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2099 stories by Corey Levitan
Las Vegas to Complete Mass Shooting Memorial by 10th Anniversary
Las Vegas officials said Monday that a permanent memorial to the victims and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history will be complete by the 10th anniversary of the Oct. 1, 2017 attack. The announcement was made one day...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Maroon 5 Extends, Adele Doesn’t, Green Day Blacklisted
Maroon 5 has extended its residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM into 2025, returning for eight dates in March. Maroon 5 initially planned to end its residency on January 20, but instead will return on March 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19,...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Circus Circus is Next on Implosion List
“Circus Circus is going to be sold, demolished, and they’re going to build a brand new megaresort --probably similar to Fontainebleau, Resorts World, Wynn, and Encore at the north end of the Strip.” The above words were uttered in a video made...
Wynn Las Vegas Hosts Heartwarming Scene in New Will Ferrell Doc
A heartwarming scene in "Will & Harper” takes place at SW Steakhouse inside Wynn Las Vegas. Former “Saturday Night Live” star Will Ferrell and his best friend, Harper Steele, make a stop there while road-tripping across the US in the new Netflix...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: New Kids’ Premature Determination, Scorpions, Heart, More
New Kids on the Block just added eight dates to their previously announced first Las Vegas residency, but further in advance than any act has ever announced Las Vegas dates before. The former boy band announced that its “The Right Stuff” stuff...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas is in Imminent Danger of Running Out of Water
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 Jan. 13, 2023. Because of its proximity to Lake Mead, from which it gets 90% of its water, most...
Usher to Winterize Venetian Las Vegas Beach Club with Roller Disco
Instead of letting its two pools and deck sit empty in the cold, Tao Beach Dayclub is converting into a temporary 70’s-themed roller disco this winter. And it’s getting some superstar help from Usher, the crosstown Strip headliner who keeps the pastime...
ALL OUT FOR ‘FALLOUT’: Video Game Tourism is Cottage Vegas Industry
Tell a superfan of “Fallout: New Vegas” that you’re headed to Sin City and they’ll probably get jealous -- not of your stay on the Strip but because you’ll be only 40 miles from Goodsprings, Nev. That’s the location of the Pioneer...
MACKLE-NO-MORE: Rapper Booted from Vegas Festival After Anti-American Tirade
Rapper Macklemore has gotten himself removed from the lineup of the Neon City Festival in downtown, and in the process, has garnered the inaugural music shindig its first national headlines. While performing at the Palestine Will Live Forever Festival in his hometown...
MGM, FanDuel Bosses to Keynote at G2E in Las Vegas
This year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E) will feature opening-day keynote addresses from two gaming industry titans: MGM Resorts International CEO Bill Hornbuckle and Peter Jackson, president of FanDuel parent company Flutter. G2E, taking place this year from October 7-10 at the Venetian...
