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Thinking Outside the BinRepurpose America Puts Unwanted Materials to Inspired Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Riding the RTCTony Abbatangelo Gets There by Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

c u Lt u r eCelebrating ImaginationThe 10th Annual Vegas Valley Book Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Rebar RevisitedTurning Metal into Public Ar t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Upcoming EventsCheck Out the BLVDS Events Calendar for Upcoming Local Events . . . . . . . . . 32

D e S i g NOn The Right TrackRestoring a Piece of Nevada Histor y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Intelligent TransportationGetting You There FAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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ROxIE & JESSE AMOROSOriFFS ON a DreaM

Owning their own vintage guitar shop was

a dream Jesse and roxie amoroso had long

considered in their ten-year rock ‘n’ roll fairy

tale romance. But they saw it as a financial

undertaking they wouldn’t be prepared for

until later in life.

the universe had other plans and would build

upon their unique qualifications to make their

dream a reality sooner rather than later.

Both Jesse and roxie are well-versed in all

things rock ‘n’ roll. Jesse is a bona fide guitar

aficionado. he’s played in various bands,

worked in music stores and is also the go-to

guitar appraiser for the tV show Pawn Stars.

roxie’s played bass in local bands and has also

worked behind the scenes as a web designer,

concert booker and promoter. Back in the day,

they played together in a punk band called

the Loud Pipes. today, they are principle

members of the band Pigasus.

in the early 2000s, Jesse and roxie would

frequent cowtown guitars, drooling over

the solid bodied vintage guitars the store

specialized in. roxie even accepted a 1971

Les Paul custom guitar as payment for a

website redesign she did for the shop. as true

rock ‘n’ roll romances go, she gave the guitar

as a gift to Jesse, who was her boyfriend at

the time. when they were married in 2006, a

Les Paul gold top & Fender Pbass topped their

wedding cake.

By 2004, Jesse had earned the respect of

cowtown owner Mark chatfield and was

asked to take a job at the store. while there,

he further refined his eye for vintage guitars

and developed a keen sense of the way

chatfield wanted his store managed—with

honesty, integrity and an abiding respect

for vintage guitars.

when Bob Seger tapped

chatfield to play guitar

with the Silver Bullet

Band, minding cowtown

was left to Jesse.

as chatfield spent more

time away from the

store, Jesse became

its de facto manager.

and when he decided

it was time to relocate

and sell the guitar shop,

Jesse and roxie were an

obvious choice, its most

trustworthy stewards.

as roxie explains, “he

could have sold the shop

for an obscene amount

of money. the cowtown

brand is an institution.

anybody could have

come in and introduced

their own collection

and capitalized on what

Mark, Jesse and everybody have created over

the years, but he chose to do the old school

good guy thing and hand it down to people

he knows will continue the legacy.”

the couple took over ownership of cowtown

in June of 2011. One difference customers may

notice under their leadership is lower prices.

as Jesse says, “we’re selling many of these

guitars below their market value because

more than just adding to someone’s collection,

we want them to come off the wall and

actually be played.”

What makes you get out of bed in the

morning?

Jesse: For both of us it’s always been about

the hunt, finding an amazing guitar with a

cool story and staying in business so you

can keep doing it.

What makes you say “wow”?

roxie: when Lenny kravitz’ bass player came

in with a ’66 jazz bass, that made me say

“wow.” it’s mine now.

What makes reaching your goal worth it?

roxie: having the balance of being able to

work and still be there for my kids, when even

the bad parts are still pretty, pretty good.

“Anybody could have come in and introduced

their own collection and capitalized on what

Mark, Jesse and everybody have created over the

years, but he chose to do the old school good guy

thing and hand it down to people he knows will

continue the legacy.”

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Born and raised in Manhattan, Mauricia Baca

is now the executive director of Outside Las

Vegas Foundation. it’s a long, winding road

from the streets of New york to the trails of the

Mojave Desert.

as a little girl, Baca loved animals and nature.

as a teen, she abandoned one childhood

dream, becoming a veterinarian, to pursue

another, saving the planet. in high school, she

knocked on doors for greenpeace, pointing

her to a career in environmental law.

at the time Baca attended Vassar college,

1988-1992, there was no environmental

studies program, so she put together her own

independent study. She says she combined

social studies, such as geography and history,

with hard sciences, such as biochemistry and

marine biology. “i thought if i was going to be

an attorney on environmental issues, i needed

to understand the social issues, and i didn’t

want to always rely on scientists to interpret

things for me.”

During college, Baca did internships at crater

Lake National Park in Oregon, and inyo

National Forest in california. after graduating,

she went back to inyo for a season and worked

in high alpine meadow restoration.

then came a particularly formative stage in

her career development: the Peace corps.

From 1993 to 1995, Baca did aquaculture

work in the tiny village of Mboua, between

Bertoua and Bapouri, cameroon. “that was a

phenomenal, incredible, valuable experience,”

she recalls.

all this would be enough to launch a

successful environmental career, but Baca

wanted more. Following a two-year stint doing

community outreach

for the New york Public

interest research

group, she went to

law school, obtaining

her degree from the

city university of New

york in 2000. through

a cuNy program, she

was able to get a job

at the Department of

Justice directly out

of law school. there,

she did litigation in

the environmental and

natural resources division.

a boyfriend lured Baca

west in January of 2005,

when she moved to reno, Nev., and began

overseeing the truckee river project for

the Nature conservancy. in 2006, the group

moved her to Las Vegas to serve as its project

director for Southern Nevada.

“i decided i like it, and i’ve been here ever

since,” Baca says.

in January 2010, she took over running

Outside Las Vegas from alan O’Neill, a pioneer

in the local environmental movement. under

her guidance, the group has steered the

creation of the trail Locator, a comprehensive

guide to trails in Southern Nevada.

Where have been your favorite places to live?

New york and Las Vegas. i really enjoy them

both.

