Desert Companion

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Features

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Best of the City:
Reader's Choice

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My City

Knight shift: These people get medieval

Departments

All things to all people

The Answers

Art: LVAM gives it the ol' college try

Community:
Atomic Energized

Profile: Chris Avila on making it a
custom order

Shop: Patty's Closet makes room for more

Travel: Dates, ostriches and
Mouse's Tank

Dining

At first bite: Old Homestead Steakhouse

Eat this now

The dish: Everybody knows your name

Editor's Note

We should get framed

History lesson

Say "cheesecake"

Home

You make me feel brand new

Music

The nightingale of Commercial Center

the guide

upcoming events

Not your Grandmother's Sense and Sensibility: Female Novelists in the 21st Century

February 22, 7 p.m. With Mary Gaitskill, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, and Cheryl Strayed, three...

Kid Meets Cougar

February 24, 7 p.m. Brett Bolton and Courtney Carroll play tuneful, loop-friendly...

4th Hands Across the Arts Benefit: A Raisin in the Sun

February 25, 7:30 p.m. and February 26, 2 p.m. In celebration of Black History Month, the Ira...

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2/17/12		Las Vegas 12-point bold
2/17/12		Meet the nuclear wonder boy of Reno
2/13/12		The king of card counting
2/7/12		Fact-checking Vegas
2/3/12		How we all became gamblers
1/31/12		Maybe they should have asked if we wanted nuke waste
1/31/12		Spaceport in the desert
12/28/11		What's the best of YOUR city? Tell us!
12/9/11		The tale of the overconfident card-counter
12/1/11		You want to see a water system? We got a water system!
11/7/11		Desert Companion's got the beat at Lady Silvia Nov. 19!
11/4/11		Books, meet festival.
10/18/11		We won! We won! (Plaques.)
10/11/11		Unlock the secrets of wine!
9/30/11		Two important dates in (upcoming) Desert Companion history
9/21/11		'Global Ponzi scheme' not great marketing for online poker
9/12/11		Culture, conversation and complimentary coffee this Saturday. Bring your brains!
9/9/11		Kick-start the economy by building a whole new city from scratch
9/6/11		Other habitable planets likely like Las Vegas
9/6/11		Burning Man -- from SPACE Space space ...
8/23/11		Why I run in the middle of a hot nowhere for more than 24 hours
8/19/11		Meet Dr. Life at Desert Companion on Tour this Saturday
8/17/11		If the U.S. Navy can embrace social media, so can the Runnin' Rebels
8/11/11		Welcome to the Venom Belt
8/11/11		The Yucca Mountain of Finland
8/9/11		"No Reservations" takes to the desert
8/9/11		How to live on poison in the desert
8/9/11		Join us tomorrow for free coffee and conversation
8/5/11		Is this billionaire blonde the wild horses' savior?
8/4/11		In defense of the tamarisk?
8/4/11		A man of letters, a desert hermitage, a star-streaked renewal
8/3/11		Now hiring: Hackers
8/3/11		It's like the inverse of "The Hangover"
8/2/11		Did Burning Man jump the futuristic animatronic home-welded shark?
8/2/11		NASA is over, but space-age roadside architecture lives
7/29/11		Casino heists! Guns! 'Splosions!: The movie
7/29/11		CityCenter has a sense of humor
7/28/11		So, it's a novel AND comic book AND hotel-casino?
7/28/11		L.A. can't even handle a movie about the Electric Daisy Carnival
7/28/11		Whoops. The Great Las Vegas novel has already been written
7/27/11		From the Nevada Desert, the KFC Colonel shouts into space
7/26/11		Burning Man is a sellout -- in tickets
7/26/11		Colson Whitehead goes clubbin' in Vegas
7/26/11		Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi gives Berkley a thwack
7/22/11		Skunky Vegas connection may just help SF mayor candidate
7/21/11		Cirque's Russian connection
7/21/11		Bathe in the reprieve
7/19/11		Steve Wynn is scared
7/18/11		Adventures in slot machine hacking
7/18/11		Punch drunk study
7/18/11		In defense of Thomas Kinkade
7/15/11		Take our reader survey. You might win some deliciousness.
7/14/11		Where would we be without that magical box?
7/14/11		The rising Latino voice
7/13/11		Just what the Strip needs: dresses like these
