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2027 stories by Corey Levitan
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Six Las Vegas Chefs Make James Beard Award Semifinals, Jon Favreau Parks Food Truck at Park MGM
Six Las Vegas chefs have been named semifinalists in the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards. The organizers of the nation’s most prestigious culinary recognition announced their picks on Wednesday. In the most esteemed national categories, Chef Oscar Amador of Anima by EDO...
Selling Out Las Vegas’ Dignity for Sports Revenue: Opinion
Some of the preparations Las Vegas has undertaken for the slew of new sporting events streaming into town come at the expense of its dignity. Ads have wrapped Las Vegas casino resorts before. During most of the 11 years Donny and Marie...
Las Vegas’ Latest Scandal: Nachogate at Fontainebleau
UPDATE: In response to the story you're about to read, the Fontainebleau announced on Thursday, Jan. 25, that the nachos at its sports book, also known as The Tavern, have been upsized. "We hope you’ll excuse our growing pains while the nachos went...
Las Vegas Wants to Put Art Back in its Art District
The city of Las Vegas wants to bring art back to its art district. It has already commissioned a feasibility study to create new affordable housing for artists to live and work in the downtown area it refers to as 18b. Las...
Brightline High-Speed Rail from SoCal to Vegas Snags Another $2.5B
Another $2.5B in public funding is speeding toward the Brightline West high-speed rail project, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Tuesday. That’s on top of the $1B in bonds the DOT already invested in 2020, and the $3B the project...
Tupac Murder Suspect Hires New Lawyer Reprimanded by State Bar
Duane Davis, the former Compton gang leader charged in the 1996 slaying of rap legend Tupac Shakur, has swapped his court-appointed counsel for a private attorney. The new counsel has twice been sanctioned by the Nevada State Bar. Carl Arnold, a veteran...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: The Killers’ First Vegas Residency Coming to Caesars Palace
The Killers will take over for Adele at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this summer. The first residency from the Las Vegas-bred rockers will consist of eight dates in August: 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, and 30. It will celebrate the...
Oakland A’s Looking for a New Home Again, but Not in Las Vegas
The Oakland A’s are looking for a new home again -- but not because they’re ditching their plan to relocate to Las Vegas. A’s execs this week toured the site of a new baseball stadium under construction in South Jordan, Utah for...
Michael Jackson Estate Tries to Shut Down Vegas Casino’s Tribute Show
The estate of Michael Jackson is threatening to shut down plans for a long-running Las Vegas tribute show to hit the road. But the producers of “MJ Live” at the Tropicana think they can beat it. This week, the tribute show’s attorneys...
Casino.org’s Guide to Las Vegas’ Super-est Bowl Parties
The list of Las Vegas Super Bowl parties has now gone very, very long. Its latest addition is Gronk Beach from Rob Gronkowski, the former NFL player and current "NFL on Fox" analyst. It’s coming to Wynn Las Vegas courtesy of New...
