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Las Vegas Entertainers Come to Aid of Singer/Musical Conductor Bill Fayne
Members of the Las Vegas entertainment community are once again stepping up again to help one of their own. An all-star lineup will be donating their time this Saturday for a fundraiser at the Suncoast for singer/musical conductor Bill Fayne, … Continue reading
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Donny and Marie Osmond Announce Return to their Las Vegas show
Donny and Marie Osmond are scheduled to return on March 9 to their Las Vegas show following the death of Marie’s 18-year-old son, Michael Blosil. The sibling musical duo will return next Tuesday to the Flamingo Hotel & Casino and … Continue reading
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Academy Awards Parties Start Tonight in Las Vegas
The Academy Awards are approaching with warp speed. This year’s event – 82nd Annual Academy Awards – will be held on Sunday March 7, 2010. Leading up to the awards, in Las Vegas the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino and American … Continue reading
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Asian Festival & Tradeshow in Las Vegas on March 5
This huge Asian cultural event takes place in Las Vegas on Friday, March 5, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., to promote and celebrate the rich Asia Pacific Culture through entertainment and activities including a fashion show, Asian talent showcase, cultural … Continue reading
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First Tiger Woods’ Mistress Rachel Uchitel Moves to Las Vegas to Restart Career
Rachel Uchitel, the VIP hostess with the mostest, whose alleged affair with golfing icon Tiger Woods was the flashpoint of the recent epic scandal, has apparently moved to Las Vegas to restart her career. Uchitel has moved into a Turnberry Place … Continue reading
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Go Extreme in Las Vegas!
It’s once again time for the Extreme Thing in Las Vegas. Tickets are on sale for the Clark County Parks and Recreation Departments 15th annual Extreme Thing Sports and Music Festival, Saturday March 27 at Desert Breeze Park in Las Vegas. … Continue reading
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Homicides on Display in Las Vegas
An exhibit covering a century of ultra high-profile homicides and crime cases in Los Angeles opens today, Wed., March 3, at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. The first-time display is part of the training for 800 detectives that are … Continue reading
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Get Drunk in Las Vegas for a Great Cause
The struggling Lake Las Vegas community is arguably on life support, but that isn’t stopping them from launching an event for a good cause. The Village Lake Las Vegas and Buckbean Brewing Co. are joining forces to present the Brews … Continue reading
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Osmond’s Las Vegas Show on Hiatus after Suicide of Marie’s Son
The suicide death of Marie Osmond’s teenage son is forcing the singer to put her Las Vegas act with brother Donny on hold for an indefinite time. The duo’s show at the Flamingo Hotel Showroom was canceled Saturday night and … Continue reading
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Celebrity Shenanigans in Las Vegas
Lindsay Lohan is apparently back to her vintage shenanigan ways again, this time heading to Milan for fashion week when she had previously committed to hosting a club night Saturday at Las Vegas hotspot Pure nightclub. The thrill-a-minute ditzy Lohan abruptly … Continue reading
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Kim Kardashian Stylin’ & Marketing Non-Stop in Las Vegas
Kim Kardashian looked her very buxom best at the launch of her very first fragrance at the Tao nightclub in the Venetian in Las Vegas on Sat., Feb 27. Kardashian wore a form-fitting, low-cut beige-and-black number with matching black heels. … Continue reading
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College in Nevada Offers First Dining Card
The College of Southern Nevada has launched its first Dine About Card to raise much needed funds for student scholarships and educational programs. The $20 card is sponsored by Metro PCS and provides cardholders with exclusive monthly dining offers and … Continue reading
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Celebrate National Pig Day in Las Vegas
The ‘lil deceased oinkers are finally having their long overdue special day in Las Vegas. To celebrate, you’re invited to attend any of Famous Dave’s locations in Las Vegas and enjoy all the delightful squeals of National Pig Day on … Continue reading
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Battle of the Bands Seeks Talent in Las Vegas
Smokin’ Hot Aces in Las Vegas will host an as-yet untitled battle of the bands beginning March 7. This is not your run-of-the-mill band contest. The winner receives $10,000 in cash and prizes, the opportunity to open for a Universal … Continue reading
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It’s not easy being Mr. Las Vegas
Entertainer Wayne Newton’s money woes and legal skirmishes are continuing at warp speed. Newton has had a long history of financial problems. Newton famously declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy after becoming mired in roughly $20 million in debt about 18 years … Continue reading
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NASCAR in Las Vegas Will Exceed Super Bowl Fan Draw
The many NASCAR driver meet-and-greet events and deafening varooms befitting plenty of exciting dirt track racing action all started yesterday in Las Vegas. By the time the marquee Sprint Cup Shelby American on Sunday is over, an estimated 300,000 people … Continue reading
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Belly Dancing a Go-Go in Las Vegas
Belly dancers galore will be performing at the Massive Spectacular in Las Vegas in a weeklong affair that starts Sat., Feb. 27 and runs through Thurs., March 4 at the Railhead in Boulder Station in Las Vegas, 4111 Boulder Highway. … Continue reading
