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What could possibly be more appetizing than Las Vegas female impersonator Frank Marino in drag? A cookbook featuring Marino’s favorite recipes along with pictures of him in drag, of course.

Women walking barefoot as they leave a nightclub, high-heel shoes in hand, are a common sight in Las Vegas. Sometimes they’re crying, sometimes they’ve lost their friends and sometimes they are looking for a lost phone, but almost always their feet are killing them.

After years of witnessing this smirk-worthy sight, four Las Vegans saw an opportunity. Their new invention, Afterheelz, won’t cure a broken heart, find lost friends or locate a missing phone, but it will save girls from the barefoot walk of shame.

Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn, who died on July 22 at the age of 73, was the last of his breed.

If the state ever had a moderate, establishment, Eisenhower Republican who charted a middle course, it was Guinn. When he came into office in 1999, Republicans had lived in the governor’s mansion just eight of the previous 40 years. Guinn won partly by being non-ideological. He ran only after carefully lining up broad business and party support; he became, as Jon Ralston’s book on Guinn’s campaign called him, The Anointed One (Huntington Press, 2000).

Forever 21 introduced big-box concepts to its mall-based stores in February, and on July 24, the L.A.-based retailer brings its standout, stand-alone format to Fashion Show.

The new 126,000-square-foot location—the biggest in Nevada—features 132 fitting rooms, 36 cash registers and nearly 650 full- and part-time employees.