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FROM THE PUBLISHER With our incredible Boston Common colleague Shannon Pastuszak, at Smith & Wollensky's Green Carpet event. My beautiful wife, Ilana, celebrated with us at our fifth annual Vegas Gives party. ABOVE: International designer Todd-Avery Lenahan was the honoree at the 10th annual Hospy Awards at Wynn. LEFT: Andrea Bennett and I presented a well-deserved check to supplement Stella Roy's win for Nevada Ballet Theatre at Vegas Gives. 20 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 020_V_FOB_PubLetter_Winter14.indd 20 past year was a great one for Vegas magazine, as we celebrated our 10th anniversary and two of our largest issues in four years. Gracing our covers were stars like Penn & Teller, who have left an indelible mark on Las Vegas's entertainment landscape for twenty years, plus Steve Carell and Kevin Kline—both of whom had Vegas-centric projects out at the very moment they appeared on our covers. Near and dear to my heart was Jimmy Kimmel, the local boy who "done good." And of course, who could forget that gorgeous couple, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw? Still, it's not our style to look through the rear view mirror, but rather to drive forward to continue to identify and celebrate those who make significant contributions in and to our city and those who are growing our community with exciting projects, Follow me on Twitter at hotels, casinos and venues that make Las @josefvann and on Vegas not only one of the world's most vegasmagazine.com. incredible entertainment cities, but one of the best to call a home. What we already see through our windshield is making 2014 an incredible year to anticipate, indeed. For the first time since the dynamic launch of Cosmopolitan, we're looking forward to new growth and beautifully considered projects on the Strip corridor, with SLS, the Cromwell, Delano, and the Linq all very close to opening. The High Roller has already made an indelible impression on our skyline. Housing and urban retail developments abound in Summerlin. Among American cities, few can boast this kind of growth, and the anticipation is palpable. In 2014, Vegas magazine looks forward to being your conduit for everything Vegas. Happy New Year! PHOTOGRAPHY BY AL POWERS (PASTUSZAK, VEGAS GIVES); 'LOS (LENAHAN) Welcome to our first issue of 2014. The JOSEF VANN 1/10/14 4:17 PM