What’s your favorite way to get around?

walking and biking. i grew up walking

around New york city and loved walking

through neighborhoods on my way to

work and seeing the same people in the

mornings. it made things feel smaller in the

middle of a big city.

What are some favorite places to frequent here?

i love walking the trails in my neighborhood,

but i can’t imagine life without the Spring

Mountains.

Describe the perfect trip to work.

One where other drivers are considerate,

the weather is balmy and things just go

smoothly. Oh, and i’m an NPr junkie, so that

is usually on.

What’s next for OLV?

i’m reaching out to the community and

getting people more involved in the trails

they have in their back yard – both urban

and rural. we’re launching a name brand for

that 100-plus mile trail encircling the Las

Vegas Valley on National trails Day, Oct. 1.

MAuRICIA BACAa city girL FiNDS her way iN Nature

“I thought if I was going to be an attorney on

environmental issues, I needed to understand the

social issues, and I didn’t want to always rely on

scientists to interpret things for me.”

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about four and a half years ago, Las Vegans

Zachary Delbex and his wife were expecting

their first child. at the time, Zach was a “union

man” doing fulltime convention work as a

teamster. the money was good but the time

commitment was starting to take its toll.

thinking back to what inspired him to start

greener Vegas (which would later become

repurpose america), he says, “i was working

12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week, for weeks on

end and i just knew that wasn’t the kind of

dad i wanted to be. i wanted to be at the ballet

recitals and coach the soccer team. Being a

teamster is one of those things where you are

either all in or all out.”

growing up in hawaii, he was instilled with a

reverence for the land, or ‘aina as it is called in

the native hawaiian language. this became a

permanent part of his worldview, and when

he witnessed the massive amounts of waste

generated by the convention industry it

dawned on him that somehow these materials

could be put to a better use than taking up

space in a landfill.

Most people are familiar with the idea of

recycling, but with the kinds of materials

used in trade shows, traditional melting down

and recycling methods just won’t work. the

products are often made of mixed composite

materials. these include banners made of

vinyl and different kinds of plastics with

materials incorporated for strength, flexibility

and durability. Other materials are also used

to give the products a surface that takes an

image more readily. with traditional recycling

methods out, repurposing and creative reuse

are the next best options.

“think outside of the recycle bin. Not

everything is recyclable and that is really

what our program addresses,” says Delbex.

while working on the convention hall floors

he did his best to see that at least some of the

discarded materials were not merely thrown

away. he knew that companies had to pay for

their removal, sorting and eventual disposal. if

he could come up with ways to put value back

into these materials, it would make sense for

the companies to find other purposes for the

materials after the conventions were over.

and so he started the nonprofit called

greener Vegas. its name was later changed to

repurpose america after its work brought him

to collaborate with entities outside of the city.

Over the past few years, the company has

served as a community resource center to

area nonprofits and under-funded arts and

educational institutions. Foam core boards are

routinely used in the sets for local community

theater productions. a shade structure was

made for campus child care at the college

of Southern Nevada; it was constructed from

discarded advertisement materials that were

originally draped over ten-story buildings. One

local hotel gifted repurpose america with

thousands of velour bath slippers that were then

decorated as part of an outdoor music festival

and given to a local program for the elderly.

collaborating with educators and nonprofits

is an integral part of the mission at repurpose

america and this extends far beyond just

putting convention materials into the hands of

institutions in need.

at the repurpose america warehouse and

factory, receptionist Francine Schowers explains

how Delbex extends his business model to

include the people who work for the company.

as she says, “you see all these people here? we

are not exactly what you’d call the pick of the

litter. Out there, where unemployment is so

high, we would be at the bottom. But Zach put

us at the top. he not only repurposes products,

he repurposes people.”

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“I was working 12 hours a day,

6-7 days a week, for weeks on end

and I just knew that wasn’t the

kind of dad I wanted to be.”

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indeed, many members of his staff have some

form of physical or mental challenge and have

found a way to put what they are capable of to

good use at repurpose america.

Beyond hiring those whom other employers

would view as undesirable, Delbex has reached

out to partner with community training centers

such as Progressive choices, a local nonprofit

that assists developmentally disabled persons

to enter or re-enter the workforce.

Progressive choices Job coach Shatisha Jones

says the positive effects of having a job are

plain to see on the clients she transports to

the job sites and helps supervise.

as she explains, “Because of their disabilities,

not everyone is willing to hire them.

working gives them a real boost to their

confidence. it lets them say, ‘hey i can get a

job and work just like everyone else’.”

abraham king, director of operations at

repurpose america, agrees: “Veterans and

people with various disabilities are ultimately

an unrealized resource and should be the

people we engage. there are a lot of fantastic

people out there that aren’t given the time of

day, and look at what they are doing here.”

Of course, without creative ideas the

convention materials would remain mere

refuse. it takes collaboration with forward

thinking institutions and individuals to make

repurposing a reality. Such collaborations

and partnerships have included working

with Michael corrente of uNLV’s School of

architecture and with hui Zhou of uNLV’s

chinese Students and Scholars association.

Both were instrumental in facilitating the

use of repurposed materials in student

architectural projects and in asian-inspired

fashion designs, respectively. the architectural

models and gowns created from a variety

of discarded materials are so striking and

aesthetically pleasing it’s hard to imagine the

materials they are composed of were once

destined for a landfill.

haute couture designer David tupaz, a recent

L.a. to Las Vegas transplant, is currently working

with Delbex on a fashion show using repurposed

materials, tentatively titled “Purpose with Poise.”

tupaz’ work, currently on display at repurpose

headquarters, promises that modern aesthetics

“Veterans and people with

various disabilities are ultimately

an unrealized resource and

should be the people we engage.

There are a lot of fantastic people

out there that aren’t given the

time of day, and look at what they

are doing here.”

