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Make merry, and medieval, at Renaissance Festival

The Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival started as a one-day event with fewer than 100 participants and about 1,000 members of the public. Nineteen years later, it’s expanded to a full weekend with more than 1,000 participants and 40,000 members of the public.

Sin City looks boring in stamp depicting suburb

The “Earthscapes” stamp sheet from the U.S. Postal Service features plenty of easily identifiable icons, but a sea of rooftops is a new image for a city that is accustomed to the nickname “Sin City.”

Haitians allowed visa extensions because of devastating quake

Haitians who live in the United States on borrowed time while their country continues to rebuild itself from the earthquake two years ago will now be allowed to extend their visas an extra 18 months, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday.

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Riviera goes for ‘world’s longest butt lineup’

About 60 women were gathered Tuesday at the behest of the Riviera casino’s marketing department and KOMP-FM, 92.3, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Crazy Girls” with the “world’s longest butt lineup,” re-creating the topless show’s iconic pose that has been plastered across billboards since the 1980s.

Start of timeshare trial delayed again

The start of the trial over the unpaid construction bills and workmanship flaws at what was the PH Towers Westgate will be put off one more day.

County asks governor for disaster relief for flood damage

Clark County commissioners are asking Gov. Brian Sandoval for disaster relief after recent record floods caused an estimated $2.6 million in damage to government property.

Ex-cop pleads guilty in attorney Quon suicide scheme

William Ronald Webb, the boyfriend of the late construction defects attorney Nancy Quon, pleaded guilty Tuesday in a failed suicide scheme involving Quon.

Literary Las Vegas: Lt. Col. Dan Hampton

Lt. Col. Dan Hampton logged 20 years and 608 combat hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon known to U.S. Air Force pilots as the Viper. Hampton shares the story of his experiences as a member of the Wild Weasels, the elite squad sent into war zones first, in “Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat.”

Dining Pick of the Week: Carluccio’s

Anyone with a little bit of local history remembers Carluccio’s Tivoli Gardens on East Tropicana Avenue. And depending on how far back you go, it was Liberace’s Tivoli Gardens. But no matter what your memory, the restaurant’s traditional Italian cuisine is as good as ever.

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