The stars come out for races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with varying results.
Christopher Lawrence
Reporter
Email: clawrence@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 380-4567
Christopher Lawrence escaped his native Kentucky without an accent thanks to the thousands of hours he spent in front of a television as a child. That’s also why he never learned how to ride a bicycle. He’s been writing about TV and movies since his days at Murray State University, when the school’s basketball coach had him reassigned at the student newspaper after just one story about the team. He’s been a professional TV critic since 2000, the Review-Journal’s TV critic since 2005 and its movie critic since 2012.
Las Vegas should be a hotbed for horror movies, but we just don’t have an iconic one the way we have a go-to drama (“Casino”) or comedy (“The Hangover”).
As we wait for news of the Tropicana’s demise, take a look back at the 14 implosions that have changed the face of Las Vegas.
Get your Halloween started early with this roundup of spooky attractions.
The All-Pro receiver shows off his skills with a sledgehammer, a jackhammer and a chop saw for an upcoming episode of CBS’ “Secret Celebrity Renovation.”
You’ve seen Gordon Ramsay hurls insults and swear words at contestants on any of his half-dozen shows. Now you can live it.
Oscar Goodman loves telling a good story — almost as much as he enjoys his Bombay Sapphire gin. He had both at his disposal while recording Season 3 of “Mobbed Up,” the Review-Journal’s award-winning podcast.
From where Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro lived to where they made headlines, these spots will help you create your own DIY mob tour.
There are several options for Las Vegas fans as long as KLAS-TV, Channel 8, remains off the satellite provider.
A drawn-out contract dispute is to blame, and more Raiders games could be affected.
On Dec. 12, 1976, Elvis Presley performed “Can’t Help Falling in Love” to close out an 11-day run at the Las Vegas Hilton. They’d never again prepare the showroom for Presley, who died Aug. 16, 1977.
Guests will attempt to solve a mystery in a reproduction of the show’s Arconia apartments.
The Las Vegas station is among 159 owned by Nexstar that were dropped by DirecTV.
It’s been nearly 15 years since you could belly up to Quark’s Bar, order a Bacon Cheese Borger or The Wrap of Khan, then wash it all down with a James Tea Kirk.
Dorothy Oppenheimer Vanderford, who lives in Boulder City and works at the Nevada National Security Site, has become an advocate for the man she never knew.