Couple sold Santa Fe Station but still run bar/restaurant

Although Nevada business owners Sue and Paul Lowden sold Santa Fe Station nearly 20 years ago, the couple has held on to the 24-hour bar and restaurant Santa Fe Mining Company in the north valley.

Cuban restaurant El Varaderito mixes influences of homeland

El Varaderito on South Decatur Boulevard opened in June. The restaurant is named after Varadero, Cuba, a beach resort town east of Havana known for its 13 miles of white-sand beaches.

 
Khabib Nurmagomedov seeks to shed weight of ill-fated UFC title bout

Khabib Nurmagomedov hopes to earn his way back into UFC lightweight title contention with a win on the UFC 219 card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in the same venue where he missed weight and was unable to compete for the belt in March.

Retired Las Vegas police officer trades cuffs for snow cones

Larry Smith retired in 2012 from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department after nearly 25 years. He and his wife, Sandy, who also retired from a desk job at Metro, operate the newest franchise of Kona Ice.

 
4 people injured in Seattle after van jumps sidewalk

Four people were taken to a hospital after a van jumped onto a downtown Seattle sidewalk, hit pedestrians and crashed into a building on Thursday, the Seattle Fire Department said on its Twitter feed.

 
UFC 219 media day staredowns — VIDEO

Ahead of UFC 219’s pay-per-view on Dec. 30, the stars of the main card faced off at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cris “Cyborg” Justino will face Holly Holm in the main event for the women’s featherweight belt.

Oregon court upholds penalty in same-sex wedding cake case

An appellate court Thursday upheld a penalty against Oregon bakery owners who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding almost five years ago.

5 events this week in downtown Las Vegas

Artists Mary Sabo and Jennifer Henry will host “Season of the Witch Holiday and Art Party” from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the Cube LV Gallery, 1025 S. 1st St. in the Arts District, to celebrate their latest collaborative work, Worm Witch.

RJ movie critic’s 10 favorite films of 2017

The difference between “favorite” and “best” can be as wide as the alleged chasm between critics and moviegoers over the merits of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”

Parents irked with CCSD denial of online learning options

When Sumer Henning tried to place her youngest at Great Basin Virtual Academy — a K-8 program powered by the online education provider K12 Inc. and run through the White Pine County School District — the Clark County School District wouldn’t approve the transfer.

Betting trends for college football bowls

The Gold Sheet handicapper Bruce Marshall provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends from Goldsheet.com.