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Las Vegas restaurants staging comeback after Great Recession

The Great Recession delivered a major blow to the Las Vegas restaurant market, but now the local restaurant scene has recovered to the point that it is among the most competitive in the country.

11 easy (and cheap) DIY kids Halloween costumes

Those celebrating Halloween this year are expected to spend $950 million on children’s Halloween costumes, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s a lot of money shelled out for an outfit that’s likely only going to be worn once. Do your pocketbook a favor by making inexpensive costumes for your kids.

Airline to offer charter flights between Las Vegas, SoCal

A small California airline will offer public charter flights — a type of scheduled air service — between Las Vegas and Carlsbad, Calif., north of San Diego.

Mothers, daughters find sweet success in bakery dreams

For the past five months, Heidi Heath has been serving up her grandmother’s cheesecake recipes alongside her mother, Kathy Bastian, at Gotta Love Cheesecake.

Reader wonders about taxes, benefits for Obamacare

A shifting calendar means new Obamacare-related questions. We’re seeing fewer queries about enrollment, which ends in mid-February, and more about taxes and actual benefits.

 
New iris scanners tout quick trip through McCarran security

Developers of a new biometric scanning system that verifies passenger identities at airports are the first to admit that some customers like the idea of having their irises scanned because it looks so cool.

Knowledge gap may hinder needed help

An October survey from health care think tank Kaiser Family Foundation found that 89 percent of the nation’s uninsured have no idea that open enrollment through the law’s insurance exchanges starts Saturday.

Art of sign spinning

Sign spinning has transformed from a creative way for businesses to get the word out to an international sport that draws inspiration from martial arts, dance and even video games.

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