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Arts district businesses aim to attract more foot traffic

While First Friday fills the streets with crowds once a month, there are several businesses on the other side of the sidewalks trying to attract people to the 18b Arts District during the remainder of the month.

Fiction, nonfiction, children’s books make reviewer’s list of best books for 2013

Reading. Pfft. Who has time? Who can take hours and hours to actually read a book, especially if it’s not all that good? Why waste that kind of time? You wonder that often, which is where I come in. It’s my job to find the good stuff for you and, for this calendar year, these are the books I loved best that you shouldn’t miss.

Favorite Sons & Daughters, Dec. 31-Jan. 6

Anthony Jackson has graduated from Air Force basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.

Man dies in motorcycle crash

A man died early Monday after his motorcycle crashed on Dean Martin Drive near Tropicana Avenue.

Republic Services focuses on single-stream recycling

Republic Services, which provides Clark County’s trash removal and recycling services, is designing a new facility to prepare for a widening trend in single-stream recycling, which allows the public to do recycling without sorting the materials.

Las Vegas Fire Department responds to 100,000 calls in 2013

The Las Vegas Fire Department reached a historic milestone by having responded to 100,000 calls in one year by Dec. 28, according to a press release by the Department.

Hiker found dead in Frenchman Mountain area

A male hiker was found dead by a group of hikers in the Frenchman Mountain area east of Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.