Elizabeth Sewell
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Recent Articles
Obsessions
Blue Jeans & Blazers
May 17th, 2012
Now in its fourth year, charity event Blue Jeans & Blazers is back May 19 with its stylish soiree that collects denim to donate to homeless youth.
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Summer Survival Guide
Staycation Deals
May 10th, 2012
Four Seasons Hotel, LVH, Green Valley Ranch and JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa.
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Seven Very Nice Things
Beauty Boost
May 3rd, 2012
Must-have products for the perfect summertime glow.
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Profile
Advertising Reality
Thanks to The Pitch, a local boutique agency gets to strut its creative stuff on a national stage
April 26th, 2012
Gone are the cigarettes, martini lunches and scurrying secretaries—advertising in the era of social media and equal rights doesn’t look much like Mad Men. The reality behind how advertising works in the digital age is on full display on AMC’s The Pitch, which features 15 ad agencies, including one from right here in Las Vegas, competing head-to-head for the business of a national company.
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Spiritual Uplift
March 29th, 2012
If you’ve managed to make it all these years without getting on a trapeze, Shine Alternative Fitness has a new experience lined up for you. Cirque du Soleil performer Dima Shine and Zumanity assistant company manager Russ Petroni recently opened the gym in the southwest Valley, and they’ve built it around the kind of acrobatics that made Cirque famous.
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Green With Envy
March 15th, 2012
We found the pot of gold at the end of the fashion rainbow.
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Die Antwoord
House of Blues, Feb. 25
March 1st, 2012
“One for the money, two for the Ninja,” Die Antwoord’s lead vocalist Ninja spit into his microphone. What did it mean? We’re still not sure, but with Die Antwoord many things are unclear. The South African trio—featuring Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek—calls itself a rave-rap group. This means that they mix their native Afrikaans with English to produce lyrics the likes you haven’t heard and don’t often understand. That’s the beauty of Die Antwoord, not knowing if they’re serious or if we’re sucked into a satire.
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Dr. Johnnie Woodson
Dermatology
February 23rd, 2012
What the health-care industry needs most is … to focus more on preventative measures. In my field, most insurance doesn’t cover skin exams for moles. It’s considered cosmetic. That’s where it needs to change. If you can head something off, the cost [savings] is phenomenal down the line.
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The Royal Treatment
From budget hotel to hipster hot spot, the Royal Resort undergoes a boutique renovation
October 13th, 2011
Just off the Strip on Convention Center Drive, with an unassuming façade and marquee, the Royal Resort looks like an average budget hotel. But once visitors step into the Royal House—the name given to the recently renovated lobby—any anxiety about being trapped in a scene from Vegas Vacation disappears. The inviting ground-floor space, polished up with locals in mind, has been transformed into a hangout for those weary of megaresorts.
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A New Twist
September 8th, 2011
In a world of 24-hour revelry, it can be difficult to find moments of Zen. So when the Cosmopolitan announced it would host the yogacentric festival Wanderlust on Sept. 10-11, a collective head-scratch was warranted.
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