1116 stories by Corey Levitan
Work on High-Speed Vegas Train Proves $12B Project Really Happening
Work has finally begun on the long-delayed high-speed rail project from Las Vegas to LA. This welcome news comes despite half of the $12 billion budget for Brightline West still being unaccounted for, and despite a backlash caused by the recent admission...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Golden Gate is the Oldest Casino in Vegas
What’s known today as the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino opened in 1905, a mere weeks after the original land auction that created Las Vegas. John F. Miller of Seattle paid a whopping $1,750 for the first three parcels sold by the...
End of the Line for Las Vegas Monorail
When news broke in late 2020 that the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) had purchased the Las Vegas Monorail Co. out of bankruptcy, fans of the once-futuristic tram system saw it as a lifeline. It was really a death warrant....
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Atomic Testing in Nevada Ended by the 1960s
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 July 24, 2023. Director Christopher Nolan's movie, "Oppenheimer," throws a spotlight back onto the era of America's nuclear weapons testing. The...
Tropicana Las Vegas to be Imploded, Tentative Date Set
UPDATE: The Tropicana will be imploded. Controlled Demolition, Inc., which brought down the Landmark in 1995 and the Riviera in 2015, will be handling the controlled demolition. Before that can happen, though, dust control and asbestos abatement permits must be secured, crowd...
Woman Arrested in Vegas for Spirit Airlines Freak-out: VIDEO
Footage of an airplane meltdown captured the fleeting attention of the entire internet on Thursday. It shows Las Vegas police officers arresting an unidentified woman in the midst of an obvious mental-health crisis while her Spirit Airlines flight awaited takeoff on the...
A’s to Play in Sac-Town for 3 Years Before Vegas Move
The Oakland Athletics announced on Thursday that they will play ball in Sacramento for three seasons beginning in 2025. The hosting venue will be Sutter Health Park, a 14K-seat baseball field that is majority-owned by the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. Plans are for...
Gaming to Return to Historic Moulin Rouge in Vegas — For 1 Day
The experience itself won’t be much –- taking a few spins on a slot machine in a trailer on a vacant lot littered with broken glass and loose cement. But the bragging rights to having gambled on the former site of the...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Sin City’s Lone James Beard Finalist
Only one of four nominated semifinalists from Las Vegas made it to the finals of this year’s James Beard Foundation Awards, considered the Oscars for restaurants. Steve Kestler of Aroma Latin American Cocina in Henderson will compete for the Best Chef in...
Vegas Strip’s First Jewish Hotel and Temple Proposed for Half-Acre Once Coveted by Steve Wynn
Plans for the Last Vegas Strip’s first Jewish-themed hotel, featuring its first synagogue and kosher restaurants, have been submitted for approval to Clark County. Equally as interesting as the proposed King David Hotel, however, is the history of the strange parcel of...
