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Lady Gaga returning to Wynn’s Encore Theater

Lady Gaga has played Cosmopolitan with Tony Bennet in December 2014, and Wynn Las Vegas as part of a CBS-TV special honoring Frank Sinatra. She’s back at Wynn again Dec. 30.

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas announces pay-to-park program

Saying it is tired of being used as a free self-parking garage for competing hotels, the officials at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas have announced they, too, will charge guests to park at the resort.

Peter Piper Pizza plans 2 new Las Vegas restaurants

Peter Piper Restaurants is returning to Las Vegas with two locations, one at 2131 S. Decatur Blvd., and a freestanding concept at 6081 S. Eastern Ave.

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New vodka that promises to be easier on your liver debuts in Las Vegas

A new vodka is coming to the Las Vegas market on Thursday — one that promises to be easier on your liver. But Michael Levy, founder and medical director of the Center for Addiction Medicine, disputes the claim.

 
Riviera implosion goes off without a hitch — VIDEO

Las Vegas bid a bittersweet goodbye to the Riviera early Tuesday morning, as the historic hotel’s Monaco tower came crashing down to make way for expanded convention facilities.

Here’s where to find an unobstructed view of the Riviera implosion

In true Vegas fashion, to celebrate the legacy of the Riviera, a spot near the site of the hotel and casino is holding an implosion viewing party to help give guests a front row seat to the once-in-a-lifetime implosion.

Your first look at T-Mobile Arena’s food offerings

If you attend an event at the T-Mobile Arena, you’ll be able to get a hot dog and a beer, just as at any other arena or stadium in the country. But Las Vegas’ new sports and entertainment showplace will offer many, many more options.

Life is Beautiful draws huge crowds, but runs in red ink

Life Is Beautiful has piled up more than $10 million in financial losses during its first three years, but the chief executive of the annual downtown Las Vegas music festival has a different take on the red ink.

UNLV grads liked Capriotti’s so much, they bought the sandwich company

When you find something you can’t live without, some say hold on to it. Ashley Morris found something he couldn’t live without — the food at Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop — and he’s held on to it so tightly that he ended up owning the company.