Tony Hsieh’s friends are celebrating his life on what would have been his 47th birthday.
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Tony Hsieh’s fellow downtown Las Vegas visionary Derek Stevens and his wife, Nicole, are taking lead on a Viva Vision tribute.
Circa co-owner Derek Stevens wants to “get the party started early” with a Dec. 26 room deal.
Derek Stevens’ new Mega Bar at Circa is 65 feet long, putting the operator’s big personality to the test.
After 16 years at Caesars Palace, Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill will close to make way for his first Italian restaurant.
Known as a sturdy concert venue with good bones, the rock hall will have a new name and is undergoing a $7 million face-lift.
Shaquille O’Neal, after opening a chicken sandwich shop near the Strip, has bought a house in Las Vegas, records indicate.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas President and CEO Richard “Boz” Bosworth says, “Both the Shag Room and The Bar are contiguous ultralounges, similar to Alibi or Clique, but combined.”
MGM Resorts International notified a large majority of its entertainment and sports division employees Monday that they will be laid off effective Aug. 31.
D Las Vegas co-owner Derek Stevens says of the bronze statue, “He’s aiming to please.”
Chuck Bowling has real-time experience in crisis management, having been in place at Mandalay Bay in the arduous recovery from the Oct. 1 shootings.
“The response went through the roof,” the owner of the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate said a day after giving away 2,000 flights to tourists across the country.
Entertainment exec Mark Prows said he cried at the news, but he added “my job does not define who I am.”
MGM Resorts International has reportedly laid off several high-level executives in sweeping moves Friday, including a quartet of hotel presidents.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is continuing its lovefest with a long-running Las Vegas expo.