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Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop looks to expansion

Ashley Morris brought a message to the annual Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop franchisee meeting of a growth plan that would finally fall into place.

Workers react to closing of Sahara

Michael McClendon, a poker room supervisor at the Sahara, wasn’t surprised when he was called into a meeting at 7:30 a.m. with other employees and was told the nearly 60-year-old Strip resort would cease operations in May.
McClendon, who recently celebrated 25 years at the casino, said the announcement Friday shouldn’t have been unexpected.

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Museum confronts cloudy future

The Nevada State Museum is in a state of limbo, waiting for the green light to open its new location. The 70,000-square-foot property is nestled in the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. It isn’t open to the public yet. Most of the exhibits are up and running, but there are no artifacts.

Marijuana grow houses sprouting in Las Vegas Valley

Grow houses — locations in rural, urban and residential areas converted for growing marijuana – are cropping up in record numbers in the Las Vegas Valley and bringing unwanted criminal activity.