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Become a Playwright, Actor or Composer in Las Vegas
Insurgo’s No Shame Theatre in Las Vegas may just be the ticket you’re looking for to show you can write plays that people will flock to see. No Shame is a longtime national movement that has finally arrived in Las … Continue reading
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Nevada’s $6.8 Billion Casino Loss in ’09 the Largest Ever
As a result of declining gaming revenues, reductions in hotel rates and reduced consumer spending, Nevada’s highest-grossing casinos generated a net loss of almost $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2009- the largest ever for Nevada. The huge loss resulted from … Continue reading
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Gamblin’ in Las Vegas is Human Nature
What does the very popular Austrialian vocal group Human Nature when they’re not performing at Imperial Palace in Las Vegas? Gamble. What else? It’s Sin City! Human Nature, who formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 in Sydney, Austraila, has … Continue reading
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Burning Man Festival Gains Momentum
The official once-a-year celebration in Nevada occurs in Black Rock City, starting on Aug. 30 and running through Sept. 6. But if you can’t afford to lose that much time from work – or simply don’t want to fry your … Continue reading
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Danica Patrick, NASCAR, Sprint Cars & Food Mix in Glorious Las Vegas Weekend
Yes, there really is NASCAR racing in Las Vegas next weekend, Feb. 26-28. (Did you really think it was just an outing to ogle Danica Patrick?) Dale Earnhardt Jr., though, isn’t getting overly excited about his late charge to a … Continue reading
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Las Vegas NASCAR Complete Schedule
Everywhere you look this week it’s NASCAR all over Las Vegas. Here’s the definitive NASCAR meet and greet schedule: First, click here for the complete schedule for what’s happening at NASCAR only at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Next, here … Continue reading
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‘Queen’ Celine Dion Saves Las Vegas Single-Handedly
Let’s face it: Celine Dion operates like a city within Las Vegas. When many performers are looking to hang it up, or at least slow down, Dion, 41, who started singing professionally when she was 12, churns full speed ahead … Continue reading
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Death by Chocolate in Las Vegas
Willy Wonka has nothing over Max Brenner, or should we say Oded Brenner, right, the real Max Brenner. Brenner, the epitome of the consummate professional sweet tooth, whips up a cavity-inducing array of pure chocolate decadence including such entrees as … Continue reading
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Wayne Brady returns to Las Vegas, follows Chazz Palminteri, Joan Rivers
Entertainer Wayne Brady, right, to many, may not have left Sin City. But that he did. Now, Brady of “Let’s Make a Deal” fame, which taped at the Tropicana, is returning to the Venetian in Las Vegas on Memorial Day … Continue reading
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Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin to Receive Las Vegas Star Tributes
The Las Vegas Walk of Fame will install sidewalk star memorials to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in ceremonies at 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 22 in the Flamingo showroom. Deana Martin will speak on behalf of her father, Dean. So, … Continue reading
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Fly into Las Vegas, Buy Booze while at Luggage Carousel
Buying booze at an airport luggage carousel will soon join the “only in Vegas” list. Clark County commissioners are actively looking for a vendor to run a liquor store at McCarran International Airport’s baggage claim areas. McCarran will be the … Continue reading
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Naked in Las Vegas
Greg Friedler is a fine art photographer. Translated, he has a passion for capturing unique still photo scenes. But his other finely honed artsy ability is taking photographs of willing people posed clothed and naked in front of a studio canvas. … Continue reading
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Eva Langoria Parker to be honored for Latin Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership Award in Las Vegas
Eva Longoria Parker, entrepreneur and owner of two new, successful CityCenter ventures, Beso steakhouse and Eve nightclub, will host the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce 35th Installation Gala on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Eve in Crystals at CityCenter in … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Pawn Shop Doubles as Reality TV Show, Proving Junk Sells
Well, it’s not all junk. But many may think their dust-collecting, largely abandoned asset won’t bring much money- that is until they haggle with Rick Harrison, center, or his father, Richard, left, or son Corey who co-own a hugely successful … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Foodies Offered 50 Percent Discount
One of the focus areas of Las Vegas Backstage Access is fine dining, so it’s a big deal when supermarket food can be purchased at a 50 percent saving– that leaves more money in the budget for dining out at … Continue reading
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Lake Las Vegas Continues Death Throes
Casino MonteLago, which opened in 2003 – the only gaming location inside the upscale, now bankrupt Lake Las Vegas, located approximately 50 miles south of Las Vegas – has announced it will close on March 14, eliminating in its wake … Continue reading
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First-Ever Amusement Expo Heads to ‘Fun’ Las Vegas on March 10
What a better place to go and have fun and be amused- and make money!- then in fabulous Las Vegas? The first-ever edition of the Amusement Expo will take place from March 10 through March 12 at the Las Vegas … Continue reading
