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May 18, 2013

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Ice-T and Coco Austin at Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel on Sept. 4, 2011.
Celebrity preview: Pamela Anderson, Coco Austin, Mario Lopez, Tiesto, Diddy, Paramore and Carmen Electra
Friday, May 3, 2013
Mint juleps for all! It’s Kentucky Derby weekend, but since we’re in Las Vegas, we’ll forget that sport of kings and concentrate on the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. Our Las Vegas pugilist takes on Robert Guerrero in the WBC welterweight championship at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The Flaming Lips perform at Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan on June 17, 2011.
The Flaming Lips return to Las Vegas in August
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Flaming Lips will return to Las Vegas for a special show at Mandalay Bay’s House of Blues on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, speaks  Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at G2E at The Venetian.
Jim Murren talks online poker, MGM's park on the Strip and the Rolling Stones
the strip:
Friday, May 3, 2013
MGM Resorts International reported its best quarter in five years Thursday. Chairman and CEO Jim Murren reflected on the good news and looked ahead to MGM's next big task: developing an outdoor dining, retail and recreation plaza on the Las Vegas Strip.
2013 UNLVino's Bubble-Licious honoring Thomas Keller, flanked here by Robin Leach and Larry Ruvo, with the Dom Perignon Award of Excellence at The Venetian on Thursday, April 18, 2013.
Counter Intelligence: Keller expands? ‘Iron Chef’ restaurant? Plus, Rick Moonen
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Star chef Thomas Keller, whose restaurants French Laundry in Napa and Per Se in New York, are consistently ranked the Top Two in America, says he’s ...
Chris Brown performs during the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 20, 2012.
Strip Scribbles: J.Lo, Prince, Chris Brown and Ed Sheeran are part of 2013 Billboard Music Awards lineup
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The all-superstar lineup for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19 continues to grow. Nicki Minaj and Lil ...
A view of MGM's CityCenter taken from a helicopter Monday, May 21, 2012. Vdara is at left, and Aria is at right. Boosted by an all-time earnings record at its CityCenter development, MGM Resorts International shifted from the red to black for the quarter that ended March 31, reporting a net income of $6.5 million on revenue of $2.54 billion.
MGM pulls out of downturn with record earnings at CityCenter
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Boosted by an all-time earnings record at its CityCenter development and its best-ever first quarter in Macau, MGM Resorts International shifted from the red to black for the quarter that ended March 31. The Las Vegas-based company today reported net income of $22.6 million, 1 cent a share, on revenue of $2.54 billion. That compared to a first-quarter loss of $203.3 million, 44 cents a share, on revenue of $2.47 billion for the same quarter a year earlier.
Carlos Santana, left, Dale Evers and Paul Reed Smith at the House of Blues unveiling of  "Wings of Legend," a 13-foot guitar sculpture by Dale Evers, commemorating the return of Carlos Santana's 2013 residency, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
Strip Scribbles: Carlos Santana, Andre Agassi, Elisabeth Shue and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
A sculptured portrait in “bas relief” of guitar guru Carlos Santana will be unveiled next Tuesday for the ceiling of House of Blues in Mandalay Bay, ...
Donny Osmond, Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss and Marie Osmond at the Flamingo.
Star Surveillance: J.Lo + Casper, Zac Brown, ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ and Billie Jean King
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The parade of stars at play in our desert kingdom continues to grow every weekend as more and more celebrities uproot themselves from New ...
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
Strip Scribbles: A preview of The Rolling Stones’ May 11 concert at MGM Grand
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Rolling Stones’ “50 and Counting” tour with its May 11 concert at MGM Grand Garden Arena is one of the decade’s most eagerly awaited ...
Laidback Luke at Hakkasan Las Vegas in MGM Grand on Sunday, April 28, 2013.
DJ Wars photos: Aoki at Wet, Laidback Luke at Hakkasan, Will.I.Am at EBC and Connor Cruise at Liquid
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Believe it or not, there were other DJs at play this past weekend in The Entertainment Capital of the World, and not all the action was centered ...
Celine Dion's opening night at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on March 15, 2011.
Strip Scribbles: Celine Dion’s 3,000-plus shoes; Mandalay Bay models; and Paris Hilton and River Viiperi in L.V.
Monday, April 29, 2013
It’s a milestone achievement for Celine Dion when her 25th studio album is released in October: It’s her first English studio album since “Taking Chances” in 2007.
Dancer Ryan Kelsey holds Claire Sinclair, Playboy's 2011 Playmate of the Year, during a media preview of "Pin Up," a new show at the Stratosphere, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. The show is scheduled to open March 2.
Photos: Claire Sinclair’s ‘Pin Up’ at Stratosphere unveils its grand opening tonight
Monday, April 29, 2013
2011 Playboy Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair is promising timeless glamour from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s when her new show “Pin Up” ...
Casper Smart and Jennifer Lopez arrive at the grand opening of Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
Hakkasan photos: J.Lo, Paris, Pharrell’s 40th, Calvin Harris, Deadmau5 and Steve Aoki at opening
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Weekend 2 of Hakkasan Las Vegas’ grand-opening celebrations kicked into superstar status, with Jennifer Lopez + Casper Smart, Vanessa Hudgens + Austin ...
The Nobu Hotel and Restaurant ribbon-cutting opening with chef Nobu Matsuhisa and business partner and actor Robert De Niro, pictured here with chef Gordon Ramsay, right, in Caesars Palace on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.
Counter Intelligence: Nobu grand opening, Foodie Fest, Keep Memory Alive, Lupo artwork and Daniel Boulud
Friday, April 26, 2013
Celebrated star chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his business partner, Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, see a dream come true ...
Zac Brown Band at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.
Robin Leach's celebrity preview: Prince, Zac Brown Band, Hakkasan, Nobu and Black Eyed Peas rivals
Friday, April 26, 2013
It’s another blockbuster weekend for Las Vegas even though the city is going to the dogs. It’s the annual “Best in Show” with ...
DJ David Guetta performs at Encore Beach Club in the Encore on Sunday, May 27, 2012. The crowd included DJ Tiesto (pictured here, left, with Guetta), Lil Jon, Reggie Bush and Adrianna Costa.
Strip superstars: Las Vegas' Top Five highest-paid resident DJs
Friday, April 26, 2013
New nightclubs Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand and the soon-to-be-opened Light at Mandalay Bay are raising the bar for nightlife in Las Vegas ...
Deadmau5 at Hakkasan Las Vegas' opening night Thursday, April 18, 2013, at MGM Grand.
Photos: Hakkasan opens with $600,000 spender, Deadmau5, Hardwell, Bingo Players and Tommy Trash
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Thousands of electronic dance music fans swarmed the four days of fun and festivities to mark the preview weekend of the new mega-club Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand.
Las Vegas Sun founder Hank Greenspun with Priscilla and Elvis Presley at their wedding.
Strip Scribbles: Did you know that Elvis Presley had a son?
Monday, April 22, 2013
I saw the Texas birth certificate dated July 3, 1961, for John Dennis Roach, who was Elvis’ first child born out of wedlock to Elvis and Zona Marie, a ...

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