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the upcoming runway event.

to be sure, repurpose america ceO Zachary

Delbex is a forward-thinking visionary in his

own right. But that is not to suggest he is aloof

or unrealistic. he knows all too well that for

trends in corporate social and environmental

responsibility to play a permanent roll in

national and international businesses practices

they have to make business sense.

as he employs one of his favorite sayings:

“if sustainability doesn’t save dollars then it

won’t make sense, right?” he continues, “if

trash removal costs $50 from someone else,

and we do the right thing and we charge $75,

in this economy that cost is going to dictate

where you spend your money as opposed

to the warm, fuzzy feeling of doing the right

thing. we need to show corporations that our

function is that of a cost reducer and income

generator. you partner with us and we will

show you how to increase your revenues,

decrease your expenses, and do right by the

community and the environment.”

Delbex speaks of “closed loop models” where

investment in materials is recouped not only

in their initial intended purpose but also in

the way the materials are handled afterward,

including their reuse by the same companies.

Promotional banners used in trade shows are

repurposed into useful products such as name

tags, badge holders, reusable totes, luggage

tags and laptop covers. the cost of sorting,

transporting and disposal of the materials is

translated into a gain of valuable products.

Factor in the value of carbon offset credits

and the fulfillment of corporate social and

environmental responsibility, and you begin

to see that Delbex’s ideas are much more than

mere idealism.

“Las Vegas has invested so much into the

infrastructure that it has. we are number

one in so many different areas: room rates,

convention space, entertainment and so

on. Now we need to be number one in

sustainability.”

though repurpose america has made an

undeniable impact on the community, Delbex

knows that it is going to take the acquisition

of more resources, the development of more

partnerships and the collaboration of many

more talented and creative individuals to see the

organization through to its sustainable future.

and that is a challenge he is eager to explore.

THIS PAGE: Paula Francis with decorated slippers. Student architectural models constructed from convention byproducts ©Repurpose America

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Between his obligations as a father of four and practicing

criminal defense attorney, former judge tony abbatangelo

was spending far too much time in traffic. “i probably put on

50,000 miles in the last year and a half,” he says. unable to take

advantage of the carpool lane, he would often watch busses

whiz by headed in the same direction he was. So, one day, he

decided to leave his car and traffic woes behind at the westcliff

transit center Park & ride. there, he joined other conscious

commuters on the westcliff express, heading from Durango

near Summerlin Parkway straight to the regional Justice center

downtown.

it was a decision he would not regret.

For most people living in Las Vegas, going just about

anywhere means a trip in a car. and let’s be honest: the

common perception in this town is that if you are riding the

bus it is because you have no other option. But as an unlikely

spokesman for public transportation, abbatangelo shares a

different perspective.

“a bus station is a kind of cultural hub,” he says. “you see

tourists, low income people, high income people, bums who

just ride around because it’s hot. you see all kinds of people

and everyone is polite. i haven’t seen any incidents of any kind.

everybody is just waiting for a bus and getting on. what kind of

people ride the bus? Normal people. everyday people ride the

bus. So really, to me, it has a false image.”

abbatangelo’s decision to forego the comforts of a luxury sedan

for a greater good that includes decreasing his contribution

to pollution has personal advantages as well. “i can text. i can

check emails. i can turn off my brain and watch a movie on my

phone. i just relax.”

yet his main argument for choosing the bus is its efficiency. “it

takes me 20 minutes to drive downtown. if i was to take a bus

and it took 45, then i might have a problem. But it’s the exact

same time and i don’t have to worry about parking. i don’t have

to worry about tickets. it’s inexpensive. it just makes sense.”

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whoever you aspire to be, wherever you want

to go, and whatever you want to do, it can all

be accomplished. and it’s as easy as opening

a book.

imaginations will be ignited, dreams inspired

and horizons will be broadened when the

books are opened at the 10th annual Vegas

Valley Book Festival November 3 - 6. Programs

and events are being held throughout the

valley with many scheduled at the downtown

historic Fifth Street School, 401 South Fourth St.

“this is the largest literary event in Las

Vegas,” said richard hooker, senior cultural

specialist in the city of Las Vegas Office

of cultural affairs and chairperson of the

festival’s 14-member steering committee. “it

brings together more than 100 authors for

panel discussions, readings, book signings,

workshops, poetry readings, spoken word

performances, exhibitions and other special

programs. we’re also going to have contests,

awards, the children’s Book Festival, comic

Book Festival, and the popular Literature

and Food Fair with rick Moonen and other

celebrated chefs. Many of these events are free

and open to the public.”

hooker emphasized that the festival is not just

about language or the written word, but is a

celebration of knowledge.

“Literacy is about learning and having

knowledge of the world,” he explained. “there

is scientific literacy, food literacy, cultural

literacy, and the list goes on. we like to say

that the festival is a one-stop shopping event

for everything literature. it was founded on

the premise of bringing together people who

write books and those who love to read them.”

Joshua kryah, assistant professor in the

interdisciplinary studies program at uNLV and

a member of the festival’s steering committee,

said those attending love to meet and interact

with the authors.

“the festival allows readers to meet the author

and discover what he or she is like, how these

individuals succeeded in their profession, and

learn about the demands of writing every day,”

he said. “there is a strong relationship between

the reader and the book and you could say the

festival is a means of transporting the reader

into the mind of the author.”

kryah, who studied bookmaking in graduate

school, expressed that the physical object of the

book is elemental. its form is simple, accessible

to all, and cannot ever be truly replaced.

“it begins with children,” he said. “they love

books and love to carry them. i know my kids get

a kick out of looking at illustrations and turning

the pages. collecting is also a big deal with

young people who like the harry Potter series

and the twilight series. So i see just as much

reading and writing as there has ever been.”

while kryah believes there is nothing like

having a physical book, he makes sure the

festival also speaks to those who read e-books.

“there is a great deal of change going on

in how we read and communicate and i see

it daily on campus,” he said with a smile.

“Students primarily communicate via texting

or email and rarely do i see them actually

talking on their phone. they’re communicating

via a language that has become more

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“Literacy is about learning and

having knowledge of the world.

