Homeless can phone relatives for free

Homeless men and women can call home for the holidays for free this Saturday at Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.

Readers sniff out Kitchen Bouquet

There’s something about food and the holidays. The season definitely seems to rekindle a desire to revive family traditions; hence the holiday-related requests this week. And, for those looking for help making gravy for their holiday dinners, responses to a request from reader Ray Fogarty.

RESTAURANT REPORT

AA Hawaiian BBQ, 6710 W. Cheyenne Ave., received 17 demerits Nov. 24. Violations included access to hand sink blocked. GRADE: B

Caffe Dolce’s menu places emphasis on Roman cuisine

Even though Giuseppe Bavarese opened Caffe Dolce to give locals a “fine dining” option outside of a hotel, he hesitates to put an upscale label on the restaurant.

More restaurants providing live entertainment as part of the dining experience

On the surface, B.B. King and Sammy Hagar wouldn’t seem to have much in common, aside from the fact that both are musicians. But in the past few weeks, both added to the number of Las Vegas restaurants that provide live music with dinner. B.B. King’s Blues Club opened at The Mirage on Nov. 6, and Cabo Wabo at Planet Hollywood on Nov. 17. And they may be part of a larger trend.

Independent swings

A poll conducted last week for the Review-Journal and reviewjournal.com shows Nevada’s independent voters, like their peers around the country, now side against the Democratic Party even though they overwhelmingly supported it only a year ago.

Costly mandates

As part of its efforts to tighten oversight of internal controls and outside auditors following accounting scandals at Enron Corp., WorldCom and Tyco International, Congress created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Station strikes marketing deal with Days Inn

The Wild Wild West will be marketed as a Days Inn hotel under a new agreement the national hotel chain and Station Casinos plan to announce today.

Why not meet at CityCenter?

When the Stardust closed in November 2006, it took a big piece of the locals meeting market with it.

IN BRIEF

CHICAGO

Buyers chasing homes in Las Vegas as prices continue falling

Las Vegas housing prices remained flat in November, while single-family home sales went into their seasonal slump at 3,117 closings, up 42.8 percent from the same month a year ago, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.

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