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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Nov 5, 2009 (midnight)
- Steve Wynn says in conference call with investors, “The landscape in Vegas is troubling.”
- He then further shocked the group by revealing that water is wet and candy is sweet.
- Nevada man charged with acting as attorney.
- Hmmm ... wonder who’s going to represent this guy?
- Swine flu forces change in UMC visitors policy.
- The new policy is this: If you try to visit, you’re immediately sent for psychiatric evaluation, because you’re clearly insane.
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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas ranks seventh on Forbes list of Best Cities to Retire In.
- Proving once and for all that Forbes lists are a result of putting all cities in a hat and just choosing at random.
- Casino employees sue over second-hand-smoke exposure.
- Can we change our slogan to What Happens in Vegas Has Real-World Implications?
- Holly Madison says she’d like to be city’s mayor.
- Hate to break this to you, Holly, but with the caliber of mayor up to now ... you’re extremely qualified.
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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 22, 2009 (midnight)
- Unemployment in Las Vegas climbs to 13.9 percent.
- We’re not saying it’s bad, but we just saw a guy in a suit offering to squeegee a homeless guy’s shopping cart.
- UFL moves third Locomotives game back to Las Vegas.
- To give the city another chance to totally blow it off.
- Las Vegas DMV office reopens after discovery of something suspicious.
- DMV officials had never seen it before: a smile.
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Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Oct 13, 2009 (5:49 p.m.)
- Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray could face arrest after missing hearing about late child support.
- He’s got a good excuse—he spent all his money on storage lockers and propofol.
- Miss America Organization announces Rush Limbaugh as a national judge for 2010.
- They want help in scoping out the next Republican vice-presidential candidate.
- KVBC alleges rest of Las Vegas network affiliates sold their newscasts.
- This whole thing got us so riled up, we had to take an Excedrin PM—it really works—and cuddle up in our Snuggie—only $19.95.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Oct 8, 2009 (midnight)
- Judge issues arrest warrant for Roger Mayweather after he fails to show in court.
- It was an honest mistake—Roger thought it was Floyd’s turn to show up in court.
- New law makes it illegal to drink in city parks without a permit.
- Oscar Goodman is just going to opt for the lifetime wristband.
- Former pitcher Shawn Chacon wanted for allegedly writing three bad checks totalling $150,000 to casino.
- We don’t know about you, but we’re shocked that a mediocre ex-baseball player would cheat.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 24, 2009 (midnight)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Juan Manuel Marquez.
- Fight fans enjoying UFC 103 ask, “Who and who?”
- Las Vegas-Anaheim maglev train proposal to finally get $5 million in federal funds.
- Awesome! Now it’s one step closer to never happening.
- Heidi Fleiss forced to close pet-grooming business.
- Residents complained after Charlie Sheen started taking his dogs there.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
- La Toya Jackson in danger of losing Las Vegas house to foreclosure, owing $745,670 in unpaid mortgage.
- Yeah, that La Toya impersonator on the Strip? That’s REALLY La Toya!
- Survey finds Nevada residents prefer cremation.
- Second most popular choice was being buried alive in debt.
- Las Vegas sees spike in weddings for 9-9-09.
- Divorce lawyers see record spikes on 9-10-09 as well.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas Police hold planning seminar for neighborhoods facing rising crime due to foreclosures.
- Criminals hoping for empty homes were very appreciative of the heads-up.
- Harry Reid spokesman says the senator wasn’t being serious when he told the Review-Journal, “I hope you go out of business.”
- Just like when he told his constituency, “I hope we reform health care in a meaningful way.”
- Mayor Oscar Goodman renews wedding vows.
- Hey, the guy’s happily married—plus, he discovered that term limits apply to his marriage, too.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
- Police seize two handguns and two bulletproof vests from Floyd Mayweather’s home following shooting allegations.
- Hey, sometimes paintball games just get out of hand.
- Rapper Too Short arrested in Vegas on DUI and possession of marijuana.
- Driving drunk with weed? Maybe this guy needs to change his name to 2 Stupid 2 Live.