7/13/11		Urban wizard visits Vegas, magically narrows the Strip
7/13/11		Is there a problem with fanny packs and Ed Hardy shirts?
7/12/11		Welcome to Sonevadafornia -- area code 702, of course
7/12/11		Why the power flows north
7/12/11		Even prostitute-reforming churches are having Vegas money troubles
7/11/11		Tales of a Las Vegas phone psychic
7/8/11		Whales don't just gamble. They also play FarmVille.
7/8/11		Where does Mitt Romney like to party?
7/7/11		A sandbox for adults to play in
7/7/11		Next leg of the Space Race: in the Southwest
7/6/11		"I hit the lottery! I won! I won ... a baby!"
7/5/11		From the Mojave to Mars
7/1/11		Moneymaker and the hole cam: How online poker got big
7/1/11		Rollercoasters are a natural resource we should cherish
6/30/11		Mike Tyson: The manufactured man
6/30/11		Bugsy Siegel: Still breaking stereotypes after all these years
6/30/11		It's a dry read - but in a good way
6/29/11		Wear your old-school casino history with pride
6/29/11		One reason to bring back dollar slot machines
6/28/11		Disorder or addiction: the tricky business of classifying problem gambling
6/28/11		There's a crusty senior citizen gambler inside every one of us
6/28/11		The desert sun: Mother Nature's new laser printer
6/27/11		Nevada: Make Lake Tahoe more development-friendly, or we'll leave
6/27/11		The birth of the Colorado River Bridge
6/24/11		The Area 51 of Australia
6/24/11		Vegas the new Electric Ibiza Carnival of the World
6/24/11		Are you sure you're REALLY REALLY READY for Electric Daisy, Vegas?
6/24/11		Local real estate market: It helps to carry a gun
6/23/11		The toxic stealth paint of Area 51
6/23/11		Maybe the Goodmans are secretly conjoined twins
6/23/11		Cosmopolitan's crazy digital image video pillar thingies win big award
6/22/11		When railroads and environmentalists hold hands
6/22/11		On that "incurably vulgar" Las Vegas of the Middle East
6/21/11		The next wave of poker talent: Indians
6/20/11		How to prepare for Electric Daisy: Drink water, try not to die
6/20/11		Farmers in the street: Downtown, time to eat your vegetables
6/20/11		British marine: If I die in action, party in Vegas for me
6/17/11		Downtown building that could have been boring given award for not being boring
6/17/11		The Runnin' Rebels: a new hope
6/16/11		"Leaving Las Vegas" director's new film sounds crazy
6/15/11		A break in the unsolved Tupac Shakur murder case?
6/15/11		The redcoats of McCarran Airport
6/15/11		"Hole to Nowhere" has a nice ring to it, actually
6/14/11		Finally! We stand shoulder to shoulder with L.A. and New York
6/14/11		Desert tortoise website targeted for extinction
6/13/11		The Vegasification of the Grand Canyon
6/13/11		On second thought, leave the lights on
6/13/11		Is Crystals the saddest shopping center in the world?
6/10/11		The case of the Gambling Priest
6/10/11		Welcome to Homeless Elementary
6/10/11		Is Elko sitting on a golden bubble?
6/9/11		The rural pipeline plan? Still alive -- just quieter
6/8/11		Cirque: We can do "Spider-Man" right
6/8/11		Solution: Build a Singapore-themed casino. Take that!
6/8/11		The Strip of tomorrow: In outer space
6/7/11		Everything you ever wanted to know about the Las Vegas connection to Weinergate
6/7/11		Would Jesus gamble?
6/7/11		Of railbirds and chip leads: observations from the poker tournament
6/6/11		There's an app for Vegas. Lots of 'em.
6/6/11		Wild horses: Invaders or natives?
6/3/11		I now know how the world will end: vaguely
6/2/11		The hot new Harry Reid Campaign Contribution Quiz Game
6/2/11		Classic burlesque dancers at center of Vegas striptease war
6/2/11		So that's what New Zealand thinks of us.
6/1/11		"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" artist Ralph Steadman outrages entire state of Michigan
6/1/11		Incarcerated priest: Jail in Las Vegas is pretty awful
5/31/11		We mine the gold. That's gotta count for something, right?
5/31/11		It could be worse. We could be Atlantic City
5/31/11		Legalized gambling? I'm all for/against it!
5/27/11		In case of emergency, drink ... soda?
5/26/11		Nevada's water problems -- SOLVED!
5/26/11		Wasn't there even a teensy weensy safety concern?
