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August 28, 2020 - 1:12 pm

SLS Las Vegas used to be the Sahara, which opened in 1952 as a $5.5 million, Moroccan-themed resort 1959: A convention hall on the north side of the Sahara is added as well as a 127-foot sign. 1959: Comedian Don Rickles makes the first of many appearances in the Casbar lounge. George Burns also appears in the Casbar lounge. 1961: Del Webb acquires the Sahara through a stock transaction involving 1.5 million shares in the Del Webb Corp. valued at about $12 million. The Sahara adds a $5 million, 24-story skyscraper with 400 rooms, bringing its total to more than 800. 1964: Stan Irwin, the Sahara entertainment director, brings The Beatles to Las Vegas. They perform at the Las Vegas Convention Center and stay at the hotel. 1982: Paul Lowden buys the Sahara for $50 million. 1988: A 26-story tower is added, bringing the room total to 1,500. Lowden expands the casino area and opens a new race and sports book. 1995: Bill Bennett buys the Sahara for $193 million, including 39 acres west of the Strip. 2007: SBE Entertainment and Stockbridge Real Estate buy the Sahara for between $300 million and $400 million. 2011: The Sahara closes 2017: The Meruelo Group announces it had agreed to buy the struggling SLS Las Vegas from Stockbridge Capital Group

Former Las Vegan and auto racing crew chief George Bignotti to be honored

August 27, 2020 - 11:53 pm

George Bignotti will be inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame on June 21. The former Las Vegas resident raced stock cars but made his name as an Indianapolis 500 crew chief. He served as crew chief on seven Indy 500 winners, including twice with A.J. Foyt and Al Unser. He also was head mechanic on Indy winners driven by Graham Hill, Gordon Johncock and Tom Sneva. Bignotti was an avid golfer and lived on Canyon Gate golf course in Las Vegas. He was 97 when he died in 2013. “As far as I’m concerned, he was the greatest mechanic that ever turned a wrench on an Indy car.”

Who is Drew?

August 27, 2020 - 9:02 pm

Developer Steve Witkoff has renamed the former Fontainebleau: The Drew Las Vegas. We can’t tell you who Drew is — yet. But here’s what we know about the project: • 4,000 rooms • Will debut the Edition brand in Las Vegas and feature the Strip’s first JW Marriott • 500,000 square feet of convention and meeting space • The 60-plus story tower, mothballed since the recession, is scheduled to open in late 2020 • Purchase price: $600 million • Former Cosmopolitan CEO John Unwin will oversee The Drew’s launch and operations

Las Vegas police say deadly shootings gang, drug related

August 27, 2020 - 9:02 pm

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s gang unit are working with homicide detectives after a man was shot and killed Sunday night in central Las Vegas. Two shootings occurred only a block from each other. The first shooting took place around 8:40 p.m. on Van Patten Street and might have involved narcotics, police said. The man shot was taken to the hospital, where he died in surgery. Two hours later, while investigating the first shooting, police heard gunfire and found another man wounded on the 2500 block of Sherwood Street. He is expected to survive. Police say the shootings appear to be related. The suspect or suspects remain on the loose.

2017 National Finals Rodeo sixth go-round results

August 27, 2020 - 4:54 pm

The National Finals Rodeo continued its annual 10-day run in Las Vegas on Tuesday with the sixth performance. Here’s a look at the sixth go-round. Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Clayton Biglow on Frontier Rodeo’s Night Fist, 88 points, $23,481 Bareback riding: 1. (tie) J.R. Vezain on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Scarlet Belle, 88 points, $23,481 Steer wrestling: 1. Baylor Roche, 3.6 seconds, $26,231 Team roping: 1. (tie) Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 3.7 seconds, $23,481 Team roping: 1. (tie) Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 3.7 seconds, $23,481 Saddle bronc riding: 1. Ryder Wright, 89 points on The Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s 2 Cookies, $26,231 Tie-down roping: 1. Marty Yates, 6.9 seconds, $26,231 Barrel racing: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 13.49 seconds, $26,231 Bull riding: 1. Trey Benton III, 92.5 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Bomb Pop, $27,077 All-around world standings: 1. Trevor Brazile, $313,837

Get free McNuggets from McDonald’s through UberEats Wednesday

December 12, 2017 - 7:08 pm

UberEats and McDonald’s are teaming up for a deal that’s as real as the meat in Chicken McNuggets. Anyone placing a McDonald’s order through UberEats can get a free order of 10-piece Chicken McNuggets and two dipping sauces from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday. However, you’ll still have to pay UberEats’ $4.99 booking fee to have those McNuggets delivered to your doorstep. McDonald’s has sold 677,202 Chicken McNuggets through UberEats since the app launched in Las Vegas in September 2016, company officials said.

2017 National Finals Rodeo fifth go-round results

August 27, 2020 - 4:57 pm

The National Finals Rodeo continued its ten-day annual run in Las Vegas on Monday. Here’s a look at the National Finals Rodeo fifth go-round results Bareback riding: 1. Mason Clements, 88.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Onion Ring, $26,231 Steer wrestling: 1. Tanner Milan, 3.8 seconds, $26,231 Team roping: 1. (tie) Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 3.9 seconds, $23,481 Team roping: 1. (tie) Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 3.9 seconds, $23,481 Saddle bronc riding: 1. Sterling Crawley, 89 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Medicine Woman, $26,231 Tie-down roping: 1. Marty Yates, 7.0 seconds, $26,231 Barrel racing: 1. (tie) Lisa Lockhart, 13.59 seconds, $23,481 Barrel racing: 1. (tie) Ivy Conrado, 13.59 seconds, $23,481 Bull riding: 1. Sage Kimzey, 89 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Record Rack’s Shootin’ Stars, $27,077 All-around standings: 1. Trevor Brazile, $313,837