Emperor’s Garden

If you’re not Asian and are trying to figure out if an Asian restaurant is authentic, here are two surefire clues:

‘Angels & Demons’

Consider “Angels & Demons” director Ron Howard’s mea culpa for “The Da Vinci Code.”

Jeff Foxworthy

Redneck comedy secret No. 1: Jeff Foxworthy has written fart jokes for Larry the Cable Guy.

Municipal elections endorsements

You probably didn’t know it, but there’s an election coming up. In fact, early voting for local municipal races starts this week. Voters in North Las Vegas and Henderson will select a new mayor, among other representatives, and those who live in northwest Las Vegas will elect a new member to the City Council.

Secret school budget plan

Citing “executive privilege” — a phrase made popular by attorneys for Richard Nixon — the Nevada attorney general’s office late last week ruled Clark County School District officials did not violate the state’s open meeting law when they refused to share information about proposed budget cuts prior to a Dec. 11 School Board meeting.

Ensuring Nevadans their presidential vote will count

Wouldn’t you assume that the candidate who receives the most votes wins the election? Well, that is the case except when it comes to the highest office in the land — the presidency of the United States of America.

MGM Mirage completes stock sale

MGM Mirage placed 143 million shares of common stock on the market Thursday, almost double what the company had previously announced it was selling as part of an effort to raise $2.5 billion to resolve its debt and leveraging issues.

Economy still looking down

Consumer spending is down, unemployment claims are up, car dealerships are closing, construction has come to a near halt and major casino projects are scrambling for financing.

Amendment to Obama’s tax break crackdown targets havens at home

President Barack Obama’s plan to limit tax breaks for multinational companies will include an amendment that affects alleged tax havens at home, including Nevada and Delaware, a knowledgeable source in Washington, D.C., said.

IN BRIEF

Sands license in Macau topic of new trial

Lenders give extension to Station

Station Casinos expects to receive a third forbearance agreement with its lenders today, allowing the company to continue negotiating terms for a proposed prepackaged bankruptcy agreement, the company announced late Thursday.

Aftermarket upgrades improve older vehicles

America’s car-buying habits have drastically changed. Easy loans and cheap leases dried up when the economy crashed, leaving wannabe car shoppers in a lurch.

Sowerby tours East Europe

Editor’s note: Join Garry Sowerby, a four-time Guinness World Record holder for long-distance driving, on his tales of motoring mania. Follow his accounts of 30 years of global road adventures: out-driving the clock on a race around the world; narrowly escaping bandits’ bullets in Kenya; and smuggling books behind the Iron Curtain. The master road tripper hasn’t slowed down yet.

Lexus offers Prius alternative

The new Lexus HS 250h is the luxury automaker’s least-expensive gas-electric hybrid vehicle and is also its most unique since the sedan is not based on a gas-engined counterpart.

Annual car show helps local children

Has it really been 10 years since Mike Kinney and his merry band of North Las Vegas neighbors hosted their first co-birthday party, car show and charity fundraiser? Kinney can’t believe it either, but he promises Gasoline Alley’s 10th annual Birthday Bash on Sunday, May 24, in Eldorado Park (5900 Camino Eldorado, North Las Vegas) will be, in his own enthusiastic words, “over the top.”

COMING SUNDAY: The death of a hotel maid

FOR SUNDAY: On the October morning in 2000 that Essie Oten Reed was murdered, she rose before dawn as usual and dressed for work as a housekeeper at Circus Circus. She had held the job 14 years and supported her family through good times and bad on a maid’s wages.

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