By Len Butcher
Fidel Castro is in hospital as a result of some surgery he had to have done. Lot of secrecy surrounding his condition, but that’s to be expected. Of course, the media here has him on his deathbed. He may well be, but they, the media, certainly don’t know. In case he is, however, we are [...]
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Fontainebleau appears to be a 'go'
By David McKee
For the longest time, the proposed site for Turnberry Associates' Fontainebleau hotel-casino was nothing more than overflow parking for construction equipment and materials from the nearby Turnberry Towers, which — if you have a better data stream than ours — you can view via a live Web cam. (Ah, the wonders of technology.)
In any event, [...]
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Gay community endorses: Primary choices
By Steve Sebelius
We know some of you have already gone to the polls, but for you die-hard traditionalists who wait until Election Day, we've got some new info. Las Vegas Night Beat has weighed in with primary election endorsements from the perspective of the gay community, and we've got them for you.
Not many surprises, to be [...]
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Century Theatres slated for takeover
By Ian Mylchreest
Local movie powerhouse Century Theatres, which is based in California, has been sold to Plano, Tex.-based Cinemark USA Inc., reports the Dallas Morning News. The deal is a mix of cash and stock but terms were not disclosed.
Century operates more than 1,100 screens in 12 states. And 147 of them are in Nevada with the [...]
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Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Bank branch boom about to bust
By Ian Mylchreest
After a decade of building branches wherever they could, banks could be scaling back, reports the New York Times. The main reason is that they've discovered they are not really attracting any new customers but simply cannibalizing the existing market.
The story of a bank on every corner in Manhattan sounds very familiar to anyone living [...]
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