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A’s Las Vegas Stadium May Not Get Retractable Roof Shown in Renderings
The proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas is going back to the drawing board. Literally. A's director of design Brad Schrock told the Las Vegas Review-Journal this week that the team is instructing the architectural groups vying to build the ballpark to...
Kylie Minogue Announces Las Vegas Residency
November 3 is the official opening date of Kylie Minogue’s first Las Vegas residency. As previously reported, it will inaugurate the Voltaire, a new performance venue at the Venetian Resort. Tickets go on sale August 9 at voltairelv.com. “I’ve performed a couple...
Making Sense of Sinead O’Connor’s Nonsensical Las Vegas Wedding
It was an obvious mistake she made in the name of following her heart. The marriage of Irish pop singer Sinead O’Connor, who died of unknown causes on Wednesday at age 56, to Barry Herridge was doomed “within three hours” of the...
Las Vegas Massacre Memorial Choice Unveiled
Clark County’s October 1 Memorial Committee on Wednesday revealed its top choice for a permanent memorial for the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. A rendering of JCJ Architecture's "Forever One," which just won a contest to become the permanent...
Las Vegas Aces Guard Arrested on Felony Domestic Violence Charges
Las Vegas Aces guard Riquna Williams, a member of last year’s championship WNBA team, was arrested for felony domestic violence against her wife on Tuesday. Williams, 33, faces five felony charges, including multiple counts of domestic battery by strangulation, coercion with the...
Alcohol-Fueled Mini Golf to Open on Las Vegas Strip
You can take a different kind of golf shot next year on the Las Vegas Strip when an adult miniature golf experience called Swingers Crazy Golf opens in 40K square feet over three floors inside Mandalay Bay. According to Bloomberg, Swingers will...
Lake Mead-Size Water Loss From Colorado River Caused by Humans — Study
From 2000 to 2021, human-caused climate change resulted in the loss of more than 10 trillion gallons of water from the Colorado River Basin -- about equal to the entire storage capacity of Lake Mead -- according to a new study modeling...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Two More Burger Joints & One Less Vegan Option
Whataburger is set to debut its only Las Vegas location this fall. The chain, open 24 hours and every day except Christmas, will occupy a two-story building adjoining the Waldorf Astoria in CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip. The building, formerly home...
Nevada Lawmakers Secretly Amended Gaming Distance Law for Casino Developer Near School
Nevada lawmakers in June secretly amended a state law restricting the distance between casinos and schools to benefit a casino company, according to a report by the Nevada Independent website. The change to SB266, a 26-year-old law limiting the distance from a...
F1 to Vegas Hotspots: Pay Millions For Your Race View or We’ll Block It
Formula 1 execs are informing all Las Vegas restaurants and nightclubs with a view of the upcoming Grand Prix circuit that they must pay $1,500 per head in licensing rights, according to the New York Post. If they don't, their views will...
