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China MaMa

Mulling over what I want to tell you about China MaMa, four things come to mind: The food is fantastic, the prices unreal (in a good way) and the place always empty. And I can’t quit thinking about the steamed juicy pork buns.

HEIDI’S PICKS

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.

Hackett brings own Rat Pack to Sahara

Sandy Hackett says his late father, Buddy, once turned down a chance to be Frank Sinatra’s opening act in Las Vegas.

Book reveals Gans’ grudge

In a recent issue of Wired magazine, author Nicholas Thompson writes of the “Dead Hand.” It’s a Russian weapons system — still operational, he claims — that could fire back on the United States even after the Soviets had been hit with a nuclear strike.

THE LATEST
Pomegranate Art Festival continues to grow with new location

A popular autumn event for the past 14 years, the Moapa Valley Art Guild’s Pomegranate Art Festival will take place for the first time at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Logandale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. With record attendance and parking problems in 2008, the Pomegranate Art Festival outgrew its location at the Old Logandale School. Just a mile away, the fairgrounds provide plenty of safe, off-highway parking and room for indoor and outdoor booths and activities. The event welcomes visitors free of charge.

JR’s Place

I remember a reader asking a couple of years ago why I suddenly was reviewing so many Middle Eastern restaurants. The answer? A whole bunch of them had opened in a relatively short period.

HEIDI’S PICKS

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.

LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Rimes is a music industry tweener, closer to Taylor Swift in age but Reba McEntire in longevity.

Large-curd cottage cheese spotted

Large-curd cottage cheese: Seems like such a simple thing. But after a request from Chuck Neverovich appeared in this column, Lois Kupec e-mailed that she searched for it for a few years before finding the house Great Value brand at Wal-Mart Supercenters and Wal-Mart Neighborhood Markets.

Madame making return to Vegas

Some of the new stars of the Strip are Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Winston the Impersonating Turtle. It seems only fitting for Madame to stage a comeback.

Death Valley ’49ers Ecampment celebrates area’s past

Death Valley National Park welcomes the 60th annual Death Valley ’49ers Encampment Nov. 4-8. During the park’s most popular special event, thousands of participants fill Death Valley campgrounds, hotels and resorts, spilling over into nearby desert towns.

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