5/26/11		John Ensign and the 1,000 missing emails
5/25/11		But is your LEED building sustainable for humans?
5/25/11		Before you dive into that pool, read this
5/25/11		The end of "don't ask, don't tell" -- Vegas-style
5/24/11		Home subterranean home
5/24/11		Own a casino with your mobile phone! Sort of!
5/24/11		Are you a problem gambler? a) yes b) no
5/23/11		Las Vegas is the spiritual home of Glee Live!
5/23/11		When on-the-job training is a bad thing
5/23/11		Nicolas Cage's artistic peak: Leaving Las Vegas
5/20/11		Online poker is great, but will you get memories like these?
5/20/11		Dear Nevada: Hands off our water! Love, Utah
5/20/11		Yet another "insider's Vegas" article, with a twist
5/19/11		AKA "the iPhone app when you're too sloshed to drive but not so sloshed that you've lost your yen for a good bargain"
5/19/11		Once a UNLV basketball star, now homeless in Los Angeles
5/19/11		Well, if the Beatles like it ...
5/18/11		Solar energy: bad for the Southwest?
5/18/11		Welcome to fabulous Las Chicago
5/18/11		The bodybuilder-killer duo gets the Oxygen Network treatment
5/18/11		Hey, wanna buy a strip mall, cheap?
5/17/11		Aw, come on. Are you sure it wasn't about aliens?
5/17/11		CityCenter: Teaching kids what a typewriter is
5/16/11		Nevada: Casinos! Ghost towns! Stuff in between!
5/16/11		An antidote to sports arena fever
5/16/11		You're certainly allowed to look
5/13/11		Video game version of Vegas: Our most accurate depiction yet?
5/13/11		A horse is a horse of course ... but is it wildlife?
5/13/11		"Hi. Does your nightclub accept coupons?"
5/12/11		How to really learn to love the bomb
5/12/11		Why Chuck E. Cheese may need a gaming license.
5/12/11		On Wayne Newton and corn. And palaces.
5/11/11		My dad, an FBI agent, can beat up your dad, a mobster
5/11/11		Today in time-lapse Vegas video!
5/11/11		But we've invested so much in this completely terrible idea!
5/10/11		How "CSI: Las Vegas" sees into our soul
5/10/11		Gamble to lose. But play to enjoy!
5/9/11		Dark, claustrophobic casino or open and cheerful? YOU JUST CAN'T WIN!
5/9/11		Vegas is not "liveable" -- but it's a good thing!
5/9/11		Survival story of would-be Vegas visitor
5/9/11		Take us out the ballgame. Any kind of ball!
5/6/11		Our buildings among the world's great (capitalist) architecture!
5/6/11		Now you can eat like a wiseguy, all over the country
5/6/11		A little inspiration for UMC. Read now -- STAT!
5/5/11		Reno's secret punk rock past
5/5/11		You pick the hits -- literally
5/4/11		Buildings in denial
5/4/11		The tiny eco-boomtown on the border
5/4/11		Are you a man? Do you not eat animals? WE'VE GOT THE PARTY FOR YOU!
5/3/11		On the set of The Hangover II: This time, there's a monkey
5/3/11		Report: Much to our relief, Vegas still relevant, enjoyable
5/3/11		If I played chess for money, would that be gambling?
5/2/11		The odds of death: Freakonomics to explore suicide in Las Vegas
5/2/11		Desert Companion takes home a Maggie award
5/2/11		How you can live "The Hangover" - virtually
4/29/11		Hate Nevada drivers? Let's give the robots a shot.
4/28/11		Poker players can save America!
4/27/11		Former statesman from rural Nevada: How I miss the good old days
4/27/11		Las Vegas: Rock-climbing capital of the West?
4/26/11		We get the water, they get the hassle. Sign us up!
4/26/11		But can they foreclose on Chuck Norris?
4/26/11		Death of a giant of midmod architecture
4/25/11		If CityCenter and Red Rock had a baby ...
4/25/11		Can Las Vegas afford the thirsty sport of golf?
4/25/11		No "Real Housewives of Las Vegas"? BIG SIGH OF RELIEF HERE
4/25/11		The Las Vegas spending spree that brought down online poker
4/25/11		There was a river here a minute ago, wasn't there?
4/22/11		The handy-dandy Ensign denial-to-resignation timeline
4/22/11		If you see a weeping Trekkie today, here's why
4/22/11		Homophobia: Yeah, bad for business, too
4/21/11		But those kickbacks are saving lives!
4/21/11		Living in the Desert 101
4/21/11		Baby steps to a pro sports team
4/20/11		Wait? No "Casinosaurus"? No "Neonocalypse"?
4/20/11		Clint Holmes = next Wayne Newton (And it's a good thing.)
4/20/11		Attention gamblers: The CIA wants a word with you.
