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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas Mulls Cashman Center Redevelopment (Again)
The City of Las Vegas is considering redeveloping the Cashman Center, the site of a shuttered exhibit hall and an underused minor-league sports stadium, into a medical complex. The plan was brought to the city council by Las Vegas-based Tru Development LLC...
Vegas Residency For Festival Death-Tainted Rapper Travis Scott
Rapper Travis Scott will headline a Las Vegas residency nearly a year after his headlining set at Houston’s Astroworld Festival left 10 people dead and thousands more injured. Beginning Sept. 17, 2022, Scott will headline a seven-night residency called “Road to Utopia”...
Bruno Mars to Land New Lounge at Bellagio as More Stars Return to Vegas
Pop superstar Bruno Mars is opening a new bar and lounge at the Bellagio, according to unconfirmed reports. The space, currently occupied by Lily Bar & Lounge, will be called the Pinky Ring by Bruno Mars. The Pinky Ring name stems from...
Lake Mead Buoys 3 Inches After Rains after Monsoon Rains in Vegas
Following the monsoonal rains that pummeled Las Vegas last week, a 3-inch rise has been measured in Lake Mead’s historically low water level, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. But is this silver lining to the downpours something to...
Las Vegas Likely to Sprout Cannabis Lounges Before 2023, Public Smoking Remains Illegal
Tourists who legally purchase marijuana in Las Vegas will finally have a legal place to consume it. In June, Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board (NCCB) voted to approve regulations for cannabis lounges to operate in the state. The first are expected to come...
Dirk Arthur is a Las Vegas Cat with 10 Lives
Dirk Arthur plans to bring exotic cats back to the Las Vegas stage single-handedly. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the former Strip headliner aims to relaunch his “Dirk Arthur’s Wild Magic” show in a 245-seat stage at Notoriety Live in Fremont...
VICI, Largest Las Vegas Strip Landlord, Not Sweating Recession
VICI Properties, Inc. — which owns Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, The Venetian and eight other Las Vegas Strip properties — said it does not fear the effects of a recession. During a conference call with analysts Thursday to discuss second-quarter earnings,...
Las Vegas Strip Would Ban All Criminals by Judicial Fiat Under New Law
Opening a beer bottle on the Las Vegas Strip could get you banned from the Strip for a year. At least technically it could, according to an ordinance proposed at last week’s Clark County Commission meeting. A little-known Clark County law currently...
Legends Bay Casino Opening in Reno-Sparks, Nevada Next Month
The first new ground-up casino in Reno-Sparks in 26 years will open to the public on Aug. 30, 2022. The Legends Bay Casino — located at The Outlets at Legends shopping center in Sparks — cost a reported $120 million. It also...
Lake Mead Sees Third Submerged Body Surface This Year
Long-submerged human remains have been discovered in a part of Lake Mead that once sat underwater. Because of a severe drought, the area is now exposed and apparently revealing several secrets. The latest discovery marks the third body to be found in...
