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Vegas Voices

Dina Titus talks about why she loves Las Vegas

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., who represents the 1st Congressional District, which she says “goes from the airport to downtown,” has lived in Las Vegas since 1979, moving to the city from Tifton, Georgia, to teach American and Nevada government classes at UNLV. Here, she shares her favorite spots to eat and play.

Ferraro’s owner strives to make patrons feel at home

In this week’s Vegas Voices Q&A, Gino Ferraro talks about how the local restaurant industry has changed since he first arrived in Las Vegas in 1976.

30-year veteran of Vegas comedy clubs now runs one

Harry Basil, who manages the Tropicana’s Laugh Factory, was part of the opening lineup of the Comedy Store at the Dunes in 1984.

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Library strives to keep up with your life

Ron Heezen, who heads the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, notes the library can be the third part of your life, after home and work, to connect and belong.

Corda takes her best shot at promoting women in filmmaking

Just in time for Women’s History Month, the Nevada Women’s Film Festival returns for its second year to acknowledge women who write, produce and direct films as well as movies with strong female characters.

‘Ultimate fan’ crosses the line into niche promoter

Las Vegas is a city of reinvention. And Teresa Kidder lives the theory that if nobody’s putting on the kind of entertainment you want to see, quit wishing you were some place else (in her case, New York) and do it yourself.