The intransigence of petty, gun-hating tyrants

I see Kyle Gillis of the Nevada Journal posted a piece last week on the dogged fight of local prison guard Patrick Mendez against the dangerous hoplophobe policies of the College of Southern Nevada — until recently more appropriately dubbed the Community College of Southern Nevada.

Book signings and events, June 3-9

Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change without notice.

You can have riches and restraint after all

When the rich and famous get married in the United States, expectations are high in terms of expenses. They’re low in terms of class. We presume a deal will be worked out with a gossip magazine for the first official photos. A reality TV special will probably air. And, a bridal designer’s name will be mentioned more than the mother-of-the-bride’s.

Closet organizer helps create systems to find your clothes

Home organization shows make for fine TV. The disheveled “before” shot juxtaposed with the tidy “after” one indulges viewers almost as much as a glamorous makeover. Brenda Prinzavalli, local organizing strategist, has just one problem with those shows.

COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

COVER STORY: Downtown Las Vegas is evolving, adding draws like The Smith Center and attracting businesses like online retailer Zappos.com, which will move its headquarters to the former Las Vegas City Hall. Downtown’s housing market is changing, also. Observers say that as the area’s hipness quotient rises, demand for multifamily residences there will increase.

Lack of incentives hurt Nevada film industry

If you’re making a TV series about a two-fisted Clark County sheriff battling crime, corruption and the mob in 1960s Las Vegas, it seems logical to film in the place where it all really happened.

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