Downtown Las Vegas

Downtown Las Vegas is a quirky alternative to the Las Vegas Strip, with good gambling, a grittier vibe and a diverse collection of restaurants, bars and casinos.

Beloved Restaurant Eat Closes Downtown

A longtime downtown restaurant, Eat, has closed. Eat was the brainchild of chef Natalie Young, and was part of the...

March 24 2025 — 2 min read — 3 comments

Rolling Stone Enters Due Diligence to Purchase Downtown Grand

The saga of the sale of Downtown Grand has taken another turn with sources saying Penske Media Corporation, owner of...

March 24 2025 — 3 min read — 3 comments

Therapy Sold on Fremont East, Set to Reopen as Nightclub

Therapy, a longtime fixture in downtown's Fremont East entertainment district has been sold. According to documents submitted to the City...

March 16 2025 — 2 min read — 1 comment

End of an Era: Downtown Las Vegas-Based “Pawn Stars” is Done

It was the TV juggernaut nobody expected to be a thing. But it was. "Pawn Stars" ran for 21 seasons,...

March 06 2025 — 3 min read — 14 comments

Hot Noods Opens at Downtown’s Newly-Expanded El Cortez

Downtown's El Cortez has a new restaurant, an offshoot of its recent casino expansion: Hot Noods. Hot Noods opened on Feb....

February 26 2025 — 3 min read — 6 comments

Downtown’s Historic El Portal Reopens, Gird for Disappointment

Other than a Boy Scout Jamboree, Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas is the last place you should bring children....

February 03 2025 — 3 min read — 3 comments

Sneak Preview: El Cortez Casino’s $20 Million Expansion

Downtown's classic El Cortez is about to unveil a $20 million expansion to its casino. We could've waited until the...

January 30 2025 — 5 min read — 17 comments

Douchebag Defaces Vintage Golden Goose in Downtown Las Vegas

We are not one for drama or hyperbole, but whoever tagged downtown's iconic Golden Goose sign deserves castration by blowtorch....

December 27 2024 — 2 min read — 13 comments

Holsteins Plans Comeback in Downtown’s Arts District

Holsteins Shakes & Buns closed at Cosmopolitan in July 2024 and one thing we definitely aren't going to do in...

December 27 2024 — 2 min read — 5 comments

Mayors Goodman “Honored” With Mortifying Statue and Nobody’s Talking About It

Art is subjective, but a recently-unveiled statue "honoring" former Las Vegas mayors Oscar and Carolyn Goodman is objectively worse than...

December 19 2024 — 5 min read — 9 comments

Eardrums Rejoice: Sick New World Festival 2025 is Canceled

Finally, some wonderful news to report! The Sick New World "music" festival scheduled for April 12, 2025 at the Las...

November 30 2024 — 3 min read — 5 comments

Neonopolis Snags Banger Replacement, Hush Puppy Restaurant

There were lots of disappointed beer fans torn up by the closure of Banger Brewing in 2023 at downtown's Neonopolis...

November 16 2024 — 2 min read — 4 comments

Fremont Street Experience Shares Line-Up for NYE Party

Yes, it's too soon to be thinking about New Year's Eve. Still, Fremont Street Experience shared its New Year's Eve...

November 12 2024 — 3 min read — 3 comments

Taco Escobarr to Replace Smashed Pig on Fremont East

There's a lot happening in the Fremont East entertainment district, and now there's a new restaurant in the works, Taco...

November 08 2024 — 2 min read — 0 comments

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