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- Heading to Hakkasan? Here's what you should know
- Thursday, April 18, 2013
- The MGM Grand’s newest nightclub opens tonight after more than a year of planning and construction. The 80,000-square-foot, $100-million Hakkasan will be the world’s largest club. Planning a visit? Here’s what you should know.
- Where to shoot guns in Las Vegas
- Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
- It has been a busy year in Las Vegas for gun aficionados. At least half a dozen shooting ranges opened in Southern Nevada in recent months, with owners trying to capitalize on the valley’s booming gun industry. Gun ranges are a favorite destination for many tourists who are unable to shoot high-powered weapons in their own countries.
- Six restaurants Las Vegas vegans should try
- Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
- Thanksgiving turkey. Steaks on the cover of the Las Vegas Weekly. Christmas hams. Can a vegetarian get no reprieve? ‘Tis the season of eating, which for most people means heaping plates of meat and butter-drenched sides. But some of us — about 5 percent nationally — prefer to see cows lounging in fields or adorning manger scenes, not stuck to the business end of a fork.
- Coming soon to Henderson: First-of-their-kind water slides
- Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012
- A water park is coming to Henderson and bringing with it several first-of-its-kind slides. In all, the $23 million Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas near the Galleria Mall in Henderson will include 30 attractions.
- How to choose the right holiday gift for clients, employees and colleagues
- Monday, Oct. 29, 2012
- The holiday season is fast approaching, and that means it’s time to start thinking of the perfect way to thank clients, employees and colleagues for a year of hard work. But what to give? Choosing gifts in a corporate setting can be difficult, especially when budgets are tight. That doesn’t mean presents should be overlooked. In most cases, the simple act of giving is more important than the gift itself.
- SuperZoo convention debuts new items for dogs and cats: Meowstard, rubber lips and treadmills
- Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012
- Las Vegas is known for its conventions for computer geeks, fashion designers, porn stars and cowboys. This week, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center is going to the dogs. And cats. And horses, lizards and parrots.
- The pests most likely to bug you in Las Vegas
- Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012
- Las Vegas is internationally known as the home of gamblers, showgirls and every variety of Elvis one can imagine. But it’s also home to some serious pests (and no, we’re not talking about the smut peddlers on the Strip). Scorpions, spiders, ants and mice all thrive here, thanks to Las Vegas’ hot summers, dry winters and rainy springs.
- Die, Jiminy! Crickets are taking over my house
- Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012
At first they were cute. Every day or two, a cricket would hop past my toes as I chopped vegetables at my kitchen sink or watched TV on the couch. “Aww, look honey! A cricket!” I’d coo to my husband.
- The Tropicana hotel-casino has a new president and COO
- Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012
- The Tropicana Las Vegas has a new president and chief operating officer. Daniel M. Wade took over operations of the casino resort this week.
- Pharmaceutical chief beats casino bosses for highest-paid executive in Las Vegas
- Monday, June 18, 2012
- Las Vegas’ highest-earning executive raked in more than $25 million last year and had nothing to do with gaming. A pharmaceutical honcho bested the biggest names on the Strip to earn the honor.
Blog Entries
- Motley Fool: Investors Bailing on MGM Resorts
- Monday, Aug. 22, 2011
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44213247/ns/business-motley_fool/#.TlKD465cGvk
- Harry Reid returns gay activist's West Point ring following repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
- Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010
- It took awhile, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid kept his promise. The ban on gays serving openly in the military has been lifted. And that means Lt. Dan Choi, an Iraq war veteran and leading activist for military gay rights, gets his West Point ring back.
- Harry Reid returns West Point ring to military gay rights activist
- Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010
- It took a long time, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid kept his promise. The ban on gays serving openly in the military has been lifted.
- Field for Las Vegas mayor grows to four
- Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010
- The field of candidates for Las Vegas mayor has grown more crowded with two recent entries.
- Census Bureau: Nevada was fastest growing state in the nation
- Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010
- It's official: Nevada will get a 4th Congressional District in 2013. U.S. Census Bureau figures released today show that Nevada's population grew 35.1 percent from 2000 to 2010, making it the fastest growing state in the country.
- Liberal group challenges Joe Heck to forgo congressional health care
- Monday, Dec. 13, 2010
- Americans United For Change, a liberal advocacy group, erected a billboard near the Las Vegas Strip challenging incoming Republican Rep. Joe Heck to forgo his government-issued, Congressional health insurance.
- Medicare doctors won't face pay cuts for at least a year
- Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010
- Members of the House this afternoon approved a measure to hold reimbursement rates steady for doctors who treat Medicare patients.
- Senate approves Medicare patch for doctors
- Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010
- The U.S. Senate made strides today to ensure that Medicare patients won't be turned away by their doctors -- at least not in 2011.
- 'Tequila Party' proposal gains international attention
- Monday, Nov. 29, 2010
- The idea of a "Tequila Party," which until recently was only quietly debated among Latino leaders, is now making a splash.
- Third-party candidate takes his third stab at Senate
- Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010
- Edward Hamilton, a third-party candidate who has run twice unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate, announced this week he will challenge Republican Sen. John Ensign in 2012.







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