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CityCenter\'s Aria Makes Debut

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December 16, 2009 · 9:19 p.m.

CityCenter's Aria makes it long awaited debut to the public.

Holly Madison, seated, backstage with other performers at the grand opening of 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque by Holly Madison at Mandalay Bay on Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Las Vegas.
1923 edges back toward Ivan Kane vibe; Gold Coast pulling apart showroom
Monday, January 19, 2015
By John Katsilometes
The Kats Report Bureau at this writing is Yard House at Town Square, just a handspring from Baobab Stage Theater, where the venue’s proprietor, Wassa Coulibaly, is heading up another of her “Midnight Cabaret” burlesque shows.
Frankie Moreno performs at the Stratosphere on Thursday, April 5, 2012.
Frankie Moreno hitting Carnegie Hall in 2015; Wynn gives ‘Showstoppers’ dancers room to stretch legs
Friday, December 19, 2014
By John Katsilometes
The Kats Report Bureau this week made a stop at an open terrace just outside the 50th-floor Voodoo Steakhouse at the Rio for announcement of the New Year’s Eve fireworks show on the Strip. Seven hotels will fire pyrotechnics during …
The exterior of New York-New York Hotel & Casino on Thursday, June 6, 2013 on the Las Vegas Strip.
Restaurants on the way to New York-New York; SLS buffet closes temporarily
Openings & Closings:
Monday, November 17, 2014
By Tristan Aird
A pair of long-awaited restaurants are poised to add flavor to New York-New York. Also, a call center bringing hundreds of jobs holds a ribbon-cutting, restaurants and a bakeshop open throughout the Las Vegas Valley, and ...
How well do you know the casino signs of Las Vegas? Here’s a test
How well do you know the casino signs of Las Vegas? Here’s a test
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
By Ric Anderson
No city does signage like Las Vegas. Signs are part of our DNA, to the point we have a museum dedicated to preserving our neon heritage. So how well do you know the casinos of Las Vegas? See if you can identify these signs using only ...
A view of the Aria during a tour of MGM Mirage's CityCenter project Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.
MGM Resorts fined $100,000 over gaming complaint at Aria
Thursday, July 24, 2014
By Cy Ryan
The Nevada Gaming Commission fined MGM Resorts International $100,000 in connection with a complaint that gaming agents were blocked from observing ...
Sliders at Distill.
Michael Mina swaps fish fare for Parisian theme; Cheffini’s opens shop downtown
Openings & Closings:
Monday, July 7, 2014
By Pashtana Usufzy
American Fish closes as the owner promises a new concept to replace it. Cheffini's opens a downtown shop and Grass Roots Juice Bar debuts within the John E. Carson building ...
Mercadito's Pescado a la Talla
Mercadito offers Mexican cuisine; Chicago hot dog spot arrives without the attitude
Openings & Closings:
Monday, June 23, 2014
By Pashtana Usufzy
The Wiener’s Circle and Mercadito arrive at Red Rock. Henderson awaits opening of the health-conscious Lyfe Kitchen, and Conn brings its appliances, furnishings and electronics to Las Vegas ...
Hershey's Chocolate World opens at New York-New York on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, in Las Vegas.
Openings & Closings: Hershey’s offers up celebratory Kisses; Sisley debuts Aria store
Openings & Closings:
Monday, June 9, 2014
By Pashtana Usufzy
Hershey's celebrates the grand opening of its two-story Strip location as celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis opens her first restaurant. A sports bar known for its many TV screens closes for good ...
A view of SHe Steakhouse, Eva Longoria's female-focused steakhouse inside the Crystals shops at CityCenter.
Landry’s pulls the plug on Eva Longoria’s steakhouse on the Strip
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
By Michelle Rindels, Associated Press
The restaurant was located inside the Crystals shops at the Aria casino and featured smaller portion sizes for female customers. The steakhouse ran into trouble with health inspectors when …
Barry Williams, Florence Henderson and Christopher Knight attend Nevada Ballet Theater’s 30th anniversary Black & White Ball honoring Henderson on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in Aria.
Florence Henderson splashes color over NBT’s Black & White Ball
Monday, January 27, 2014
By John Katsilometes
Florence Henderson joked about Viagra, dusted off a joke about George Burns and sang a cappella at Saturday's NBT fundraising gala at Aria.
Florence Henderson.
For a night, it’s ‘The Ballet Bunch’ as Florence Henderson is honored by NBT
Thursday, January 23, 2014
By John Katsilometes
Nevada Ballet Theater’s 2014 Woman of the Year has taken many voyages on “The Love Boat,” played at every famous Strip hotel and even worked with Shecky Greene.
The Wheel of Death act is performed during Cirque du Soleil's "Zarkana."
‘Zarkana’ artist injured after slipping from ‘Wheel of Death’
Saturday, November 2, 2013
By John Katsilometes
The "Wheel of Death" in "Zarkana" is, as its name indicates, one of Cirque du Soleil’s riskier acts. The injuries do not seem serious, and Cirque says “Wheel of Death” is to return to the show upon the artist’s return.
Tubing and pumps carrying various spirits are seen in the liquor pump room at the Bellagio August 23, 2013.
Drinking at the Bellagio: How booze travels from a secret room to your glass
the strip:
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
By Ed Komenda
An outsider might conclude there's a lot of partying going on in an employees-only floor at the Bellagio. There's no bar in sight but still the place smells like booze. Inch closer to a pair of double doors across the hall from the resort’s carpentry office, and the alcoholic aroma grows stronger. Peek through a pair of windows and you find the source.
Construction is nearing completion on the newest Starbucks on the Las Vegas Strip. It's set to open in early March in CityCenter, near Mandarin Oriental.
Ventis at Vdara: CityCenter adding a fourth Starbucks
Business:
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
By Ed Komenda
A fourth Starbucks shop is slated for CityCenter — this time at Vdara.
Bobby Baldwin and wife Audra Baldwin attend the red carpet grand opening of Cirque du Soleil's "Zarkana" at Aria on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.
Poker skills helped CityCenter CEO Baldwin thrive in business
Q&A:
Thursday, May 30, 2013
By Ed Komenda
In an interview with the Sun and VEGAS INC, CityCenter President Bobby Baldwin discusses how his business acumen was shaped by the knowledge he gleaned in becoming one of the world's top poker players.