{"id":17730,"date":"2017-06-26T00:07:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T07:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=17730"},"modified":"2017-06-26T10:14:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T17:14:44","slug":"vital-vegas-podcast-ep-54-chumlees-candy-front-yard-preview-vegas-fun-old-folks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/vital-vegas-podcast-ep-54-chumlees-candy-front-yard-preview-vegas-fun-old-folks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Vegas Podcast, Ep. 54: Chumlee&#8217;s Candy, Front Yard Preview and Vegas Fun for Old Folks"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Once more unto the podcast, dear friends, once more. It&rsquo;s time for another disappointing episode of the Vital Vegas Podcast!<\/p>\n<p>In this installment, we regurgitate all the Las Vegas news you&rsquo;re too lazy to read in this blog.<\/p>\n<p>First, we hit Chumlee&rsquo;s new candy store, Chumlee&rsquo;s Candy on the Boulevard, at Pawn Plaza. The modest enterprise serves up a variety of classic candy, and the &ldquo;Pawn Stars&rdquo; star himself was on-hand during our recent visit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17731\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17731\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17731 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Chumlee candy shop\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/chumlee_candy_on_the_blvd_062317_1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While the candy isn&rsquo;t cheap at Chumlee&rsquo;s Candy on the Boulevard, you might just bump into a bona fide reality TV star.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve also got an interview with&nbsp;Roei Klein, one of the owners of Two Bald Brothers Mediterranean restaurant which recently opened in the former Zydeco Po-Boys space in downtown Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>We share the latest about the new display at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/bellagio-conservatory-italian-capri-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bellagio&rsquo;s Conservatory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/derek-stevens-land-buy-downtown-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">land acquisitions<\/a> by casino owner Derek Stevens downtown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/mercato-della-pescheria-at-venetian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercato Della Pescheria<\/a> at Venetian, automated paid parking at Main Street Station and The Cal and more.<\/p>\n<p>Listen for the latest about the Front Yard coming to Ellis Island.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a peek at a recently-unveiled model of this new addition to a value-seeker&rsquo;s mecca just off The Strip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17732\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17732\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-17732 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Ellis Island Front Yard\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ellis_island_front_yard_model1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Front Yard at Ellis Island will have food, drink, social games, entertainment and our security breaches all along the way. Sorry, Ellis Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&rsquo;s a metric ass-ton of Las Vegas news: Taxi trips are down, the Tipsy Robot automated bartender opens June 30 at Miracle Mile Shops, Amazing Johnathan returns to Las Vegas for two shows, &ldquo;Absinthe&rdquo; will get a spin-off at Bally&rsquo;s, a new restaurant is coming to the former Glutton space (called 7th &amp; Carson), Pronto by Giada is coming to Caesars Palace and other goodies.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Listicle of the Week&rdquo; floats some fun things for old people to do in Las Vegas. Remember, that saying about &ldquo;You&rsquo;re only as old as you feel&rdquo; is idiotic. But it&rsquo;s entirely possible &ldquo;You&rsquo;re only as old as you feel when you&rsquo;re in Las Vegas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Take a listen to our podcast or spend quality time with your annoying in-laws. It&rsquo;s up to you.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5480671\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once more unto the podcast, dear friends, once more. It&rsquo;s time for another disappointing episode of the Vital Vegas Podcast! In this installment, we regurgitate all the Las Vegas news you&rsquo;re too lazy to read in this blog. First, we hit Chumlee&rsquo;s new candy store, Chumlee&rsquo;s Candy on the Boulevard, at Pawn Plaza. 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