The Mirage transformed its sports book to a saloon Thursday night, and the result was a happy and loud party where a band played where bets are usually made.
The man who brought the NFR to Las Vegas, Shawn Davis, says that in his mind, the event is best suited for our city. What happens to the National Finals Rodeo after the last night of the 2014 NFR in Las Vegas? It’s too early to say for certain what happens in four years, other than the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s contract to hold the event in Las Vegas expires as soon as the chutes slam shut in December 2014.
Tempest Storm has been eager to see the new film "Burlesque," which was thought to be a reflection of her life. Not quite. She had never been to a midnight screening of a film, ever, until this week.
NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday" host toured The Strip and watched "Jubilee!" -- but was most taken with the burgeoning Fremont East district in downtown Las Vegas.
After several weeks of meetings and debate, Wayne Newton finally won approval from the Clark County Commission to move forward with his showroom and museum attraction.
Peter Sagal did a lot of walking when visiting Las Vegas in 1992, but he did see The Mirage's volcano for the first time and enjoyed some fresh air on L.V. Boulevard en route to Fremont Street.
It’s all fun and games -- until Michael Jackson starts covering nude portraits in the suite you arranged for him in the Las Vegas resort that you actually own. This is what George Maloof learned in November 2007. This was the period during which Jackson was living in Las Vegas while working on a new CD featuring a few songs for which he collaborated with some of his favorite vocalists.
In discussing the impact social media has had on the news media, Larry King paused and asked, “How would Edward R. Murrow do today? Or Walter Cronkite?”
As the Lon Bronson All-Star Band became widely known at the Riviera, a young entertainer from the MGM Grand Theme Park approached Bronson about singing. Bronson said no, regretfully.
Steve Wynn is eating. He’s not merely eating, of course. Because Steve Wynn can’t just eat. He eats, and he opines. He eats, and he lectures. He eats, and while he eats he devours information about what he is eating. He digests this information, allowing it to course through his bloodstream until it permeates his brain.
Rod Stewart rolled out his most recognizable hits at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, kicking off an eight-show run at the hotel that might lead to a long-term engagement.
Legendary rocker Rod Stewart has embraced the standards. Not everyone has been happy with that move, but his "American Songbook" releases have sold millions.
Maybe one day Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld will be like William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, entertaining masses of devotees at "Seinfeld" conventions.
Jamie King attended a Jacksons tour stop at Chicago's Comiskey Park in 1984. Today, he's been entrusted with directing the Cirque du Soleil production paying tribute to the late King of Pop.
Most of us live near Boca Park and Summerlin, and we have few chances to learn what we honestly believe in -- Election Day gives us a chance to do just that.
A man in a President Obama costume danced with an attractive blonde, dressed as an attractive blonde, at the Fetish & Fantasy Halloween Ball at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel.
Teller, the silent half of the comic-magic team Penn & Teller, says the fact that he and Penn Jillette are not required to live together might have saved the act.
Bon Jovi is performing at MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 19 as a newly announced set of dates for its 2011 world tour has been released. The most recent appearance by Bon Jovi was March 6, also at MGM Grand.
Still recovering from a fractured left hip she suffered during a fall onstage at the Plaza in June, Tempest Storm has sought an attorney in case she takes legal action against the film "Burlesque."
Hugh Hefner did not dismiss the idea of using Sarah Palin as a cover model for his magazine, owing to his penchant for using pop-culture icons in Playboy.
Even in the face of record unemployment figures, the Playboy magazine job-placement program remains alive and well in Las Vegas. The past two issues have produced one Strip headliner and given a former model and current UFC octagon girl an important entry on her entertainment resume.
The Liberace Museum opened April 15, 1979. For a time it was one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, but a loss of visitors and high expenses have forced it to close. Hundreds of visitors began lining up at the entrance of the museum’s main exhibit hall about 30 minutes before the announced noon opening time.