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Warner Bros. Pledges $8.5B to Build Las Vegas Movie Studio
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced Tuesday that it will commit $8.5 billion to partner with UNLV to lease and operate a Nevada movie and TV studio built by Birtcher Development. However, the LA-based studio’s commitment depends on a film tax credit bill...
It Was 60 Years Ago Today … That the Beatles Nearly Lost Their Careers in Vegas
Ahead of the Beatles’ only two concert performances in Las Vegas, on Aug. 20, 1964, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper warned of “thousands of adolescent females ready to tear down brick walls with their bare hands to get a look at the...
LOST VEGAS: The Foster Brooks Robot at MGM Grand
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Tin Man were the figures guests expected to see while following the yellow brick road through the MGM Grand beginning in December 1993. That’s when Kirk Kekorian’s newly relocated resort, flaunting its ownership of all MGM movie...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: AI Knows Anything About Las Vegas
We’ve largely ignored artificial intelligence as a research tool. That's because we know how to find reliable information about Las Vegas on our own. Also, truth be told, we’d rather not think too much about a technology that, once it gets good...
Missouri Woman Charged in Plot to Steal Graceland from Presleys
On Friday, the 47th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley at Graceland, Missouri police arrested a woman that federal prosecutors claim tried to steal the 13.8-acre mansion away from Presley’s surviving family. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, is charged with mail fraud...
ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR: Vegas Casino Buffet Stunt in Poor Taste Goes Viral
A social media influencer with 1.6 million TikTok followers influenced thousands of people to hate him after his latest post. On a visit to the Palms Las Vegas buffet, a man who calls himself “Mister Lewis Lux” harassed staff, wasted food, and...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Elvis Performed 837 Sold-Out Vegas Shows
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes a new entry every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 25, 2023. Sorry, Barry Manilow, you didn't beat Elvis Presley's record for consecutive sell-outs at the Westgate...
SIGN OFF: Mirage Las Vegas Entrance Arch Makes Its Exit
Las Vegas Boulevard was briefly blocked off on Wednesday so that the former entry arch to The Mirage could travel down the street it faced for 34 years. Its destination was the Neon Museum, 5 miles north. The museum agreed to accept...
Trial Begins for Ex-Politician Accused of Murdering Las Vegas Reporter
The trial of Robert Telles began Wednesday with opening statements from the prosecution and defense teams. The former Las Vegas elected official pleaded not guilty to murdering Jeff German, the investigative reporter whose stories took Telles to task for inappropriate conduct that...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Disco Diner, Submarine Chef Pops Back Up, the Trouble with Casino McDonald’s
Spiegelworld, the off-kilter Vegas entertainment factory responsible for “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace, is opening a '70s-themed Vegas eatery called Diner Ross. (Get the pun? It's supreme!) The old-school dining concept opens Wednesday at the Linq, along with Spiegelworld’s new production, “DiscoShow.” Diner...