4/20/11		A case of nuclear hypnosis
4/19/11		The copyright lawsuit mill's house of cards
4/19/11		Dear hipster: Please gamble. Thank you!
4/19/11		An earthquake? Here? Naw!
4/18/11		It's tax day. But not just that tax day.
4/18/11		Sleep, tired li'l air traffic controller, sleep
4/18/11		The man who would be Harry Reid
4/15/11		The crazy case of the Accidental Las Vegas stamp
4/15/11		Notes from the Las Vegas underground
4/15/11		CityCenter to be focus of upcoming documentary. Or maybe "expose-umentary"
4/15/11		To tip or not to tip
4/14/11		Special promotion: No cover charge for Mother Nature April 16-24!
4/14/11		When living in a box = cool + good
4/14/11		I know! We'll feature a human tornado with boxing gloves for a head!
4/13/11		What was this post about? [Glug!] NOW I REMEMBER.
4/13/11		In case you thought Matt Goss was famous.
4/12/11		Google invests in solar tantalizingly just across the border
4/12/11		And a dark triumverate came to reign over the Strip ...
4/12/11		The li'l magical anti-gambling addiction pill
4/12/11		Today in Las Vegas: It's going down in flames and/or recovering nicely!
4/11/11		If it spares the ladies horribly overwrought pickup lines, it's fine with us
4/11/11		"Apocalypse Seed" is also a great band name.
4/11/11		How can a conservative not like cowboy poetry? Er, well ...
4/8/11		Alissa Nutting on 'the grotesque and carnival'
4/8/11		Help me, Celine Dion. You're my only hope.
4/7/11		These aren't the drug lords you're looking for
4/7/11		A little information, please
4/7/11		"Downtown Las Vegas Burning Man Global Headquarters" had such a nice ring ...
4/7/11		If the words "Get over here!" mean anything to you, you will understand.
4/7/11		I quit drinking. Let's celebrate on the Strip!
4/7/11		We don't care how you get here. Just spend some money.
4/6/11		Spotlight on the physicist
4/6/11		How not to make friends: By suing everybody
4/6/11		Yucca looks quite inviting ... from afar
4/5/11		Someone's gonna get jacked with a paintbrush
3/8/11		UNLV architecture students: Screw the budget crisis. We can dream!
2/24/11		Those are some loud clothes
2/16/11		An illuminating talk
2/3/11		He chose the best building, but he makes cool ones too
1/20/11		We're all here with you, Vegas!
1/10/11		It's like a VIP pass to saving our endangered species
12/23/10		So your kids want a pet for Christmas
12/15/10		How to shop at the Strip's latest Swedish fast-fashion conglomerate
12/10/10		The man behind the clowns, knights and pyramids
12/6/10		Nevada Ballet Theatre now boasts a celebrity swan
11/30/10		Lonely woman seeking panda
11/23/10		The philandering, compulsive gambler you hate to love
11/15/10		Farewell, Harmon Hotel, the architectural gem that could have been
11/11/10		Great moments in science: They took carne asada and put it on top of french fries.
11/4/10		It makes sense why T.C. Boyle wore that crazy red suit
11/2/10		One Pulitzer-winning critic Jonathan Gold can't be wrong, can he?
11/1/10		How to grab the attention of a microfamous magazine editor and get published and finally feel loved and accepted
10/27/10		An open letter from Paris Hilton to the Daily Beast, regarding its recent designation of Las Vegas as "America's Dumbest City"
10/25/10		I need a drink. You do too. Let's have one together.
10/20/10		Our new neighbor, a slender giantess
10/15/10		Did I mention the Twitter thing?
10/15/10		The city had Circle Park right the first time
10/12/10		Let's talk about downtown
9/29/10		'Wicked' at the Smith Center: Is six weeks enough?
9/20/10		Desert Companion travels to Pahrump, emerges with awards, fireworks burns
9/10/10		A Halting and Incomplete Report from the Las Vegas Epicurean Affair Written in a Sort of Blissful Gastronomic Hangover
9/1/10		On the Occasion of the Arrest of Paris Hilton and Cy Waits, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Slightly Revises Its TV Ad Campaign
7/21/10		Other, lesser-known stipulations in Gov. Jim Gibbons' divorce decree
7/9/10		"Welcome to the Fremont Street Experience Free Speech Zone" Pamphlet
6/30/10		DEALicious meals: Overstuffed edition
6/30/10		Vegas Valley Book Festival announces gigantic, big-name authors

