Tickets: Maroon 5 returning to Las Vegas

Pop rockers Maroon 5 return to the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Dec. 30 and 31. Tickets are $99.50, $124.50, $174.50 and $224.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster outlets.

Thrashgiving: Charity begins early

Aid those in need while courting tinnitus and perhaps a strained neck vertebrae or two with the return of Thrashgiving.

Southern Nevada students can apply for political TV show

Southern Nevada high school students are invited to apply to participate in a series of special Nevada NewsMakers television programs to discuss politics and current affairs.

CSN opens workforce development center

A center that will provide resources to businesses opened its doors on Wednesday at the College of Southern Nevada’s Cheyenne campus.

‘Evita’ explores controversial life of Argentine political figure

Plenty of people will be trapped in an L-tryptophan torpor following this year’s Thanksgiving feast. But not Caroline Bowman. She and her fellow thespians will be singing and dancing up a storm in “Evita.”

Brubeck Brothers Quartet playing Dave’s music

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet — playing Friday and Saturday at The Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz — “very consciously tried,” in bassist and trombonist Chris Brubeck’s words, to “do music that wasn’t Dave’s music.”

Briefs: Art, music and more, Nov. 22-28

MUSIC: Winchester hosts plenty of pianists: Six pianists, 60 fingers, 88 keys. That’s the formula for “60 in the 88s,” a Saturday concert presented at the Winchester Cultural Center, in conjunction with the Las Vegas Jazz Society.

Top Performers: UNLV vs. Air Force

UNLV is now bowl eligible after beating Air Force. Here are some of the top performers of the game.

Firefighters save cat in Henderson house fire

One cat was rescued in a Thursday morning Henderson house fire, which caused an estimated $100,000 damage.

UNLV stadium panel debates dome vs. no-dome concepts

It took more than six weeks after its inaugural meeting, but the UNLV stadium board on Thursday began talking about dome vs. no-dome, with the panel talking about a cost and revenue analysis of putting a fixed roof atop a potential on-campus venue.

Wynn’s casino deal in Massachusetts is under investigation

While the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has tentatively scheduled a Dec. 16 suitability hearing for Wynn Resorts, the company’s land deal is being investigated by a federal grand jury and two state agencies over whether a felon has hidden ownership in the proposed casino site.

Las Vegas Valley’s share of underwater housing continues to decline

New numbers from real estate website Zillow showed that the Las Vegas Valley’s share of homes that are under water, or worth less than the mortgage owed on them, waned significantly in the three months that ended in September.

Ringo marches to his own drums with All Starr Band

Ringo Starr was part of the historic Beatles for eight years. But Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band has periodically visited Las Vegas — with different All Starrs — since 1989.

Michael Mina’s culinary identity suffers at Pub 1842 in MGM Grand

There’s been a trend around here lately in which eminent chefs generally known for their high-end restaurants open casual, sports-barry, middle-of-the-road places, either in addition to their more posh spots or to replace one or more of them.

 
Federal regulators say airline rules against cell calls ‘outdated’

Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are “outdated,” and it’s time to change them, federal regulators said Thursday, drawing immediate howls of protest from flight attendants, airline officials and others.

 
13-year-old girl testifies man raped her outside school

“A bad thing happened” early Aug. 28 the petite, blond-haired 13-year-old girl with a soft, tender voice told a Las Vegas judge Thursday.

Special food items offered with reopening of ice rink at Cosmo

Such foods as a cashew butter and roasted strawberry jam sandwich, beef chili, grilled cornbread, grilled cheese with tomato soup and a fireside s’mores kit will accompany Friday’s return of the Ice Rink at the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

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