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PHOTOGRAPHY BY AL POWERS (TIM AND FAITH, HOSTS); CASHMAN (NEVADA BALLET) ABOVE: Sporting my Buffalo threads, with chef Barry Dakake and the extraordinary George Maloof, for the grand reopening of the iconic N9NE Steakhouse. LEFT: My lovely wife, Ilana, and me at the Nevada Ballet Theatre's annual Black & White Ball, where Florence Henderson was honored as Woman of the Year. I got some laughs out of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill at our cover party with the dynamic duo in January. Ilana and I celebrated with our generous hosts from our Tim and Faith cover party: John Caparella, Robert Rippee, Sebastien Silvestri, and Claudine Grant from Venetian and Palazzo. I'm often asked what it's like to live in Las Vegas. You see, among non – Las Vegans, misconceptions about life here still abound. No, we don't all live on the Strip and gamble in smoky casinos. Yes, we really do enjoy that much sunshine, and I do what I can to support the golf industry. Happily, in fact, we have the best of both worlds. No more than a 25 -minute drive from virtually anywhere in the Vegas metro area, the Strip offers us the best restaurants, nightlife, retail, and entertainment in the world. Yet most of us live in peaceful master-planned suburbs without traffic, noise, or congestion. Las Vegas does offer us an unparalleled quality of life. Where else can an ambitious valet make more than $80,000 per year? Where else can Larry the limo driver (my actual driver last Thursday evening) travel to Europe once a year with his family, own four rental homes in Memphis, live in a four-bedroom house in the city's best neighborhood, and play golf three times a week? That great quality of life spills into Las Vegans' generosity toward each other. This April we celebrate the 11th edition of Vegas magazine's Vegas Dozen, honoring a new class of 12 philanthropic gentlemen making a difference in our community. On the 26th of April, Larry and Camille Ruvo's Keep Memory Alive holds its annual must-not-miss gala to honor Larry's late father, Lou, in support of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Spring is time for rebirth, reinvention, and awaking from slumber. As you peruse our Spring Fashion issue, I hope that you thoroughly enjoy the new spring fashion advertising campaigns, which are designed and shot by some of the most creative minds in the fashion world. Thank you for turning to Vegas magazine to read about our philanthropic people, our many opportunities, and the palpable excitement of life in Las Vegas. Follow me on Twitter at @josefvann and on vegasmagazine.com. JOSEF VANN 30 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM FROM THE PUBLISHER 030_V_FOB_PubLetter_Spring14.indd 30 2/10/14 4:53 PM