RESTAURANT REPORT

Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, 6569 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 18 demerits July 21. Violations included tuna cans stored in dry storage area instead of cooler for prechilled tuna. GRADE: B

No need to travel for HP Sauce

Today’s bit of trivia: In case you didn’t know, the HP in HP Sauce stands for Britain’s Houses of Parliament (which explains the illustration on the bottle’s label). More to the point: In response to a query from Terri Hohl, readers say it’s readily available in Las Vegas.

Ciao Ciao features New York- and New Haven-style pizzas

A new, high-end pizza joint aims for a slice of the valley’s thin-crust pie. Ciao Ciao Apizza Angelato says it uses highest-quality imported Italian ingredients — including tomatoes and flour from the hillsides of Napoli.

Ex-owner of USA Capital pleads guilty

In a surprise hearing, Joe Milanowski, a former owner of USA Capital, which failed owing $962 million to investors, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of wire fraud.

Recession throws heat, but 51s measure up

Las Vegas’ pro baseball team sold 3,000 full and miniplan season tickets this year and paid attendance has averaged about 4,700 a game, on par with last year. The team is on pace for attendance of 340,000 to 360,000.

IN BRIEF

Trump to buy company out of bankruptcy

Southwest Gas slims loss

Local natural gas utility Southwest Gas posted a loss in the second quarter, but that loss narrowed compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

Feds review Nevada OSHA plan

A federal task force has been in town the past two weeks reviewing Nevada’s job safety and health plan as part of a special study in the wake of a series of construction accidents and deaths.

Privé hearing delayed

A hearing on an appeal of Clark County’s decision to pull the liquor licenses for two Strip nightclubs was delayed Tuesday for at least two weeks.

Las Vegas council approves new firefighter contract

Las Vegas firefighters have a new contract that includes benefit increases but eliminated a so-called cost-of-living increase in the current budget year.

City Council members unanimously approved the contract this morning. Members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1285 overwhelmingly ratified the contract last week.

ALSO: Clark County commissioners call for more concessions from firefighters

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