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Las Vegas’ World Record Hug-Off
Need a hug? Then big-hearted Jeff Ondash is your man. The 51-year-old Ohio man embraced the Valentine’s Day spirit faster than anyone before – passionately embracing 7,777 hugs in 24 hours for a new world record. Jeff Ondash, who sought the squeezes … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Celebrates Chinese New Year by Ringing in Wealth, Casting Out Demons
In celebration of the Chinese New Year’s – Year of the Tiger – and as part of the Las Vegas diversity initiative, the famed Lohan School of Shaolin lion dancers will perform in the Las Vegas City Hall Plaza, 400 … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Relics Get Rebirth
No, mobsters are not being dug up. (Have they really left?) Regardless, located behind chain-link fences, rests 150 relics of vintage Las Vegas. The relics belong to the Neon Museum, which has been collecting old neon signs since 1996 and showcasing them … Continue reading
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Gilley’s Returns to the Las Vegas Strip on April 16
Gilley’s is coming back, bull and all. The mechanical bull that has long been victorious in numerous battles waged by tourists, locals and bikini-clad riders is back to buck off all comers at it’s new ‘arena’ at Treasure Island, when … Continue reading
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Harrah’s Entertainment in Las Vegas Going… Retail
Harrah’s Entertainment is reportedly seeking a building permit for a three-story, 72,000-square-foot Strip-front build-out on the southwest corner of Paris Las Vegas. That space, which now has a fountain and an outdoor dining area, would get a retail store, new … Continue reading
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China Comes to U.S. Rescue of Maglev Train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
Long discussed and hotly debated for years, it appears if the magnetic levitation train (called ‘Maglev’) ferrying passengers (and tourists!) from Los Angeles to Las Vegas is really to get started in earnest, it will take Chinese funding- lots of … Continue reading
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Big League Baseball Sort of Comes to Las Vegas
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor Pro Tem Gary Reese and Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown all were on hand recently to praise the new baseball sports park as a world-class attraction for local and visiting ballplayers and families. … Continue reading
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Sara “Rogue” Palin Plans Tea Party U.S. Tour Launch in Nevada on March 27
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice president running mate of Sen. John McCain, now morphing into a conservative Republican rock star and Fox News contributor, is saddling up her horse to ride smackdab into Democrat Sen. Harry Reid’s hometown in … Continue reading
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Tropicana in Las Vegas Taps New Marketing Vice President
The Tropicana hotel on the Las Vegas Strip has a new marketing vice president. Tropicana Las Vegas President Thomas McCartney announced that Cynthia Mun has been hired to head marketing of the property’s $125 million restoration and rebranding. McCartney says … Continue reading
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Huge Church of Scientology Opens in Las Vegas without Tom Cruise
Fifteen hundred Scientologists and their guests from across Nevada and the Western United States gathered last Saturday for the grand opening of the new Church of Scientology of Las Vegas. The 40,000-square-foot Church, located at 2761 Emerson Avenue, will serve … Continue reading
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World Trade Center I-Beam Gets Las Vegas Home on Feb. 27
Photographs and news feeds are often the first thing to come to mind when remembering September 11 and the World Trade Center. Most of us will never have the opportunity to visit Ground Zero in New York and so, to a … Continue reading
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Celine Dion Plans Baby, Las Vegas Comeback
Celine Dion, 41, is reportedly in a New York City fertility treatment center. She was impregnated in August but it was announced in November that the embroyo transfer was unsuccessful. Dion will be reportedly announcing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” … Continue reading
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Media Finally Snags Interview, Photos with Nevada’s First Male Prostitute
Finally, “‘Markus,” Nevada’s first prostitude, spilled the beans about his erotic ways at the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Nye County, Nevada. But it took lots of moxy and personal sacrifice from New York Post undercover (and we do mean … Continue reading
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Tropicana in Las Vegas Getting a New Nightclub?
The Tropicana in Las Vegas is reportedly negotiating a deal with nightclub chain Nikki Beach.
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Las Vegas Pot Convention Cancelled
A three-day convention for marijuana supporters will not happen in Las Vegas. Organizers of “Cannapalooza” say the March event at Mandalay Bay has been cancelled. According to the group’s website, the hotel “decided to cancel our contract for space,” and … Continue reading
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Screaming Cheerleaders Bring Pom Poms to Las Vegas on Feb. 14
The Cheerleaders of America organization is hosting their National Championship in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center on Feb. 14. Thousands of screaming fans will be cheering on hundreds of competitive cheer and dance teams from around the U.S., … Continue reading
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Ready, set, GO to Denny’s for FREE Grand Slam tomorrow!
Denny’s is doing it again. They’re offering their FREE Original Grand Slam®, Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. everywhere. (And don’t forget to visit Denny’s for a Free Original Grand Slam® on your birthday.)
