Break out the Klingon dictionary and your wallet to beam aboard the 2008 Star Trek Convention at the Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road.
They’re a little like the “Sex and the City” cast, only younger and PG-13. At the premiere of their movie, the stars of “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” proved they can do the grown-up look without going overboard. Each cast member embraced her womanhood without stepping into tart territory.
Solar-powered pop and death you can dance to top this month’s roundup of local releases:
The auditions may have lasted longer than the actual competition, but “Last Comic Standing” crowns its winner today (8 p.m., KVBC-TV, Channel 3) at Paris Las Vegas.
The interior of Kabuki Japanese Restaurant is calming and energizing, with a black-and-red color scheme accented by natural woods and curving touches seen everywhere from the bar top to the walls.
They’re a seven-piece hip-hop crew funkier than morning breath. MC Jerry Wayne Walker breaks down one of Vegas’ best live acts, Rhyme N Rhythm.
What do a Southern Nevada schoolkid and a youngster growing up in Egypt circa 1300 B.C. have in common?
Short-term stress can help you meet a deadline, turn a double play or keep your bumper from getting crumpled.
Southwest Gas Corp. of Las Vegas reported its second-quarter net loss increased to $2.7 million from $337,000 in the same period last year, but Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Shaw said he was satisfied with results given the economic downturn.
Gaming Control Board Chairman Dennis Neilander has told the governor’s office that a planned 14 percent reduction in the panel’s annual budget could lead to gaming enforcement agent layoffs and other staff reductions, decreasing the agency’s effectiveness in policing the state’s largest industry.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Cirque du Soleil, the dominant entertainment force in Las Vegas, has sold a 20 percent stake in the company to affiliates of Dubai World, the same holding company for the Persian Gulf state that owns a half interest in MGM Mirage’s CityCenter.
While one local project for boutique hotel operator Morgans Hotel Group has fallen through, another is on schedule.
Foreclosures have doubled in Las Vegas from a year ago and the next wave of adjustable-rate mortgage resets could deepen the misery for an already severely depressed housing market, experts in the housing industry said.
Tropicana Entertainment’s new board members received initial regulatory approval Wednesday, even though gaming regulators have not completed their investigations of the new members.
It came down to a matter of semantics over value and price.
An effort by Pinnacle Entertainment to acquire rival Ameristar Casinos collapsed when the share prices for the two Las Vegas-based regional casino operators fell by roughly 60 percent since last fall.
Average apartment rent has remained relatively flat in Las Vegas with occupancy down slightly from a year ago, Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis research firm reported.
RENO — Federal land managers sold a record $28.2 million in geothermal leases in eight Northern Nevada counties this week, including one parcel where the rights to produce energy from hot water and steam beneath the earth sold for $1,000 per acre.