THE NEWEST SHINING STAR IN LAS VEGAS
December 3, 2009 - 4:09 pm
CityCenter celebrations continue this week at the $8.5 billion resort development on the Las Vegas Strip. The 500,000-square-foot Crystals retail and entertainment district opened Thursday. On Friday, the 47-story Mandarin Oriental non-gaming hotel and residences will open. The grand opening of Aria, a 4,000-room gaming resort that features Cirque du Soleil's "Viva Elvis," is scheduled to open December 16. (Photo courtesy Brian Jones/Las Vegas News Bureau)