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Things to do in Paradise/Downtown April 17-24

Event hightlights this week include a birthday tea celebrating Helen Stewart, a performance by The Good Lovelies, a birthday bash for City of the World founder Roz Knight and Las Vegas Academy Theatre’s “Our Town.”

Proposed F Street art draws criticism

F Street’s reopening may be one step closer after a March 28 meeting where artwork for panels set to align the street were unveiled. However, the displays were met with opposition.

Las Vegas community not camera-shy, as reality TV shows can attest

Paradise and downtown Las Vegas are hubs for television shows and movies. From the movie “Casino” to MTV’s “Real World” series, people and places in this area of the valley are often depicted on television.

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SHRED-A-THON SCHEDULED FRIDAY
AT THREE VALLEY LOCATIONS

Expert educates public about avoiding harm in the Mojave

The desert can be an unforgiving place. Surviving outdoors takes preparation. That’s what Bob McKeever, former park ranger and a Marine, teaches park rangers and other personnel who work in the Mojave Desert.

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Get ready for Angel’s Landing to stir your blood

If there is a seasoned Western hiker who doesn’t aspire to visit Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park, it’s one of the dwindling few who haven’t yet heard about this remarkable trail or one who has heard but is scared of it.

Smaller fruit trees can deal with caliche

Question: While preparing my holes to plant my fruit trees, I encountered caliche. I’m able to dig down to about 18 inches by 24 inches across.

Dining pick of the week: Cook on Wok

The wok has become an international all-purpose cooking utensil, and no one is using it better than the chefs at Cook on Wok.

Covenant of marriage can take many similar forms

I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your recent article “In absence of commitment, bonds wither” which I read in the March 13 edition of the Hawaii Tribune Herald.

Downtown pawn shop to stay put

Developers seeking to put an upscale sheen on the Downtown 3rd entertainment district will need to include a pawnshop in their plans, whether they like it or not.

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