Entrepreneur thinks outside the box with Mobile Denture Lab

Abdul Shabazz has joined the ranks of many up-and-coming entrepreneurs who are trying to create a business model that can differentiate itself from other ideas while catering to people’s everyday needs. Shabazz is the owner of Mobile Denture Lab, a mobile business that comes to people to repair dentures.

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Springs Cafe may bump Puck for culinary school

Springs Cafe by Wolfgang Puck could soon lose its celebrity chef namesake. The Las Vegas Valley Water District is in contract negotiations with the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, an internationally recognized labor-management partnership between the culinary and bartenders unions and Strip properties that train about 3,000 students each year for the hospitality industry. It was formerly known as the Culinary Training Academy and is at 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd., in North Las Vegas.

Inaugural music festival to hit the street near UNLV

The Maryland Parkway Music Festival is planned for Friday through Sunday at venues around the “university district” of Paradise. The free event will feature music, art, poetry and demonstrations exhibits, performances and vendors.

More school zones post ambiguous speed signs

When-children-are-present signs are becoming more popular all over the valley in school zones. But the Henderson, Metropolitan and Clark County School District police departments all had different answers for what the phrase actually means.

Free of overhead costs, entrepreneurs take to road to provide goods, services

Thousands of valley business owners call the road home. Services range from car detailing and mechanic work to dog grooming, party starters, spray tans and medical services even join the ranks. For the owners, the overhead of a static address is eliminated, and for the clients, they get convenience, said Kamela Brewer, owner of Paradise-based Bold Body Bronzing.

New HIV case causes Los Angeles porn industry shutdown

LOS ANGELES — An adult film performer has tested positive for HIV, causing porn producers to shut down shoots in Southern California as the diagnosis is confirmed through re-testing, according to an industry group.

Two pajama-clad girls take stolen goat for walk

MANKATO, Minn.– Everything went according to plan for two pajama-clad stepsisters who took a goat they’d freed from a Minnesota zoo for a late-night walk.

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River Cats slam Drabek, 51s 13-1

Wes Timmons hit a grand slam and had six RBIs, and the Sacramento River Cats rocked 51s starter Kyle Drabek in a 13-1 victory in the Pacific Coast League on Monday at West Sacramento, Calif.

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