Test of Faith

Visually, they’re a study in contrasts, right down to the shirts on their backs.

B&B Ristorante sponsors farmer’s market on Thursdays

The Molto Vegas Farmer’s Market, sponsored by Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich’s B&B Ristorante, Carnevino and Enoteca San Marco, is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday at 7485 Dean Martin Drive, Suite 106. …

MOVIES

OPENING THIS WEEK

Golden Nugget unveils its ‘$100,000 Cash ‘n’ Camaro Giveaway’

The Golden Nugget is giving away $69,000 in cash and a 2010 Chevy Camaro SS Coupe during the “$100,000 Cash ‘n’ Camaro Giveaway” from Sunday through Sept. 5. At 9 p.m. every Saturday beginning July 4, there will be a drawing for $6,900 cash (winners must be present). The car will be given away at a final drawing in Sept. 5 (winner need not be present). Please check at the promotions booth regarding how to earn tickets.

Bard-Wired

Ding-dong. Bard of Avon calling.

Personality Clash

If you missed the most recent “Celebrity Apprentice,” you missed mucho fireworks centering around country singer Clint Black (who’s performing tonight through Sunday at The Orleans).

Via Brasil Steakhouse

We’ve had a number of Brazilian steakhouses/churrascarias in Las Vegas over the years, and about the only thing most of them have had in common, besides a loose (some looser than others) interpretation of the concept, is that most have been in the tourism corridor.

HEIDI’S PICKS

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

Holly Madison

Holly Madison is the first to agree, “It’s totally crazy the way fame works these days.”

School searches

If you were the parent of a 13-year-old girl, would you consider it “reasonable” for officials at her school to order that she be strip-searched to find out if she were hiding ibuprofen pills?

Voice in the wilderness

Nevada voted for Barack Obama last year, but don’t be misled: This remains a conservative state. Democrats hold a voter registration edge, but a large majority of the party’s members would barely qualify as centrists in other states.

More pay back for Big Labor

Don’t ask, for the moment, why congressional Democrats need to find an extra $1 trillion to pay for a socialized medicine scheme they insist will “reduce costs.”

IN BRIEF

Ex-MGM Mirage chief paid $5.8 million in ’08

Nevada lawmakers approve renewable energy authority

CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers voted Thursday to endorse a new state renewable energy agency after asking numerous questions about the agency’s staffing and initial $250,000-a-year funding.

Review-Journal’s owner buys Mesquite newspaper

Stephens Media LLC, owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other publications in Nevada and eight other states, has purchased the Mesquite Local News, a weekly newspaper based 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Chapman dealerships welcome laid-off Chrysler workers

With the disheartening news of several Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealerships in the Las Vegas Valley closing recently, many are wondering what will be the fate of the dealerships’ employees. Fortunately, as the only remaining Chrysler Jeep dealer in Clark County and one of two remaining Dodge dealers in Las Vegas, Chapman Chrysler Jeep and Chapman Dodge have welcomed several laid-off employees as their own.

Outback hardly resembles last

If there was ever a “hero” model in Subaru’s lineup, the Outback would most certainly qualify.

Eldorado ruled the 1970s

Horsepower drove the 1960s while conspicuous consumption pushed the 1970s to new physical limits.

Road signs do more harm than good

Road signs are simple and effective … at least you would hope so since they’ve been around since the invention of the dirt road.

Findlay Chevrolet manager buys popular 2010 Camaro

The “bad boy” of General Motors Corp. has arrived at Findlay Chevrolet and dealership Fixed Operations Manager Ralph Cody was one of the first lucky owners of the beast known as the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS.

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