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Super Bowl in Las Vegas Brings Reported $1 Million Bet
Adam Meyer, who has the license plates, “Bet on Me,” on his Bentley, has supposedly been approved for a whopping $1 million Super Bowl bet at the M Resort.
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Paula Abdul Ready to ‘Mate’ with Las Vegas
Paula Abdul and Las Vegas hotels are reportedly getting close to ink a deal to host the sometimes controversial performer. Major announcements involving Abdul in Las Vegas are imminent. Abdul was spotted during the week in the valet area of … Continue reading
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‘Mr. Las Vegas’ Wayne Newton asks for his Indian Tribe Recognition
“Mr. Las Vegas” Wayne Newton has reportedly abandoned his mouldy plane languishing at a Detroit airport, racking up bills of more than $60,000, but the good news is he’s asking Virginia legislators to grant state recognition to his Indian tribe. The … Continue reading
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Where are the Super Bowl Parties in Las Vegas? Everywhere!
Why spend thousands of hard earned dollars to go to Miami when you catch all the action literally everywhere in Las Vegas for a comparative mere pittance? Apparently, thousand of people are of the same persuasion. The Las Vegas Convention and … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson’s Las Vegas Mansion Sells for $3.1 Million
Michael Jackson rented a 16,400-square-foot Las Vegas mansion in 2007/2008 for six months while looking for a place to call his permanent home. That estate, located at 2785 S. Monte Cristo, was later taken over by Eastern Savings Bank when the … Continue reading
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Shane Mosley to Fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 1 in Las Vegas
Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have finally agreed to square off for a welterweight super fight on HBO Pay-Per-View at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 1. The hubbub for the anticipated fight started after Mayweather came … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson’s Doctor to Face Charges Tomorrow – UPDATE
It appears now that Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, with offices in Texas and Las Vegas, will most likely formally face involuntary manslaughter charges tomorrow in Los Angeles, California. UPDATE: Dr. Murray WAS indeed going to face charges today, Feb. 5. And, in fact, … Continue reading
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Super Bowl Betting the Largest Total Ever
Most Super Bowl betting experts predict this year’s Super Bowl to be the biggest in terms of overall traffic and amount of bets placed at the online sportsbooks and in Las Vegas. A Las Vegas bookmaker makes the Indianapolis Colts … Continue reading
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Sports Illustrated Models Coming to Las Vegas
Gentlemen (and ladies), dust off your zoom lenses because the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models are returning once again to Las Vegas next week. Shortly after the cover-girl ceremony is held in New York City next Tuesday, the models will jet … Continue reading
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Nicolas Cage Gone in Sixty Seconds from Las Vegas
It seems no matter who you are - or how much you earn – it’s never enough to cover all the bills. In June 2009 Forbes magazine ranked actor Nicholas Cage 45th on its list of the 100 most powerful celebrities … Continue reading
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‘Slick Willy’ Slithers into Las Vegas
President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, apparently never gets old. He will speak at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, February 22 at 7:30pm. President … Continue reading
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Super Bowl Brings Football Legend Paul Hornung to Las Vegas
Football legend and Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung will be signing free autographs in the Tropicana Las Vegas’s Celebration Lounge between noon and 2 p.m., prior to the Big Game on Sunday, Feb. 7. Hornung is one of only five … Continue reading
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Bette Midler Says Sayonara to Las Vegas, Receives Bitch-Slap
Entertainer Bette Midler on Sunday gave her final wave and curtain call – for now – for her show, “The Showgirl Must Go On,” ending her two-run at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The Devine Miss M was honored during … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Does the Egyptian
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum in downtown Las Vegas is celebrating a milestone thousands years in the making. Last Saturday, Jan. 30, the Museum opened a new permanent exhibit called The Treasures of Egypt, which features nearly 500 reproduced artifacts including the … Continue reading
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Miss America Crowned in Las Vegas; Historic Legacy Continues
The 2010 Miss America has been crowned. Saturday night, 22-year-old Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron, walked the Planet Hollywood stage in Las Vegas wearing a canary yellow evening gown, sporting the traditional Miss America tiara and, of course, giving the traditional … Continue reading
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It’s Red Flag Season in Las Vegas!
Perhaps not as well known as the hunting season in Idaho or the ski season in Vermont, Red Flag season in Las Vegas means increased activity in the sky above and around the city. It’s a little extra noise and … Continue reading
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New Senior Center Opens in Henderson, Nevada
Any large business opening is a big thing in this stifling economy- and especially one of this magnitude. The formal grand opening for the City of Henderson Heritage Park Senior Facility will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30. The Senior … Continue reading
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First Miss Cougar Las Vegas Seeks Eager Cubs, Votes at Jan. 22 Convention
Want to know what Demi Moore, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Madonna, Jennifer Anniston, Ivana Trump, Cameron Diaz, Mariah Carey, and Joan Collins have all discovered? Women who are attracted to younger men are invited to compete for the title of … Continue reading
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Nevada’s First Male Prostitute Waits to Please
The Shady Lady Ranch in Nevada, located 150 miles northwest of Las Vegas, had its first male prostitute working on Wednesday, a 25-year-old from California named “Markus.” But through Saturday, not any lady was shady enough, apparently, to take him … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Illusionist Plans School Visit with Live Bengal Tiger!
