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- "Topping Out" CityCenter
May 16 On Wednesday, May 14, CityCenter commemorated the "topping out" of its 57-story Vdara Condo Hotel. The opening is planned for December 2009.
- Liberace
May 15 As the highest paid entertainer in 1955 making $55,000 a week at the Riviera, Liberace paved the way for a generation of marquee entertainers who would draw thousands of people ...
- Elvis Tribute Artists
May 15 "The King" of Rock and Roll has been gone for more than 30 years, but on any given night in Las Vegas the spirit of Elvis Presley lives on. For ...
- Jimmy Jazz
May 15 Longtime Las Vegas jazz musician Jimmy Mulidore reflects on the city's rhythm and blues hey days, but also how corporate casinos, an ever-increasing amount of entertainment options, and lack of ...
- New Vegas
May 15 Las Vegas' shift from a tumbleweed boomtown into the jewel of the desert has given way to its transformation into the party in the desert. With countless night clubs that ...
- Boomtown: Part One
May 15 How did an old-west outpost on Nevada's last frontier become both the largest city founded in the 20th century and the number one destination spot in the world? Take a ...
- Boomtown: Part Two
May 15 From 1910 through 1920, the newly founded township of Las Vegas mostly relied on three things to keep it going: The railroad, the roulette wheel, and the red-light district.
- Boomtown: Part Three
May 15 Las Vegas' first and only economic crisis took place during the 1920s. A railroad workers strike, left the locomotive stop between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City in a bad ...
- Boomtown: Part Four
May 15 After a small economic crisis due to the railroad strike in the 1920s, Las Vegas bounced back with the help of the state and federal government. As workers poured into ...
- Boomtown: Part Five
May 15 As World War II began, Las Vegas experienced a growth in population and tourism, due to the army bases nearby. At the same time, the first resorts on the future ...
- Boomtown: Part Six
May 15 In the 1950s Las Vegas began to see a growing trend in resort casinos on the Strip. As the mob began to take over the casino business in town, high ...
- Boomtown: Part Seven
May 15 As travel into town became easier for tourists, Las Vegas would receive its greatest publicity in the town's short history. Atomic tests only 60 miles away made sure everyone in ...
- Boomtown: Part Eight
May 15 In the 1960s Las Vegas stepped things up a notch. The Rat Pack brought the town it's signature swanky style, while Howard Hughes brought legitimate money into the town. As ...
- Boomtown: Part Nine
May 15 For many readers, the 1970s image of Las Vegas became strangely grim after Hunter S. Thompson took "a Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream", in his novel ...
- Boomtown: Part Ten
May 15 For a city that had enjoyed such good fortune, the 1980s gave Las Vegas a few rough years. Tragedies and economic stagnation dominated the decade, until a new hotel moved ...
Panoramas
- UAW-Dodge 400 Infield
Mar. 2, 2008 A view from the infield at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the UAW-Dodge 400.
- La Concha, Resurrected
Feb. 19, 2008 The Neon Museum has spent $1.4 million to cut apart, move, then rebuild the cement and glass lobby designed by architect Paul Revere Williams. The project was a challenge unlike any other.
- Caucus at Paris
Jan. 19, 2008 Hillary Clinton supporters rally on their side of the caucus room at the Paris Resort and Casino on Jan. 19, 2008. Earlier in the week the Paris was the scene for caucus chaos when the powerful Culinary Union was accused of pressuring its workers to vote for Barack Obama.
- New Year's Eve
Jan. 1, 2008 The scene was more surreal than usual for Las Vegas on this Monday night. One of the world's biggest partying cities held one of its biggest parties, when hundreds of thousands of revelers closed down the Las Vegas Strip and rang in the New Year in typical Sin City fashion -- chalk full of fireworks, food, alcohol and, of course, plenty of fun.
- Spin Around the Spin Room
Nov. 15, 2007 Immerse yourself in a 360-degree audio-visual panorama of the “Spin Room” at the Nov. 15 Democratic presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas. See Dennis Kucinich and actor Matthew Modine in this multimedia-surround sound view.
Interactive
McCarran flight delay calculator
See how frequently individual flights were delayed to and from McCarran International Airport in 2007. Also: Read "Delays of the Land," an overview of the most-delayed flights.
Slideshows
- Boulder City
May 15 Born out of a need to house Hoover Dam construction workers, Boulder City was then and has continued to be the pious neighbor of Sin City.
- North Las Vegas
May 15 Photos of the city that has grown over the past 62 years since its incorporation to include the entire northern expanse of Southern Nevada.
- Party school
May 10 UNLV's Nightclub Management class threw a party for their final exam--a pool party at MGM Grand's Wet Republic.
- Speed Racer vs. Kyle the racer
May 10 The similarities between the animated and now celluloid lead foot and those of Las Vegas’ real-life Speed Racer, Kyle Busch, are more remarkable than Racer X’s mask. Please read the caption for each photo.
- Sideshow Sculptures
May 5 Holley Bakich's sculptures of the real life people that appeared at sideshows as freaks of nature and are on display with the "Amusement Park Science" exhibit at the Harry Reid Hall of the Atomic Testing Museum.
- Foreclosures
May 4
- Person of Interest
Apr 30
- Fight night
Apr 20 Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins fought 12 rounds with neither man being knocked out. Finally, it was decided by the judges' scorecards, with Calzaghe earning a split-decision victory.
Recent Episodes: Face to Face with Jon Ralston
- Face to Face: Stay or Go?
May 12 Pressure is building on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race. ...
- Face to Face: 77 More Cases
May 9 The Southern Nevada Health District says another 77 cases of hepatitis C may be linked ...
- Face to Face: Dying for Sport?
May 8 Eight Belles collapsed in front of millions of Kentucky Derby viewers. But, horses are put ...
- Face to Face: Credit Freeze
May 7 The median price of an existing home is down almost 23 percent from last April. ...
