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Debriefing

The Weekly continues its quest to eradicate ignorance, one blog entry at a time.

07.22.08 · 2:05 PM

What happens outside of the NBA Summer League, stays off the record (almost)

NBA veterans like Golden State’s Corey Maggette and Sacramento’s Brad Miller were seen out and about in Sin City last weekend. So too was recently crowned Boston Celtic Paul Pierce, who after throwing his own party for his Finals MVP performance at Jet on Friday, took in a UFC fight the next night at the Palms. It seems like the pros know how to party Vegas-style, but their NBA Summer League counterparts were either mildly pathetic or very smart in ... Read more...

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07.17.08 · 3:04 PM

A final look at Spamalot’s well-worn wares

Whenever I air my dirty laundry at Tiffany Cleaners, I play catch-up with owners Dan and Judy Del Rossi. This is how I know that Dan is a onetime pinball wizard, and how they know to talk to me before they ever go handgun shopping. This week, Judy ask what I’d been up to, and I told her I’d just covered the closing of Monty Python’s Spamalot from the orchestra pit at the Spam theater at Wynn Las Vegas. Her ... Read more...

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07.15.08 · 3:06 PM

The skinny at Skinny’s: The place is shut down

This is one of those we-know-the-what-but-not-the-why deals. Skinny Dugan’s is closed, again. That’s the what. The why is not quite clear, at least not as clear as the empty parking lot and boarded-up entrance with a hastily crafted warning sign taped to it. What we know is that about two weeks ago one of the new owners of Skinny Dugan’s walked into the bar during the day shift and said the place was closing. Everybody out. At least that’s one ... Read more...

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07.3.08 · 10:48 AM

UBS in a pinch for a poke

Five minutes. One pint. A record. Last night I donated a pint of whole blood at the United Blood Services main regional center at 6930 W. Charleston Blvd. I was supposed to donate platelets, which takes up to two hours, but was pressed for time and donated just the pint. The “draw” took five minutes, which we all concurred was an unofficial donation record. So I got extra cookies in the post-draws “canteen” area, where looming overhead are many pictures ... Read more...

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07.1.08 · 2:47 PM

The inside scoop as Starbucks downsizes

The top-10 things overheard at a Starbucks Corp. executives meeting today, as it was announced the company was closing 600 of its 16,000 stores and eliminating 12,000 full- and part-time jobs. 10. “I knew we overstocked that Simon & Garfunkel greatest-hits CDs!” 9. “I said, ‘Why not just black coffee in Styrofoam cups for 95 cents?’ And no one – no one! – listened to me!” 8. “Does this mean our reality show with Paris Hilton working at a Starbucks ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
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This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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