “Maid-Rite”-style sandwiches. And once again, readers come to the rescue.

Study shows geothermal potential

The United States is bubbling with geothermal resources, a new study shows, and Nevada may reap the benefits.

INSIDE BUSINESS

Children’s hospital taps medical director

General Growth Properties shares hammered again

The fiscal house is teetering, the architect is gone and it’s almost time for scrap haulers to bundle up the debt and salvage assets of General Growth Properties.

CRUNCH GOES COMMERCIAL

Housing isn’t the only real estate market being crushed by the tidal wave on Wall Street.

IN BRIEF

PITTSBURGH

Hurricane fallout brings end to bid for Golden Nuggets

Fallout from Hurricane Ike’s wipeout of the Texas coast reached Nevada in the form of a wet blanket on an offer to buy the parent company of the Golden Nugget hotel-casinos in Las Vegas and Laughlin.

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