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Life Is Beautiful, but not for everyone — PHOTOS

The first day of the annual Life Is Beautiful Festival kicked off Friday, as crowds of people began to arrive in downtown Las Vegas, but not everyone was feeling festive. Some business owners say the festival hurts profits.

A packed Route 91 calls for big anthems — PHOTOS

A big space calls for big songs. Did country explode because it started delivering hits that could pull in 25,000 people? Or did country start writing big anthems because it’s pulling in 25,000 people?

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Downtown Project CEO sheds light on Bunkhouse closure

Aside from a short message posted to the venue’€™s Facebook page, and an equally brief statement issued by Mark Rowland, chief executive officer of Downtown Project Ventures, there was no reason given for the closure.

Blues legend B.B. King dead at 89

Legendary guitarist B.B. King, who introduced audiences worldwide to the blues and inspired a generation of musicians, died Thursday night at his home in Las Vegas, his attorney said. He was 89.

Tourism group turned to world-class composer with Nevada roots

Eric Whitacre is a world-class, Grammy Award-winning music composer who grew up in rural Nevada, went to school at UNLV and makes about a dozen speaking appearances a year. He also recently appeared before the Governor’s Conference on Tourism.

Coalition opposes R. Kelly’s concert on the Strip

Dozens of New Year’s 2015 events are scheduled to take place this week on the Strip, but one, featuring a three-time Grammy award winner, is getting extra attention.

Rock in Rio performers give sneak peek

Entertainers performed during the Rock in Rio USA Rock Street sneak-peek event at the site of the former Circus Circus RV Park on Monday.

Pop star’s donation seeds multiple sclerosis program

A donation from popular music star Gloria Estefan and her husband is bringing a new program to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health for people living with multiple sclerosis.

Rapper Flavor Flav runs afoul of Las Vegas fireworks law

Flavor Flav’s yearslong battle with neighbors over his annual Fourth of July fireworks show might be at an end after Las Vegas police slapped the rapper with two citations Friday night.

EDC ends peacefully with a few arrests, medical calls

The last night of Electric Daisy Carnival came to a close Monday morning. The event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway drew in crowds by the thousands, each night seeing about 134,000 attendees, according to Insomniac Events.