The iconic signs of Downtown’s Neon Boneyard will light up once again as the museum introduces new nighttime tours of the outdoor exhibition this month.
Las Vegas adds yet another club to its nightlife ranks this weekend with the grand opening of Light at Mandalay Bay. The highly anticipated collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and nightlife operators The Light Group is just the latest addition to a slate of new nightlife and entertainment options that have transformed the Strip (and nearby) in the past six months.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is teaming up with Bravo in a content-partnership effort to help promote Las Vegas as a travel destination.
One fan's trip to Las Vegas to see Celine Dion at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace ended up costing far more than she planned; should AEG Live be held responsible?
If you’re considering dining in Las Vegas for Mother’s Day, you’ve come to the right place according to a new list that places Sin City among the top “mom-friendly” U.S. cities for dining.
With Resorts World Las Vegas, the Gansevoort and SLS on the way, the Strip is preparing itself for a new wave of hotel-casinos, each promising a unique Las Vegas experience to top their predecessors and draw tourists the world over.
In what reads like a bizarre twist on 2013 Best Picture Oscar winner “Argo,” a group of criminals recently attempted to scam the British government out of $4.3 million in film tax credits. ...
Since the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority began marketing to the LGBT community in the early 2000s, the city has stepped into the spotlight as one of that demographic's premier travel destinations.
“Loosen his bow tie and snuggle up, you two,” says Las Vegas photographer Linda Quackenboss, directing a camera-shy couple sitting for portraits in her studio. Reaching out, Phil Pendia does as he’s told and loosens Mel Cole’s bow tie.
Tattoo titan's second Starlight Tattoo shop is scheduled to debut in May
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Tattoo artist and industry innovator Mario Barth is opening a new location of his Starlight Tattoo shop at The Mirage by the end of May. His King Ink tattoo parlor and nightclub, featuring magician Paul Vigil, is closing.
Caesars Entertainment announced today that Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon will reopen as Gansevoort Las Vegas, a standalone boutique resort scheduled to debut early next year. The new property marks a partnership among Bill’s owner Caesars Entertainment Corp., the New York-based luxury hotel brand Gansevoort Hotel Group and nightlife mogul Victor Drai, whose eponymous after-hours nightclub has been a mainstay at the location for the past 15 years.
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is in the air this week as couples flock to Las Vegas to get hitched. Las Vegas isn't called The Wedding Capital of the World for nothing: From traditional white weddings to quick drive-thru stints to Elvis impersonator-officiated ceremonies, the chapels dotting the corners of the Strip offer something for everyone.
Nightlife staple Drai’s After Hours will throw a final bash at Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon this Sunday before the hotel closes for a yearlong renovation and rebranding.
The adult entertainment industry has wrapped up its annual sojourn from Southern California to Las Vegas, where it promotes business and hands out awards. What is stopping porn filmmakers from setting up business here year-round? What might compel producers to move their businesses to Nevada, which has no such law, and what might keep them away?
When it comes to date night in Las Vegas, leave the five-star dinners and Venetian canal rides to tourists: A new study finds that locals prefer to ditch the Strip when it comes to first dates here.
The word “average” has no place at CES, particularly when it comes to size. Gadgets like flash drives, mp3 players and speakers grow ever the more tiny in their perpetual competition to become slimmer, sleeker and more portable.
From dealers to housekeepers, 70 MGM employees take the stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center this week to perform "Inspiring our World," an original stage production about identity put on for and by MGM employees.
The events surrounding the 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo have a big-screen feel to them — go big or go home — and the music elements are certainly no exception.
This afternoon, E.J. Scott will be among the thousands of runners at the starting line of the Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon. The only difference is that he'll be wearing a blindfold.
'Red Dress' has hints of Wassa Coulibaly's life story, and taking over theater is opening doors to other artists
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012
The cast of Cirque du Soleil’s “Zumanity” is waving to the audience at the end of its show at New York-New York, and even as the applause continues, performer Wassa Coulibaly is rushing to leave the building. ...
What does it take to become a certified beer expert?
