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OUR LATEST FEATURE COLUMNS
02/03/12 It's The Norm
Gary Anderson and Band Performs Jazz Tribute to Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars at the E-String Grill!
Also:
Midnight Mayhem at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Making Street Racing Safer,
Meet and Greets with NASCAR Stars During Sam's Town 300,
Plus more in...
It's The Norm
01/29/12 This Week in Las Vegas Views:
Hakkasa Las Vegas Will Open in December!
American Burger Works Will Open at Excalibur.
Anthony’s Gourmet Burgers & Brews Opens at M Resort.
International Sportsmen Expo Sets Up in Las Vegas.
Peter Lik Opens New Gallery at Mandalay.
Third Annual Funny Bones at Palms Helps Animal Rescue.
Shirley Jones Honored at Oscar Night® Las Vegas.
Comedy Lights Up Las Vegas.
‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ Visits The Palms.
Springs Preserve Offers ‘Wings Over the Springs’.
Birthday Celebrations At Nightclubs.
Minus 5 Ice Bar at Monte Carlo Offers Ice Dating Affair.
Mac King’s Book Drive Will be Held at Wranglers Game.
Sparkle By Patty’s Closet Opens First Store.
Superbowl Game Parties Will be all Over Town,
Plus Much More...
Las Vegas News...
01/22/12 This Week in Laughlin Views:
Smokey Robinson will Perform at the E Center!
Jack Jones Will Be Crooning at The Riverside.
Comedy On The Edge is at The Edgewater.
Lou Ragland's Ink Spots Visit The Aquarius.
Williams & Ree Return to The Avi.
Defending The Caveman Will Visit Harrah's.
Taste of Laughlin is a Riverwalk Food Festival.
PRCA Rodeo Comes To Town,
Plus Much More...
Laughlin News...
01/15/12 Entertainment Tidbits
Vegas Magic Theatre at the Gold Coast Mystifies!
Also:
Nevada Ballet Theatre honors Eva Longoria,
Local Celebrities Attend The Black & White Ball,
Chinese New Year Events Around Las Vegas,
Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina Going on 2 Years,
Rick Faugno self-titled Show in The Lounge at the Palms,
Riviera's Confessions of a Rock Star added to Dinner & Show packages,
George Wallace, Kid Rock, Bob Saget, CES,
Adult stars: Sunset Thomas, Ron Jeremy, Sunny Leone, Dylan Ryder
Plus much more in... Las Vegas Entertainment Tidbits
Las Vegas Entertainment Today Archives
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Las Vegas Leisure Guide History Archive
Revisit some of the major Las Vegas stories from LVLG's earliest days on the web!
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OUR FAMOUS QUICK TIPS & RUMORS
**** - A mention by a certain national entertainment
news program has reported that that the ever-popular MTV reality TV show
Jersey Shore is scouting Las Vegas to be the backdrop for the next
season of episodes.
**** -
The Las Vegas Hilton will start out the new year by becoming
known as the Las Vegas Hotel. Nothing much should change but the name.
Apparently they are losing the right to use the Hilton name while at the same
time being embroiled in a foreclosure lawsuit with a major lender.
**** -
The last remnants of another historical Las Vegas landmark were removed when the
neon sign for the Lady Luck Casino was taken down and dismantled recently,
hopefully to become a future part of the
Neon Sign Museum. The Lady Luck which opened in 1964 has been closed since
2006 and has since been purchased by new owners. The current plans are to
rennovate it, change the name to the Downtown Grand and reopen some time
in 2012.
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In a move unusual even for Las Vegas, MGM Resorts International has
submitted a plan to blow up their unfinished 27-story condo and hotel
structure named Harmon Tower without ever housing a single guest. The
building is in the center of the $9 billion CityCenter complex on the
Strip and has been determined to be unsafe due to construction and engineering
flaws largely attributed to using incorrect rebar. If the plan goes through
the implosion could be scheduled for as soon as Summer 2012.
**** - The 1950's rat-pack hangout on The Strip,
one of the oldest remaining, and location of the 60's "Oceans Eleven"
movie, the Sahara Hotel and Casino HAS officially
closed it's doors as of 2pm, May 16, 2011, a victim of the economy and
increasing competition on The Strip. Future plans for the site are not
yet firmed, although a sale and rennovation are not entirely off the
table according to rumors. An auction of fixtures and property will be
held Thursday June 16. Any remaining, previously made reservations will
be honored by Circus Circus Hotel Casino.
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Two separate sets of plans are in the works for Ferris Wheels on the Las Vegas Strip.
One, recently approved, would be built by developer Howard Bulloch as part of a 10-acre amusement park
across from the Mandalay Bay casino and would stand 500 ft tall. The
other being planned would be somewhat smaller, located mid-strip between
the Imperial Palace and the Flamingo and be built by Caesars Entertainment.
Neither has yet raised the funding for their projects so whether either
actually comes to fruition is anyone's guess.
***** - The "Mike O'Callaghan / Pat Tillman Memorial" Colorado Bridge Hoover Dam Bypass is now completed and open to all traffic as of Oct. 18, 2010. The 1900 ft wide and 900 ft high span presents a breathtaking view of the Dam, and is a marvel in itself as viewed from the Hoover Dam. The bypass is accessed fom Las Vegas via a Y intersection just prior to the descending portion of the Hoove Dam parkway. More info and numerous photos can be found at: The official Hoover Dam Bypass Website
***** - MGM Mirage's new $8.5 billion CityCenter
has opened as of December 2009 beginning with the 1,500 room, all-suite Vdara
non-gaming hotel property, The Silk Road Restaurant and the on-site
Salon and Spa. Roooms will go for as low as $159 per night. The half-million
square feet shopping mall Crystals is also now open.
It includes such high-end restaurants and stores as Louis Vuitton,
Prada and Wofgang Puck. Also now open are the Mandarin Oriental
Condo-Hotel with over 600 rooms and condos and the 4,000 room,
150,000 sq ft casino Aria.
OTHER RECENT STORIES
MORE BLASTING ON INTERSTATE 15
TRADER VIC'S ON THE STRIP CLOSES
AND MUCH MUCH MORE...
HEARD II
FOR ARCHIVED TOP STORIES OF THE PAST
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| ***** - | It's a Fact! Usually straight from the source! |
| **** - | Confirmed with more than one source but not entirely confident with all the details. |
| *** - | Highly reliable single source, but conflicting other sources or not entirely sure of validity. |
| ** - | Probably based in fact somehow... |
| * - | Oh Come On! We only included it because we didn't think
anyone could have been inventive enough to actually make this up! |
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These are the latest Las Vegas area rumors, newspaper announcements, news and press releases
which our staff has picked up on, of interest to the touring public.
Some are well confirmed, some not, some humorous,
some pathetic. Some of these border on pure speculation, while others
were heard "straight from the source" (see the explanation of *'s above).
You've been warned! Although we've done our best in following
up, to track down the details, LVLG assumes no responsibility for their
accuracy nor for any damages resulting from their lack of accuracy.
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