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Only in Las Vegas could Cheap Trick’s salute to “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” compete head-on with “Love,” which is officially sanctioned by the surviving Beatles.
Let’s Make A Deal” could be the best thing to happen to the Tropicana since, oh, a new operator came onboard in July to helm a $125 million face-lift.
A lot of people are looking for products that don’t contain high-fructose corn syrup, and finding them difficult to locate. In response to Anna Carlton, who’s looking for soft drinks with regular sugar, Dean B. Pomerantz and C. John Stark suggested she check Mexican markets. I’ve noticed that not all soft drinks sold in Mexican markets are made without the corn syrup, but Pomerantz recommended looking for small bottles of Coke and Pepsi in six-packs. “You can tell which ones they are because they have a nutrition/ingredient sticker on the bottles,” Stark noted.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its cultural significance, Parowan Gap in Southern Utah displays a treasury of petroglyphs left behind by several native cultures. A form of rock art created by incising designs into stone, the petroglyphs of Parowan Gap cover many flat faces of boulders at the base of the 600-foot cliffs.
The fall season starts early — with a flashy, sexy bang no less — with the return of “Melrose Place” (9 p.m. Tuesday, KVCW-TV, Channel 33), and I’m as giddy as a schoolgirl.
Those who market Las Vegas can decide whether it’s family friendly or Sin City. None of it changes what Bill Cosby has done on the Strip since 1963.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.
Live music, particularly at the lounge level, took a mighty beating once Las Vegas discovered it could sell $14 drinks without paying a band.
Popcorn’s a great treat, but those nasty little hulls can be problematic. But readers have come to the rescue with sources for hull-less popcorn for Dee Wade.
There are many causes in this world, and Las Vegas entertainers raise money for lots of them. Everything from Family Promise, sheltering homeless families here in town, to earthquake victims in L’Aquila, Italy.
Virginia City continues to celebrate its birth 150 years ago in the hills overlooking Washoe Valley between Reno and Carson City. As a year filled with many observances winds down, Virginia City still offers special events in upcoming weeks such as the 50th Annual Virginia City Camel Races, Sept. 11-13, and the first round-trip excursions in 70 years of the Virginia & Truckee Railway between Virginia City and Carson City. The V&T Railfest trains began running Aug. 15, continuing on Saturdays trough Nevada Day, Oct. 31.
