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- 49 things to be thankful for
- Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
- Colonic Elvis, invisible troops, CCSD teachers, the lag time between stopping mortgage payments and being evicted... the list goes on and on.
- The Help Desk
- Where we sort it all out for you
- Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
- Fired UNLV coach Mike Sanford blames bad record on lousy locker-room conditions.
- He also blamed his shitty parking space.
- Twelve hurt in escalator mishap at casino.
- With the speed those things move at, it was just an accident waiting to happen.
- Seven-year-old fires gun while waiting at bus stop.
- No word on whether he’s been punished yet, but on the bright side, he did get his NRA card.
- Tiny little rant about 'Rent' and 'The Laramie Project'
- Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
- These productions should never have been an issue.
- The Weekly Quote Quiz
- Can you guess who said this?
- Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
- Who said it?
- Recycling the stripper-mobile
- Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
- Even though it’s defunct, we shouldn’t let a brilliant idea go to waste.
- After & Before: Rafiki from "The Lion King"
- Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
- It takes Buyi Zama 30-40 minutes nightly to transform into her character Rafiki, with whom she actually has a lot in common.
- The Help Desk
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
- Nicolas Cage forced to sell $10 million Las Vegas estate because of tax troubles.
- Hey, we saw The Wicker Man—this isn’t the first time he’s been forced to do something unpleasant.
- Las Vegas tops Forbes’ list of least toxic cities.
- Did they test the air around UNLV’s football team?
- Man on Nevada death row gets additional prison sentences.
- Being on death row just doesn’t send a strong-enough message.
- Suggestion Box: Gibbons needs a cat
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
- Like Jon talking to a nonexistent cat, when Gibbons insists he can win re-election, it’s like he’s muttering to himself in public.
- '2012': The Las Vegas spectacular!
- Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
- How will Sin City know the end is near?
- The Help Desk
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
- 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.
- What are local writers working on?
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
- Gratuitous plugs, new novels and more. Local writers are doing it all.
- Super compressed schedule of Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
- More comics than you can stomach!
- Suggestion Box: Hey RJ, tell us something we don't know
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
- An R-J writer proclaimed that spiraling room rates are drawing a “trashier” clientele, one that—gasp!—brings coolers into rooms and apparently causes—double gasp!—room damage.
- Vegas Valley Book Festival at a glance
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
- Everything you need to know... and then some.
- Fun death facts
- Several interns were killed in the making of this list
- Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
- Several interns were killed in the making of this list.
- The Weekly buries its pets... and somebody else's, too
- Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
- Our writers have a warm, fuzzy side—really! They’ve got the pet burial stories to prove it.
- Three death FAQs
- Burying grandma, plotting your own cemetary and other death questions you need answered right now!
- Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
- Want to know if you can bury grandma in the backyard?
- Mayor Goodman's last day on Earth
- And other thoughts on their final 24 hours from notable Las Vegans
- Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
- We asked several notables the same question: What would you do if today was your last day?
- The Help Desk
- Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
- 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.
- What Andre Agassi's crystal meth use explains
- Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
- Suddenly, the tennis superstar's mid-'90s warddrobe makes sense.
- Amen Corner: Spaying and neutering opposition
- Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
- You can’t imagine how relieved we were to hear that the city’s plan to make spaying and neutering mandatory is likely to face widespread opposition.
- The Help Desk
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
- 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.
- A pizza of our own
- Metro whips up a Weekly special that tastes great and benefits a good cause
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
- Metro whips up a Weekly special that tastes great and benefits a good cause.
- Anatomy of a great pizza
- How they do it at Settebello
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
- Settebello makes a great pie. Here's how.
- Suggestion Box: Represent the voters, Reid
- Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009
- The fate of health-care reform may rest soundly within the hands of Harry Reid, who as we speak is being pressured by progressives to include the public option in the final health-care reform bill.
- Other suggested wordings: How should UNLV relabel its fake Stella painting?
