Amber Sampson
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A&E
Award-winning Las Vegas filmmaker Jemsen Yumico Bollozos on making an impact in a creative way
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Jemsen Yumico Bollozos co-founded local collective Eccentric Artists and directed a feature-length documentary about local nonprofit Positively Arts.
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Concert Reviews
R&B 'queens' SWV and Xscape ruled a Vegas stage together
Monday, July 1, 2024 The ’90s lent itself to beautiful, Black, impenetrably strong girl groups who dominated R&B for the best part of the decade. At Planet Hollywood on June 29, two of them shared a stage—and they dominated it, too.
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Noise
Mercy Music bassist Jarred Cooper on his key three punk rock inspirations
Thursday, June 20, 2024 The Vegas bassist and video gamer is as nimble as he is precise, shredding through Mercy Music’s most breakneck material in a feverish daze of dexterity.
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Taste
Find hot new Vegas breakfast at Morning News, Early Birds and Bespoke Kitchen
Thursday, June 20, 2024 These new local spots are taking the essential elements of the morning meal and adding their own unique spin—and drawing swarms of diners.
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Features
Crystal Palace, Down & Derby and Skate Rock City carve a unique nightlife niche
Thursday, June 20, 2024 Traditionally a place for families, Crystal Palace shifts into a ’70s and ’80s roller boogie every Thursday during its adult skate sessions.
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Features
Las Vegas comic book artist Theo Tso expands his Indigenous superhero universe
Thursday, June 20, 2024 Catch Theo Tso’s exhibit at Spring Valley Library through July 14.
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Features
Unraveling our LGBTQ history: How Las Vegas became a progressive place to belong
Thursday, June 13, 2024 The AIDS crisis hit Las Vegas particularly hard in 1983, rolling back years of LGBTQ progress.
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Taste
Chef Robert Lomeli brings fun dishes to Atomic Golf
Thursday, June 6, 2024 The tattooed culinary vet is a victor of the Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games” and has helmed the kitchens of some of Las Vegas’ best restaurants.
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Taste
More than a mocktail: Las Vegas’ elite mixologists are making magic without alcohol
Thursday, May 30, 2024 As more people break away from booze, our city’s talented beverage professionals are crafting tastier alternatives than ever before.
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Nightlife
Durango’s Bel-Aire Backyard fills a relaxing daylife niche for the neighborhood
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Because it is a hotel pool, locals still pay a cover, but Bel-Aire’s 21-and-up sunset swim party Recess Fridays admits locals for free.