Book festival to delight lovers of all things literary Oct. 30-Nov. 2

Book worms, your moment is about to arrive. The 12th annual Vegas Valley Book Festival is slated to take place Oct. 30-Nov. 2, with most programs scheduled at the downtown Historic Fifth Street School, 401 S. Fourth St.

Celebrating souls: Winchester Cultural Center festival to mark Day of the Dead Nov. 1-2

Death is an inevitable part of life but that does not mean it is something that should be feared. In Mexican culture, death is viewed as a normal part of life to be celebrated and respected. That is the idea behind Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. In order to bring the festivities to Las Vegas, the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive, is scheduled to present the 13th annual Life in Death: Day of the Dead Festival from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1-2.

Exploring dive bars: the Dispensary Lounge

The second installment in Sunrise View’s series on local dive bars looks inside the Dispensary Lounge, 2451 E. Tropicana Ave. The 37-year-old bar looks mysterious from the outside, as there are no windows, only a red door that leads inside.

Resale Listings

Editor’s note: Listings include the resale home’s parcel number. Occasionally, the address listed is the homebuyer’s mailing address and not the actual location of the home. Check the parcel number to make sure. Also, a few transactions do not reflect the market value of the homes.

Reader says HOAs are already overtaxed

Q: Gated communities are “overtaxed” as they must maintain their own “private” streets while homeowners receive no property tax reduction as compensation.

Anthony: No to Yucca Mountain waste dump

You talk to Stavros Anthony about the pitfalls of storing the country’s nuclear waste only 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, and you end up with growing confidence that good sense will somehow overcome the 2002 act by a Congress that voted with self-interest as its priority.

Hammargren plans open house Nov. 2-3

Former Lt. Gov. Dr. Lonnie Hammargren is scheduled to open his Hammargren Home of Nevada History, 4318 Ridgecrest Drive, from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 2-3.

Dining Pick of the Week: Lindo Michoacan

Lindo Michoacan has such a complete Mexican menu that it’s difficult to decide what to order since everything (tacos, enchiladas, burritos, flautas, tostadas, tamales) is award-winning.

Dining Pick of the Week: Aurelio’s Pizza

There’s no reason to argue about pizza because for most of us, all pizza is good. However, Chicago pizza stands out from all the rest, and Aurelio’s owner/chef Jorge Gonzales is doing it right at this Chicago namesake.

A La Carte, Oct. 29-Nov. 4

Dining events and news from across the valley.

Sprouts Farmers Markets plans Las Vegas expansion

Sprouts Farmers Markets are growing in the Las Vegas area. In 2014, the company plans to open three locations at Green Valley and Horizon Ridge parkways, Warm Springs Road and Stephanie Street, and Sahara Avenue and Hualapai Way.

Multi-car accidents stall traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle

It might have been fog or a typical rear-end freeway collision that started four freeway pileups during the Friday morning commute that backed up traffic 14 miles from Boeing Field, authorities said.

First Nevada 150th anniversary coin comes off the press

With the touch of a button Friday, Gov. Brian Sandoval sent 120 tons of pressure onto a blank 1-ounce silver planchet and created Nevada’s first 150th anniversary silver medallion.

North Dakota bishop exposes hundreds to hepatitis A at service

The bishop of the Fargo Catholic Diocese exposed some parishioners at North Dakota churches in Fargo, Grand Forks and Jamestown to the hepatitis A virus in late September and early October.

Skateboaders, others enjoy Craig Ranch Regional Park on opening day

North Las Vegas’ Craig Ranch Regional Park debuted Friday with a whoosh and a bang. Those are the sounds skateboards made at the skatepark, one of the largest in the U.S. Others visited then new playgrounds at the $130 million park.

7.3 earthquake rocks Japan’s east coast

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck early Saturday off Japan’s east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said, triggering small tsunamis but causing no apparent damage.

Ohio DUI confessor says video might have hurt him

The central Ohio man who confessed in an online video to killing another driver in a wrong-way crash after a night of drinking told a newspaper that he might have gotten a lighter sentence had he not made the now-famous recording.

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