Tourists and locals braved a raging pandemic Thursday night to end a year of unimaginable crisis with a hopeful eye toward a fresh start and descended on Las Vegas to celebrate the beginning of 2021.
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The Mirage will open the new year by shutting down totally from Mondays through Thursdays, MGM Resorts International announced Monday.
Santa stopped by Southern Hills Hospital to sit for his Prizer COVID vaccine shot.
Businesses reduced to 25-percent capacity find additional space outdoors, expand takeout, introduce grab-and-go options, add a food truck and other innovations.
Last year, more than 300,000 revelers packed the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street Experience to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
A pair of Main Street restaurants are the latest addition to the culinary hotbed in downtown Las Vegas.
The monthly tradition had just returned to an in-person event in November after months of virtual gatherings.
“Absinthe” is among some shows trying to remain open in the Nevada governor’s latest COVID directive.
Reverend Horton Heat set guitars and heart rates racing in unison at the first rock show in a Las Vegas concert club from a national touring act since March.
Room operator Dean Coleman said of the “Aussie Heat” premiere, “The show was fantastic. We had to remind the crowd not to get too handsy, which is common in this type of show.”
Businesses that had to keep bars closed because of COVID-19 are ready to welcome customers, even with requirements on social distancing and masks.
Bobby Kingston finally got his wish of a formal response Thursday, when an OSHA official called him and told him it was OK to stage his ambient music. Or keep staging it, in this instance.
Three Square’s east campus will house its senior hunger programs and an upgraded call center, as well as additional warehouse space.
Las Vegas shed 82,700 entertainment and hospitality jobs during the 12 months ending in June. Marco Villarreal made sure his wasn’t one of them.
In a pandemic, the Entertainment Capital of the World is a tough room. Las Vegas businesses that stage music along with food and drink are learning this the hard way.