Illusionist Dirk Arthur plans to bring plenty of good luck to students of the Hebrew Academy in Las Vegas. Celebrating the year of the tiger – touching a tiger’s tail will reportedly bring one good luck – daring students will … Continue reading
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Boxing Trainer Roger Mayweather Bound Over for Las Vegas Trial on Battery, Coercion Charges
A Las Vegas judge said today that boxing trainer Roger Mayweather should stand trial on three felony charges, alleging he attacked a female boxer he used to train. The woman, 26-year-old Melissa St. Vil, testified that the 48-year-ld Mayweather punched … Continue reading
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Man Starts 10-Day Las Vegas Stay- Lounging with Deadly Snakes
An expert in deadly animals is planning to stay for 10 days inside a box full of deadly snakes at a Las Vegas Strip casino as part of yet another reality television show. Donald Schultz will enter the clear glass box … Continue reading
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Harrah’s Starts to Manage Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on Saturday
Harrah’s Entertainment is taking over management of hotel operations at the Planet Hollywood casino-resort in Las Vegas as it continues to negotiate with lenders to buy the property. The privately held casino operator, who likes Planet Hollywood for its location … Continue reading
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Las Vegas’ New Art Junkie Mecca?
Believe it or not, Las Vegas does have a Downtown Arts District. Yesiree, and, not only that, but they are offering up a second showing of cultural artsy-fartsy festivities with the inauguration of Third Friday this Friday, Jan. 15, starting … Continue reading
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Steve Sebelius Joins 8 News Now TV Team in Las Vegas
Steve Sebelius, a Las Vegas columnist and CityLife editor, is joining 8 News Now’s award winning I-Team in Las Vegas. “He will be aggressively breaking significant stories that affect our community. He is an edgy, no-holds-barred reporter who has earned a reputation … Continue reading
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Porn Vixen Sasha Gray Speaks Out Against Sex- for Cats & Dogs Today in Las Vegas
Award-winning adult film icon Sasha Grey says, “Too much sex can be a bad thing”—for dogs and cats, that is—in a provocative new PETA ad in which she’s shown posing nude in a bed. The adult film star will unveil … Continue reading
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American Idol winner Kris Allen at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Las Vegas
2009 American Idol winner Kris Allen is making a special appearance at B.B. King’s Blues Club at The Mirage in Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. Allen will be performing a very special solo acoustic set. His … Continue reading
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The Venetian in Las Vegas Adds Aresenal of Pocketcasino Games
More than offering just pocketcasino sports wagering, which Cantor Gaming launched at The Venetian last September, Cantor Gaming, an affiliate of the global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, has announced yesterday that their pocketcasino (only available on the Las Vegas … Continue reading
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Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Kicks Off in Las Vegas
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is scheduled to kick off on Thursday, Jan. 6th in Las Vegas. The show will be smaller than it has in the past but there are still lots of exciting devices expected to be revealed. … Continue reading
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Vince Neil of Motley Crue Launches Las Vegas Projects
Doug Elfman of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil is in Las Vegas at friend Danny “Count” Koker’s Desert Moon Productions recording his new solo album, “Tattoos And Tequila”, with bassist Dana Strum and Jeff … Continue reading
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Bad (Really Bad) Karma Surrounds Las Vegas Fountainbleau Project
If a building could have feelings and emotions, the Fountainbleau project in Las Vegas would be severely depressed. Fountainbleau Las Vegas lenders recently sued hundreds of contractors as lien disputes escalate over unpaid bills at the now bankrupt 3,815-room casino … Continue reading
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Best New Year’s Eve Deal in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Backstage Access has scoured the plethora of deals (and steals) in Las Vegas for New Year’s Eve and we think for the money, the best place to be is the Crazy Horse III. They’re offering unlimited well drinks … Continue reading
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Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas Offers Affordable New Year’s Gala
Everything in Las Vegas does not need to emphasize the new and expensive ritzy venues. Take for example the Fremont Street Experience in “old” Las Vegas. For only $10 (locals) to $20 (visitors) they’re offering a “TributePalooza” this New Year’s … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Pops for $500,000 New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show
It must be nice. Despite record Las Vegas unemployment, layoffs, foreclosures, and other nefarious economic indicators, this evening at the stroke of midnight, somehow $500,000 of fireworks will shoot skyward from the rooftops of MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, … Continue reading
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Paris Hilton Gets Married in Las Vegas
