In a month or so gardeners in other parts of the country will be trying to get rid of a surfeit of zucchini, but that’s one problem we don’t have in the desert. Still, there’s clearly a lot of interest in the squash; when Dean B. Pomerantz asked for suggestions for restaurants that serve long, thin, battered and fried zucchini, readers were all over it.
The area near Decatur Boulevard and Horse Road is like many others in the northern part of the valley, with new subdivisions named for other (mostly unlikely) parts of the country leap-frogged by swatches of native desert and a very Las Vegas soundtrack courtesy of manufacturers and operators of heavy equipment.
Applebee’s bar, 1635 W. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, received 16 demerits May 28. Violations included no paper towels available at hand sink. GRADE: B
Gambling equipment provider Shuffle Master grew its profit by 50 percent in the second quarter despite the souring economy and payouts of $4.4 million to its retired chief executive and another senior manager.
Home sales continued to post big numbers in May and the median price dipped 1.2 percent, or $1,720, from the previous month, the smallest decline since November 2007, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.
The Nevada Supreme Court will decide whether homeowners associations have the right to sue on behalf of individual homeowners in a case that could have a major impact on the number of construction defect cases filed in the state.
Las Vegas boosters can’t say whether economic recovery is three months or three years away, but they want to make sure roads and rails are ready for visitors whenever they return.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Chrysler LLC’s sale to Fiat, turning down a last-ditch bid by opponents that included consumer groups and three Indiana pension plans.
It didn’t take long for the new owners of the Las Vegas Marathon — which will now be called the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon — to make a huge splash and break from the race’s controversial past. … Competitor Group on Wednesday announced major changes to the course for both the marathon and half-marathon, with the half-marathon getting the most significant makeover.
See a PDF of the course map.
When Vinnie Cervoni went to pick up his 6-year-old son, Giovanni, from Marion Earl Elementary School on Wednesday, he wasn’t sure whether he would take him back to school today. Cervoni said a confirmed outbreak of swine flu there might cause him to keep his son home as a precaution.