There is scientific literacy, food

literacy, cultural literacy, and the

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inventive and colloquial and specific to them

and their niche. therefore, we have to make

sure we speak to this population.”

Jeanne goodrich is executive director of the Las

Vegas-clark county Library District and sees the

festival as a buffet with a smorgasbord of books

and readings to satisfy just about everyone.

it’s important to her that the festival caters to

almost every demographic.

“this is a celebration of the printed word in its

many different forms,” she said. “More kids are

in our summer reading program, and the book

clubs at our various branches remain popular.

People still clamor for bestsellers because

books are informative and relaxing. So the

festival is an opportunity to take a moment to

celebrate reading.”

goodrich, who is somewhat of an expert on

free expression, said those who seek to ban

books believe they are protecting others from

dangerous ideas and improper values.

“the core issue is, we can’t let our guard down

when it comes to intellectual freedom and

freedom of expression,” she said. “we have

to remind ourselves it’s easy to defend bland

ideas. the real challenge occurs when we

have to defend something that is personally

repugnant to us. that’s the real challenge of

intellectual freedom. it’s an eternal vigilance.”

kryah foresees the festival becoming a larger

part of the city’s tourism industry. “we cater

to Nevada at large but want to draw from

Southern california and arizona,” he explained.

“People are already coming here to enjoy what

this city has to offer and now they can do all

those things while enjoying the festival.”

Five years ago, the festival’s popularity

had grown to 5,000 in attendance, with

approximately 10,000 attending last year. its

producing partners have also grown from

Nevada humanities, a festival founder, to include

the city of Las Vegas; Las Vegas-clark county

Library District; uNLV’s Black Mountain institute;

american institute of graphic arts, Las Vegas

chapter; and the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

For more information about programs, authors

and events, visit vegasvalleybookfestival.org

THIS PAGE: texture and color make for memorable experiences at the book festival ©City of Las Vegas

“People still clamor for bestsellers

because books are informative

and relaxing. So the festival is an

opportunity to take a moment to

celebrate reading.”

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Depending on where you are, the streets

of Las Vegas range from awe-inspiring to

downright appalling. while the same can be

said of almost any other city in the country,

the city of Las Vegas is acutely aware of the

importance of aesthetics, and is doing its part

to enhance the look of its streets. Maybe the

awareness stems from our dependence on

tourism, maybe not. whatever the reason, the

city’s roadway median improvement project

has drawn attention, and residents are both

aware and appreciative.

Beginning late last year, the city began

making improvements to unremarkable and

often unattractive median islands as funds

permitted. rather than cleaning them up and

dumping rock, or planting a few shrubs, they

elected to install desert-themed public works

of art. Forgoing the live plant route not only

saves the city money by not having to water

them, it saves irreclaimable water, which not

only is sensible, but also sustainable.

Jerry walker, deputy director of operations and

maintenance for the city of Las Vegas, said he

was originally introduced to the idea when

the Nevada Department of transportation

purchased and installed somewhat similar

metal sculptures for use alongside freeways,

from a manufacturer out of state.

walker knew the city employed capable

craftsmen who could work with metal. this

is when he thought of Michael Dunn. a

welder with the operations and maintenance

department, Dunn was ready for the challenge.

Besides getting to display the talent of a local

in-house craftsman, having Dunn create the

structures, rather than purchasing them from

out of state, saves the city money. “For instance,

rather than purchasing one for $1,500, Michael

can make it for $300,” walker said.

Dunn said his pieces are inspired by what

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Besides getting to display

the talent of a local in-house

craftsman, having Dunn create the

structures, rather than purchasing

them from out of state, saves the

city money.

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he sees outside. Fittingly, the structures are

sculptures of desert plants including prickly

pears, agaves and saguaros. he said the

majority of the pieces are made of rebar and

sheet metal. Dunn doesn’t work alone, but

the turnaround time is still impressive. it takes

“under one day for a big one,” he said. while

still in the discussion stage, Dunn may begin

to incorporate other native components into

his work, such as tortoises, spiders and ants.

each one of Dunn’s structures is remarkable,

but the saguaros and prickly pears in

particular are both striking and captivating.

Saguaros are the large cacti that grow what

appear to be anthropomorphic appendages.

they are the cacti most people envision when

thinking of the Southwest. Saguaros have

vertical ridges where the spines are found.

On Dunn’s saguaros, the vertical ridges are

made of rebar, and the rest of the structure is

hollow. the large hollow cacti are then filled

with rocks, not so small they fall out, but also

not so large that they stick out between the

rebar. the prickly pears–which are typically

lower to the ground, flat and round–are

solid structures made from sheet metal, but

Dunn goes so far as to create the bumps

and dimples that grant them a realistic air.

accurately conveying the impression the

structures generate is complex, but they are

beautiful, pragmatic, delicate and solid all at

once. though made of mundane materials,

they are anything but dull and lifeless.

the installments have been very well-

received, so much so that they have generated

numerous calls to the city in appreciation of

the improvements. walker was taken aback by

the gratitude, “i’ve never seen anything like

this,” he stated.

Some residents were so enchanted with the

structures that they contacted the city in an

attempt to find the name of the artist so they

THIS PAGE: a rock filled saguaro waves to passing motorists ©Saeed Rahbaran

Whether people see these

structures as public art or as

something else is not that

significant. What is significant,

however, is that they add to the

aesthetic value of the valley.

could commission a work for themselves. as

it turns out, Dunn does not refer to himself as

an artist, nor does he refer to his structures

as sculptures or art. he also has no interest

in creating these types of structures in his

free time. Moreover, he regards his work as

just work, not a calling or a hobby. he favors

spending his free time playing with his children.

the structures can be found on Valley View

between charleston Boulevard and Meadows

Lane, on upland Boulevard between alta

Drive and Jones, and on rampart Boulevard

between Lake Mead and cheyenne avenue.