It’s been awhile since the ditzy, aging socialite Paris Hilton has been in the news. Over the weekend, however, Hilton reportedly got hitched in Las Vegas at the iconic Little Church of the West wedding chapel. Just don’t get all excited- it … Continue reading
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FREE Las Vegas Bus Rides on New Year’s Eve
Southern Nevada transit officials say they are again offering free bus rides to partiers in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve and early New Year’s Day. The free rides on all fixed-service routes are given in hopes of keeping traffic … Continue reading
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New Hotel Rooms Aplenty in Las Vegas Create Buyer’s Nirvana
Recession? What recession? Apparently, Las Vegas is being true to its persona- betting heavily that 1,575 new hotel rooms are just what the doctor ordered- if not now, maybe in the future? A mere two weeks after the debut of … Continue reading
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Aria’s New Poker Room in Las Vegas
Fans of Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio will be happy to hear there is an equivalent in the Aria poker room in the new CityCenter complex and it has already been put to use. Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, … Continue reading
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Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Shutters Two of Three Towers
For the first time in recent memory, a Las Vegas hotel is closing rooms in December, just before the New Year’s Eve holiday. A representative for the Sahara Hotel and Casino cited weak room demand as the reason it is … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Monorail Faces Bankruptcy
Administrators say the Las Vegas Monorail might seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to restructure its bond debt. Despite handing out extravagant raises for a losing operation, Board member Bruce Woodbury said the company hasn’t raised enough money … Continue reading
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Gift of Lights Offers Plenty of Las Vegas Holiday Fun
Looking for a fun holiday season activity? Then come and celebrate the holidays by experiencing more than 400 animated and sparkling scenes and millions of lights all displayed in a convenient, comfortable totally drive-through setting. The Gift of Lights attraction … Continue reading
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Steve Wynn, Light Group Plan Las Vegas Nightclubs
Steve Wynn is apparently ready to counter the opening of ARIA’s new nightclubs in the $8.5 billion CityCenter project with some nightlife of his own, according to a report in the New York Post. Wynn is planning to spend $100 million to … Continue reading
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Super Las Vegas Holiday Hotel Deals
The Las Vegas Advisor says some grand deals are to be had this holiday season in Las Vegas. In its annual December rate roundup, the Advisor found 43 Las Vegas casino hotels with rooms for less than $40, vs. 38 … Continue reading
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Harlem Globetrotters Dunk Into Las Vegas
In their 84th consecutive season touring the world, the venerated Harlem Globetrotters bring their basketball hi-jinks as part of the 2010 Magical Memories World Tour to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas for one-night-only, February 10 at 7:00 p.m.. Also … Continue reading
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Strippermobile Shuns Las Vegas, Launches U.S. Tour
Just because it doesn’t happen in Las Vegas anymore, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense- and money. Though the strippermobile is no longer trolling for customers down the Las Vegas Strip due to earlier Clark County Commissioner’s admanat objections … Continue reading
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Welcome to Las Vegas Sign Vandalized Again
For the second time this year, the famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip has once again been vandalized. On Friday , Dec. 18 police say 69-year-old Joseph Pepitone, wearing his trademark barrel … Continue reading
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Guy Fieri’s ‘Roadshow’ Rocks into Las Vegas Today
It must be the pits constantly traveling around the country, especially at the holidays. But for the Food Network Star (“Diners, Drive-In’s and Dives”) at least it’s old home week in Las Vegas today. High-energy spiky-haired chef/restaurateur/author and TV personality … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Strippers Slither into Gooey Ice Cream Fray
Times are tough. And wise businessmen know that without reinvention, their business death in imminent- or, for strippers, they lose the pole touch. Knowing that, Little Darlings Strip Club in Las Vegas has just started experimenting with icy cold idea- … Continue reading
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World’s Largest Cut Christmas Tree Displayed in Las Vegas
M Resort in Las Vegas has a Christmas tree that stands 109-feet tall, making it the tallest cut Christmas tree in the country, M Resort execs contend. The largest living, non-cut Christmas tree is in Coeur d’Alene Resort in Idaho … Continue reading
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Las Vegas has Third Worst Tap Water Quality in U.S.
A new study just out this weekend shows how unsafe our Las Vegas tap water can be. The Environmental Working Group released the results of a three year investigation of city water supplies across the U.S., looking at how contaminated … Continue reading
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Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas Planning Series of Beyonce Concerts?
