Dining events and news for June 2-8, 2016

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

Some members of Congress oppose Caesars’ casino REIT plan

Some U.S. Congress members urged Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to deny casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. a favorable tax ruling relating to the company’s plan to create a trust to own its hotels and resorts.

Southern Nevada VA health officials emphasizing alternatives to opioids for treating pain

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched the Opioid Safety Initiative, or OSI, in Minneapolis in October 2013. Its objective is to improve the quality of life for veterans suffering chronic pain, while simultaneously reducing their dependency on opioid drugs. The program is now being used in Nevada.

 
3-year-old who fell into gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo is ‘doing well’

The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, prompting the killing of the endangered animal in order to rescue the child, said on Wednesday the boy is doing well and suggested donations in the gorilla’s name.

Here are the best (and worst) things you can buy in June

June is a month when most people would rather be enjoying the summer outdoors than spending time shopping in a store, so it’s harder to find good deals. There are a few, however, if you’re looking to buy certain items.

Photo by CHASE STEVENS

Every now and then when you go out for a walk you get a pleasant surprise – and such was the case after a long day of finishing up my downtown relocation.

Missing North Las Vegas man found

The man reported missing from his North Las Vegas home Tuesday morning has been located.

Taller of two Riviera towers to be imploded June 14

The taller of two hotel towers of the shuttered Riviera will be imploded early June 14, a spokesman for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Wednesday.

Beginnings of basketball, football, soccer and more explored in new book

Rules are rules, and in sports you have to follow them. But why are games played like that, with different balls and a field of certain size? “On the Origins of Sports,” by Gary Belsky and Neil Fine, explains those head-scratchers.

Literary Las Vegas: Rick Ainsworth

Rick Ainsworth, author of “Thunder and Storm: The Haverfield Incident” and “Murder on Pratas Reef,” is back with “American Dictator: Changing of the Guard,” the first of a three-volume political thriller series.

Dave & Buster’s hiring 260 positions for Downtown Summerlin location

With construction of Dave & Buster’s first Nevada location well underway at Downtown Summerlin, the restaurant and entertainment outpost is looking to fill over 200 positions ahead of its August opening.

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