1140 stories by Corey Levitan
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. GGG Demolition will be handling the controlled demolition. Before that can happen, though, dust control and asbestos abatement permits must be secured, crowd and traffic control plans approved, and a special events permit obtained by Tropicana...
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...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Nostalgia Overload! (Duran Duran, Heart, Pat Benatar, ABBA Avatar Show)
The latest cluster of new Las Vegas concert announcements reads like a classified ad from 1984, with the majority of dates booked by, ironically, the newest casino on The Strip. Heart, featuring sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, brings its latest comeback tour...
MY NIGHT AS A TROPICANA SHOWBOY: Vegas Reporter’s Unique Remembrance
At 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Tropicana in Las Vegas will close for the last time after almost 67 years, supposedly to make way for a new baseball stadium. To honor her legacy, I'd like to share a fun memory from the...
Steve Wynn About to Make Aspen’s First $100M Home Purchase
Casino pioneer and disgraced Wynn Las Vegas chair Steve Wynn is still worth $3.4 billion, according to Forbes. Yet even he is going halfsies on the first home purchase to crack $100 million in Aspen, Colo. According to the Wall Street Journal,...