It is rumored in media circles that Steve Wynn is presently exploring the possibilities of arranging a string of concerts by popular American Rhythm and Blues (R&B) singer and song writer Beyonce Knowles. It is further speculated from sources that … Continue reading
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Las Vegas’ Palms Casino Resort Hosts Performance of The Darling Stilettos’ Rock-N-Roll-A-Go-Go by Matt Sorum
The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas will host a special performance of The Darling Stilettos’ Rock-N-Roll-A-Go-Go, presented by rock legend Matt Sorum. The rock music show features four sexy female leads, takes the audience on a rock-fueled journey through … Continue reading
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Nevada’s Shady Lady Ranch First to Offer All Male Prostitutes
If you are between 21 and 40 and service-oriented, you could be Nevada’s next male prostitute! The Shady Lady Ranch in Nye County, a quick two-hour drive from Las Vegas, is set to add male prostitutes to its roster of … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Women’s Pro Tackle Football Team Looks for Good Smashers
The Las Vegas Showgirlz, Las Vegas’ only semi-pro female tackle football team, is recruiting for the 2010 season that begins in April. Tryouts will be held Sunday, Dec. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Ed Fountain Park near … Continue reading
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Magician Steve Wyrick Mysteriously Disappears from Las Vegas
Magician Steve Wyrick has been a solid mainstay in Las Vegas since 2007, performing in a $35 million showroom located in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood. He has disappeared nightly; but, this time the vanishing magic act is … Continue reading
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B.B. King’s Blues Club Grand Opening at The Mirage in Las Vegas
Looking for a great blues music experience while visiting or staying in Las Vegas? Now’s you can have it all at the new B.B. King’s Blues Club in The Mirage in Las Vegas. With few blues clubs in Las Vegas, the club’s … Continue reading
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Oh Where, Oh Where has Julianne Hough Gone?
It’s been a rather long time since Las Vegas Backstage Access has written on the Dancing With the Stars Julianne Hough- on April 6, 2009 to be exact, when she garnered awards at the Academy of Country Music Awards show … Continue reading
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Sand Dollar Lounge to Try Anew in Las Vegas
The famous Sand Dollar Blues Nightclub & Lounge at 3355 Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas is older than Schep is a pup (and that’s a damn old pup), known for providing some of the best blues music on the … Continue reading
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Give the Gift that Keeps Giving on the Holidays in Las Vegas
One Warm Coat is a helluva great company. The national non-profit has as its mission the procurement and distribution of donated winter coats to the needy. Recently, One Warm Coat, Burlington Coat Factory and ABC TVs Good Morning America teamed … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Brings 27,000 Runners; Caroline Rotich Wins
Last year, only about 13,000 runners took part. This year, organizers say an international field of elite athletes helped round out and expand the registered runners, bringing out 27,000 racers on a brisk and wintry day today in Las Vegas. … Continue reading
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Jockstrap Maids Will Clean Your Dust Bunnies for a Wiggle & Coin
Ladies, you might want to step aside: a jockstrapped good looking man may be just prancing in to invade your marketspace in Sin City. Owner Max McCammond has run a “traditional” maid service for almost a decade. He said he … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Freeze Approaches– 16-Foot Polar Bear Appears!
The Palazzo in Las Vegas is uniquely celebrating the holiday season with artic décor complete with a larger-than-life 16-foot polar bear poinsettia sculpture that raises awareness about conservation of polar bears and Arctic habitat. While guests of The Palazzo Las … Continue reading
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New Store Openings Continue at CityCenter in Las Vegas
CityCenter, the largest $5.8 billion completed construction project in the U.S. this year, continues with gala Las Vegas store openings and special events. 40% of available space is reportedly currently occupied. Openings Today, Dec. 3: Huge high-class retail Crystals venue opens including … Continue reading
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Harrah’s Entertainment Plans to Buy Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. has filed an application to purchase the struggling Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said Monday. The casino giant has formed a new subsidiary, PHW Las Vegas LLC, with the … Continue reading
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AVN Adult Movie Awards Kick Off in Las Vegas in January
The nominations for the 2010 AVN Adult Movie Awards were announced and the winners in more than 100 different categories to be revealed live at the AVN Awards Show on Jan. 9, 2010, at Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Sun Newspaper Continues Staff Bloodletting
On Nov. 11, Las Vegas Backstage Access was one of the first media sources to break the story that Michael J. Kelley, 67, managing editor of Las Vegas Sun since 1997 and in the news biz since 1960, would be … Continue reading
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Tiger Woods – Las Vegas wants you to weigh in with your opinions…
News is rolling in like a broken water spicket on the reported Tiger Woods scandals since his car accident last week. It’s all Tiger, all the time. In the blinding media onslaught, the US Weekly tabloid feature that hits newsstands … Continue reading
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Sammy Hagar to Open New Cabo Wabo Cantina in Las Vegas on Dec. 4
Legendary rocker Sammy Hagar will personally rock the red carpet at Cabo Wabo Cantina in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. with a grand opening fiesta and live performance with his band, The Waboritas. The rock and roll … Continue reading
