Superheroes, sequels coming to theaters this summer

Much like that initial glimpse of your neighbor’s pasty white legs or the arrival of your first quadruple-digit cooling bill, Tony Stark has come to represent the start of summer.

Jerusalem Grill wows with exceptional shawarma, other dishes

As soon as our server at Jerusalem Grill brought us a bowl of warm garbanzo beans sprinkled with cumin and one of pickled vegetables, I began to get a good feeling about the place.

Kaskade ready to own summer with nightclub, dayclub gigs

Kaskade will DJ Saturday night at Marquee nightclub, then he will go to sleep near dawn, wake up, and walk to Marquee’s Dayclub pool to perform again Sunday afternoon.

Dining Guide: Ethnic restaurants

Each week Neon spotlights a different cuisine in the Dining Guide, with ethnic restaurants this week. Restaurants are rated on a letter-grade scale, from A to F. Opinions by R-J critic Heidi Knapp Rinella (H.K.R.) are indicated by initials. Price symbols are based on the cost of an average entree: $ = entrees less than $10; $$ = entrees $10 to $20; $$$ = entrees $20 to $30; and $$$$ = entrees more than $30.

Legendary Tony Bennett back at Caesars Palace

The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is a mere 10 years old. But Caesars Palace has been there since 1966, and Tony Bennett was the second act to play there.

Gators claim Northeast League title

Green Valley softball coach Lauren Taylor refused to consider the possibility that her team might lose Thursday.

Anthony finally might attain playoff payoff

In the NBA, reputations are made in the playoffs. Carmelo Anthony is an exception because he entered the league with star status and never has lost it despite rarely winning in the playoffs.

Pet Shop Boys, ‘American Idol’ tour, Matchbox 20 coming soon

Synth pop stalwarts the Pet Shop Boys hit The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on Oct. 11. Tickets start at $45 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at The Joint box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Dozens of restaurants participating in annual Epicurean Affair

The annual Epicurean Affair sponsored by the Nevada Restaurant Association is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. May 23 at The Pools at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, with almost 75 restaurants and purveyors participating. Proceeds benefit the educational programs of the Nevada Restaurant Association and NvRA Educational Foundation. Tickets are $105 for general admission, $155 for early admission (at 6 p.m.) and $190 for VIP. For tickets, visit NVRestaurants.com or call 414-9000. …

Busy DJ weekend includes Fedde Le Grand

Can you say, “Busiest club weekend ever”? I mean, really. Look at this starry DJ lineup at nightclubs and dayclubs on the Strip.

Forward momentum leads Paramore to The Joint

Paramore singer Hayley Williams’ Doritos-orange hair is more subtle than the singer is on her band’s latest self-titled record, where she addresses the acrimonious split with a pair of former bandmates, who ditched the group and essentially labeled them record company automatons.

Mandatory arts subsidy

Comprising a majority of the Las Vegas City Council’s recommending committee, Councilmen Stavros Anthony and Bob Coffin on Tuesday voted against a proposal from Councilman Bob Beers to get rid of a mandate that 1 percent of the city’s capital improvement budget be spent on public art.

Badly needed pension reforms dead – again

When Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval called for yet another study of the Nevada Public Employees’ Retirement System — one that won’t wrap up until the current legislative session is over — he signaled he had no appetite to take on the issue before his re-election campaign, if ever.

Team Ford aids Habitat’s A Brush with Kindness

A local family living in a decaying home in a neighborhood behind the College of Southern Nevada’s Cheyenne campus was recently the beneficiary of A Brush with Kindness, a program recently adopted by Team Ford Lincoln through Habitat for Humanity.

Gaudin Porsche event benefits Special Olympics

The 2014 Porsche Cayman will make its debut with a Porsche driving experience May 8 and 9 at Spring Mountain Motor Sports track in Pahrump.

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