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ACLU Sues Vegas Over Pedestrian Bridge Standing Ban
The ACLU of Nevada filed a federal lawsuit on Friday challenging the new Clark County ordinance that bans stopping or standing on the Las Vegas Strip’s 15 pedestrian bridges. In a press release announcing its lawsuit, the civil rights organization called the...
F1 and Done in Vegas? Official Questions Race Commitment
In a surprising turn of events, a Las Vegas official this week claimed that Clark County has no long-term commitment to F1 to stage its Las Vegas Grand Prix annually on the Strip. This implies that F1 could be one-and-done without that...
TV Star Arrested for Vegas Hospital Assault Blames Anxiety Disorder
Austin North, star of the hit Netflix series Outer Banks, was arrested for gross misdemeanor battery earlier this week, after “throwing fists and shoving” three workers in the UMC Hospital in Las Vegas. According to a police report obtained by TMZ, one...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Sin City Has the Most Churches Per Capita
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on May 22, 2023. The Wikipedia page for Las Vegas used to claim the city had the most houses of worship per...
Travis Kelce’s ‘Viva Las Vegas’ Serenade Hikes Song Royalties
After Travis Kelce shouted a half-crazed rendition of Viva Las Vegas last Sunday as a tribute to the town that gifted him his third Super Bowl ring, one might have expected the song’s copyright holders to sue. On the contrary, Kelce’s unique...
‘John Wick’ Tourist Attraction to Open (Fire) in Las Vegas
Las Vegas will soon let you try on the shoes of a reluctant assassin without all those pesky real bullets flying at your head. An interactive attraction based on the popular John Wick action movies is set to open later this year,...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Vegas Apple Store Before/After Robbers
Probably the most bizarre story to emerge from Las Vegas during Super Bowl weekend went unreported by local media until Wednesday, and had little to do with the big game. At least two thieves calmly, brazenly, and methodically robbed an Apple Store...
Las Vegas on Shortlist for Expansion Team: NBA Commissoner
Las Vegas’ hoop dreams dribbled closer to reality on Wednesday. That's when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated that the region is “definitely on our list” of cities being considered for an expansion team. Vegas has been rumored to be in line for...
WWE Presser Stokes Rumor of First Vegas WrestleMania in 30 Years
What Super Bowl? Fans of the WWE traveled to Las Vegas last week exclusively for the WrestleMania press conference on Thursday. At the event, fans got to see Dwayne “The Rock" Johnson, 51, announce his surprise return to SmackDown by slapping fellow...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Did Beyonce’s Super Bowl Ad Tease Sphere Residency?
Did Beyonce’s Super Bowl commercial for Verizon contain the world’s biggest Easter Egg for her fans? In the 90-second spot, Queen Bey concocts various viral strategies to “break” the carrier’s internet coverage. Co-starring "Vice’s" Tony Hale as her hapless assistant, she introduces...
