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Sleigh bells ring year-round at decades-old holiday shop

The weather outside may be frightful, but inside one downtown store, customers can get a feel for the winter season any time of year. Ralph Jones Display, 2576 E. Charleston Blvd., offers Christmas and other holiday decorations year-round.

Bird club blossoms into nonprofit group to help the creatures find homes

When looking for places to relocate pets, people may typically think of dogs and cats. However, there are other animals, such as exotic birds, that are affected by such situations. The Southern Nevada Parrot Education, Rescue and Rehoming Society aims to tackle the issues involving rehoming these birds.

North Las Vegas company works with NV Energy to recycle old refrigerators

NV Energy is offering a $50 rebate for customers to recycle their second refrigerators, which often waste energy in hot garages to maintain their temperature. In addition to the rebate, NV Energy is to retrieve the extra fridge or freeze for free.

Literary Las Vegas: Beverly Preston

A year after a heart attack took Tess Mathews’ husband, she set out for Bora Bora to scatter his ashes among the sharks.

Celebrate summer with First Friday beach party

Arts District organizers are ready for a hot First Friday arts festival from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday. The district’s hub at Casino Center Boulevard and Colorado Avenue is set to be transformed into a white sandy beach complete with lounge chairs, a tiki bar and performances from the cast of the Beach Boys music-inspired “Surf The Musical.”

Older grapes require deeper, less frequent watering

Question: My grapevines are not growing as usual. I have had them for seven years. They always give me nice big leaves, but this year, they are very small and brown like they are dying or lacking something.

Wildhorse is on the list of old friends to visit

I’m guessing you are a lot like me: got to try new things, experience new environs, keep things fresh. But when that new restaurant or store opens, we’re there. Same goes with golf courses.

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Book Briefs for July 31-Aug. 6

Literary events this week include appearances by Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Melissa Bourbon, Anne B. Harrison, Annie Seaton, Bronwen Evans and Kate Evangelista.

Nevada ACLU seeks police license plate scan data

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is requesting records in the Las Vegas and Reno areas as part of a national effort to chart police use of license plate recognition systems.

Coroner identifies woman stabbed to death

The Clark County coroner on Monday identified the woman stabbed to death over the weekend in North Las Vegas as Rosaura Banuet, 44.

Las Vegas police, residents unite to make public housing safer

As the summer sun sets over Sherman Gardens Annex, the children go right on playing. They race each other on bicycles through the West Las Vegas public housing complex, play hide-and-seek behind its concrete block apartments, kick their legs on the swings.

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