Motorists should brace for heavy traffic around Las Vegas during Thanksgiving weekend as droves of people travel in and out of Southern Nevada to celebrate turkey day with family and friends.
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal in November 2018 and covers sports business and transportation. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
With year two of the Las Vegas Grand Prix in the books, officials are already looking toward the future of the mega event being held annually in Southern Nevada.
Thousands of fans attending the Las Vegas Grand Prix came from all over the world with the same goal in mind: To enjoy F1, Las Vegas style.
Tickets for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix sold out just hours ahead of the event’s 10 p.m. start time Saturday, according to the race’s website.
Using the massive Sphere as the anchor of the Las Vegas Grand Prix spectator area, a small army of staff ensure the guest experience is enjoyable.
Some of the more interesting and most expensive spectator areas for the Las Vegas Grand Prix are located in garages on the ground floor and atop the roof of the Formula One Pit Building.
If attending the Las Vegas Grand Prix at the Las Vegas Grand Prix pit building is not in your budget, next year the space will be open to the public for various experiences.
Despite critics doubting the ability of A’s owner John Fisher to build a Strip ballpark, Rob Manfred said the team is on schedule for relocation in 2028.
Las Vegas Grand Prix officials gave 500 Clark County School District students a look at how their learning in the classroom could apply in the real world.
The Bellagio Fountain Club returns this year offering some of the best views of the Las Vegas Grand Prix’s main straightaway on the Strip, with the resort’s popular fountain show occurring behind.
F1 Academy, the all-female racing series, will conclude its 2025 season in Southern Nevada during Grand Prix weekend from Nov. 20 to 22, F1 announced Monday.
Before the top Formula One racers take to Las Vegas streets for the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, the Review-Journal is taking you on a trip around the 3.8-mile circuit.
With Las Vegas Grand Prix race week upon us, road impacts associated with the Formula One race will ramp up this week as final preparations are made and the drivers take to the track later in the week.
Tickets to Saturday’s race have been easier to come by this year, but the event should be second only to the Super Bowl in terms of visitor spending.
In 2025, crews will begin to widen the 215 between Pecos Road/St. Rose Parkway to Stephanie Street. A pedestrian bridge over Green Valley Parkway will be added.