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2099 stories by Corey Levitan
Projected A’s Stadium Cost Jumps $250M as Fisher Pledges to Show Vegas the Money
Documents to be revealed during a Las Vegas Stadium Authority board meeting on Thursday will supposedly commit John Fisher to spending more than $1 billion of his family’s personal finances to build a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas for his MLB...
New Home for Vegas’ Lucky Strike Prospector Statues
The prospects once again look great for the former Lucky Strike prospectors. The two 12-foot tall, fiberglass statutes, which gained fame in the 1950s as part of the rooftop sign of the Lucky Strike Club on Fremont Street, now reside in Goodsprings....
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Sick New World Canceled Forever?
"Sick New World" has called in sick, canceling its third and possibly final year at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 12. The festival's ambitious bill was supposed to include Metallica and Linkin Park, whom organizers were reportedly paying $5 million...
Room Heater Catches Fire at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
A small electrical fire occurred on the 36th floor of the Fontainebleau on Sunday night. No one was seriously injured. Around 8:47 p.m., several Clark County Fire Department Units responded to reports of a fire at 2777 South Las Vegas Blvd. According...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Sands’ Showgirl Tram
The showgirls at the Sands not only kicked up a storm as the opening act for iconic Sands headliners including the Rat Pack, but they also took the day shift driving the resort’s parking lot tram in full costume. “This photo shows...
PETE & GREET: The Local Legend Who Became a ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ Character
Getting to know Gordy Siddons, the man who inspired one of the most popular characters in one of the most popular video games of all time, is far from easy. He will straight out tell you “I don’t want to talk about...
LOST VEGAS: The Historic Holy Cow Casino
The building that housed the Holy Cow Casino and Brewery, on the northeast corner of Sahara and the Strip, made Las Vegas history for a couple of big reasons. In 1955, five years before the Strip was officially desegrated, the property opened...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: ‘Fear and Loathing’ Really Happened
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 March 3, 2023. Hunter S. Thompson, who died by suicide 18 years ago last Monday, is famous for...
STEAK HOLDER: Billionaire Tilman Fertitta Buys Historic NYC Steakhouse
Billionaire Tilman Fertitta just paid the biggest bill for steak in history. The casino and restaurant tycoon recently purchased the iconic Keens Steakhouse in New York City for $30 million. "This is a New York jewel," Fertitta told Bloomberg, promising that Keens...
Las Vegas Residencies Ranked By Highest Earned
Celine Dion has been a Las Vegas staple for years now and holds the top two spots on the list Bruno Mars' residency at MGM Park has seen him break into the top-10 Elton John - twice- and Britney Spears also featured...
