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With some 300,000 visitors descending on Las Vegas for a new year’s weekend of revelry, overindulgence and possible mayhem, area hospitals are gearing up for a potential flood of ailments and injuries. They’ve also got blueprints in place for the worst case scenario.
“This is the biggest show in the country, so I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but here,” said Henry Herman, a company pyrotechnician for almost 30 years. “New York is nice, but the fireworks are not even close to being what they are here.”
Authorities have received no credible or specific threats this year against New Year’s Eve celebrations in Las Vegas, but they are urging partygoers to remember the slogan: “If you see something, say something.”
The Las Vegas Monorail will run for 43 hours straight from 7 a.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Monday, with stops at the MGM Grand, Bally’s, Flamingo, The Linq, SLS, the Las Vegas Convention Center and Westgate.
Rather than risk huge expense of a DUI conviction — or worse — partiers are urged to take advantage of free bus service and reduced rates for ride-sharing services.
“We’ve built a world-class, state-of-the-art museum that will rival any children’s museum or science museum in the country. But we have to make this a bigger part of the fabric of the community,” says Tifferney White, president and chief executive officer of Discovery Children’s Museum.
The exhibit — at the second-floor Chamber Gallery — features paintings, photographs and ceramics, with portraits, landscapes and abstracts in the mix, curated by Clay Arts Vegas co-owner Peter Jakubowski.
Richard Bell stopped in unannounced at the D Las Vegas on Saturday night. At 7-feet-8 inches, Bell didn’t go unnoticed for long.
More than 80,000 fireworks will light up the Las Vegas Strip at midnight on New Year’s Day 2017, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has announced.
New Year’s fireworks will be launched from seven Strip resorts to help thousands of revelers ring in the start of 2017, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced Thursday.
Terrible Herbst had been asking customers at their convenience stores across the valley to donate to Toy Drive for six weeks leading up to the 18th annual event.
Our arts picks this week include the Springs Preserve’s Holiday Express and Deana Martin’s “Holiday Cheer.”
Animal handlers at the Springs Preserve and Las Vegas Natural History Museum bring people up close and personal with living, breathing creatures.
We want to hear from you about what was memorable, what impacted you and ultimately, what matters to you in downtown Las Vegas.
