Biscuits Cafe a worthy addition to breakfast-and-lunch genre

Biscuits Cafe departs from the norm of breakfast-and-lunch places in decor. While the interior is attractive, it’s fairly streamlined and not so cluttered that I found myself wondering about the poor soul who has to dust it all. When it comes to the food, though, Biscuits Cafe tucks snugly into the genre.

Feinstein does double duty on New Year’s Eve

Michael Feinstein should have quite a case of deja vu Wednesday night, as the “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook” headlines a New Year’s Eve special on PBS — and a live New Year’s Eve concert at The Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall.

5 free shows for cheap-os

See surf rock stand-outs The Boss Martians and others for free.

Tiger-free magician still offers charisma

Rick Thomas, once a mainstay on the Strip, brings magic show back this weekend for locals and families.

Chris D’Elia’s star rises in stand-up and TV

Comedian ends the year in a bigger Las Vegas venue and with sitcom “Undateable” returning for a second season.

MGM employees probably get healthier perks than you do

There’s a workout room with elliptical machines, free weights and medicine balls; a lunchroom with free entrees, soups and salad bar; and a fun room with a pingpong table. It’s not a Las Vegas resort or hotel on the Strip, but the corporate offices of the company that owns hotels in Las Vegas

Five things to do around town

The crowds, the noise, the hangovers. Some of us just aren’t cut out for ringing in the new year at the stroke of midnight. Thankfully, there are several New Year’s at noon celebrations around the valley.

Hazy shade of winter

Vegas indie rockers Black Camaro drop surprise new record.

NFL Week 17 predictions

Previews and predictions for every game. Know the key matchups before kickoff.

U.S. stocks extend rally as Russell 2000 reaches all-time high

NEW YORK — The Russell 2000 Index climbed to an all-time high Friday and the Nasdaq composite index reached a level unseen since 2000 as an equities rally that started last week continued through one of the slowest trading days of the year.

 
Fiery crash kills 4 in NoCal

Two vehicles collided head on in a fiery crash near Sacramento, California, leaving four people dead and two more seriously injured.

UNLV must stay focused against Southern Utah

Immediately after beating Arizona, Rebels coach Dave Rice looked ahead to Saturday’s game and called it “the biggest of the season.” In college basketball, there is no such thing as a night off any more.

How a famous comic became happily homeless for nine years

“People always say, ‘God, it must suck staying at hotels all the time.’ I go, ‘Yeah, it’s terrible. They take out the trash every day, and they bring you fresh linens, it’s terrible.’”

Win-total disaster: Cutler, Bears bad news

Almost everything about this Chicago Bears’ season has been bad news, especially for the optimists who banked on their regular-season win total going over 8½. It’s a bet that has no shot.

Thousands gather to mourn fallen NYPD officers

Targeted for their uniform, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were slain last weekend while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.

‘Unbroken’ an old-fashioned tale of strength, courage, resilience

Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s wildly popular biography, “Unbroken” concentrates on Louie Zamperini’s celebrated war years with a few flashbacks to his youth, starting with his days as the bullied son of Italian immigrants.

Hawes’ holiday suit highlight of NBA Christmas games

The Los Angeles Clippers’ Spencer Hawes didn’t suit up for his team’s Christmas game, but his eye-catching suit was worthy of all the attention.

 
Did you see Shaq get tossed into a Christmas tree?

Former NBA player and current TNT studio analyst Shaquille O’Neal was hurled into a tree by fellow analyst Kenny Smith during the halftime show of ‘NBA on TNT.’

Identity of man killed in burning Henderson home released

The man found mortally wounded in a burning home in an upscale Anthem neighborhood Tuesday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Walter Zhongcheng Wu, 20, of Henderson.

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