Archive for March, 2008
Las Vegas Strip Shows On the Move
Spring tends to bring about changes and nowhere is that more apparent than on the Strip as several shows and headliners change venues. Here’s a quick look at the shuffle:
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The Sahara has signed comedian Roseanne Barr to an open-ended headlining slot at the hotel. She takes over the showroom recently vacated by magician-comedian Amazing Jonathan and will perform at 9:30pm five days a week, Saturdays through Tuesdays, with the show dark on Thursdays and Fridays. Tickets are $62 through $92 (VIP seating) and are available at the Sahara box …
Date: March 29th, 2008 |
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Daughtry to Headline Charity Event at Revolution Lounge
Grammy-nominated recording artist Daughtry will be in Las Vegas next month to perform a live acoustic charity set at The Beatles Revolution Lounge at The Mirage on Sunday, April 13.
Only two hundred tickets are currently available for this rare club performance and they are all being auctioned off on eBay through March 31st. All proceeds from the tickets will go to the ONE Campaign to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty.
As of this article, the highest bidder …
Date: March 28th, 2008 |
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Vegas Show News: Donnie and Marie, Mac King, Terry Fator
Next to gambling, taking in a show is a great way to enjoy Vegas. Here’s the latest news on all of the productions Sin City has to offer:
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Donny and Marie Osmond to Possibly Headline the Strip
The lure of having their fans travel to see them rather than the other way around has claimed yet another set of pop culture icons. Siblings Donny and Marie Osmond are reportedly in final negotiations to headline their own show at the Flamingo.
Their show …
Date: March 27th, 2008 |
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Even more new Las Vegas Deals have been added
You may be aware of our new Las Vegas Deals page where we collect up the best airfare+hotel packages we can find onto one page, but you may not be aware that lately we’ve been adding special hotel-only deals to the top of the page as well. These special deals often have a restriction or two, but if you qualify you can usually get a really cheap room in addition to dining coupons, free drinks, and loads of other cool things.
We’ve just added a few new ones and there are some really great …
Date: March 26th, 2008 |
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Vegas
In Las Vegas this weekend? Then break out your best green and head on over to one of these parties to get your Irish on…
Saturday, March 15:
The Auld Dubliner (Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas) - Live entertainment from Celtic Storm Irish Dance Company (4pm-5pm), Finnegans Wake (5:30pm-9pm), Wild Celts (9pm-close) and wandering bagpipe players (7-10pm) with samples and giveaways from Smithwicks adn Jameson whiskey
Cannery Casino - Live music from U2 tribute band Rattle and Hum ($5 cover)
Fitzgeralds Casino - Triple points all day with …
Date: March 15th, 2008 |
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Vegas Hotel News: Plaza Progress, Greek Isles Days Numbered
Las Vegas continues to grow and evolve and here’s the news you need to know about the latest hotel developments and renovations.
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Plaza Las Vegas Plans Get Approval
ELAD IDB Las Vegas, LLC has received approval from the Las Vegas County Commission to begin building their new Plaza project on the Strip.
This means other than the issue of the final name for the resort, everything is green-lit for the company to begin building their multi-billion dollar project that would sit on the …
Date: March 28th, 2008 |
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James Beard Award Nominees Announced
Vegas is quickly becoming a haven for the best chefs in the world and never is that more apparent when looking at list of nominees for the 2008 James Beard Awards. The awards are like the Oscars of the culinary world and in this year’s list, Vegas is well represented.
Chef Saipin Chutima of Lotus of Siam has been recognized in the “Best Chefs in America” categories, which covers “Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in their respective regions.” Located at 953 E. Sahara Ave, the restaurant has …
Date: March 28th, 2008 |
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Las Vegas escort prices
Everyone needs companionship and for some reason many people who visit Las Vegas seem to need it more than people who visit other cities in the United States. Prostitution in Las Vegas is a hot topic, even though it’s not actually legal anywhere in Clark County, which contains Las Vegas and all the surrounding cities as well. Prostitution is, however, legal in 11 of Nevada’s smaller counties, including one about 60 miles northwest of Las Vegas. More information on legal prostitution is available on the Las Vegas Prostitution page.
Escorts are …
Date: March 27th, 2008 |
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Company American Bistro Undergoes Major Reorganization
It was only four months ago that Pure Management Group opened up Company Americcan Bistro at the Luxor. It was even feted with a star-studded party attended by celebrity investors such as Nick Lahey, Nicky Hilton and Wilmer Valerrama.
But following lackluster nightly receipts and the recent departures of most of the restaurant’s head kitchen crew, it was announced that Company would close for a week as of today.
Problems first began after the initial curiosity of the new restaurant died down and word got out that both guests and critics were …
Date: March 23rd, 2008 |
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More Las Vegas hotel deals have been added
We’ve just got a new batch of interesting Las Vegas hotel deals, so we’ve put them on our main Las Vegas Deals page. In case you aren’t familiar with it yet, we update that page regularly with all the best airfare+hotel deals we can get hold of, and we’ve recently started adding special hotel-only deals on top of that same page.
The new ones are for the Mirage, Mandalay Bay, and the Luxor. These hotel deals always combine a discounted room rate with free show tickets or restaurant vouchers or other fun …
Date: March 10th, 2008 |
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