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NOT MOVING MOUNTAINS: Popular Desert Art Installation No Longer Leaving Las Vegas
Seven Magic Mountains -- those Day-Glo painted boulders popping out of the desert 20 miles south of the Strip on Interstate 15 -- is not leaving Las Vegas after all. The popular art installation, managed by the Nevada Museum of Art, was...
Las Vegas Requires New Agreement at Check-in to Keep Minors Away from Minibar Alcohol
Beginning September 1, all overnight guests at Las Vegas Strip resorts will be asked to sign an agreement to keep minibar alcohol out of the hands of minors Failure to sign requires all alcohol to be removed from the room Beginning this...
LOST VEGAS: The Real-Life Simpsons House
FOX-TV gave away a replica of "The Simpsons" home in July 1997 The only problem with their plan, which was designed as a PR stunt, is that the winner of the property didn't want the house Die-hard Simpsons fans can still find...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Colosseum Thrown to the Leppards, Babyface Returns, It’s Not Steve Miller Time
Def Leppard roars into Caesars Colosseum Babyface polishes his act at the Pearl Steve Miller says weather concerns will keep him from touring Def Leppard will perform its third Vegas residency next year, its first at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. The...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: A Serial Killer Targets Unhoused Tunnel Residents
In the tunnels beneath Las Vegas, a serial killer preys on the unhoused population living there under unfortunate enough circumstances as it is. “It sounds crazy, but it’s true,” said Jay, 45, one of the tunnel’s residents, in a 2023 video posted...
Is a New ‘Hangover Experience’ Coming to Las Vegas?
Ever wake up in a trashed Caesars Palace suite with no memory of the previous night, a tooth missing and Mike Tyson’s tiger chasing you? According to some very flimsy evidence, Warner Bros. is gauging audience interest in a “Hangover Experience.” The...
Manny Pacquaio and Boxing Fans Robbed in Las Vegas
Manny Pacquiao was robbed of making history on Saturday night in Las Vegas, where the formerly retired boxing great had hoped to reclaim his welterweight title from current champ Mario Barrios. And most of the 13,000 fans packing the MGM Grand Garden...
Smile for the Security Cameras Facing Your Las Vegas Strip Balcony
This week, X user @JoeWarner81 went viral by spotting an array of cameras in the corner of a TikTok video filmed looking out from a balcony at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. The cameras were mounted on an adjacent low rooftop and pointed...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: There Was a “Miss Atomic Bomb” Beauty Pageant
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Nov. 27, 2023. Three days later, coincidentally, the true identity of Miss Atomic Bomb was revealed. Read that story here. In...
Late Singer Connie Francis Held Las Vegas Record
Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the pre-Beatles era who died Thursday at age 87, was the youngest solo performer to headline in Las Vegas. At least she was in 1960, when she performed at the Sahara Hotel’s Congo Room in...
