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August 31st, 2007

Nevada Power Rate Increase

When LVRJ readers picked Nevada Power as Las Vegas’s worst public utility, I thought yeah, it’s easy to moan and groan about something you kind of have to have. But over the summer they’ve instituted a 11.5% rate hike, and I saw the light (so to speak). This increase has raised the average power bill [...]

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August 30th, 2007

Save Your Skin

We’ve been in the throes of summer for a solid three months now. Our temps have been dancing over the 100° mark since June, vegetation has faded to browns and beiges, and my skin is is screaming for mercy within the first five minutes of being outside (it’s always hard getting back into the sunblock [...]

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August 29th, 2007

Bonnie Springs Old Nevada

One of the first hidden gems we found when we moved here was Bonnie Springs Old Nevada. Located at 1 Gunfighter Lane, Blue Diamond, Nevada it’s about half an hour away from the city, but even the drive is nice!
Bonnie Springs is “a replica of an 1880’s mining town built on the 115-acre Bonnie Springs [...]

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August 28th, 2007

Life in Las Vegas, part 2

Continuing from yesterday, here’s what makes living in Vegas fun:
- See that sunset up there? That was taken from my backyard in February. The sunsets here are spectacular and I cannot imagine more beautiful sunrises anywhere else either.
- Waiting for a seat at a restaurant. Wait — there is no waiting! The longest we’ve had [...]

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August 27th, 2007

Rainy Days and Mondays

We were completely dumped on last night: a huge storm kicked through starting around 2am. I woke up to what I thought was strong wind but realized it was thunder off in the distance. Within 15 minutes it was right on top of us and we had a freaked out dog and two freaked out [...]

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August 26th, 2007

Life in Las Vegas, part 1

I get asked now and then what it’s like living in Las Vegas and even had someone ask off-hand once if everyone lives in a hotel. I think they were joking (I hope they were joking) but I realized that it was something I had wondered many years ago too (granted, I was 10, but [...]

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August 25th, 2007

Handy Las Vegas Links

Whether you live here or are just here for a weekend, the following links should help getting and finding things around the city a little easier:
- VegasGasPrices.com Just what the name suggests. Site users submit prices they’ve seen around the valley and keep the list pretty accurate. We don’t check it out every time we [...]

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August 24th, 2007

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas

Welcome to Las Vegas, even if it is only virtually!
I hope my writing about Vegas will be useful to both locals and tourists; this city is so much more than just the Strip!
Tags: Las-Vegas, the-Strip

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