Downtown Las Vegas

Plaza’s fireworks display to light up downtown Las Vegas

The Plaza in downtown will blast fireworks from its rooftop for an eighth consecutive year, adding a punch to the party at the Fremont Street ...

Las Vegas Sphere will celebrate new year every hour on Dec. 31

The New Year’s Eve party in Las Vegas is growing. Starting at 5 a.m. Dec. 31 with Sydney, Australia, the Sphere will display a countdown ...

Plans for museum of art are next step in maturation of Las Vegas as a major city

The Las Vegas Museum of Art will open in downtown’s Symphony Park in 2028, if all goes according to plan ...

Fore! Sports and entertainment themed businesses taking Las Vegas by storm

Atomic Golf is the latest in an ongoing trend of sports-entertainment complexes making Las Vegas their home. And more are on their way.

Effort during Super Bowl to showcase Las Vegas' potential pays off in attracting businesses

A Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance initiative that brought executives to the area during Super Bowl 58 festivities to showcase what the city has to ...

Slot player hits $1.1 million jackpot at downtown Las Vegas casino

Las Vegas is affectionately referred to as the Ninth Island because of its many visitors from Hawaii. One Hawaiian visitor will return home with a ...

Small businesses in Las Vegas navigate holiday season amid changing shopping trends

A November forecast predicted that holiday spending in the United States would reach record levels this year, growing between 3% and 4% from 2022 for ...

City of Las Vegas votes to allow banning individuals from Fremont Street area

The Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved an ordinance today that allows for banning individuals from specific tourist areas for up to a year if ...

Conference shines light on downtown Las Vegas' post-pandemic recovery

Las Vegas’ downtown district is leading its peers in other North American cities when it comes to bouncing back from pandemic lows, which experts attribute ...

Man charged in Downtown Las Vegas fatal shooting last week

A suspect was arrested and charged in Denver on Monday in connection with a fatal shooting in Downtown Las Vegas last week, according to a ...

Las Vegas Culinary Union says it won’t hesitate to strike without new contracts

Tens of thousands of union members flooded the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday for the strike vote, overwhelmingly approving the last-resort measure by a ...

El Cortez table game action comes alive on streamer’s YouTube channel

“Hey everybody, we’re here at the El Cortez,” Victor Ross says, greeting his online viewers with an air of familiarity before he begins to play.

Family jewelry store, a fixture at Neonopolis, makes shift to online sales

Johnny Del Prado is moving his Las Vegas jewelry business online. Del Prado Jewelers closed the doors to its physical location on East Fremont Street ...

City of Las Vegas planning downtown civic plaza that features open spaces

As the city of Las Vegas developed its master plan, residents complained at public meetings about a lack of open space downtown. Last week, the ...

Tony Hsieh, Zappos icon who helped revitalize downtown Las Vegas, dies at 46

Tony Hsieh brought Zappos, his Amazon-owned shoe company, to downtown Las Vegas in 2013. He also brought a vision of creating “the co-learning and co-working ...

New Circa casino called a ‘game changer’ for downtown Las Vegas

The new kid on the block, Circa is also a beacon on the horizon of a gloomy economy decimated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Photos: Take a look at the over-the-top Circa a week before opening

Circa Las Vegas owner Derek Stevens is sitting in the massive sports book at his new downtown property. He looks around at the bright lights, ...