(May 24, 2013)

  • Photos: Kendrick Lamar drinks Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan
    • Fri, 24 May 2013 09:25:00 -0000 – Kendrick Lamar’s laid-back vibe had the crowd singing along throughout the warm evening. His setlist included “Money Trees,” “Swimming Pools …
  • Meet five additions to Las Vegas nightlife and entertainment
    • Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 -0000 – Las Vegas adds yet another club to its nightlife ranks this weekend with the grand opening of Light at Mandalay Bay. The highly anticipated collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and nightlife operators The Light Group is just the latest addition to a slate of new nightlife and entertainment options that have transformed the Strip in the past six months.
  • Photos: Old Vegas razzle-dazzle makes The Scintas a top act in Downtown Las Vegas
    • Fri, 24 May 2013 04:08:00 -0000 – Even without their sister Chrissi, The Scintas scored big at Wednesday night’s grand opening of their residency show at The D Hotel in Downtown …
  • Events guide: Memorial Day Weekend 2013
    • Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:00 -0000 – Memorial Day Weekend in Las Vegas means four days and nights of parties and club events; brace yourself.
  • Strip Scribbles: Axwell at Eclipse, Santana, ‘Being Oscar’ and Jerry Lewis
    • Fri, 24 May 2013 00:09:00 -0000 – It’s more than 24 hours of nonstop activities, and that’s before the huge attractions open up for Memorial Day Weekend. The insanity began …
  • Photos: Criss Angel’s buried alive in cement stunt at The Mirage is shut down
    • Thu, 23 May 2013 20:42:00 -0000 – Six hours before Criss Angel’s “Buried Alive-Cement Grave” stunt on the Strip on Wednesday night, his fan army of Loyals began to arrive. They …
  • Preview: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Michael Jackson One’ opens tonight at Mandalay Bay
    • Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:00 -0000 – For the second time in less than two years, Cirque du Soleil is ready to stage a Michael Jackson show at Mandalay Bay. Back in November 2011, …
  • Photos: Jennifer Lopez and Verizon promote Viva Movil at The Venetian
    • Thu, 23 May 2013 16:55:00 -0000 – Superstar singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and Marni Walden, Verizon Wireless executive vice president and COO, appeared together at The Venetian …
  • Star Surveillance: Shawn Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Lifehouse and NFL stars
    • Thu, 23 May 2013 15:18:00 -0000 – Olympic gold medalist and Season 8 “Dancing With the Stars” champion Shawn Johnson and Grammy Award-winning DJ Afrojack watched “Le …
  • Tao Group and Rape Crisis Center enter partnership in Las Vegas
    • Thu, 23 May 2013 05:39:00 -0000 – Our Tao Group, which has the restaurant and nightclubs Tao in The Venetian and Lavo in the Palazzo, as well as Marquee in The Cosmopolitan …
  • Photos: Wet ’n’ Wild water park is ready to make a splash in Las Vegas
    • Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:00 -0000 – Families — adults and children — across the Valley are waiting with bated breath for the opening of Wet ’n’ Wild Las Vegas water park, and …
  • Richard Hooker dicusses art, the Neon Museum and his new gallery in Downtown Las Vegas
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 -0000 – We were the beginning of it all. Then sure enough, along came Allen Kaprow, the inventor of happenings.
  • Strip Scribbles: Oscar Goodman roast? Jan Rouven lawsuit? Eva Longoria sans skivvies
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:00 -0000 – A jam-packed Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors on this wistful Wednesday: Is former Mayor Oscar Goodman getting an invitation to be the next “victim” …
  • A look at what the proposed ‘fun tax’ would mean for your wallet
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 21:38:00 -0000 – The proposed tax has drawn a lot of fire, including a Steve Wynn visit to Carson City.
  • Preview: Light, Daylight and Eclipse at Mandalay Bay are ready to rumble
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:00 -0000 – If you’re going to challenge Hakkasan Las Vegas, the new kid on the block, you’d better be bigger and better. It looks as if rival The Light Group has done just that in tandem with Cirque du Soleil.
  • Designer Josh Held on creating the space for the new Light Nightclub
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:00 -0000 – Cirque du Soleil and Light Group collaboration debuts at Mandalay Bay Friday.
  • Photos: 2013 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand a ratings hit with stars, outrageous outfits
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 09:01:00 -0000 – Las Vegas was the center of attention on three simultaneous and competing TV network primetime shows Sunday night and wound up the winner. …
  • Narrow definitions in new health care law could penalize some Nevada Indians
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 -0000 – On one hand, Angie Wilson said she’s looking forward to when the health care overhaul takes full effect in 2014 — it’ll allow the Northern Nevada tribal health clinic she directs to maximize its limited resources. But on the other hand, the director of the Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center is worried about the federal government’s plans to use a narrow definition of American Indian in the law — one that could mean an estimated one-third of her clinic’s 7,000 regular clients will be hit with a $695 annual fine for not carrying insurance.
  • ‘Cake Boss’ star and pastry chef Buddy Valastro to open Italian-American restaurant at Palazzo
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 07:01:00 -0000 – Buddy Valastro, one of America’s top pastry chefs, is opening an Italian-American restaurant at the Palazzo this fall. The handsome star of TLC’s top-rated “Cake Boss” hails from Puglia, Italy, and will move into the former space of First Food & Bar that was occupied by chef Sammy DeMarco until two months ago.
  • Strip Scribbles: Coco Austin shoots ‘Think Like a Man, Too’ and watches ‘Peepshow’ proposal
    • Wed, 22 May 2013 01:00:00 -0000 – It was the first time a “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood audience had witnessed an onstage marriage proposal, and it also surprised stars …