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Fontainebleau Las Vegas’s 6,145-Day Journey Into Opening Night
Fontainebleau Las Vegas first broke ground in February 2007. That’s so long ago, the Frontier was still operating across the street. Its owners, led by Jeffrey Soffer, planned to open it as a sister property to their Miami resort in October 2009....
Celebs Overflow Fountainebleau Las Vegas Opening
Most of Malibu emptied into Las Vegas on Wednesday, where a private party was held to celebrate the grand opening of the Strip’s newest casino resort, the Fontainebleau, as well as the 55th birthday of its founder, Jeffrey Soffer. The guest list...
10 Las Vegas Celebrities We Lost in 2023
The world of Las Vegas entertainment suffered major losses in 2023. Our list, presented in alphabetical order, consists of 10 celebrities with a stronger-than-average Las Vegas connection. Read on to remember their lives and legacies. 1. Dirk Arthur Arthur’s "Wild Magic” debuted...
Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas Leads 2023 US Box Office Take
The main showroom inside Resorts World has been named the world’s highest-grossing venue under 5K capacity on Billboard magazine’s annual “Boxscore” list of top-grossing venues. It's Resorts World Theatre's second straight year making the list, which highlights the top-grossing venues in four...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Wu-Tang to Stage Vegas’s First Hip-Hop Residency, 98 Degrees’ Fake NYE, Punk Rock Bowling
Wu-Tang Clan will stage Las Vegas' first ever hip-hop residency when "Wu-Tang Clan: The Saga Continues ... The Las Vegas Residency" kicks off on Super Bowl Weekend at Virgin Hotels. The residency will take place February 9-10, and resume on March Madness...
Guy Fieri Announces Free Vegas Super Bowl Tailgate Party
Guy Fieri is cooking up a free tailgate party for Super Bowl LVIII. The spiky-haired Food Network star will preside over a celebration featuring live music and 20 restaurant pop-ups of his design. Guys' Flavortown Tailgate will kick off at 10:30 a.m....
Neon Museum in Vegas to Restore 1960s Flamingo Sign
The Neon Museum has announced plans to restore an icon of Las Vegas that it's possessed for decades without any public knowledge. Since it was acquired, it has even been on display ... sort of. Much like a real flamingo sticking its...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Viva Boss Vegas, Maroon 5 Adds 16, Justin to Open Fontainebleau
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will viva Las Vegas for the first time in more than 20 years. The Boss and his band have booked T-Mobile Arena for Friday, March 22. Springsteen has not played Vegas since “The Rising Tour” stopped...
Check Yourself: Las Vegas Airport to Test Self-Service TSA Screening
As the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) grapples with the return of air travel to pre-pandemic levels, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is rolling out a self-service screening option. The Screening at Speed Program, developed by the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T),...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Why Did the Wynn Reopen Mizumi Without its Star Chef?
Even before Chef Min Kim came to Wynn Las Vegas in 2015, he was a culinary superstar. The former executive chef at Mizumi at Wynn Palace in Macau previously helmed the Michelin-starred Narisawa in Tokyo and the Michelin-starred Ryugin. So why would...
