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Karen Avenue named for Thomas & Mack co-developer’s daughter

The partnership between Parry Thomas and Jerome D. Mack, two Las Vegas pioneers, began with a land development downtown and in Paradise that — in some ways — centered around Karen Avenue.

Cellphone law doing little to curb distracted driving

A law that encourages drivers to pay more attention to the road is having the opposite effect on residents, according to valley police.

Area briefing

HUNDREDS OF FREE HELMETS DISTRIBUTED TO VALLEY KIDS FOR SNOW SPORTS

Girl Scouts plan celebrations for reaching 100-year milestone

One hundred years ago, a girl named Juliette Gordon Low envisioned creating an organization that would empower young women to be successful and productive members of society.

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Kodachrome Basin worth more than a thousand words

Kodachrome’s name dates from 1948 when the National Geographic Society made an expedition to the area. Expedition members were so awed by the colors in the rocks that they named the site Kodachrome Flat, for a brand of film which was popular for color photography.

Sapsucker damage is impossible to prevent

Question: Can you tell what is damaging my 7-year-old blue ghost tree? This damage is about 12 feet high on the north side, and there is a line of holes in the trunk.

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Homeless neighbor raises many perplexing questions

There’s Bart, meandering down the sidewalks of my neighborhood. He’s in no hurry. Come to think of it, Bart never moves as if he’s in a hurry. Maybe that’s because he’s got no place to go. Bart is my neighbor, and has been since I moved into this neighborhood in 2007. We’ve never spoken. We never even make eye contact. Actually, I’ve never seen him make eye contact with anyone.

Book Briefs for Mar. 13

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Literary Las Vegas: Antonio Grimaldi

Las Vegas resident Antonio Grimaldi lived in Latin America for eight years, five of which were spent in Panama as an economics professor at the National University.

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