“Bar Rescue” star Jon Taffer says, “Rather than freaking out about the pandemic, I’ve just been focused on, ‘What do our businesses look like when we’re open?’ ”
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Strip hotels unified for a visually powerful message of unity, illuminating guest rooms so the buildings lit up with hearts and spell the word HOPE.
Acting legend Michael Caine once told me Little Church of the West was one of his favorite Vegas landmarks — he and his wife, Shakira, were married there in 1973.
Businesses and attractions are closed across the country. But when the Las Vegas Strip is forced to close, the impact is indelible.
The “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign stands alone as a civic icon. It’s been standing largely alone, in fact, during the coronavirus outbreak.
It is the first such halt in performances, other than for maintenance, in the attraction’s 21-year history.
Neil Diamond was in top form in a stunning, unbilled seven-song performance at the Power of Love gala.
Flavor Flav tweeted at Chuck D: “You wanna destroy something we’ve built over 35 years OVER POLITICS???”
Started in 2009, the “Send In The Clowns” project was shelved but never scrapped.
Las Vegas bands and a locals-heavy crowd filled Hard Rock Hotel for its final shindig Saturday night.
The volcano has been a popular Strip-side attraction since the hotel opened in 1989 and recently added two shows to its daily schedule.
MGM Resorts International is converting the Las Vegas Village and Route 91 Harvest music festival site into parking for events at Allegiant Stadium, and also a community and athletic center.
Jack Daniel’s House No. 7, a temporary party fortress, took over Thunderbird Boutique Hotel & Lounge this weekend.
“Clearly, if you can be licensed to own a casino operation in Nevada, you’re OK,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said of new Coyotes majority owner Alex Mereulo.
Celine Dion was greeted with a full-throated roar and a standing ovation from the start as she opened her 1,144th and final show Saturday night at the Colosseum.
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