The 21 current members of Nevada’s Bed and Breakfast Guild offer wide-ranging experiences all over the state. Those located in larger cities are handy to well-known visitor attractions. Some situated in smaller towns play upon laid-back local lifestyles. Others located in remote parts of the Silver State offer wild landscapes and adventurous activities.
There was Joel Murray, his tux as authentic ’60s Rat Pack as the drink and smoke in his hands. “Vegas has changed,” he joked. “You can’t use corporate credit cards for hookers anymore.”
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There are things that are stupid but I like them anyway. Fruit Loops — stupid, but my tummy rolls out the red carpet for them. Microsoft — idiotic, but I’m a hesitant fan. This week, I find out “Lord of the Rings: Conquest” could barely be dumber, but I enjoy playing it online. Attention me: Forgive me.
Watching today’s Super Bowl XLIII is going to be bittersweet. Sweet because, really, who isn’t up for XIII or XIV hours of football? Bitter, though, because it represents the last wheezy, raspy, Tom Waits-with-bronchitis gasp of a dying network.
With recent temperatures hinting at an early spring, the valley’s record-setting December 2008 snowstorm seems like a lifetime ago.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This marks the return of an occasional series of stories highlighting performers who played an interesting role in the history of entertainment in Las Vegas.
The bone-crushing agony. The spine-chilling terror. The blood-curdling screams.
Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.
ALLISON COX, interviewed students at PALO VERDE High school
So you want to grow a vegetable garden, but have been met with failure attempting to plant directly in the garden? Try establishing seedlings indoors.
Here are a few things in news, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
From the top floor of the M Resort, Anthony Marnell III has a commanding view of the neighborhood.
The debate over allowing the public in to the world’s biggest gadgetfest, a look at Super Bowl commercial and a new online comics feature fill today’s version of Net Notes.
Despite the slumping economy, many local employers have managed to hang onto benefits packages, though hard times have forced a sizable number of businesses to change the perks they offer their workers, a December survey conducted by the Las Vegas Review-Journal shows.
WRANGLING AHEAD: When the Nevada Legislature convenes in Carson City, the first order of business is to deconstruct Gov. Jim Gibbons’ budget proposal. Debate about taxes may be spirited; while higher taxes are likely for all businesses in some form, some tax initiatives are clearly opposed, including further increases in gambling and hotel taxes.
For one casino operator, maybe earnings season won’t be a painful experience.
Josh Hirsberg didn’t have much of a honeymoon after he became chief financial officer at Boyd Gaming Corp. a year ago.
Exactly five minutes into the Super Bowl, a moment of high anxiety has arrived for bettors. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has struggled for a 1-yard touchdown run.
The Pittsburgh Steelers held off a furious Arizona rally to defeat the Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Fla. It’s their second Super Bowl win in four seasons. Santonio Holmes scored on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds left to put Pittsburgh ahead for good.