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Readers have scoop on gelato

There’s not much better on a hot summer day than a scoop of cold gelato, and since we’re having a lot of those now, it’s fitting that readers have several suggestions for Connie Hannon.

Navajo Lake great spot to take a break from heat

Southern Utah lures heat-weary Las Vegans like the ice cream man draws neighborhood kids on summer afternoons. Who wouldn’t welcome cool, pine-scented breezes, cold mountain streams and lakes, chilly nights under starry glitter and bracing mornings with the scent of wood smoke strong in the air? Utah’s beautiful high-forested plateaus offer respite from scorching temperatures as well as unequalled recreational opportunities within a half-day’s drive of Las Vegas.

Still touring after all these years

It’s a mellow summer night with the family, watching the old MGM musical “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Gene Kelly breaks into this Irish jig and I break into a cold sweat.

Lifetime movie marathon reveals men to be perverts, psychopaths

A co-worker has been telling me for weeks now that I don’t write enough about things women like. But, really, if I had even the foggiest notion of what women like, I might not spend this much time in front of a TV.

Holly Madison

Holly Madison is the first to agree, “It’s totally crazy the way fame works these days.”

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HEIDI’S PICKS

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.

Via Brasil Steakhouse

We’ve had a number of Brazilian steakhouses/churrascarias in Las Vegas over the years, and about the only thing most of them have had in common, besides a loose (some looser than others) interpretation of the concept, is that most have been in the tourism corridor.

Readers find source for Wyler’s drink mix

We’ve had a relatively mild June so far — if a little uncharacteristically gloomy — but we don’t need summer’s official beginning last weekend to remind us that plenty of sizzling days are yet to come, and with them the need for refreshment. So it’s fitting that readers have a local source for an old favorite — Wyler’s Sugar-Free Lemonade Drink Mix, being sought by Julie and Don McCuiston.

Small Nevada towns celebrate holiday with style

Nevada’s scattered small towns observe the national birthday on July 4 in ways that reflect their individual heritage, yet incorporate activities traditional across the country.

Patti Lupone

A day in the life of a down-to-earth diva: Patti Lupone says she was thinking about how to finish the David Mamet chapter in her autobiography while driving her dog home from the vet.

HEIDI’S PICKS

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.

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