More median island improvement projects

are tentatively planned. if funding is

available, additional structures will be

installed on cheyenne avenue, between

hualapai way and rampart Boulevard, and on

eastern avenue, between Sahara avenue and

charleston Boulevard.

whether people see these structures as public

art or as something else is not that significant.

what is significant, however, is that they add

to the aesthetic value of the valley. Some

of these pieces affect their environments

in an obvious way; others blend into their

surroundings and simply raise the bar of what

common areas should look like.

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A Streetcar Named DesireNOw – OCT. 16, 2011Nevada conservatory theatreJudy Bayley theatrenct.unlv.edu

Charlotte’s webNOw – OCT. 16, 20112 or 7 p.m.rainbow company youth theatrerainbowcompany.org

Nevada wild Fest benefitting Lili Claire FoundationNOw – OCT. 16, 2011henderson Pavilionnevadawildfest.com

Grease The MusicalNOw – OCT. 20, 2011tuacahn amphitheatreivins, uttuacahn.org

The Little MermaidNOw – OCT. 21, 2011tuacahn amphitheatreivins, uttuacahn.org

Shakespeare in the ParkNOw – OCT. 22, 20117 p.m.city of hendersonVarious henderson parks267-2171, hendersonLive.com

utah Shakespearean FestivalNOw – OCT. 29, 2011800-PLaytix, bard.org

Haunted HarvestNOw – 31, 20115–9 p.m.Springs Preservespringspreserve.org

The Scoop on Poop Exhibit NOw – JAN. 08, 201210 a.m.–6 p.m. dailySprings Preservespringspreserve.org

Chris Caswell - A Program of Celtic HarpOCT. 21, 201112 p.m.city of Las VegasLloyd george u.S. courthouseartslasvegas.org

Jeanette JuradoOCT. 21, 20118 p.m.city of hendersonhenderson events Plazahendersonlive.com

Odyssey Dance Theatre’s “Thriller” 2011OCT. 22 – 31, 2011tuacahn amphitheatreivins, uttuacahn.org

Lied Children’s’ Discovery Museum Fantasy GalaOCT. 22, 2011Lied Discovery children’s MuseumMirage resort & casinodiscoverygala.org

Pops IOCT. 22, 20118 p.m.Las Vegas Philharmoniclasvegasphilharmonic.com

Boulder City Health FestivalOCT. 22, 20118 a.m.–12 p.m.roseman universityBoulder city rec center968-2055, bwood@roseman.edu

Southern Nevada Musical Arts Singers Perform ariel ramirez’ Misa criolla and Byung hee Oh’s horn Mass and songs by Lerner and LoeweOCT. 22, 20112 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

8th Annual Hallo-weiner FundraiserOCT. 22, 201111–3 p.m.Las Vegas hot-Diggity Dachshund club and rescuekellogg-Zahere Dog Parklvhddcr.com

Mutts on Main StreetOCT. 22, 201111 a.m.–2 p.m.the Districtshop-the-district.com

Duck DerbyOCT. 22, 2011noontown Square262-0037positivelykids.org

wine walk: Red AffairOCT. 22, 20114–8 p.m.town Squarewinewalklv.com

Author Patricia Nell warrenOCT. 23, 20112 p.m.clark county Librarylvccld.org

HSO AnniversaryOCT. 28, 20118 p.m.henderson Symphony Orchestrahenderson Pavilionhsorch.org

Nevada Ballet Season Opening at the Paris TheatreOCT. 29 – 30, 2011Nevada BalletParis theatrenevadaballet.com

Mardi Gras MamboOCT. 29, 20117:30clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

Ghostwalk and Carnival of HorrorsOCT. 31, 20115–8 p.m.the Districtshop-the-district.com

Town ScaryOCT. 31, 20114–8 p.m.town Square269-5001mytownsquarelasvegas.com

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Life In Death FestivalNOV. 01 – 02, 20115–9 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

2011 ITu Long Course Triathlon world ChampionshipsNOV. 02 – 05, 2011city of hendersonhendersonlive.com/special-events/itu

An Evening with Max BrooksNOV. 03, 20117 p.m.clark county Librarylvccld.org

Vegas Valley Book FestivalNOV. 03 – 06, 2011city of Las Vegasvegasvalleybookfestival.org

First FridayNOV. 04, 2011arts Districtfirstfriday-lasvegas.org

Fall Concert Series 2011NOV. 04 – 06, 2011Las Vegas contemporary Dance theatrewest Las Vegas Librarylvcontemporarydancetheater.org

An Evening with Poet Martín EspadaNOV. 04, 20118 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

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uNLV Homecoming CelebrationNOV. 04, 20117 p.m.town Squaremytownsquarelasvegas.com

Complexions Contemporary BalletNOV. 05, 20118 p.m.uNLV Pacartemus w. ham concert hallpac.unlv.edu

Vegas Valley Comic Book FestivalNOV. 05, 201110 a.m. – 4 p.m.clark county Librarylvccld.org

Henderson Symphony Orchestra Veteran’s Day ConcertNOV. 05, 201110 a.m.henderson events Plazahsorch.org

3rd -Annual Stand up For Skateparks BenefitNOV. 05, 201112:30–4:30 p.m.tony hawk Foundationred rock casino resort & Spa760-477-2479www.standupforskateparks.orgwww.tonyhawkfoundation.org

Art walkNOV. 05 – 06, 201110 a.m. – 4 p.m.trails Village center595-8255

Elena PapandreouNOV. 09, 20118 p.m.uNLV PacDoc rando recital hallpac.unlv.edu

Miss JulieNOV. 11 – 20, 2011Nevada conservatory theatreBlack Box theatrenct.unlv.edu

Music from the HeartNOV. 12, 20112 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

fresh52 Autumn Harvest FestivalNOV. 13 – 14, 20118:30–3 p.m.fresh52 Farmers MarketSaturday Sansone Park, Sunday tivoli Villagefresh52.com

