A La Carte: Dining events and news for March 24-30, 2016

View rounds up dining events and news from across the Las Vegas Valley, from restaurant openings to special dinners and promotions.

Maryland could be 1st to hold referendum on fantasy sports

Maryland would become the first state to let voters decide whether the popular but controversial phenomenon of Internet fantasy sports betting is fully legal, under a bill now pending in the Legislature.

 
Snowstorm shuts down Denver airport, cancels over 1,000 flights

A blizzard shut down Denver International Airport on Wednesday, canceling more than 1,000 flights after temporarily knocking out power and making takeoffs and landings unsafe, airport officials said.

Highlighting achievements, March 24, 2016 — PHOTOS

Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) school, recently placed at the MathCounts Competition Series at the regional level.

Crime and safety news from around the valley, March 24-30, 2016

The Nevada Department of Transportation is demolishing a 53,000-square-foot furniture warehouse along South Martin Luther King Boulevard to make way for Project Neon, set to widen Interstate 15 from the Spaghetti Bowl interchange to Sahara Avenue.

 
Rapper Phife Dawg dies of diabetes at 45

Hip-hop artist Phife Dawg, a member of New York-based group A Tribe Called Quest, has died at the age of 45, his family said on Wednesday.

Watching the baseball ghosts play pepper at Historic Dodgertown

If you squinted from concourse level at Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, Florida, and let your mind wander, you could see the baseball ghosts playing pepper on the field below: Robinson, Campanella, Snider, Koufax, Pee Wee Reese.

Learn about LGBT history in new book for kids

Lately,you’ve been hearing a lot about gay rights and gay marriage, and you want to know more. Read “Gay & Lesbian History for Kids”by Jerome Pohlen, and your questions might be answered.

Literary Las Vegas: Vanessa Chamberlin

In her book “The Fire Driven Life: How to Ignite the Fire of Self-Worth, Health, and Happiness with a Plant-Based Diet,” Las Vegas holistic health practitioner, lifestyle coach and boutique owner Vanessa Chamberlin encourages readers to embrace a PlantFire rainbow diet.

Here’s a look at Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchups

Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill offers a capsule look at Thursday’s four games in the NCAA Tournament, with a prediction for each game.

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