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Istanbul Mediterranean to Replace Flippin’ Good on Fremont East

Istanbul Mediterranean to Replace Flippin’ Good on Fremont East

Istanbul Mediterranean is coming to the Fremont East entertainment district in downtown Las Vegas. The restaurant will move into the...
May 10 2025 — 3 min read — 8 comments
Today’s Quashed Rumor: No, “Circa 2” Was Not Announced

Today’s Quashed Rumor: No, “Circa 2” Was Not Announced

Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley recently gave her State of the City address. During the speech, Berkley "announced" plans for...
May 05 2025 — 3 min read — 4 comments
Fremont Street Experience Announces 2025 Free Concert Series Lineup [Updated]

Fremont Street Experience Announces 2025 Free Concert Series Lineup [Updated]

It's an annual tradition. Fremont Street Experience announces the lineup for its free concert series. People complain about the lineup....
May 01 2025 — 5 min read — 15 comments
Exclusive: Downtown Cocktail Room to Be Replaced by Daphne’s Cocktail Lounge

Exclusive: Downtown Cocktail Room to Be Replaced by Daphne’s Cocktail Lounge

Many hearts were broken when Downtown Cocktail Room announced it was closing. The bar was a Las Vegas institution. Now,...
April 22 2025 — 3 min read — 1 comment
Plaza Expands Free Fireworks Schedule for 2025

Plaza Expands Free Fireworks Schedule for 2025

At least one Las Vegas casino is upping its "free things to do" game in 2025. Downtown's Plaza Hotel &...
March 27 2025 — 2 min read — 3 comments
Beloved Restaurant Eat Closes Downtown

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 — 4 comments
Rolling Stone Enters Due Diligence to Purchase Downtown Grand

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 — 6 comments
Therapy Sold on Fremont East, Set to Reopen as Nightclub

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

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

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 — 7 comments
Downtown’s Historic El Portal Reopens, Gird for Disappointment

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

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

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 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

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