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‘Walking Dead’ attraction opens in downtown Las Vegas

A year-round attraction based on the “Fear the Walking Dead” TV show opened earlier this month at 425 Fremont St., the building that houses Hennessey’s Tavern and Walgreens.

Motel, once a haven, now a crime-ridden jungle in downtown Las Vegas

When darkness falls, Wendy Yeh is afraid to walk the grounds of her motel, The Safari. Here, just a few blocks east of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s prized downtown development project, trouble lurks.

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Developer plans apartment tower near downtown Las Vegas

Motel owner Ilan Gorodezki plans to develop a 15-story, 370-unit apartment building at the site of his adjacent Super 8 and Thunderbird motels on Las Vegas Boulevard South between Charleston and Oakey boulevards.

Unique Las Vegas German club offers jazz nights by seasoned performers

You don’t have to be German American to come to Jazz Night Tuesdays at the German-American Social Club of Nevada, 1110 E. Lake Mead Blvd., but it does raise the price of admission from the $2 members pay to a whopping $7, which really isn’t much for three hours of jazz by seasoned performers.

Red Cross says to always be prepared in case of emergencies

Earthquakes. Floods. Wildfires. Electric grid system collapse. No matter the disaster, it’s wise to be prepared at all times. A free class is planned to give Las Vegas residents a hand in emergency preparedness at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.

United Way set to unite Las Vegas Valley volunteers during Sept. 30 Day of Caring

On Sept. 30, United Way of Southern Nevada hopes to bring together more than 1,200 volunteers its largest, one-day, community-wide volunteer event celebrating the spirit and value of volunteering. The inaugural event is hailed as the Day of Caring.

Old school-style comedian Vinnie Favorito finds a permanent Las Vegas home at Westgate

Most people imagine the life of a stand-up comic as a long series of anonymous hotel rooms and performing endless one-night gigs in dingy clubs with brick walls. Vinnie Favorito has been performing almost exclusively in Las Vegas since 2003. “It’s awesome,” Favorito said. “I have a great family and a great support system. Now I have a new family, (Red Mercury Entertainment). I’ve never been with such a professional crew as I am now. I’ve never been with a group that really cares the way this one does.”

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