Strip project’s fire safety flaws fixed

Some deficient work at the Cosmopolitan tower under construction on the Strip has been corrected, but corresponding paperwork — which documents how each repair restores the building’s fire safety — does not yet appear in Clark County’s online database, according to an official from the county’s building division.

Forum chance to weigh in on budget

Legislators will hold public forums on the budget Saturday aimed at soliciting people’s opinions on the state’s fiscal picture and the governor’s budget proposals.

Greed: The Musical

Recessionary revenge fantasies: Cast that Madoff clown in a remake of "Weekend at Bernie’s" — the one where the title character’s a corpse. Turn a top insurance exec’s acronym from AIG to R.I.P. Order an auto industry suit to work as a crash-test dummy. Deposit a banker — with a shovel — in a remote, desert branch.

Slow Food-Las Vegas hosting dinner at B&B Ristorante

Slow Food-Las Vegas has scheduled a dinner with wine pairings from 6 to 10 p.m. March 24 at B&B Ristorante at The Venetian, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The eight-course menu will include such dishes as veal tongue salad with charred ramps, Pecorino risotto with stinging nettles, local honeycomb with Cravero Parmigiano Reggiano and China Ranch dates with local citrus and olive-oil gelato. It’s $125 per person, plus tax and tip. For reservations — which are due by March 20 — or more information, call Kim Esch at 266-9971. …

MOVIES

OPENING THIS WEEK

One-time pop princess Tiffany sees difference in treatment of current stars

Tiffany has been called the original Britney Spears, since she became an overnight teen sensation in 1987 with her hit, “I Think We’re Alone Now.” But she was really the potential first Britney, since her longevity was brief atop the pop culture nexus.

HEIDI’S PICKS

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.

Pips Cucina & Wine Bar

I love my job. Love it, love it, love it.

Hard Rock announces pool concerts

The first shows for the Friday Night Live concert series at the Hard Rock Hotel pool have been announced.

‘Magic’s A Drag’

Cashetta points out right up front that he’s “the world’s most fabulous drag magician,” and “the beauty of that is you don’t have a lot to compare me to.”

‘Race to Witch Mountain’

It’s a thrill ride, all right. Just don’t expect “Race to Witch Mountain: The Experience” to open at Disneyland anytime soon.

Palace Station top prize $250,000; Suncoast, Hard Rock use ‘Hot Seats’

On Thursday and March 26, 10 Palace Station players will compete for a chance to win $250,000. Five of the players will be selected via a drawing while the remaining places will be given to the five players who have earned the most Boarding Pass points at Palace Station over the previous week (12:01 a.m. Thursday through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday). Drawing entries will be awarded for every 100 points ($100-$400 coin-in) on video poker and video keno with double entries given to players earning 100 points on slots and video reels. Entries also can be earned at the tables, bingo and live poker. Each of the 10 players selected will receive a minimum of $1,000 cash plus an opportunity to earn more money opening up a $2,000 treasure box. If they succeed, they can try for a $4,000, then $8,000, $16,000, $32,000, $64,000, $125,000 and then the top prize of $250,000.

DON’T MISS IT

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sin City, Disney collide onscreen

In the new movie "Race to Witch Mountain," the fate of two worlds hinges on a pair of extraterrestrial teens — and the hard-luck Las Vegas cabby who finds himself along for the life-or-death ride.

MUSICAL MIXTURE

When one guy steps off the ledge, everybody jumps. That’s the way it works in Akron/Family, a band prone to some grand artistic lunges.

Refreshing talk on education

In a speech before the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, President Barack Obama embraced merit pay for teachers, spelling out a vision of education that, The Associated Press reports, “will almost certainly alienate union backers.”

Hear them tracks a hummin’?

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman often describes himself as the happiest mayor in the world, or, if he’s feeling really good that day, the happiest mayor in the universe. It’s all part of his effort to promote Las Vegas as a great place to visit and to invest.

Pistol whipped

Nine years ago, when Rudy Giuliani was mayor, New York City politicians and bureaucrats grew frustrated that their gun control laws were being bypassed by New Yorkers going out of state to buy firearms.

IN BRIEF

Speaker to offer tips at chamber luncheon

Local economy keeps sinking, index shows

Southern Nevada’s economy is dropping sharply and has now fallen below the national level, a local economist said Thursday.

Aide says Obama not anti-LV

Don’t bet on President Barack Obama putting what’s left of the U.S. Treasury on a craps table, but don’t expect him to get in the way of anyone else who wants to visit Las Vegas for legitimate business or pleasure.

Shuffle Master reports net loss

Gambling equipment provider Shuffle Master, which will change over chief executives next week, posted a net loss of $973,000, or 2 cents a share, for the quarter ended Jan. 31.

Judge upholds Poetry lawsuit

A standoff between Caesars Palace and a celebrity-owned restaurant in the Forum Shops over allegations of racial discrimination will continue, so says a federal judge in Las Vegas.

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