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Businesses scramble for share of ‘Pawn Stars’ fame

Tourists line up outside downtown’s Gold & Silver Pawn Shop for a chance to appear on the History Channel hit “Pawn Stars.” Now the show has spawned a cottage industry of Las Vegas businesses owned by experts who appraise artifacts. Jeremy Brown, owner of Ultimate Sports Cards & Memorabilia, is one of them.

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Authorities cracking down on pot farms

It’s harvest season for Southern Nevada marijuana farmers, and authorities say police are on pace to surpass the number of plants seized in Nevada last year and that totals have been increasing each year. Nevada authorities have seized 44,738 plants so far in 2012.

Literary Las Vegas: Forrest Bryant Johnson

“The Last Camel Charge: The Untold Story of America’s Desert Military Experiment” is 30-year Las Vegas resident Forrest Bryant Johnson’s eighth book, but it’s the first time the historian has tackled an important historical event in Nevada.

Summer program has students sink teeth into food industry

More than 100 middle school students from across the Las Vegas Valley attended Henderson Summer July 9 through Aug. 10 at The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain. Sponsored by GB Henderson Education, the program taught kids about the food industry.

Dining Pick of the Week: Noodle ChaCha

Is your favorite soup from China, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan or Korea? It makes no difference, as a little of everything is at this new restaurant with an extensive menu.

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