CARSON CITY — Three petitions signed by an estimated 130,000 registered voters and backed by Las Vegas Sands Inc. cannot appear on the November election ballot because their circulators did not follow the signature collection law, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Country crooner Gary Allan stops at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on Dec. 11. Tickets start at $45 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the House of Blues box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.
The latest edition of the San Gennaro Festival runs from Tuesday through Sept. 14 at the Grand Canyon Shopping Center, 4245 Grand Canyon Parkway (near Flamingo Road and the Las Vegas Beltway). It’s billed as the largest San Gennaro to date, offering more Italian food, entertainment, music and carnival rides than in the past. Hours are from 4 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 4 p.m. to midnight Sept. 12; 11 a.m. to midnight Sept. 13; and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 14. Discounted tickets and more information are available at www.sangennarofeast.com or by calling 286-4944. …
When you hear about actors who become touring musicians, you think of terrible bands, from Steven Seagal’s Thunderbox to Corey Feldman’s Truth Movement. But Billy Bob Thornton is onto something.
Alice Cooper turned 60 this year. He is playing The Orleans this weekend, not sitting at home yelling at the neighborhood kids to get out of his yard — though wouldn’t you love to see just how he would scare them away?
Here’s the thing that surprises me most about Brio Tuscan Grille: People are so impressed by the scale of the building, the very grandeur of the place — soaring ceilings and vaults, cozy passages — that they tend to assume it’s a one-off, a stand-alone restaurant raised in Town Square by the scion of a Tuscan winemaking family.
The Eastside Cannery opened last week at 5255 Boulder Highway. We found the casino large and spacious, with wide aisles between the machines and high ceilings, which makes it less smoky than several other places.
Criss Angel is one busy guy, what with a multimillion-dollar show at Luxor just around the corner.
Only two weeks ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sat in a Review-Journal conference room and defended independent Sen. Joe Lieberman, even though the former Democrat had accepted an invitation to speak at the Republican National Convention in support of GOP presidential candidate John McCain.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. will attach the high-end St. Regis brand to its $600 million condominium project on the Strip, solidifying a growing relationship between the casino operator and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
Businesswomen may still have a way to go to achieve equality, but learning to accept and work within the system is the key to success. That was the message sent by several speakers at Thursday’s inaugural Women’s Leadership Conference sponsored by the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
The man widely credited with helping restructure Perini Corp. stands to be rewarded in a big way.
Gaming regulators on Thursday gave sports book operator Brandywine preliminary approval to operate sports and race wagering facilities at six Herbst Gaming properties.
Two new reports this week provide insight into how slumping economies and high oil prices are taking a toll on airlines in the United States and overseas.