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2/17/12	Meet the nuclear wonder boy of Reno
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2/13/12	The king of card counting
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PALMS CASINO
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GREEN VALLEY RANCH
2300 Paseo Verde
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UNLV
4550 W Maryland Pkwy Suite A
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CARNIVALE
3377 Las Vegas Blvd
The Venetian Food Court
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BOULDER CITY
Boulder Dam Credit Union
530 Avenue G
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THE DISTRICT
2220 Village Walk Dr Suite 140
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MIRACLE MILE
3663 Las Vegas Blvd S Suite 45
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CANYON POINT
10834 W Charleston Blvd Suite 200
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TOWN CENTER
3645 S Town Center Dr Suite 101
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PATRICK
6115 S Rainbow Blvd Suite 101
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PALAZZO
3265 Las Vegas Blvd, Suite 1600
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TOWN SQUARE
6599 Las Vegas Blvd, South #P-8149
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BRIDGE
3377 Las Vegas Blvd
The Venetian
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PEBBLE
1500 N. Green Valley Pkwy Suite 240
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SAHARA & EASTERN
2675 S. Eastern Ave Suite 400
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SHADOW MOUNTAIN MARKETPLACE
6485 N. Decatur Blvd Suite 190
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MCCARRAN MARKETPLACE
5905 S Eastern Ave Suite 108
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NORTH MESA PLAZA
1829 W. Craig Road Unit 3
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CANNERY CORNER
2546 E. Craig Road Suite 135
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WESTLAND FAIR
1121 S. Decatur Blvd
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