Don’t count out the newspaper business just yet

We are delighted that Las Vegas is serving as host to this year’s annual gathering of newspaper and marketing executives, sponsored by the Newspaper Association of America. And I’ve noticed that the newspaper industry and the city of Las Vegas have something in common lately — we’ve both generated national headlines about our “brands.”

Find large pasta shells at Italian delis

Al Bianco is looking for large pasta shells and also pre-stuffed frozen shells, and fellow readers point out that he need look no farther than a neighborhood Italian deli.

RESTAURANT REPORT

Angelina’s Pizzeria, 5025 S. Eastern Ave., received 20 demerits Feb. 25. Violations included employee drinks stored on prep tables among customer food. GRADE: B

Red Knot Shiraz

Wine: Red Knot Shiraz

Cool Beans

We know the verse (“beans, beans, the musical fruit …”) is going through your mind right now, so just go ahead and complete the thought. We’ll wait.

Gaming revenue keeps sliding

The new year brought Nevada’s casino industry the same results as 2008.

Home sales soar in LV as prices keep falling

Las Vegas home sales more than doubled in February from the same month a year ago, although median home prices continue to sink as foreclosures dominate the market, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Tuesday.

Union proposal brings division

Three Nevada lawmakers co-sponsored a key piece of federal labor legislation introduced Tuesday, as local unions and business groups lined up to take sides on the bill.

IN BRIEF

RENO

Herbst Gaming will split businesses

Herbst Gaming, which has spent the past year seeking a financial restructuring plan for its $847 million in debt, announced an agreement Tuesday with its bondholders in which the company will lose ownership of its 15 casinos in Nevada, Iowa and Missouri, but retain control of its Nevada slot routes.

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