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Las Vegas Book Briefs for July 31-Aug. 6, 2014

Hoggard Elementary School student Oniana Boulware was recently named the 2014 winner of the national PBS KIDS Writers Contest in the second-grade division.

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Royal play isn’t far in the Las Vegas Valley

I have never been to a major golf championship. Something always came up. You know: money, timing, family or various fiascos.

City to address wheelchair accessibility issues on sidewalks

Martin Dean Dupalo began creating a map showing hundreds of alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Las Vegas area. Four years later, the city of Las Vegas announced a plan to correct about two-thirds of the problems he cited.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, July 31-Aug. 6, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Newsmakers, July 31-Aug. 6, 2014

Gianna Maria LoPresti, 23, graduated from Southern Utah University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a minor in math. She is the daughter of Art and Dayna LoPresti of Las Vegas.

Overcoming denial is important part of grieving process

Grieving is an emotional process that one must endure after losing a loved one. Some people avoid it by going into denial. Joanne Dahl of Spring Valley was one of those people.

Dining Pick of the Week: Novecento Pizzeria

Novecento Pizzeria is a little slice of Italy tucked in Henderson. From the imported ingredients to the cooking techniques, owner/chef Marc Sgrizzi models his restaurant after authentic pizzerias in Naples, Italy.

Sci-fi author surprised his e-book took off

When Matthew Kadish released “Earthman Jack vs. The Ghost Planet” as an e-book on Amazon.com on Fourth of July weekend last year, he didn’t think about it during his three-day vacation, but when he got back, he was pleasantly surprised to find he had sold more than 600 copies.

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