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Inside the Cosmopolitan 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 333-9000 Hours of operation: Friday 9:30 p.m.-5 a.m., Saturday 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Monday and Thursday 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Cover price: Front of the Line admission from $20.00. Ultimate VIP 3-Day All-Venue Access: VIP unlimited access to Marquee Nightclub and Marquee Dayclub Friday – Sunday for [...]
Thousands of people have confirmed what many Southern Nevada residents have long believed — that Valley of Fire State Park is one of the state’s tourism treasures. In the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s three-month “Discover Your Nevada” campaign, geared at encouraging in-state travel and educating Nevadans about some lesser-known corners of the state, Valley of Fire received the most [...]
At the Bellagio 3600 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 693-8300 The Bank Details Hours of operation: Thursday – Sunday, 10:30 p.m. – 4 a.m. Cover price: Front of the Line admission from $25.00. VIP table and bottle packages available from $513.47. VIP Bottle Package 2: Admission and table for up to 8 Guests, 2 [...]
McDonald and Miguel Torres meet in key bantamweight bout Saturday When Michael McDonald received a $70,000 Knockout of the Night bonus check at UFC 139 six months ago, he immediately began to think about how he could spend it. Buying a house was one option for the 21-year-old bantamweight. That wasn’t what he really wanted, though. An [...]
District attorney’s office closes case on March 20 shooting A Summerlin resident acted in self-defense and will not be charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed backyard intruder last month, officials at the Clark County district attorney’s office determined. The screening unit at the district attorney’s office, which reviews all incoming cases, made the determination [...]
Quick, name places in Southern Nevada that tourists love. The Strip, obviously, and Hoover Dam and its sidekick, the new O’Callaghan-Tillman Bridge, right? Well, sometimes the strangest things will happen when you have a popularity contest and have few restrictions on how often people can vote. Case in point: The Nevada Tourism Commission’s “Discover Your [...]
A sporting goods franchise that left Las Vegas during the height of the recession has reopened at the same location it vacated two years ago. The new Sportsman’s Warehouse, 5647 Centennial Center Blvd., near Ann Road and U.S. 95, opened several weeks ago and had a grand-opening celebration March 24. The store’s opening marks a return [...]
It’s been quite a year and a half for “Absinthe” performer Angel Porrino. Eighteen months ago, you probably knew her as Holly Madison’s best friend/personal assistant in “Holly’s World” and stand-in as Bo Peep in “Peepshow.” But what was a fill-in gig soon led to a guest starring role while Madison was away on vacation; [...]
Although Macau has surpassed Las Vegas as the largest generator of gaming revenue in the world, it still can’t match it as a tourism destination, says an emeritus professor at UNLV. And that could eventually hurt the Chinese city. William Thompson, an emeritus professor of public administration and a longtime observer of the local casino industry, [...]
When the Boulevard mall opened in 1968, it was the first of its kind in Southern Nevada and quickly drew crowds of shoppers on weekends. The east valley mall was a hit. Management even buried near Macy’s a 100-year time capsule, reflecting a vision of longevity. Time, population growth, competition and the recent recession have all but made those [...]