- Nebraska philanthropist claims he had “immunity” from criminal charges over $15 million in gambling debts at two casinos.
- Because philanthropic work sometimes requires you to gamble with money you don’t have.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Aug 27, 2009 (midnight)
- Lawsuit alleges builders used defective Chinese drywall in some Las Vegas neighborhoods.
- Thank goodness no one owns a house in Las Vegas anymore.
- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trails GOP challenger by 11 points in recent poll.
- Reid already working up a strategy to deal with this problem in a completely ineffectual way.
- Chinese tout the quality of their products at Las Vegas trade show.
- Well, the quality of everything except drywall, we’re guessing.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Aug 20, 2009 (midnight)
- Floyd Mayweather says mixed martial arts “is for animals and beer drinkers.”
- He went on to say that boxing “is for people who have been on desert islands and have never heard of mixed martial arts.”
- Floyd Mayweather to host WWE Raw in Las Vegas next week.
- We don’t know about the rest of you, but we’re really starting to trust this Mayweather guy’s judgment.
- Kiss planning to bring Cirque du Soleil-style show to Las Vegas.
- O was taken, so the show will be called OLD.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Aug 13, 2009 (midnight)
- Michael Jackson’s Neverland may be dismantled and moved to Las Vegas as a tourist attraction.
- Yeah, this is a ridiculous idea, but be honest—you’re really looking forward to seeing the “sleepover room,” aren’t you?
- New ads encourage California businesses to relocate to Las Vegas.
- It’s all part of the “It’s slightly less crappy here” campaign.
- Chanel sues Las Vegas-based company for allegedly selling counterfeit goods.
- Has anyone from Chanel been to New York-New York? Venetian? Paris? Everything’s counterfeit here!
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Aug 6, 2009 (midnight)
- Some Las Vegas ATMs allegedly debiting people’s accounts but not handing out cash.
- Residents were slow to report the problem because they’re used to putting their money in machines and getting nothing back.
- Las Vegas Sands seeks to raise $400 million to ease cash crunch.
- The first part of the plan is the trickiest—finding 400 million homes to sell.
- Michael Jackson’s doctor renting a storage facility in Las Vegas.
- It might never have been found, but the doctor rented from “U-Store-Incriminating-Evidence.”
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
- North Las Vegas police officer arrested on credit-card fraud charges also had expired driver’s license and was using a stolen license plate.
- Note to future criminals: If you’re fraudulently using a credit card, at LEAST use it to renew your driver’s license and get some new plates!
- Las Vegas housing supply hits three-year low.
- It’s not that more homes are selling—they’re just being given away free when you super-size.
- Local governments spent $3.2 million of public money lobbying the Nevada Legislature this year.
- Yep, we can’t give our kids a decent education, but at least our lobbyists are safe.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas personal injury lawyer sentenced to five years in prison on tax evasion charges.
- Odds are he’ll know much more about personal injury by then.
- Unemployment rate in Las Vegas rises to 12.3 percent.
- No wonder Jim Gibbons is hiding out in Iraq.
- MGM official describes Las Vegas economy as “bouncing along a bottom.”
- Making it the first time a sentence with the words “bouncing” and “bottom” has NOT turned us on.
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A&E
- Cirque reveals City Center show will be named “Viva ELVIS”
- Today Cirque du Soleil revealed that the new show opening in December at Aria Resort & Casino at City Center will be titled Viva ELVIS.
- Time to go for Wayne Newton?
- Newton could be a great host of a Vegas variety show. But he prefers to keep his show focused on his singing and not on his legacy. The result is sad.
- A Perfecto Halloween makeover
- What’s blue and purple, nearly naked and doesn’t move for five hours? Weekly writer Deanna Rilling undergoing an otherworldly transformation.
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Cocktail of the Week
Nov 5, 2009
by
Xania Woodman
Beergarita
It was quite by happenstance that I came upon the beergarita, or perhaps it found me. I was blissfully unaware of the house-party staple’s existence until two glasses literally put ...
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