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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Why Elvis Didn’t Open the International
It was the opening of the world’s biggest hotel, the International, so the world’s biggest entertainer had been hired to underline that fact. But the headliner didn’t feel up to the task, even with weeks of rehearsal. That headliner was not Elvis...
Las Vegas NBA Arena Builders Dribble Over to Rio Site
There’s a reason we haven’t heard anything about that $10 billion, 20K-seat NBA arena that the Oak View Group (OVG) was supposed to break ground on last year five miles south of the Strip. And that reason, according to several sources, is...
ComplexCon Staging First Las Vegas Street Culture Festival
ComplexCon is coming to Las Vegas. The annual celebration of urban music, streetwear, art and sports is expected to draw 60,000 young visitors to the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall on Nov. 16 and 17. That's the weekend before the F1...
LOST VEGAS: The Secret Reason for John F. Kennedy’s 1960 Visit
Las Vegas was a very different place when 42-year-old John F. Kennedy paid a visit in early February 1960. The Chicago mob still ran most of the casinos and Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack -- who filmed “Ocean’s 11” by day...
UPDATE: Street Closure Map Shows Where to Watch Tropicana Implosion
UPDATE: Beginning 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, Clark County will close all streets between Park Avenue to the north (the north end of the MGM Grand) and Mandalay Bay Road (the north end of Mandalay Bay) to the south, and between Koval...
UPDATE: Vegas Headliner Garth Brooks Responds to Sexual Assault Charges
UPDATE: Public relations reps for Garth Brooks have issued his response to the sexual assault lawsuit brought on Thursday by a woman claiming to have worked as his makeup and hair stylist. “For the last two months, I have been hassled to...
VEGAS DINING ROUNDUP: Hello Norm’s & 2nd Fogo de Chão, Goodbye Della’s & Gabi’s Donuts
Norm’s has chosen Las Vegas as the site of its first of 24 locations to be located outside Southern California. Founded in LA in 1949 by used-car salesman Norm Roybark, the American diner will open in November at 4605 W. Charleston Blvd.,...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Roy (of Siegfried &) Died in 1988 and Was Secretly Replaced
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Sept. 2, 2022. Could Siegfried & Roy have put the ultimate illusion over on their fans? According to a...
VIDEO: What Diddy Almost Said About Usher at Party Hosted by Kevin Hart
Newly resurfaced footage of Resorts World headliner Kevin Hart hosting a long-forgotten party thrown by Sean “Diddy” Combs at a New York hotel has gone viral over something that Diddy almost said about Usher, one of the party's guests. The hip-hop mogul...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Dölby Crüe, More Eagles, Imagine a Dragons NYE
Mötley Crüe announced its third Las Vegas residency on Thursday. It will take place at Dolby Live at Park MGM this spring. The hairy metallurgists are touring without founding guitarist Mick Mars, who in recent years has been battling both a rare...
