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Jason Mcdonald Internationally acclaimed photographer Jason Mcdonald shot our Spring fashion feature at the Neon Museum. Have you spent time in Vegas before? I made many trips to Vegas when I was living in Los Angeles in my 20s. We would do a Friday afternoon f light from Burbank and get back by noon on Saturday, drinking and gambling all the way through. Those days are thankfully done. So what did you do when you weren't shooting? Did you at least gamble a little? Yes, at the craps table at the Cosmopolitan hotel. Moose the stickman kept the three hours action-packed with jokes and educated the fashion team on the game. I would love to shoot a fashion story inside the hotel on the tables, poolside, and into the clubs that are now dialed in with unbelievable sound. It's crazy. Casey Brennan Casey Brennan is a writer, yoga teacher, and food lover. For this issue, she interviewed Sami Ladeki (page 55) of the Sammy's Woodfired Pizza empire. What impressed you about Sami Ladeki? He has created this entire culinary empire by himself and has no plans to stop! It's just very impressive and inspiring. You're a New Yorker; how does Vegas pizza compare? I have a pretty discerning pizza palate. But I think the pies at Sammy's are fantastic, especially the Five Cheese and the Burrata & Pesto. I used to frequent the Arroyo location—I went twice a week and always on Tapas Tuesdays! Cindy Gaber Chicago native Cindy Gaber moved to Las Vegas three years ago and loves life out West. For this issue, she interviewed Staci Columbo Alonso (page 68), founder of Noah's Animal House, a pet shelter for victims of domestic violence. How was your interview with Staci? Eye-opening and inspirational. Staci wants to ensure that more shelters can take pets in, and that's such a worthwhile cause because pets are our family. Anything that has to do with animal welfare and health is a cause close to my own heart. My dog Cody makes a guest appearance in my first young-adult book, set in Las Vegas, Jex Malone, out on June 18. Scott Dickensheets A 40-year Southern Nevadan, Scott Dickensheets is the deputy editor of Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion magazine and wrote our back page column on spring, Vegas-style. What are your own personal signs of spring? When I overcome my reluctance to wear shorts in public, when my allergies go into overdrive, when I begin to feel apprehen- sive about the imminent heat of summer— that's when I know it's spring! Is it your favorite season? Spring is great, but I'm a fall guy. Autumn offers its cool dawns—I'm a morning owl—like a reward for surviving what felt like eight months of summer. 32 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM SPRING 2014 ... WITHOUT WHOM THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE 032_V_FOB_Contribs_Spring14.indd 32 2/10/14 4:55 PM