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The Springs Preserve

The Springs Preserve is open. About a decade in the planning and building, this new attraction occupies the spot where water first made the Vegas Valley attractive to human settlers. Billed as the Las Vegas version of New York’s Central Park, the Springs Preserve was…

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Ten Reasons I Love Living in Las Vegas

The tough thing about this topic is limiting myself to only ten. But here goes, in no particular order: 1. Banking with Elvis. I was so tickled the first time I waited in line at the ATM behind an Elvis impersonator. Now I’m much more used to seeing colorful characters and local celebrities, but it’s still fun to see Penn Jillette working on his laptop at Starbucks…

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Battle of the Book Events

Alzheimer’s disease and wife swapping. They don’t ordinarily come up in the same conversation, but this is Las Vegas, a city known for juxtapositions that don’t exist in nature. We’ve got penguins and flamingos living side by side at the Flamingo, for example, and the Sphinx is only a stone’s throw from Grant’s Tomb. Last [...]

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