12th Annual uSN Scholarship Golf TournamentNOV. 14, 20118 a.m.university of Southern Nevadacascata golf club968-2055, usn.edu

2011 Mayors Prayer Breakfast and youth Town Hall MeetingNOV. 17, 20117:30 a.m.texas Station gambling hall & hotel892-2300, Bethg@uwsn.org

Nevada’s BIG GIVENOV. 17, 2011all dayNevadagiVeSnevadagives.org

Bishr Hijazi Arab EnsembleNOV. 18, 201112 p.m.city of Las VegasLloyd george u.S. courthouseartslasvegas.org

AlmaNovaNOV. 18, 20117 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

Santa’s Arrival ParadeNOV. 18, 2011town Squaremytownsquarelasvegas.com

Snow in the Square NOV. 18 – DEC. 23, 2011Mon–Thurs: 7 p.m. Fri–Sun: 7 and 8 p.m.town Squaremytownsquarelasvegas.com

Masterworks IINOV. 19, 20118 p.m.Las Vegas Philharmoniclasvegasphilharmonic.com

Nevada Arts Advocates 13th Annual Advocacy Award DinnerNOV. 19, 20117–10 p.m.Nevada arts advocatesthe Mirage hotel and casinonvartsadvocates@earthlink.net

1st Inaugural CREATE Las Vegas Arts & Craft FestivalNOV. 19 – 20, 2011Sat 3–8 p.m. , Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.tivoli Villagecreatelv.com

Mexican Revolution DayNOV. 20, 20114 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

Ingrid Fliter, Piano Julian Schwarz, CelloNOV. 22, 20118 p.m.uNLV Pacartemus w. ham concert hallpac.unlv.edu

The District’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Santa’s ArrivalNOV. 25, 20115 p.m.the Districtshop-the-district.com

’The Spirit of Christmas’ Live Musical ShowNOV. 26 – DEC. 18, 2011noon–5 p.m.the Districtshop-the-district.com

Encore youth ChoirNOV. 30, 20116 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

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First FridayDEC. 02, 2011arts Districtfirstfriday-lasvegas.org

A Christmas CarolDEC. 02 – 18, 2011Nevada conservatory theatreJudy Bayley theatrenct.unlv.edu

OliverDEC. 02 – 11, 20112 or 7 p.m.rainbow company youth theatrerainbowcompany.org

Neil Berg’s Broadway HolidayDEC. 03, 20118 p.m.uNLV Pacartemus w. ham concert hallpac.unlv.edu

Ancestral RhythmsDEC. 03, 20116 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

The Las Vegas Great Santa RunDEC. 03, 2011Opportunity Villagetown Square Las Vegas Ne Parking Lotlasvegassantarun.com

HSO Holiday ProgramDEC. 09, 201117 p.m.henderson Symphony Orchestrahenderson convention centerhsorch.org

Star Catchers winter RecitalDEC. 09, 20116 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

Pete Contino BandDEC. 10, 20112 p.m.clark countywinchester cultural centerclarkcountynv.gov

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On The Right TrackRestoring a Piece of Nevada History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Intelligent TransportationGetting You There FAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Old stars don’t fade away—they just go to Vegas.

usually this saying applies to aging crooners and

comedians, but in this case the star is the eureka

& Palisade No. 4, an 1870s’ era wood burning

steam locomotive.

the oldest surviving narrow-gauge Baldwin class

4-4-0 engine rests, between gigs, in a custom

built private station at a residence in northwest

Las Vegas. the story of how it got to be there

is not unlike that of many other traveling

performers. it’s seen its share of hard times, wild

rides and glory days. Local attorney and airplane

pilot Dan Markoff is the train’s restorer and

owner. he takes the old No. 4 out once or twice a

year for runs on narrow-gauge track in colorado

and New Mexico. he is enthusiastic to help get

the train’s story told and is obviously proud of

how he came to be part of it.

“i was a history major at uNLV. Of course

when you study Nevada history you learn the

importance of the railroad, and that we were a

railroad town originally,” he says.

Markoff rescued and restored the steam

locomotive after finding it in a burned out

and collapsed building in a closed part of “Old

Vegas,” an historical amusement park on Boulder

highway in henderson that was in operation

from 1978 to1986.

Built in 1875 by Baldwin Locomotive works in

Philadelphia, the eureka & Palisade No. 4 came

out west to find steady work hauling silver-lead

ore from eureka to Palisade, Nevada , on an

85-mile stretch of narrow-gauge railroad. there,

it worked connecting Nevada commerce to the

rest of the nation via the central Pacific railroad

until 1896, when it was sold to the Sierra Nevada

wood and Lumber company.

when Sierra Nevada shut down in 1938, the

eureka Locomotive (as it is also known) would

have been scrapped had it not caught the eye

of someone at warner Bros. it also might have

been cut up and scrapped if Markoff’s wife, Ditty,

hadn’t insisted he accompany her to an arts fair

in Boulder city one day in 1986. knowing the

train was on Boulder highway at “Old Vegas,”

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which happened to be on the way out to

Boulder city, he asked if they could stop for a

visit and a margarita.

as he recalls: “they still had the old fort area and

they still had visitors, but the whole back end

was closed where they had the eureka. So we

walked around and, lo and behold, the building

had burned up! the train was sitting there with

the building collapsed on it. the fire was in

’85, so it had been sitting for a year and it had

big-time damage; it was pretty well burned up.

a little bell went off in my head and i thought,

‘nobody else is going to take care of this thing,

maybe i can’.”

it would take many years and many dollars to

restore the locomotive to its original splendor

in dark blue boiler jacket, gold filigree, polished

brass bands, and varnished oak with gold and

red trim. when it was finished, it looked even

better than it did during its high profile years on

the warner Bros. lot in Burbank.

according to Markoff, the eureka was noticed

by a man named gerald Best, a sound man with

warner Bros., who knew the studio was looking

for a locomotive. warner Bros. bought the eureka

and off it went to Burbank. coincidentally, that

was also near walt Disney Studios.

as Markoff says, “walt Disney was a train fanatic.

he and one of his early animators, ward kimball,

were into railroad stuff, and they used to go to

warner Bros. and crawl around on this thing

and admire it. that was told to me by ward

himself. he’s the guy that did Fantasia and got an

academy award for it.”

warner Bros. used the eureka in many of their

films. its first appearance was in a 1947 picture

called The Torrid Zone starring James cagney

and ann Sheridan. in the film, the eureka looks

less glamorous than it does today because it

had been previously converted to burning oil

instead of wood, and used industrially, rather

than for carrying passengers, by Sierra Nevada.

