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2430 stories by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Wynonna Returns, Gaga Promises to, Heart Won’t (For a While)
Wynonna Judd announced Monday that she’s returning to the Venetian Theatre to mark the 40th anniversary of her career with a trio of greatest-hits shows. Judd last performed a nine-show run in 2015 at the same theater with her mom, Naomi Judd,...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Airport Weather Station Underreports Summer Temps
The highest temperature to ever scorch Las Vegas, 120°F, was recorded at 3:38 p.m. Sunday by the National Weather Service (NWS) weather station at Harry Reid International Airport. According to many conspiracy theorists, however, the actual temperature here routinely tops that number...
Las Vegas Hits 120°F, Shattering Previous Record by 3 Degrees
It’s not news when it’s hot in Las Vegas. Except when it’s hotter than it's ever been there before. Sunday at 3:38 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported the mercury hit a record-shattering 120°F at the official airport weather...
The Shuttered Las Vegas Pub that Inspired The Killers’ Most Popular Song
Las Vegas lost more than a beloved British pub of nearly 30 years when Crown & Anchor suddenly closed with no warning or explanation on July 2. It lost a piece of rock n’ roll history. The beset-selling UK single of all...
Adele’s Vegas Tickets Are This Year’s Priciest So Far — Report
Tickets for the Adele’s residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas were the priciest on the resale market nationwide for the first half of 2024. According to a new report by Forbes, fans doled out an average of $1,461 each to see...
Hoaxster Zak Bagans Buys ‘Conjuring 2’ Demon Prop for Haunted Vegas Museum
Zak Bagans, host of cable TV’s “Ghost Adventures," recently announced on Instagram his acquisition of a major Hollywood horror artifact for his Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum in downtown Las Vegas. According to Bagans, his latest museum acquisition is the “ORIGINAL DEMON...
It’s Curtains for ‘Jersey Boys’ in Vegas
“Jersey Boys,” the Tony-winning musical chronicling the 1960s rise of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is abruptly closing at the Orleans in Las Vegas, where not that many people were apparently aware it had been playing since January. Its final curtain...
This Year Could be Deadliest Ever for Lake Mead, Already the Deadliest US National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, already the nation’s deadliest national park with an average of 18.45 deaths per year since 2013, is on track to set a new death record in 2024. According to data obtained from the park service by KLAS-TV/Las...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Popular British Pub Suddenly Brexits, Lavo Italian Taking a Riposo
Crown & Anchor, a British pub beloved by ex-pats and locals for nearly 30 years, is no more. No advance notice or reason was given for the closure, only a brief and vague note taped to its locked front door on July...
A YEAR IN SPHERE: How Concert Venue Dazzled and Transformed Las Vegas
One year ago July 4, the Sphere began its domination over the Las Vegas skyline -- not by means of height but by sheer imagination. It all started with a rather underwhelming “Hello World.” Then came 24/7 images of blinking giant eyeballs,...
