Daily Archives: June 20, 2009
Las Vegas Celebrates Abolition of Slavery
The Civil War has long since ended and slaves freed, but the spirit of the historic occasion lives on in Las Vegas during the 9th Annual Juneteenth Festival. The national celebration of Juneteenth was precipitated after Union soldiers, lead by … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Mob Museum & City Hall Projects Face Hard Times
Las Vegas tourism and business development efforts were dealt more crushing blows this week. The $11.5 million proposed Mob Museum (on the current old post office site, right) – aka the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, which was … Continue reading
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Marriage Certificates Plummet in “Wedding Destination Capital of the World” — Las Vegas
Las Vegas is one of the most, if not THE most, popular destination wedding locales in the world. The continuing decline of Las Vegas visitors has impacted the quantity of Las Vegas weddings performed- those on budget appear to being staying … Continue reading
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Las Vegas First Friday ‘Art Crawl’ Event Takes Nosedive
Selling cultural art opportunities in Las Vegas that are ostensibly designed to benefit residents, and not so much the tourists, is apparently a very difficult sell. ‘First Friday’ in Las Vegas started in 2002 as an art crawl, or a monthly … Continue reading
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