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2099 stories by Corey Levitan
Golfers and F1 Drivers to Compete in Las Vegas Celebrity Golf Tourney — Report
A celebrity golf tournament pitting PGA Tour stars against Formula 1 drivers is in the cards for Las Vegas, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Netflix is currently planning to produce and livestream the competition. No date or location for the...
Taxi Fares to Surge on Las Vegas Strip
Taxi fares in Las Vegas are about to go up. The base fee for each trip will increase from $3.50 to $5.25, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The distance fee will also increase from 23 cents for every...
MGM’s Las Vegas Casinos Permit Selfies, Videos
Las Vegas’ largest casino group is waving the white flag in its culture war against its youngest visitors. MGM Resorts is now allowing selfies and videos to be taken at the nine casinos it operates on the Las Vegas Strip, according to...
Allegiant Air Reaches Tentative Contract with Flight Attendants
Allegiant Air (NASDAQ: ALGT), a low-cost carrier primarily serving its home base of Las Vegas, has reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract extention with its 1,900 flight attendants, the company and its union announced Friday. The tentative agreement must still...
Mirage Zone Tickets Now On Sale for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
A brand new batch of 3,000 tickets is now on sale for the Mirage Zone grandstand at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, taking place Thursday to Friday, Nov. 16-18, 2023. The price is $2,200 plus taxes and fees per seat. “Fans seated...
Vegas Restaurant Roundup: Killing Fleur, New Mexican, Salt & Straw
Fleur, the beloved steakhouse brand opened by Chef Hubert Keller at Mandalay Bay 18 years ago, will close permanently on June 30. A new project will fill the space this winter. Keller gained national fame for his Fleur de Lys in San...
‘America’s Got Talent’ Winner Fights for Life at Las Vegas Hospital
Michael Grimm, who won Season 5 of “America’s Got Talent” and now makes a living playing the Vegas casino lounge circuit, is fighting for his life against a mystery illness. According to a video posted by his wife, the 53-year-old singer-songwriter has...
County OKs 19-Story Hotel Near Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
Clark County commissioners on Wednesday approved construction of a hotel one block from Allegiant Stadium. Announced in September, before it had a name, the 19-story, 340-room Nuance Hotel was proposed by New Angle Development for an area along Polaris and Quail avenues....
A’s Las Vegas Stadium Deal Makes No Cents — Stanford Prof
It may not be a bad thing for Las Vegas that the bill providing $380M in public funds for a $1.5B stadium on the Strip for the Oakland Athletics died in the Nevada Legislature this week. At least according to one Stanford...
Shocking New UFO Claim Thrusts Nevada’s Area 51 into Spotlight
A whistleblower who served in the US Air Force and in several intelligence roles claims that the US government has multiple spacecraft of extraterrestrial origin in its possession. “The material includes intact and partially intact vehicles,” David Grusch told the journalistically sound...
