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Opinion: Live Blogging Top Chef: Las Vegas Week 2 [Top Chef]

26 Aug 2009 18:00:00 PDT

Written by MisterHippity
Although I like to call it Top Chef Minors, the bores at Bravo actually call this show Top Chef: Las Vegas. The live blog takes place in the comments section below, where all are welcome to participate, and the show gets underway on Bravo at 10 pm Eastern.

Original story at Gawker .

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Opinion: Analyst: New Sands casino off to a good start

10 Jun 2009 08:34:19 PDT

AP , 06.10.09, 11:22 AM EDT NEW YORK -- Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s new Pennsylvania casino appears to be off to a good start, but the company must still find ways to deal with its looming debt load, an analyst said Wednesday. Las Vegas Sands ( LVS - news ... Las Vegas Review - Journal - WNEP-TV

Original story at Forbes .

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Opinion: Station Casinos Delays Bankruptcy, Again

14 May 2009 18:03:46 PDT

Station is one of many casino companies struggling to pay down billions in debt while gambling revenues have been in decline for more than a year. Las Vegas, where Station owns a chain of casinos aimed mostly at local residents, has been particularly ... Las Vegas Sun - Casino City Times

Original story at Wall Street Journal .

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LETTERS: Las Vegas entertainer taken from us too soon - Las Vegas Review

04 May 2009 02:02:03 PDT

Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - K.R. Lewis The saying, "Only the good die young" was truly proved at the passing of Danny Gans. I have never seen any of his shows but thought he had a great voice. We had made plans to go to one of his shows this summer. Now this will never be realized. ...

Original story at Las Vegas Review-Journal .

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Opinion: A night at the Folies

26 Mar 2009 18:58:14 PDT

Written by JoeinVegas(noreply@blogger.com)
Last Saturday evening we went to see one of the final performances of Folies Bergere at the Tropicana. It’s the oldest show in Vegas, in its 49th year, which they say is also the longest running show in the world. The web site says: “The timeless musical extravaganza embodies the very essence...

Original story at Joe in and around Las Vegas .

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Opinion: Cirque weekend

24 Feb 2009 14:49:10 PST

Written by JoeinVegas(noreply@blogger.com)
Well, the first restriction was that you had to go to the casino where the show was in order to purchase the tickets. Normally I just go across the street during lunch and buy tickets over at the TI for any Cirque show (there are seven around town). Now, it might not seem like such a big deal to actu...

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Las Vegas news and blogs - November 09, 2009

09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Las Vegas news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Table games on many minds at Sands grand opening -- from Philadelphia Inquirer
• Opinion: Carlos Santana at Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel -- from Los Angeles Times
• Opinion: A Casino Rises in the Place of a Fallen Steel Giant -- from New York Times
• Opinion: McCall-Hopoate -- from Las Vegas Sun
• Opinion: Jay-Z and Beyonce to show off in Vegas -- from S2Smagazine.com
• Opinion: Struggling market of Las Vegas gets a sigh of relief -- from TopNews
• Scarcity of casino jobs in Las Vegas area has some seeking work in ... - Las Vegas Review -- from Journal
• Opinion: Lindsay Lohan in Talks to Star in a Topless Las Vegas Strip Show -- from FOXNews
• THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: Elton John wrapping up Las Vegas 'Red Piano ... - Las Vegas Review -- from Journal
• JOHN L. SMITH: Attorney spearheads movement to stop kickbacks for ... - Las Vegas Review -- from Journal

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Restaurant Review: Sinatra at Wynn Encore Resort, Las Vegas

20 Jan 2009 03:34:06 PST

This is a theme restaurant - in a Las Vegas casino. Yet the cuisine rivals the best I've had in Manhattan!" I, too, was rather surprised when Sinatra, ... Monti's Vegas Column GamingTodaySlotsToday Sussing out the Strip’s new player Metro Canada - Toronto

Original story at Blogcritics .

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Opinion: The Vegas Casino Room Glut

31 Dec 2008 15:09:14 PST

Still. a recent review of the Encore in the Los Angeles Times concludes: "That dry desert floor outside town is littered with the corpses of pundits who have proclaimed that Las Vegas is overbuilt. And there's probably a special section in that cemetery for people who underestimated Steve...

Original story at businessweek.com .

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Review-Journal: “Lion-In-Winter” Copperfield Still The Tops For Vegas Magic

26 Dec 2008 14:31:59 PST

Written by Editor
Who knows what’s gotten into Mike Weatherford lately but he seems to have a hankering for the Vegas magic veterans. A few weeks ago, Lance Burton got a positive write-up and now it’s David Copperfield, whose on-stage accident has only seemed to benefit the show in terms of buzz and ticket sa...

Original story at itricks.com .

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Opinion: Remembering Coals to Newcastle

05 Nov 2008 23:01:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Neil)
There. I got on a plane, flew to Las Vegas, got off the plane, discovered that Penn and Teller were doing a "corporate gig" in my hotel, so ate some sushi and then went in search of them. I gave Penn (who wants to keep bees) a round of honeycomb from my hives, and talked about bees and beekeeping, an...

Original story at Neil Gaiman's Journal .

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Opinion: RJ endorses Pants Ablaze Man

28 Oct 2008 10:42:57 PDT

Written by Hugh Jackson
Deeply grateful for all that Republicans in Washington have done for this nation both at home and abroad, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which is a newspaper, has endorsed incumbent Republican congressman Jon Porter over Democratic challenger Dina Titus in Nevada's...

