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Eve’s Garden mold, where merchandise is stored in a dresser and a wardrobe amid a relaxed, welcoming vibe. The shop is open First Fridays and for special events. Other adult stores in Southern Nevada have discovered the benefits of going against the grain. Megan Swartz, general manager of Deja Vu Love Boutique, 3247 Sammy Davis Jr. Swartz estimates that half of the store’s customers are women. They definitely want it to be a clean, well-lit store.

We cater to a lot of dancers and entertainers. Swartz also estimates that 30 percent of the store’s customers are tourists. Edward Wheeler, owner and president of The Love Store, estimates that women make up 75 percent of his stores’ clientele. Our store attracts a different market. We find that if we can bring in women, they’ll bring in their husbands.

We try to create a female-friendly, couples-friendly business. They want to feel comfortable, and they want a large selection, and they want a knowledgeable staff. People do want to feel like they’ve come into a mainstream environment. And we are a little different.

Even the sales staff in the stores is different these days. When The Love Store recently opened in California, more than 90 percent of job applicants were women, Wheeler says. Twenty years ago, that would have been the opposite. The MAGIC fashion convention has come to Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center to showcase some of the hottest clothing trends for men. 43 million last week after it said the hospital failed to perform the standard of care in administering a drug for her sickle cell disease. Andres Dominguez’s new barber shop is filled with memories of his grandfather, who ran the El Cortez landmark for more than 30 years.

Leo Polito of Las Vegas describes meeting legendary jockey and trainer Johnny Longden on the beach at Del Mar. Leslie Shaffer, an AMR paramedic, shows how to control bleeding during a Stop the Bleed course at the Summerlin Library. The class is designed to teach anyone how to control and stop life-threatening bleeding. Artist and arts advocate Vicki Richardson talks about the power of art to inspire and challenge.