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Literary Las Vegas: Craig A. Wright & David Fabricius

Are you ready to defend yourself in the event of attack, intrusion or all-out chaos? Military tactical expert David Fabricius and his
Las Vegas co-author Craig A. Wright spent two years compiling “Fear Not,” a book designed to prepare people for almost any threat.

Nonprofit puts ninth-graders on college track in elementary school internships

Las Vegas High School ninth-grader Alyssa Khamvongsa recently reported for her new after-school internship at Goldfarb Elementary School. She is one of 20 high school students interning for Leaders in Training, a new nonprofit organization started by former Goldfarb teacher Erica Mosca.

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PETRA A GREEK TAVERNA TO HOST
WINE AWAY WEDNESDAYS EVENT

Greek Food Festival to celebrate 40th anniversary

The Las Vegas Greek Food Festival, hosted annually by St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, is scheduled to celebrate its 40th anniversary Sept. 21 through 23.

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Henderson shofar choir echoes traditional start of Rosh Hashana

There’s no way around it: The sound filling the sanctuary of Congregation Ner Tamid resembles the pained bleating of a herd of water buffalo after a lunch of profoundly questionable burritos.

Thousands celebrate Mexican independence at Las Vegas parade

In Las Vegas, especially along the Strip, much of what you buy is marked up because you’re supposed to be honored to be part of the outdoor party – whether it’s throwing down $40 to gain entrance to an after-hours club or drinking a $7 latte at one of the Starbucks in the casinos.

Fellow riders recall victims of bus stop accident

It could have been me. That was a constant refrain Friday morning as riders and mourners flocked to the bus stop at Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard, the scene Thursday of one of the worst accidents in Las Vegas in recent years.