Here’s how the “holiday” went for Abraham Lopez: Open the Fun Loom kiosk at the Las Vegas Premium Outlets North at 9 a.m., get off at 2 p.m. to spend time with the family in Las Vegas, then back to work at midnight until who knows when.
Everyone’s busy this time of year. The shopping, the partying, the traveling. The calendar makers certainly did us no favors this year by putting only 26 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
With so many charitable efforts under way to help Southern Nevada’s neediest residents, there isn’t enough space in this newspaper to properly recognize them all.
Disgraced Family Court Judge Steven Jones has some serious chutzpah. He has tried every legal maneuver imaginable to delay his hearing next week before the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline, which is looking into his romantic relationship with a prosecutor who appeared before him.
Jordan Adams was back in town Thursday, leading the 19th-ranked UCLA Bruins to an easy 105-84 win over UNR in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational at Orleans Arena.
Even the hottest handicappers sometimes take the worst of it, as Richie Baccellieri knows after recently being struck by poor luck.
There is a natural pause in horse racing after the hectic 14-race Breeders’ Cup four weeks ago. Many Eclipse Awards were won and lost. Many horseplayer bankrolls ballooned or got deflated.
It was only a matter of time before hotel developer Steve Wynn and superstar event designer Preston Bailey teamed up on an epic project.
It was only a matter of time before hotel developer Steve Wynn and superstar event designer Preston Bailey teamed up on an epic project.
We’re now in that time of year that usually involves extended family time, and the resulting thin line between endearing and annoying. And so it is with the Tommy Wind magic show.
Advances in technology have never made finding deals this holiday season so easy — or so creepy.
If you thought John Legend was digging back into music history for the ’60s-activist collection “Wake Up!,” wait until you hear the soundtrack for “12 Years a Slave.”
Celebrate the 21st anniversary of Vegas’ most venerable rock ‘n’ roll dive with The Objex, Tiger Sex, Thee Swank Bastards and At It Again at 10 p.m. Friday at the Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road. The show is free; call 702-791-5775.
Thirty years after first furiously demanding a Pepsi on “Institutionalized,” the signature track on Suicidal Tendencies’ self-titled 1983 debut, frontman Mike Muir is still requesting said beverage in song.
Lance Armstrong didn’t just repeatedly lie about doping during his seven Tour de France wins, but he maintained and even flaunted those lies through ill-gotten power — and he still believes his own hype.
A prog-rockin’ Christmas concept album, full of raging symphonic licks, bombastic singing, lasers and … fire!
Thanksgiving in Las Vegas is celebrated in a plethora of ways. The activities vary, but almost everybody does something.
Nonie Newton-Breen — who puts the “Sister” in the comedic “Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold” this weekend at The Smith Center’s Troesh Studio Theater — credits a memorable fifth-grade Catholic nun with the inspiration for her portrayal.
Music: Smith Center celebrates ‘Mari-achi Christmas.’ It’s beginning to look — and sound — a lot like Feliz Navidad. At least at The Smith Center, where Mariachi Sol de Mexico, led by Jose Hernandez, will celebrate “A Mari-Achi Christmas” Tuesday night.
The most successful Rebels football team in 13 years could be ending the season the way so many others have if not for a key play Sept. 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium against Central Michigan.
With Benson Henderson out of the picture, Nate Diaz again is excited about making a run at the UFC lightweight belt. That quest begins with a bout against his old rival, Gray Maynard, in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter 18” Finale on Saturday at Mandalay Bay.
Pecans are in the spotlight: Classic and chocolate pecan brittle, Pecan squash, Panna Cotta, Cheese & Cake and Sweet Potato Pecan Pie.
The La Cucina Italiana Festival, part of the Winter in Venice celebration at The Venetian and the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will kick off Thursday with Dinner With Wolfgang from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cut at the Palazzo.
In Mexico’s booming auto industry, the cars rolling off assembly lines may look identical, but how safe they are depends on where they’re headed.
I enjoy listening to DJ-musician Chris Lake have a laugh about his friends. He just finished touring America with two partying DJ buddies, TJR and Nom De Strip.
Here’s who is playing where in Las Vegas nightclubs, including Chris Lake at XS in Wynn, Michael Woods at Hakkasan in MGM and Ikon at the Bank in Bellagio.
Meet Brandon Nix, who performs in “Rock of Ages.” Nix is from West Memphis, Ark., and grew up singing in a church choir.
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