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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.

The new oversized marquee at Aria.
Big and tall: Aria lights up new 250-foot LED sign
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
By Ed Komenda
You can’t miss it. It’s 250 feet tall, 65 feet wide and packed with 11 million pixels spread over 10,000 square feet of LED screen. It’s Aria’s new marquee, and it’s the tallest on the Strip, according to MGM Resorts International officials.
The Las Vegas skyline is seen from the top of the Bellagio.
How much does it cost to build a Strip resort?
Friday, March 8, 2013
By Ron Sylvester
The Genting Group got a steal on the Strip land it bought this week to build Resorts World Las Vegas, a 3,500-room Chinese-themed resort. The Malaysian company paid Boyd Gaming only $350 million for the 87-acre site of the imploded Stardust and failed Echelon. By comparison, Phil Ruffin sold the 36-acre New Frontier property in 2007 for $1.24 billion, a Las Vegas record.
Parents Heidi and Kenneth Cherry Sr. stand in silence while attending a vigil held in memory of their son, Kenneth Cherry Jr., at the corner of Flamingo Road and Las Vegas Boulevard Friday night, February 22, in Las Vegas.
Family of Kenneth Cherry Jr. reeling after son killed on Strip
Fatal shooting:
Saturday, February 23, 2013
By Brian Nordli
If there is one thing Kenneth Cherry Sr. wants people to understand about his son, Kenneth Cherry Jr., it’s that he was a victim in the tragic incident on the Strip Thursday morning.
Executive Chef Bonifacio De La Cruz slices zucchinis on the iron plate grill using knives as his only utensils at Tetsu, inside barMasa at Aria, Jan. 18, 2013.
Good Japanese food goes beyond flying shrimp and rice volcanoes
food:
Saturday, February 9, 2013
By Ron Sylvester
Flames spit from shiny steel grills. Chefs' knives dance across hot tables. Customers breathe in the smell of rosemary and garlic. This is teppanyaki cooking — is steeped in hundreds of years of Japanese culture — like you'll find it in few places in America. The chefs at Tetsu Teppan Grill at the Aria have introduced a calmer, more traditional feel to the cooking technique better known for the playful juggling forks and tossing shrimp into people's mouths.
Randy Anderson and Jenni Lafollette of Minneapolis, Minn. look at a photo on their digital camera after getting married Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Las Vegas wedding chapels were busy all day as many couples wanted to get married on the date of 12-12-12.
New chapel at Aria brings modern edge to Las Vegas weddings
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
By Andrea Domanick
If you're looking for a Las Vegas wedding without the kitsch, a new chapel is bringing a contemporary option to the Strip.
A rendering of the Five50 Pizza Bar, which is set to open this spring at Aria.
Chef brings 'new vision' for planned pizzeria at Aria
Friday, January 25, 2013
By Ron Sylvester
The chef at Sage, the upscale eatery that makes just about everyone's list of top restaurants in Las Vegas, now has a pizza joint.
The front of the Buffet at Aria after renovations on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013.
What's new at the renovated Buffet at Aria
Food and Drink:
Thursday, January 17, 2013
By Ron Sylvester
The executive chef at one of the most polished hotels on the Strip heard customers comparing his buffet to a bathroom. "We used to have these tiles everywhere, and people said it reminded them of a shower," said Shawn Smilie, head chef of the Buffet at Aria. "That had to change." Today, just a hint of tile remains. The buffet recently got a facelift.
MGM Resorts International employees perform in during a dress rehearsal for the Inspiring Our World show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.
MGM Resorts employees take the stage to teach about diversity
Q&A:
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
By Ron Sylvester
Jim Murren admits to getting choked up listening to employees talk about the hardships they've endured. This week has been especially rough — and gratifying — for the CEO of MGM Resorts International. Murren is one of 50,000 MGM workers who this week will attend "Inspiring our World," a stage show about identity put on by MGM employees for MGM employees. The goal is to teach about the value of workforce diversity.
A rope canopy over the bar at Javier's in Aria Oct. 18, 2012.
Mexican restaurant's design includes a rope canopy and chainsaw wood mural
Friday, November 30, 2012
By Ron Sylvester
It takes more than good food for a restaurant to succeed on the Las Vegas Strip. Atmosphere can be equally important. Many local restauranteurs import the country’s top designers to create restaurant settings that are just right. One such designer is Peter Bowden, director of design and development for Dodd Mitchell, a global design firm. He is the mastermind behind Javier’s, a new 9,000-square-foot, high-end Mexican restaurant at Aria.
Strip resorts lauded for diversity and environmental efforts
Business:
Saturday, November 17, 2012
By Steve Green
Las Vegas casino operators received high rankings in several recent corporate responsibility reports lauding them for their commitment to the environment and workforce diversity.
A server takes a beverage order from MGM Mirage employees at the Aria buffet Monday, Dec. 14, 2009.
Aria closes its buffet for remodeling
Thursday, October 18, 2012
By Ron Sylvester
After three years and strong consumer reviews, the buffet at Aria has closed to remake its food and atmosphere. The buffet closed Monday and is expected to reopen by the end of the year.
The pool of a penthouse at the Palms.
Las Vegas villa rents for $40,000 a night, includes private glass elevator
Monday, October 15, 2012
By Eli Segall
It's not cheap to live like a Las Vegas king. Suites and villas on the Strip can cost a few grand — or even a few dozen grand — a night.
Javier's, a popular Mexican restaurant from Southern California, has opened a new spot at Aria.
Javier’s restaurant opens in Las Vegas at Aria
Thursday, October 11, 2012
By Ron Sylvester
A beach-inspired blend of Mexican and Southern California flavors has come to the Aria with this week’s opening of Javier’s restaurant.
Furniture is restored at Encore Upholstery & Design, a Las Vegas-based company that manufactures furniture for properties along the Las Vegas Strip and worldwide, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012.
Stiletto heel hole in your couch? No problem for Encore Upholstery
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
By Ron Sylvester
A truck rolled into Encore Upholstery at 3 p.m. on a recent Wednesday delivering a $20,000 leather couch punctured with holes and other furniture marred by tears and burns caused during a night of partying on the Strip. “See that hole? That’s from a stiletto heel,” Encore owner Audrey Gregory pointed out. The furniture came from a three-story bungalow overlooking the Marquee Day Club Pool at the Cosmopolitan.
Luis Miguel performs at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Sept. 15, 2010.
Las Vegas ready to celebrate Mexican independence, Hispanic heritage
Culture:
Saturday, September 8, 2012
By Tovin Lapan
National Hispanic Heritage Month is nearly here (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15), and with a schedule of events frontloaded around the first weekend, fiesta-minded Las Vegans should plan accordingly.