Taste of the Town: Readers spot Kona coffee

Gotta love that Kona coffee, which has a rich, full-bodied flavor stemming from its growing conditions on the Big Island of Hawaii. Unfortunately, Kona’s pretty pricey — among the most expensive coffees in the world — so I wasn’t surprised when Taste of the Town regular Jim Guynup emailed in search of a source for it “at a reasonable price.” I’m not sure what’s reasonable — that’s open to wide interpretation — but readers have a few local sources.

Small Plates: It’s all made to order

MTO — for Made To Order — opened in October at 500 S. Main St., on the ground floor of the city parking garage, across from City Hall.

No Yucca Mountain? Then judges say DOE can’t collect nuke waste fees

No Yucca Mountain? No backup plan? Then the Department of Energy can’t force utility customers to pay into a construction fund for a nuclear waste repository that no longer is on the boards, a federal court ruled Tuesday.

Clark High School bristles with National Merit semifinalists

For the class of 2014, Clark High School had the highest number of National Merit semifinalists in Nevada — 14. It tied the Davidson Academy of Nevada, a Reno public school for profoundly gifted middle and high school students.

MGM Resorts, two unions agree on new contract

Two unions and the 10 properties operated by MGM Resorts International have reached agreement on a new five-year contract, which will be voted on by workers Wednesday.

Henderson approves landscape agreement for Paradise Pointe Park

The Henderson City Council on Tuesday approved a landscape architecture services agreement in the amount of about $272,000 for Paradise Pointe Park, a neighborhood park at the southwest corner of Horizon Ridge Parkway and Archer Glen Avenue.

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