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Golf gifts include gags, gear, get-ups

I bet the question on everybody’s mind right now is: What the heck do I get the golfer in my life for Christmas? OK, maybe some folks are wondering that.

Volunteer snow hosts help visitors navigate the winter wilderness

While Las Vegas is one of the last places people expect to find snow, there are some valley residents who actively seek it out. Some even go to the extreme of volunteering with the U.S. Forest Service on Mount Charleston during the winter to be that much closer to the white powder.

Paradise/Downtown Neighborhood News

Staff members from local nightclubs XS and Tryst donated more than $172,000 in toys to radio station KLUC’s annual toy drive. The donation added up to more than 10,000 toys and 192 bicycles.

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Locally spun app connects community members with events

It is rare to see an 8-year-old reciting the poetry of Ezra Pound at a coffee shop, but that is the type of community gathering a new downtown Las Vegas-based app is trying to promote.

UNLV student design projects seek to solve practical problems

More than 30 teams of undergraduate engineering students showed off their ingenuity Dec. 5 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2012 Senior Design Competition.

Dining Pick of the Week: Fresh Kabob

Halal foods are foods that Muslims are allowed to eat under religious dietary guidelines. Most often this involves meat, and Fresh Kabob is halal.

Ballet ready to warm up right for ‘The Nutcracker’

There’s a sigh of relief at the Las Vegas Ballet Company. Performers had a full rehearsal schedule before this month’s show, something it wasn’t able to do for its last performance because of an increase in rental fees for Las Vegas-Clark County Library District facilities.

Movement seeks to make downtown Las Vegas more livable

When John Creedon arrived at his downtown home one evening in July, the nonprofit director was surprised to find an eviction notice taped to his door.

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