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Las Vegas is alive with the sound of … cicadas

The incessant hum coming from the trees is the sound of male Apache cicadas in search of mates — and the unofficial soundtrack of summer in Las Vegas.

‘Flavor of the food is very loud’ at fusion fun restaurant Nosh & Swig

“The flavor of the food is very loud. It hits you,” said Steve Piamchuntar of the dishes at the small plates fusion restaurant Nosh & Swig. “It’s not subtle. It’s very strong and straight to the point.” The former executive chef at the Stirling Club at Turnberry Place opened Nosh & Swig in December with his wife, Lorie.

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A La Carte, July 23-29

Read about dining-related events and promotions across the Las Vegas Valley.

Free WiFi service coming to downtown Las Vegas

Data addicts who suffer withdrawal when they can’t get an Internet connection will find it’s cheaper to get a fix in downtown Las Vegas.

2013 High School Valedictorians

The Clark County School District announces its valedictorians for the 2012-13 school year.

Las Vegas pastor, civil rights defender Marion Bennett dies at 80

The Rev. Marion D. Bennett Sr., former Nevada assemblyman and defender of civil rights who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s and founded the first black Methodist church in Las Vegas, has died.