Missing Links

Since it’s going to be pretty last minute, any holiday greeting you send today needs to be extra special. Visit singwiththeking.com and, using your phone, record a duet of you singing “Blue Christmas” with Elvis himself. It will then be e-mailed to that special someone. That’s enough to make your mom tear up — and you won’t be the heel of the family for failing to acknowledge Christmas.

QUICK TAKES

10 parties for Obama

On the Cheap

We’re in the throes of a recession and our economy is shrinking by the day, but there’s at least one good thing to be found in all the bad news: This upcoming New Year’s Eve probably will be the most affordable in recent years.

Inside the Snow Is Falling

Bellagio doesn’t need to dream of a white Christmas. A 24-hour flurry is forecast for its Conservatory & Botanical Gardens until Jan. 3 — thanks to a 50-gallon snow machine. The storm is isolated to the right of the Snow Family (Mr. Man, his wife and the snowkid).

Here & Now

EVEN IT OUT

2008 Fashion: It’s a Wrap

Fashion and beauty had quite a year. Trends from every source imaginable surfaced. Lumberjacks, cowboys, tennis pros and gladiators alike all influenced the way we dress.

‘Have yourself a merry little Christmas … ‘

And now the bustling streets and malls fall strangely quiet. In many a home the living room rests ankle-deep in an effluvia of ribbons and paper and bows, while in the background someone has left the TV running — Alastair Sim throws open his window on a bright and shining world for the 55th time, and asks the lad in the street what day this is.

Boulder City’s ‘green’ power push

Boulder City, the community established for the builders of Hoover Dam, is securing its claim as a hot spot for renewable energy, including solar power.

Developer bids again for Wet ‘n Wild site

The Texas-based developer who wants to build a 1,064-foot hotel tower on the old Wet ‘n Wild site is making a second attempt to secure the land.

TROUBLE WITH TVS

It’s Christmas morning, and you just tore the wrapping paper off your new flat-screen television.

IN BRIEF

RENO

Progressive Gaming may sell off assets, filing shows

Troubled slot machine company Progressive Gaming International Corp. could be cashing out unless it can come up with enough coin to stave off a proposed asset sale.

High winds, heavy snow closes roads into Mount Charleston area

Heavy snowfall and gusts up to 90 mph prompted authorities to close state routes 156 and 157 on Thursday to all motorists except residents going into Mount Charleston. Some who drove the mountainous routes slid off the snow-coated roads, though no injuries were reported. Snowplow driver Mike Guerino said he had never seen such a fierce snowstorm in the 20 years he’s cleared roads in this area. “Not with this severe of a wind,” Guerino said. “There’s no visibility.”

Video

ON TV/RADIO

Wallace rushes to rescue

When called off the bench, Kendall Wallace usually fills a complementary role for UNLV. But he stepped into a much different situation Tuesday night.
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