Dining Pick of the Week: Urban Turban

Inside stone pillars on Paradise Road just past Corporate Drive sits Indian restaurant Urban Turban. The restaurant, an offshoot of the original in Auckland, New Zealand, is done in a modern-meets-classical theme, with an open kitchen and marble-topped bar providing the backdrop.

Dining Pick of the Week: Pieology Pizzeria

Sometimes you just want pizza now, but you don’t want to settle for a slice that’s been living under a heat lamp. Pieology Pizzeria solves this dilemma by offering patrons the chance to select toppings for a custom freshly baked, personal-sized pie much like you would at your favorite sandwich shop.

Dining Pick of the Week: La Bella’s Pizzeria

It’s good to have a go-to neighborhood pizza place. La Bella’s Pizzeria is tucked away in a strip mall behind Target off Buffalo Drive near the 215 Beltway, and it serves its neighborhood well.

 
Fowler to turn ESPN GameDay reigns over to Rece Davis

ESPN veteran announcer Rece Davis will take over as host of College GameDay next fall, replacing longtime host Chris Fowler on the popular football pregame show.

 
2 infants test positive for measles at Illinois day care

Parents at a Chicago-area day care center are keeping a close watch over their children for any signs of fever or rashes. They learned Wednesday that two infants who attend a KinderCare Learning Center in Palatine, Illinois, have tested positive for measles.

Fans keep ‘Nevada’ out of NHL team name

In a 24-hour reversal, the lead ownership partner in efforts to land a Las Vegas NHL franchise has backed off the idea of having “Nevada” in the team name.

 
Man blows up house making hash oil, told police it was crème brulee

A Florida man was recovering in hospital on Thursday after telling rescuers that he was burned in an explosion while making a crème brulee desert dish, but police said he had been cooking up a batch of hash oil.

Man shot at abandoned Las Vegas hotel, shooter on the loose

One man was shot in the arm and the shooter remains at large after an early Friday morning shooting at an abandoned hotel in downtown Las Vegas, according to Las Vegas police.

Sign of recovery: Developer of big spaces goes small

A developer of big industrial spaces is going small in a sign of broader economic recovery. Panattoni Development Co. said Wednesday that it has bought a 103,000-square-foot industrial building at 1841 E. Craig Road for $5.25 million from Tower Distribution Center LLC, a small, local group of investors.

Utah lawmaker: is it still rape if the unconscious person is your wife?

A proposed law in conservative Utah aimed at clarifying its definition of consent in sexual assault cases has drawn widespread attention after a state representative questioned how it might work between married couples.

EDITORIAL: Labor reforms help ‘working families’

To see world-class contortion in Nevada, you can buy a ticket to a Cirque du Soleil show or other acrobatic act on the Strip, or you can go to a legislative hearing and watch union leaders try to construct credible arguments against badly needed, money-saving labor reforms.

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