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
- “If the school doesn’t destroy the painting or take it out, [Stella’s attorney, Neale] Albert suggests a placard to hang next to the work: ‘This is not a Frank Stella painting.’”
- Spookiest Halloween costume?
- Which of these acts—all in town this week—would help you scare up the most candy?
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
- Puscifer. Slipknot. Rob Zombie. Mitch Albom. Which of these acts—all in town this week—would help you scare up the most candy?
- Suggestion Box: Moulin Rouge
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
- Don't tear down the Moulin Rouge!
- The Weekly Quote Quiz
- Can you guess who said this?
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
- Who said it!
- Help Desk
- Where we sort it all out for you
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
- 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.
- The Help Desk
- Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
- 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.
- Tapes and Tapes: Michael Jackson or Bill Clinton?
- Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
- Can you tell which of these quotes come from The Michael Jackson Tapes and which from The Clinton Tapes?
- Tiny Little Rant: Gay "Rights"
- Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
- To allow same-sex couples “some” of the rights married couples share but still not allow them to be legally married is absolute chickens--t.
- After and Before: Thom Sesma as Scar inThe Lion King
- Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009
- Sesma dons 50 pounds of leather for every performance, and that’s not even the difficult part.
- The Help Desk
- Where we sort it all out for you
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009
- Las Vegas tourism officials reviving “What happens here” slogan.
- Apparently they’re going after that demographic that hasn’t seen any movies in the last 10 years, doesn’t own a TV and has short-term memory loss.
- Building violations issued against Paris Las Vegas.
- It was something about “Eiffel Tower” and “missing bolts,” but there’s no real reason
for alarm. - Las Vegas police officer arrested in dispute with neighbor.
- When are people going to learn? Those Vegas block-party potlucks are nothing but trouble.
- The gubernatorial scene at a glance
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009
- See who's announced, who will announce and who should announce.
- Amen Corner: Some elected officials actually work!
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009
- And you thought your elected officials were all ethically challenged reprobates. Shame on you! Some of them are still working their asses off—or should we say burros?
- A pat on our own back: Multiple NPA awards for the Weekly
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009
- In the recent Nevada Press Association contest, the Weekly picked up 12 awards, four of them first-places in key categories.
- The Help Desk
- Where we sort it all out for you
- Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
- 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.
- FAMEDORUM!
- Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
- This is what happens when you combine sci-fi and dance.
- Suggestion Box: Hey UNLV...
- Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009
- Not a bad start, UNLV. We were glad to hear how much water you’ve saved by getting rid of the trays in the cafeteria, but let’s face it: It’s not nearly enough. If you truly want to start conserving resources, we’ve got a couple of ideas of our own.
- Representin’!
- Who are the best ambassadors for Las Vegas right now?
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009
- Who are the best ambassadors for Las Vegas right now?
- Amen Corner: Capitalism at its finest
- Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009
- Nina Radetich, the plucky newscaster at Channel 13, was caught offering the services of her boyfriend, a guy with some PR experience, to the owner of Tire Works, a business that was soon to be featured as the subject of an undercover expose on—where else?—Channel 13.
- The Help Desk
- Where we sort it all out for you
- Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009
- 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.
- How we spent Patriot Day (September 11)
- Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009
- Go-go dancing, hording in a home office and Disneyland? We're so American...
- The Help Desk
- Where we sort it all out for you
- Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009
- 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.
- Suggestion Box: Cash up front
- Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009
- It seems every jackass with a checkbook is using Las Vegas as their personal piggy bank.
- A&E Fall Preview!
- We've got your next three months planned
- Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
- We've got your next three months planned...
- The Help Desk
- Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
- 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.
- Tiny Little Rant: Real estate shenanigans
- Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
- It was hardly a surprise to us to learn that real estate agent Brooke Boemio is in a bit of hot water over boasting how she’s able to short-sell properties by getting owners to stop making their payments.
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