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012
Sommeliers and mixologists may come a dime-a-dozen at Strip eateries, but a cicerone—a certified beer expert—is a lot harder to find. Mandalay Bay’s Director of Food and Beverage Sarah Johnson recently earned the title after a grueling three-hour exam, making her Nevada’s only female certified cicerone and one of just 611 certified cicerones in the world.
Music industry showcase open to the public at the Cosmopolitan Nov. 8 - 10
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012
The Sunset Sessions come to the Cosmopolitan this weekend, marking the first time in its 15-year history that the music-industry gathering will be open to the public. Music fans have a chance to check out a handpicked slate of promising new and established acts at a premier showcase that’s helped launch the careers of artists like Fun., Maroon 5 and The Black Keys.
With nightclubs sprawling tens of thousands of feet across Strip properties, many bars, lounges and other smaller nightlife venues have followed in the spirit of expansion.
A male nun, a female pope and a little devil in a stroller walk around the District at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson. Nearby, Spiderman and Batman stand in line with prisoners, witches and werewolves for fun-size Dots, Dum Dums and Jolly Ranchers. Meanwhile, adults on the Strip packed bars and casinos as if it were a weekend night.
Looking to escape your living room for tonight’s vice presidential debate? A number of bars, restaurants and campaign offices across the valley are hosting watch parties — partisan and nonpartisan.
Insomniac, the organizer behind June’s Electric Daisy Carnival, says the three-day event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway brought in an estimated $207 million to the Clark County economy. ...
When friends or relatives come to visit, they want the full Vegas experience; heaven knows they don’t want to return home to discover they missed out on the best parts. So you’re scrambling. From teens to grandparents, from nerds to hipsters, here's a guide to the Vegas experience for just about anyone who might show up on your doorstep.
It’s Friday night in downtown’s Arts District. The scene is a typical for the up-and-coming urban neighborhood, but amid the buildings’ industrial-chic concrete facades, something unusual stands out: a park.
In this tourist-heavy town, hitting the slots and tables aren’t the only risky ways Las Vegas can separate visitors from their cash. Here’s a look at some of the biggest scams on the Strip.
The “Batman Live” touring stage show that plays at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center Oct. 3-7 is a far cry from the gritty reality of director Christopher Nolan’s popular “Batman” films of recent years.
Spencer Novich and Brett Alters have a vision and the team to make it happen -- now they just need $20,000
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
In a town where multimillion-dollar productions are the benchmark of entertainment, two little-known performers — they are clowns, at opposite ends of the Strip — are trying to launch their own show.
The process of transforming the Smith Center for the Performing Arts' Reynolds Hall for "Wicked" seemed more like an Olympic event than a theater production. ...
The Luxor’s LAX nightclub marks its fifth anniversary tonight, and in the fierce, crowded competition of Las Vegas’ nightlife market, that’s plenty of reason to celebrate.
Proceeds from sale of reproductions to benefit Salvation Army of Southern Nevada
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012
“Perfect, perfect, perfect!” That’s how art historian Dr. Carlo Pedretti described “Horse and Rider,” the Leonardo da Vinci sculpture whose mold and original bronze cast were put on view to the public for the first time Tuesday at the Venetian.
As the sun begins to set behind the Mosque of the Islamic Society of Nevada on East Desert Inn Road, the parking lot fills with Muslim worshippers arriving for Iftar, the daily fast-breaking meal eaten during the holy month of Ramadan.
As storm clouds encroach on the eastern valley, a handful of residents lingering outside the Guru Nanak Gurdwara take shelter inside the humble Sikh temple. Beneath its low ceilings, several dozen people, mostly Sikh worshippers, make small talk as they wait for the evening’s 6:30 p.m. prayer service to begin.
At 7 a.m. on a Saturday, while most Las Vegans are still fast asleep, developer Arnold Stalk and his 9-year-old son Jacob are pulling on gardening gloves and priming paint brushes. The pair was among the 125 residents, ranging from grade school students to seniors, who volunteered last weekend to refurbish the dilapidated courtyard of downtown’s Las Vegas Academy.