Original story at Las Vegas Gleaner .

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Opinion: The art of collecting

16 Oct 2008 02:00:00 PDT

It’s the perfect time for Libby Lumpkin, executive director of the Las Vegas Art Museum, to talk about collecting. The Southern California minimalist exhibit — two-thirds of that exhibition was borrowed locally. These were very precious works of art and that work is really challenging f...

Original story at Las Vegas Sun .

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Opinion: STEPHEN CAPLAN

13 Oct 2008 02:00:00 PDT

Despite the difficulty in making reeds in this climate, he says, Las Vegas presents ample opportunity to collaborate with composers, including UNLV’s composer in residence, Virko Baley, and to perform music that reflects the Southwest and Vegas (sounds of Zion National Park and casi...

Original story at Las Vegas Sun .

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Opinion: The Sun wins 14 press association awards

28 Sep 2008 02:00:00 PDT

The Las Vegas Review-Journal won 19 first-place journalism awards and five advertising awards. The Nevada Appeal in Carson City won one journalism award and one advertising award. The Sun’s investigation into construction accidents on the Las Vegas Strip won three awards.

Original story at Las Vegas Sun .

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Opinion: In libertarian Vegas, ACLU keeps finding battles to fight

22 Sep 2008 02:00:00 PDT

A look back on its accomplishments and growth since its launch in 1966 offers perspective on the evolution of the Las Vegas Valley. “Las Vegas is no different from anywhere else,” says Lichtenstein, the ACLU of Nevada’s general counsel since 1996.

Original story at Las Vegas Sun .

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Opinion: This time, history may not be kind

11 Sep 2008 02:00:00 PDT

“Less is a bore,” proclaimed the little book about Las Vegas architecture. It’s time for a new look at Las Vegas. What Venturi and Scott Brown did, Schwarz says, was take a look at Las Vegas and ask, “What does the rest of the world have to learn from what’s happened in Las Vegas?”

Original story at Las Vegas Sun .

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Opinion: Cher Las Vegas Spectacular

10 May 2008 03:06:41 PDT

Written by webmaster
Last week, Sanchez watched her star climb to the top of a prop piece only planned for dancers to scale; perhaps a Xanax-inducing moment for those underwriting the 61-year-old star’s next 197 shows at Caesars Palace.

Original story at cherworld.com .

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Cher on Oprah (Las Vegas Review & Photos)

08 May 2008 06:04:17 PDT

Written by webmaster
CLICK HERE to Buy front row seats to Cher’s Las Vegas Caesars Palace Concert Tour!! Three years later, Tina has thought about it, and she’s come to Las Vegas to make a special announcement…she’s going on one last tour! CLICK HERE to Buy front row seats to Cher’s Las Vegas Caesars Palace Conc...

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Live Cher At Ceasars Palace Review

07 May 2008 14:04:27 PDT

Written by webmaster
LAS VEGAS — Like the temples of the ancient Roman world that it simulates, the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is an environment suited to extravagant immortals. The artists who’ve graced its huge stage have all achieved that status in which one name not only serves but also explai...

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Opinion: To Do Tonight 3/19

19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 PDT

Playboy Comedy , 8:30 p.m. Playboy Comedy is not your conventional comedy show. For the past 3 years it has been exclusive at The Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. It was awarded "Best Comedy Club" in 2006 by The Las Vegas Review Journal. Brea Improv, 120 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA, 92821

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Movie Review: Ocean's Thirteen

08 Jun 2007 06:10:50 PDT

Written by Gerald Wright
Well, the Las Vegas swindle crew is back in full force in this threequel. The name of the game is getting even. Danny Ocean (George Clooney), Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and riskiest casino heist and the reason is to defend one o...

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Opinion: Military airman killed in Vegas shooting

01 May 2007 10:11:00 PDT

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) � An Air Force senior airman who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan has been identified as the victim of a weekend slaying outside a baby shower in a residential neighborhood. R�Chardrick Markray, 22, and another man were shot outside a house not far fro...

Original story at Reno Gazette Journal .

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Concert Review: Rascal Flatts at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay

12 Mar 2007 15:29:08 PDT

Written by Whitney Pastorek
But last weekend, an elaborate series of events took me to Las Vegas and plopped me down in the middle of an event that even my country-loving, native-Texan brain could barely comprehend: Rascal Flatts and their "Me and My Gang" Tour. During NASCAR weekend. In Vegas. It was like the All-Star g...

Original story at Entertainment Weekly .

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Opinion: Las Vegas: New York in Las Vegas

19 Dec 2006 12:04:11 PST

Coyote Ugly: Modeled after the East Village original that was famously portrayed in the '00 movie, Coyote Ugly in Vegas is the pretty similar to the real deal except that your bar-dancin', loud talkin' bartender's other job is stripping so you will probably get a better show than in NYC.

Original story at Gridskipper .

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Opinion: MEDC 2005

23 May 2005 20:52:00 PDT

Written by MikeZintel
Mike M got us tickets. Mike seemed to know his way around Vegas pretty good, and was a great host. Mike is on one of the folks who you don't see much, but plays a critical role in making your experience productive by writing the code that makes the remote debugger work. Tricky stuff too. Mike got the...

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