Carson City Democrats and their stenographers among the pundit brigade first ridiculed Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons for showing some reluctance about accepting strings-attached federal “stimulus” funds this winter — and then ridiculed him again when he finally agreed to take the handouts to ease the state’s budget woes (just as they had wanted him to), implying there hadn’t been any reason for his hesitancy in the first place.
China Joe’s, 7231 S. Eastern Ave., received 20 demerits April 28. Violations included ice machine in need of repairs. GRADE: B
Taste of the Town has fielded some pretty offbeat requests from readers over the years, and this one ranked right up there: Anne McConnell e-mailed in search of English muffins that are not fork-split — that she has to cut herself — and have a dense texture without so many nooks and crannies. And lo and behold, readers delivered:
Let other departments at the Review-Journal concern themselves with beefcake and buns as they refer to the attributes of male exotic dancers wearing as little as possible. Here at Taste, the words bring to mind the glories of the all-American hamburger, juicy and flavorful and dressed to the hilt.
Serendipity, a New York eatery famous for frozen hot chocolate and a whimsical and varied menu, opened Serendipity 3 in Caesars Palace last month.
A $231.2 million budget for Las Vegas’ official boosters envisions 12 months of spending cuts, a hiring freeze and a ban on overtime.
Tourism workers in more than 40 cities rallied Tuesday to encourage Americans to travel more and boost local economies that depend on visitors.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Tuesday filed an amendment to its $3 billion lawsuit against a group of banks, accusing Deutsche Bank of a conflict of interest because of the bank’s ownership of the nearby Cosmopolitan project.
MIAMI — The number of U.S. households faced with losing their homes to foreclosure jumped 32 percent in April compared with the same month last year, with Nevada, Florida and California showing the highest rates, data being released today show.
Nicole Garza, 18 months old, gets acquainted Wednesday with one of the goats at the new children’s petting zoo at the Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park.
The 3-acre zoo, at 1775 N. Rancho Drive in Las Vegas, is the only year-round zoo in Nevada and has a variety of plants and animals. It is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, and $6 for children and senior citizens. Children under 2 are free.
GARY THOMPSON/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
For more information: Las Vegas Zoo