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Adagio Las Vegas condos upgrades and condo floor plans are designed to cater to first-time Las Vegas home buyers, as well as to those seeking a unique living experience, according to regional sales manager for Nevada West.

“Adagio condos in Las Vegas is perfect for those looking for a first-time Las Vegas home or simply wanting to downsize,” he said. “We wanted to create a place that not only had the perfect location, but also delivered on livability.”

The gated Adagio condos complex is located in the northwestern Las Vegas Valley and offers condo units ranging from 786 to 1,300 square feet. Prices start from $160,000.

Features of these condos for sale in Las Vegas include attached garages, 9-foot and vaulted ceilings, gas fireplaces with tile hearths, walk-in closets, and cultured-marble vanities.

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Terra Rossa Italian Restaurant at Red Rock Station Casino Las Vegas offers hungry diners authentic Italian foods including homemade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, fresh fish and an extensive antipasto table. The impressive wine room collection of 1,500 bottles of premier Italian and California wines. From his post in the open kitchen, Chef Renato DiPirro, who hails from Tuscany, brings the authentic flavors and warmth of Italy to the romantic eatery. The intimate setting evokes the feeling of a rustic Tuscan Italian villa and overlooks the outdoor water feature. Terra Rossa offers indoor and patio seating, as well as private dining rooms for special occasions. Terra Rossa Italian Cuisine in Red Rock Station Casino, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., serves traditional Italian fare that’s “simple and hearty,” says chef Renato De Pirro.

Clockwise is grilled swordfish and vegetables with Mediterranean relish, a caprese salad with buffalo mozzarella and tagliolini ai frutti di mare are some of the dishes at Terra Rossa Italian Restaurant.

“We were trying to accommodate what people are asking for, especially off the Strip,” says De Pirro, who previously worked at Valentino’s in The Venetian hotel Las Vegas.

Hungry diners will find pasta, spaghetti with meatballs, linguine, lasagna, plus an array of seafood, meat and an antipasto bar.

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A total of 48 hi rise Las Vegas condos closed escrow in May, including 40 at SoHo Lofts, at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Hoover Avenue. That compares with 64 total condo sales in 2005 and 11 through April of this year.

The Las Vegas housing market is entering a period of extraordinary transition with the first real infusion of Las Vegas hi rise condominium sales in May.

May’s Las Vegas housing statistics offer “intriguing clues” as to why the much discussed housing bubble has not burst.

While the inventory of Las Vegas homes for sale reached an all-time high of 20,515 in May, about double from a year ago, it’s a supply of six to seven months based on sales through the Las Vegas mls. That’s a relatively healthy market.

Median resale prices are staying around their all-time high at $284,950, a 5.5 percent increase from May 2005, and Las Vegas new home prices jumped 11.8 percent to $324,757. The number of Las Vegas new home subdivisions in the market declined for the second consecutive month.

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4th of July in Las Vegas Events including fireworks.

Red, White and Boom, Clark County’s annual July 4th celebration is expected to be the largest event for the 2006 4th of July in Las Vegas.

This year’s festival features an expanded lineup of big-name contemporary rock and pop acts, as well as a carnival, games and exhibitions, food and beverage vendors, and a 20-minute fireworks show.

Date: July 3 & 4, 5 to 11 p.m. Gates open at 4
Place: Desert Breeze Skate Park
8275 W. Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas
Cost: Admission is $17.50 per day in advance or $30 for a two-day pass in advance. Day of show pricing is $22 each day. Kids 12 and under are FREE.

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