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Something fracking this way comes 22 health Fresh aid
for AFAN 24 zeit bites It's
chartacular! 26 Profile This
guitarist is the ONE 28 STYLE One haute
summer 30 Streetwise Go
Eastern, young hombre 32 Open topic The architecture of big
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57 Dining
107 The Guide
Thom Rubino, wizard behind the curtain By Ashley Harrell
58 The Dish Bad Beat's
So much culture, you'll think you're in a yogurt factory
40 Education
db Brasserie makes a French reconnection
The power of two medical schools By Heidi Kyser 46 CRIME A 1981 cold case is finally (maybe) solved By George Knapp 52 HISTORY A tale of two Vegas nightclubs By Robert Stoldal
Weston Barkley is crafty 60 at first Bite
61 Eat this now
This shrimp po-boy isn't shrimpy!
112 End note IKEA does Vegas By Scott Dickensheets & Andrew Kiraly
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Joe Neal, former state senator
WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN
The Strip’s quiet, quirky magic-maker
SOMEBODY CALL A DOCTOR
The long fight for a valley medical school
YOUR HOPPY PLACE
WE JUST HAD TO ASK BACK IN THE DAY:
Longtime locals in culture, politics and activism reflect on their Las Vegas experience
The beermeister behind Bad Beat Brewing
62 at first SIP
Drinkin' and Linqin' 63 on the plate
Upcoming dining events you don't want to miss
on the cover Joe Neal Photography Christopher Smith