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Project revives landscaping at Griffith Elementary School

The Bermuda grass quad at the center of Griffith Elementary School has been replaced with desert landscaping and elevated garden beds for student interaction. The $20,000 project was sponsored by the Water Conservation Coalition.

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FREE CANNOLIS SATURDAY

Paradise/Downtown briefs

CITY OFFICIALS TO WELCOME
DOWNTOWN FEED FARMERS MARKET

Things to do in Paradise/Downtown

King Ibu from Podor, Senegal, plans to perform original music inspired by the culture and folk music of Senegal during a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.

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Sample bands and beers at Brew Las Vegas

Brew Las Vegas, a beer-tasting event and festival, is slated from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Friday in the 5-acre parking lot at the Royal Resort.

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Tamas Lorinez, 21, graduated from the Ford FACT Program and Diesel Automotive Program at Universal Technical Institute in Avondale, Ariz., in August.

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AS COURT SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR

Annual San Gennaro feast set to bring people to new highs

It’s not just a new five-story roller coaster that’s making the 32nd annual San Gennaro Feast a bit bigger this year — the event’s organizers said entertainment, food and the culture will be just as colossal.

Book briefs

Poet to read at UNLV

What I did on my summer vacation

There are a couple of pleasures that I enjoy in my life. Family and friends are, of course, No. 1. But there’s a certain mystique for me of old towns and history, fast cars and golf. Fast cars beckon to my youth. Golf is thankfully covered with these columns. Old towns and their stories intrigue me.

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