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Colorado River Snowpack Reaches 158%, Easing Las Vegas Drought
Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County are now in a “severe drought.” That sounds bad, but it’s actually two entire categories of drought better than the “exceptional drought” the region was in only seven months ago. The US Drought Monitor, which defines...
Adele Announces 34 More Las Vegas Dates and Concert Film
Adele fans who missed seeing the singer’s 32-date Las Vegas residency will have 34 more chances this year. Weekends With Adele at Caesars Palace will resume its run on June 16 and continue through November 4. The next string of dates will...
What Last-Minute Tix For Taylor Swift in Las Vegas Will Cost You
Just won a hand playing blackjack and looking to put your winnings to good use? Save them for a car because last-minute tickets to see Taylor Swift’s sold-out Eras tour stop at Allegiant Stadium this weekend are cheaper than you might think....
Lake Mead’s Deepest Water Intake Opening May No Longer be Deep Enough to Serve Las Vegas
Even the deepest intake straw pumping water from Lake Mead to the nearby Las Vegas region, which gets 90% of its water from the nation's largest reservoir, may no longer be deep enough. . Last week, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)...
KISS Cofounder Gene Simmons Sells Las Vegas Home Without Profiting
KISS leader Gene Simmons and his wife, Shannon Tweed, have finally sold their Las Vegas mansion and an adjacent lot where Simmons had 137 trees planted. According to multiple reports, the 73-year bassist and 66-year-old actress got $11M. That’s $4M less than...
Mirage Volcano Can Be Replaced with Hard Rock Guitar Tower on Las Vegas Strip
A radical change to the Las Vegas Strip skyline has cleared its final hurdle. At a zoning meeting on Wednesday, Clark County commissioners unanimously approved plans for Hard Rock International to replace the beloved volcano at the Mirage with a 36-story hotel...
Mirage Announces F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Tickets
Hard Rock International, the new owner of The Mirage, this week announced its own viewing structure for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Mirage’s Grandstands will seat up to 3,000 people. Prices for the new tickets weren’t announced. However, earlier...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Sin City Gets 2nd Wahlburgers and 1st Famous Italian Sandwich Shop
The Shoppes at Mandalay Place will host the second Wahlburgers on the Las Vegas Strip. The hamburger chain will open "in late March" at the former Burger Bar, which closed in January 2021, according to a March 21 press release. Wahlburgers is...
Construction Stops on Dream Las Vegas, Funding Blamed
Construction on Dream Las Vegas has stalled in tandem with the developers’ financing plans, according to a new report by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Between $25M and $30M are owed by the developer for the boutique luxury hotel, the newspaper reported. In...
Las Vegas Police Conduct Airbnb Spot-Checks to Bust Spring Break Parties
Las Vegas police are conducting random spot checks on Airbnb and other short-term rental houses, hoping to catch underage spring break drinkers and noisy parties in the act. A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told KSNV-TV that officers visit...
