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Stranded Las Vegas Hiker Saves Own Life with Website Update
David Smith thought he loved rugged mountain hikes. For the past 20 years, the web designer and marketing writer has devoted the better part of one day a week to them. He also loves documenting these hikes on his website, lasvegasareatrails.com. And...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Chesney Confirms Sphere-say, Palms Go-Going ’80s
Kenny Chesney has confirmed what we told you Wednesday -- that he will be the first act to take the Vegas Sphere country. He will perform 12 shows from May 22 through June 14. “When we started talking about all of the...
LOST VEGAS: The Continental and the Last (Known) Mob Skim
Cook E. Jarr, the beloved lounge singer who died on Tuesday, is the most famous person publicly associated with Las Vegas’ Continental Hotel and Casino. He was such a mainstay, $500 casino chips were once fashioned in his name. But a much...
Las Vegas Sphere Reveals Surprise Next Residency in Video
In a video posted to social media by the Las Vegas Sphere on Wednesday morning, a sun-bleached blue rocking chair awaits someone on an idyllic island coast. Who might that someone be? A wave washes over the scene and deposits an acoustic...
Las Vegas Icon Cook E. Jarr Moves on to That Great Lounge in the Sky
Before he died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia at age 83, beloved Las Vegas cult icon Cook E. Jarr single-handedly kept the spirit of lounge music alive on the Strip for 30 years. Jarr, sporting a Mr. T necklace menagerie and a...
Luxor Las Vegas Guest Sues for Shockingly Bad Experience
A former elementary school teacher from Michigan is suing MGM Resorts, claiming that he was electrocuted by a faulty lamp in a hotel room at MGM’s Luxor casino resort. David Van Horn filed suit in the Eighth Judicial District Circuit Court of...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Janet Extends Stay at Resorts World, Nelly and Lenny News
Janet Jackson’s Resorts World residency won't wrap on February 15, but will instead return for at least six more dates. Tickets for her May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, and 31 shows go on sale at 10 a.m. PT Friday, January 17...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Saguaro Cactuses Grow Here
A recent documentary series about Las Vegas from CNN aimed to set the facts straight, once and for all, about Sin City. So you would think they wouldn't get one of their facts about Las Vegas dead wrong before the series even...
VEGAS DINING NEWS: MGM Resorts Considers Charging for Window Tables
According to the Public Gaming Research Institute, Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli authored a note to investors stating that MGM Resorts is “exploring additional ways to generate revenues through creative strategies, including tiered seating in restaurants.” This comes as a shift toward...
Hit-and-Run Driver Who Put Las Vegas Bus Driver in Coma Leaves HUGE Clue at Crime Scene
Erika Bruce was driving home late one night last week from Barstow, Calif. when another vehicle plowed into hers. The collision forced her off the road and into a ditch. Now she lay in a coma in the hospital, where doctors are...
