Vital Vegas

Beloved Las Vegas Lounge Lizard Cook E. Jarr Dies

January 15 2025 — 3 min read — 54 comments

A longtime Strip lounge singer, Antonio Giuseppe Pettine, has died at 83 after a lengthy hospitalization. He was better known...

January 13 2025 — 4 min read — 6 comments

Recently, virtually every news outlet in American proclaimed the FTC has banned resort fees and other junk fees. They all...

January 09 2025 — 2 min read — 13 comments

The Mirage's iconic atrium is being demolished and for many it symbolizes life's impermanence, providing an opportunity to appreciate the...

January 07 2025 — 5 min read — 9 comments

There was a cavalcade of new venues unveiled at Las Vegas resorts toward the end of 2024, so many it's...

January 06 2025 — 2 min read — 1 comment

An enduring but long-struggling Las Vegas attraction, Vegas Indoor Skydiving, is set to close on Jan. 25, 2025. The attraction,...

January 03 2025 — 3 min read — 8 comments

A longtime Strip restaurant, Julian Serrano Tapas, which we never visited because we are an uncultured bumpkin, will close at...