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CityCenter Unveils Vdara Hotel and Spa in Las Vegas Today
MGM Mirage and Dubai World marked the unveiling of their CityCenter project today with the opening of the luxurious Vdara Hotel and Spa. Executives cut the ribbon on the 57-story, 1,495-suite luxury property shortly after 10:30 a.m. today. The hotel’s … Continue reading
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Historic Binion’s Hotel in Las Vegas to Close
Another legendary landmark Las Vegas hotel has put up a permanent no vacancy sign. Binion’s announced Monday it will shut down its 365 rooms on Dec. 14. The casino and other operations, though, will reportedly remain open. Binion’s officials have … Continue reading
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“Cowboy Up” in Las Vegas – National Finals Rodeo Buck into Las Vegas
On Dec. 3-12 the Wrangler National Finals rodeo — the sport’s answer to the Super Bowl and World Series — is back with latigo and spurs at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas– with some huge numbers to … Continue reading
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Ex-NBA Star Avoids Jail for Las Vegas Casino Bad Check Charges
Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle bad check charges with three Las Vegas casinos and avoid trial on felony criminal charges, a defense lawyer and prosecutor said Monday. Walker wasn’t in court … Continue reading
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Huge CityCenter Project Prepares for Las Vegas Public Unveiling this Week
The cost: $8.5 billion. The decision: Let it ride- open the doors to the public! The much anticipated CityCenter project in Las Vegas- the largest construction project in the U.S. this year – is taking its opening public curtain calls … Continue reading
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USA Sevens Rugby Tournament Prepares for Huge Las Vegas Tournament in February
Sports fans may find something to interest them during the usually quiet February when Las Vegas, the so-called Entertainment Capital of the World, hosts the USA Sevens rugby tournament and an International Fan Festival on February 13 and 14. Set … Continue reading
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Mist Lounge in Las Vegas to be Resurrected as Gilley’s Saloon in TI
The cozy Mist Lounge in Las Vegas, located just off the Treasure Island casino floor, has closed awhile back, ending its memorable six-year run. Now, a new nightclub and restaurant is planned in its space. The Lounge has been sold back … Continue reading
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Ne-Yo to Perform in Las Vegas on Jan. 1.
Grammy-award winner Ne-Yo is set to perform at The Pearl Concert Theater in the Palms Casino Resort on Jan. 1. In 2006, Ne-Yo hit the R&B scene with a style all his own – a mix of classic sounds with … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Backstage Access Says “Thank You”
Thanksgiving. It’s a time for slowing down a bit, all the while giving and sharing. So, we at Las Vegas Backstage Access want to take time to give thanks to everyone that has helped us along the way. We could print … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Lady Entrepreneur to Star in “Launch My Line”
Bravo’s new fashion reality TV show “Launch My Line” partners successful professionals with established fashion designers to do just as the title says: create a fashion line. A graduate of the Harvard Executive Business School, Marilyn Crawford, who lives in … Continue reading
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Las Vegas’ Rough Road Continues
That potent one-two Las Vegas punch has lost its zing. All year long it’s been a hard fought battle, with the bad economy and slashed discretionary spending yielding the crushing blows. Adding to the demise, with more than 150,000 hotel … Continue reading
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Donny Osmond Wins “Dancing With the Stars”
An estimated 19.2 million people watched Donny Osmond last night win “Dancing With The Stars” — the smallest audience for the show’s finale since the first season – and take home the show’s traditional mirrored ball trophy in the season … Continue reading
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Steve & Elaine Wynn Plan Amicable- & Most Expensive Divorce in History
Steve and Elaine Wynn, in a joint statement released yesterday, after eight months of hammering out some of the details, the couple announced they have reached “an amicable settlement” agreement in the split of their estimated $2 billion gambling empire– … Continue reading
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Bone-Jarring Off-Road Desert Race Planned outside Las Vegas, Dec. 4-5
The Henderson Fabtech Desert Classic off-road 60-mile race for cars, trucks and utility vehicles will be Dec. 4-5 in Henderson, Nevada, located just south of Las Vegas. In its eighth year, the event marks the final race for this year’s … Continue reading
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Disaster Planned for Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas is the designated epicenter for a mock nuclear explosion planned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA had planned to simulate a nuclear explosion right on the Las Vegas Strip to test for emergency preparedness. But the … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Pitches for Fossil National Park
Las Vegas is making a pitch to have an area including fossil beds northwest of Las Vegas designated as a national park. A Clark County spokesman says commissioners endorsed the idea last week and officials say Las Vegas and North … Continue reading
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Sean “Diddy” Combs to Open Las Vegas Nightclub
Sean “Diddy” Combs is about to open a new nightclub in Las Vegas. Well, at least he’s going to help open one. “(The) Hard Rock is opening a club and I’m supposed to be opening up that new club for … Continue reading
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Christina Aguilera Invites Fans to Ring in New Year in Las Vegas
Christina Aguilera is reportedly inviting fans to join in her bash New Year bash in Las Vegas – for a price. The singer will allegedly play the role of the hostess at the December 31 party at Tao nightclub in … Continue reading
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