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2028 stories by Corey Levitan
OYO VEY! OSHA Investigates Vegas Casino for A/C Outage in 120° Heat
The Nevada branch of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the OYO Las Vegas Hotel & Casino for inadequate air conditioning. According to multiple local reports, the agency received complaints from employees about sweltering conditions inside the 30,000-square-foot casino....
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Fiola Mare for the Wynn, Lakeside Goes Under, Korean Fave Meets Sad & Sudden End
Early next year, Wynn Las Vegas will debut Fiola Mare, a high-end Mediterranean seafood restaurant from Chef Fabio Trabocchi. "Since moving to the US in 2000 from Le Marche, Italy, I've dreamt of having a restaurant in Las Vegas," Trabocchi said in a statement. "I couldn't...
Mirage Forced to Pay Out $1.6M in Progressive Slot Jackpots Ahead of Closure
It’s not a mirage. Starting Tuesday afternoon, The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip will give away nearly $1.6 million in guaranteed prizes. It’s not a goodwill gesture, either, but a regulatory requirement. Most casinos that close in Nevada are required to...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Wynonna Returns, Gaga Promises to, Heart Won’t (For a While)
Wynonna Judd announced Monday that she’s returning to the Venetian Theatre to mark the 40th anniversary of her career with a trio of greatest-hits shows. Judd last performed a nine-show run in 2015 at the same theater with her mom, Naomi Judd,...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Airport Weather Station Underreports Summer Temps
The highest temperature to ever scorch Las Vegas, 120°F, was recorded at 3:38 p.m. Sunday by the National Weather Service (NWS) weather station at Harry Reid International Airport. According to many conspiracy theorists, however, the actual temperature here routinely tops that number...
Las Vegas Hits 120°F, Shattering Previous Record by 3 Degrees
It’s not news when it’s hot in Las Vegas. Except when it’s hotter than it's ever been there before. Sunday at 3:38 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported the mercury hit a record-shattering 120°F at the official airport weather...
The Shuttered Las Vegas Pub that Inspired The Killers’ Most Popular Song
Las Vegas lost more than a beloved British pub of nearly 30 years when Crown & Anchor suddenly closed with no warning or explanation on July 2. It lost a piece of rock n’ roll history. The beset-selling UK single of all...
Adele’s Vegas Tickets Are This Year’s Priciest So Far — Report
Tickets for the Adele’s residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas were the priciest on the resale market nationwide for the first half of 2024. According to a new report by Forbes, fans doled out an average of $1,461 each to see...
Hoaxster Zak Bagans Buys ‘Conjuring 2’ Demon Prop for Haunted Vegas Museum
Zak Bagans, host of cable TV’s “Ghost Adventures," recently announced on Instagram his acquisition of a major Hollywood horror artifact for his Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum in downtown Las Vegas. According to Bagans, his latest museum acquisition is the “ORIGINAL DEMON...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Accidental Drunken Wedding
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 Nov. 4, 2022. Kourtney Kardashian has said she was “hot slob kabob” drunk when she married her fiancé, Blink-182 drummer...