Other films it was used in over the years include

the Great Bank Robbery, Finian’s Rainbow, and

Cheyenne Autumn. it also made appearances

in the tV shows Kung Fu and Maverick. the last

feature film in which it appeared was also John

wayne’s last movie and the only movie in which

his character was killed, The Shootist.

in the late 1970s, the big studios, including

warner Bros., started selling off much of

their property, props and equipment. the

eureka Locomotive was sold to Old tucson,

an arizona-based company that built movie

sets for hundreds of classic movie westerns.

the company also built and operated western

themed tourist attractions, which is how the

eureka ended up back in Nevada.

as Markoff says, “i was aware of when it arrived in

‘Old Vegas.’ it sat there looking pretty forlorn but

at least it was back in Nevada. i thought it was a

nice piece of history returning home. and after

136 years it’s still doing what it was made to.”

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Step into the FaSt control room and you step

into a gee-whiz technological wonder more like

a Star wars movie set than a traffic engineer’s

lair. the real wonder is that it exists at all. it

wouldn’t without an amazing demonstration of

state, county, and municipal cooperation. FaSt

shows what can happen when governmental

boundaries are no barrier to public service.

FaSt’s full name is one of those obtuse

governmental mouthfuls: “the Freeway and

arterial System of transportation.” But the

acronym is cool; FaSt, which fittingly describes

its promise for beleaguered motorists.

under the aegis of the regional

transportation commission of Southern

Nevada (rtc), FaSt links the freeways and

highways of the Nevada Department of

transportation (NDOt), and thoroughfares

in clark county, henderson, Las Vegas, North

Las Vegas, Boulder city and Mesquite in a

cooperative traffic management program.

“this really is a philosophical statement. when

people drive across the valley, they don’t care

about which jurisdiction they’re in. they just

want to get to their destination quickly and

with as little hassle as possible,” said Jacob

Snow, rtc general manager.

FaSt uses a variety of tools to help manage

traffic. they include:

• controlling intersection signals to ease the

flow of commute traffic, or to change traffic

patterns when accidents or construction

impact roadways

• Metering traffic entering freeways. By

staggering the flow of vehicles merging

onto freeways, metering keeps the freeway

flow from backing up

• acquiring traffic data and sharing it with

other agencies and contractors who can use

it to better plan roadway work.

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATIONgettiNg yOu there FaSt

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FROM LEFT: traffic engineer’s lair, communication is key for keeping traffic moving ©Cheryl Snow

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valley, they don’t care about

which jurisdiction they’re in.

They just want to get to their

destination quickly and with as

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the maestro orchestrating it all is Brian hoeft,

rtc regional director of FaSt, along with 35

other employees who man the headquarters

from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. weekdays and from 8

a.m. to 11 p.m. weekends. the FaSt crew works

additional hours for special occasions like New

year’s eve and speedway events.

Partners in the center are dispatchers of

the Nevada highway Patrol, a symbiotic

positioning that serves citizens and valley

motorists very well, said hoeft.

high above the rows of computer workstations

is a nine-foot by four-foot video wall that can

access any of the system’s 300 cameras along

the various freeways and major intersections.

the wall can function as one giant screen, or

be divided into individual 50-inch screens to

give engineers a god-like view of roadways—at

times they’ve seen accidents in progress or

break downs. when they do, they have a variety

of actions they can take including adjusting the

on-flow of cars by metering, and notification of

the Nevada highway Patrol or local police. the

presence of the highway patrol dispatchers in

the building and the close working relationship

that’s been forged by the two agencies

minimizes delays in getting officers and

emergency vehicles to the scene.

in addition to the video cameras, unseen

traffic detection devices constantly feed

information into the command center. there,

computer programs and traffic engineers

control signals to help speed traffic from east

to west and north to south on major roads

depending on time of date, traffic volume,

construction projects and traffic accidents.

Las Vegas doesn’t want for tourist attractions,

but the FaSt center, which has garnered a

slew of awards for innovation from prestigious

professional and research organizations,

has become a mecca for professional traffic

managers around the world. it is unique in the

world in the extent of its regional governmental

cooperation by the state, county and

municipalities and the creativity of its engineers.

Don’t Leave Home without It

what a weather report is to a day’s planning, the FaSt “Dashboard” is to any motorist’s trip across town. Drivers wishing to avoid traffic, or plan the quickest way to a Southern Nevada destination can consult rtcsnv.com/mpo/fast/dashboard.cfm .

there, millions of data points have been forged into user-friendly maps and graphs showing freeway traffic and speeds in live time. www.nvfast.org/trafficcameras.html traffic cameras show intersection and freeway traffic also in live time.

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Market? LuckiLy FOr uS, the NuMBer OF LOcaL FarMerS

MarketS haS BeeN grOwiNg SO it’S eaSier thaN eVer tO

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From Fresh to FridgeA Farmers Market Love Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Local SourcingGreen Restaurants Create Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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i just love strolling through farmers markets:

the smell of fresh strawberries, ripe peaches

and aromatic basil is simply intoxicating.

