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Las Vegas Wants to Put Art Back in its Art District
The city of Las Vegas wants to bring art back to its art district. It has already commissioned a feasibility study to create new affordable housing for artists to live and work in the downtown area it refers to as 18b. Las...
Brightline High-Speed Rail from SoCal to Vegas Snags Another $2.5B
Another $2.5B in public funding is speeding toward the Brightline West high-speed rail project, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Tuesday. That’s on top of the $1B in bonds the DOT already invested in 2020, and the $3B the project...
Tupac Murder Suspect Hires New Lawyer Reprimanded by State Bar
Duane Davis, the former Compton gang leader charged in the 1996 slaying of rap legend Tupac Shakur, has swapped his court-appointed counsel for a private attorney. The new counsel has twice been sanctioned by the Nevada State Bar. Carl Arnold, a veteran...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: The Killers’ First Vegas Residency Coming to Caesars Palace
The Killers will take over for Adele at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace this summer. The first residency from the Las Vegas-bred rockers will consist of eight dates in August: 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28, and 30. It will celebrate the...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Traveling Welcome to Las Vegas Sign
We busted the myth that the Las Vegas Strip has official boundaries last month. In that edition, we mentioned that the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas (WTFLV) sign could get moved several miles southward to accommodate the Strip's inevitable future expansion. Why...
Oakland A’s Looking for a New Home Again, but Not in Las Vegas
The Oakland A’s are looking for a new home again -- but not because they’re ditching their plan to relocate to Las Vegas. A’s execs this week toured the site of a new baseball stadium under construction in South Jordan, Utah for...
Michael Jackson Estate Tries to Shut Down Vegas Casino’s Tribute Show
The estate of Michael Jackson is threatening to shut down plans for a long-running Las Vegas tribute show to hit the road. But the producers of “MJ Live” at the Tropicana think they can beat it. This week, the tribute show’s attorneys...
Casino.org’s Guide to Las Vegas’ Super-est Bowl Parties
The list of Las Vegas Super Bowl parties has now gone very, very long. Its latest addition is Gronk Beach from Rob Gronkowski, the former NFL player and current "NFL on Fox" analyst. It’s coming to Wynn Las Vegas courtesy of New...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Actor Lee Marvin Shot Vegas Vic with an Arrow
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 19, 2023. Longtime visitors will recall that Vegas Vic once had a voice. A recording inside the...
A’s Gave $87K to Lawmakers Who Voted to Publicly Fund Vegas Move
In June, the Nevada Senate approved SB1, which allocated $380M in public financing to construct a $1.5B baseball stadium for the Oakland A's on the Las Vegas Strip. Apparently, the A’s gave some of that money back. Not to the public, but...
