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This bass guitar will cost you $250,000: Luxury instrument is hand-crafted and inlaid with gold and diamonds; Wednesday, July 30, 2008; The jeweler who brought the $650,000 slot machine watch to Las Vegas now is offering a bass guitar inlaid with gold and diamonds. The $250,000 bass guitar, the Flora Aurum, was built by Jens Ritter, a luthier, or stringed instrument maker, from Germany.
NBA Summer League draws hoops fans from all over: Friday, July 18, 2008; The fact that people will fly across the country to check out a few Kevin Loves and a lot of Malick Badianes, Hunter says, demonstrates the value of Las Vegas as a venue for the league. About 3,000 people per day attend the games.
For $625,000, a watch for the slot-addicted: One-of-a-kind sold at Wynn lets buyer spin reels endlessly; Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008; Wristwatches long ago became more than clocks. You can get them today with pulse monitors, GPS features, cameras and more. But a Swiss watchmaker has now gone one better.
Bam! He makes people happier: Monday, Feb. 4, 2008; Emeril Lagasse will soon open his third restaurant on the Strip — Table 10 at the Palazzo, and the celebrity chef’s shows on the Food Network reach more than 85 million homes daily.
Where art and architecture converge: Friday, Jan. 18, 2008; The two 18-story residential condominiums at Rampart Boulevard and Alta Drive tower over the neighborhood. But the real treasures are inside and on the project’s grounds.
Understudy waiting in wings for arena developer to falter: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007; If REI Neon/Warburg Pincus Joint Venture cannot deliver on its plan to develop an arena in downtown Las Vegas, at least one group is ready to step in and take over the project.
City didn't ask, so REI didn't tell of Michigan project's woes: Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007; When REI Neon /Warburg Pincus entered the bidding to build an arena in downtown Las Vegas, company officials probably hoped that the city would not ask tough questions about an $800 million REI project in Michigan that has been in limbo for two years.
LOOKING IN ON: CITY HALL: Monday, July 2, 2007; Nevada will officially transfer ownership of Floyd Lamb Park to Las Vegas today.
Will someone please pick up?: Sunday, July 1, 2007; If you have ever wondered why some officials at Las Vegas City Hall seem more accessible than others, you are not alone.
Lady's luck is changing: Friday, June 22, 2007; CIM Group, a Los Angeles-based developer, is prepared to purchase the North Third Street property that has been vacant for more than a year, city and company officials said Thursday.