Bright colors—reds, greens, yellows, and

violets—beam from baskets on tables and

various displays. happy people mill about,

delicately placing tomatoes and plums in their

overstuffed bags, searching for room for just

one more piece of fruit. Others grab handfuls

of green beans, okra or swiss chard. and

no one misses a chance to sample the free

watermelon or apple slices beckoning with

sparkle and juiciness. Farmers markets are a

spa visit for the senses and i am more than

pleased to see so many in Las Vegas today.

when my husband and i moved back to Las

Vegas in 2009 after 14 years in Nashville, i

told him that what i’d miss most about Music

city was its abundance of farmers markets.

there hadn’t been many in the Vegas Valley

when we lived here in the late ‘80s and early

‘90s, and i wasn’t aware that any had opened

since. Once we returned, however, and settled

back in, i was delighted to find that farmers

markets were staking a claim and finding their

place in this desert city.

currently, there are no fewer than nine

farmers markets in the Vegas Valley. By

Midwest standards, the Las Vegas markets

are small with 20 to 35 vendors per market

on average. we’re in the desert, after all, and

many of the farmers must travel here from

california, arizona, utah and other parts of

Nevada. quantity, however, as you may know,

has little to do with quality, and the products

offered by vendors at the nine local markets i

visited for this story are top-notch. without a

doubt, the produce purveyed at these bazaars

is fresh, delicious and healthful.

Over the past two years, i’ve gone to most of the

area markets at least once. i never leave without

buying two or three bags of fresh produce:

squash, beans, corn, peaches, tomatoes.

i never ever, leave without fresh tomatoes.

carrie hogan, founder of Fresh52 Market, told

me that starting it was something she felt

strongly compelled to do. “i wanted to do my

part to help Las Vegans make healthier food

choices,” she said. “we needed more options

for buying fresh produce.”

gina gavan, who recently created the Fremont

east District market, agreed. “we listened

to what the community was asking for,” she

said the day i met her in the busy downtown

market. “we’re committed to building the

market within the downtown community.”

Both hogan and gavan told me their markets

are growing. hogan expects to add new

produce items to her markets throughout

the fall.

gavan, a relative newcomer to the business, is

introducing vendors and products each week.

FROM FRESH TO FRIDGEa FarMerS Market LOVe StOry

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“I wanted to do my part to help

Las Vegans make healthier food

choices. We needed more options

for buying fresh produce.”

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it’s worth mentioning that Las Vegas Farmers

Market and country Fresh Farmers Market

are also bringing in first-time vendors on a

regular basis.

the growth of local markets isn’t surprising.

according to the 2011 uSDa Farmers Market

Directory, there are more than 7,100 farmers

markets in the united States – more than

double the number from 10 years ago. the

markets not only give farmers an opportunity

to sell their products close to home, but also

provide a venue for communicating with and

cultivating their customer base.

On a recent trip to country Fresh Farmers

Market in henderson, i heard gary elrich,

who owns gary’s Produce in Dinuba, ca,

talking to three ladies about making salsa

with his fresh tomatoes and jalapeno peppers.

Simultaneously, his wife, Mary kay, explained

to another customer that the wonderful fruit

called a pluot is actually a plum and apricot

hybrid. the couple take a six-hour drive from

their farm every week and sell at the Las

Vegas Farmers Market as well as at country

Fresh Market. Mary kay said that she and her

husband greatly appreciate the opportunity to

talk directly to their customers and that they’re

eager for a chance to sell at other Southern

Nevada markets as well.

“But, we’re the farmers,” she said. “we have to

get back to work so we’ll have something fresh

to offer next week.”

The growth of local markets isn’t

surprising. According to the 2011

USDA Farmers Market Directory,

there are more than 7,100 farmers

markets in the United States,

more than double the number

from 10 years ago.

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Las Vegas Farmers Market® Bruce Trent Parkwednesdays from 4pm - 8pmBruce trent Park1600 N. rampart Blvd.Las Vegas, NV

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Fresh52Saturday s from 8 am - 2 pmtivoli Village302 S. rampartLas Vegas, NV

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J I L L I A N P L A S T E R

Operating a restaurant in the middle of a desert presents

quite the challenge for a chef determined to source organic

ingredients locally. But this hasn’t stood in the way of Nicole

Brisson, chef di cucina at carnevino, one of only a handful of

certified green restaurants in Las Vegas.

Brisson sources sixty to seventy percent of the ingredients

used at the Mario Batali-owned italian steakhouse in the

Palazzo from farms, ranches, and orchards in Nevada. the green

designation means that everything from water use and food

sourcing to paper consumption and even the type of cleaning

agents used in the steakhouse have met the stringent standards

of the independently operated green restaurant association.

the Batali-Bastianich group (which owns carnevino) makes sure

their staff appreciates the value of sourcing from local farmers.

a recent trip picking prickly pears proved that cooking can be

dangerous even outside of the kitchen. “we were pulling thorns

from our legs for a month!” Brisson says.

in addition to sourcing within the state, the Batali-Bastianich

group started a farmers market to make it easier for members

of the community and other chefs to buy directly from area

purveyors. “Sourcing products locally has helped us to build a

sense of community with all of the local farms, and creating our

market gave the farmers we buy from another outlet for their

products,” Brisson says.

though carnevino sources the bulk of their ingredients in

Nevada, some of the meat they use comes from arizona, utah,

colorado and Nebraska. this does not mean that less attention

is paid to its selection. “Meat consultant” adam Perry Lane

personally chooses the best meats available for their dry-aging

program by visiting small ranches where livestock have been

treated humanely prior to slaughter.

though it may not always be possible to source locally, Batali’s

group sends a message that restaurateurs do have an option to

source their foods more thoughtfully.

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Helping Seniors remain mobile & independent

Older adults urgently need reliable and affordable transportation. We provide a

community-based, community-supported, economically viable and consumer-oriented,

quality transportation service for seniors and adults with visual impairment.

Visit itnlasvegasvalley.org for program details or call 702-506-0917

Wells Fargo is proud to support the iTN Las Vegas Valley, Dignified Transportation for Seniors