Do you remember when air travel was fun? Me too. I miss those days. Yesterday I picked up a friend at McCarran . I remember when going to ...

If you live in Las Vegas, you've undoubtedly read that another Old Vegas hotel casino is getting mothballed. May 16, 2011, will be the S...

When you’ve lived in Las Vegas all your life, you get accustomed to seeing the city on TV, in magazines, or online. But it’s one thing to se...

Last week the Tropicana unveiled the Las Vegas Mob Experience , the Strip's newest "interactive experience." Imagine a museum ...

Most everyone is watching their budget these days, and one of the first things that most of us eliminate is anything related to entertainmen...

Writing about Las Vegas presents a dilemma these days: what should I say about the Great Recession? Comments and e-mails from my readers i...

Before I went to the current exhibit at the Charleston Heights Arts Center , "Emergy" by Maria Michails , I read some intriguing d...

Today the winter weather in Las Vegas is at its best: 70° and sunny. Yesterday at the grocery store, I saw people in tank tops and shorts. H...

You might think that bachelor party attendees are Las Vegas’ only wildlife, but I’m happy to tell you that actual animals —with four legs an...

Last week, the remains of the Moulin Rouge were demolished. Las Vegas’ first integrated casino was open for only six months in 1955, but un...

Monday night my son ran inside and told me, “You’ve got to come outside and see the sunset! Rays of light are shooting out—it’s like all wah...

Last Tuesday, a good man died. Tobin Talbott , 34, an equipment operator for Las Vegas Paving, was killed in a construction accident. His lo...

I’ve been thinking about helicopters a lot recently. More specifically, I’ve been thinking about the helicopter in this picture and my fligh...

Writers aren't supposed to describe small towns as quaint or charming, but Boulder City can't help but be both. It's got antique...

Last week we took two outings, and both our dogs came with us. That was partly because I needed some dog models for pictures to accompany an...

Recently, I wrote a post for NileGuide about Aria , the hotel casino at City Center . City Center is the Strip's newest incarnation, the...

There's a new free weekly in town, Vegas Seven . It's like Las Vegas Weekly , only with more fashion and general interest articles. ...

I played my very first game of bingo a couple of nights ago. There I was with my dauber and a nifty little computer screen, and boy, was I l...

On Saturday night, my family and I drove down to the Venetian. We wanted to get a look at the Strip during Earth Hour , and we thought we...

Before Earth Hour , the only time I remember the Strip going dark was after one of its beloved entertainers passed away. I remember when Sam...