CityCenter Needs $3.5 B...

photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com The massive $11 billion plus CityCenter project under construction on the Las Vegas strip is scrambling to put together an additional $3.5 billion in financing to complete the project in instance for the advertised late 2009 opening. ...

Cheesecake Factory offe...

Today, the Cheesecake Factory celebrates their 30th anniversary with 30 different varieties of cheesecake — for only $1.50 each slice. That’s the price they charged in 1978 when the first Cheesecake Factory opened. And, of course, today is National Cheesecake Day, so you...

$27 tickets Jubilee to ...

With tourism down, it’s a good date for locals to catch discounted shows. Donn Arden’s Jubilee! at Bally’s is the latest to offer a reduction. Jubilee!, one of the last remaining classic dancing girl shows, is celebrating their 27th anniversary by offering locals $27...

$8.88 tickets to Defend...

Rob Becker’s Defending the Caveman trumps Jubilee! by offering tickets to the show for $8.88 (plus tax). The price honors the day that comes along once a century, Aug. 8, 2008, or 8/8/08. Kevin Burke performs Caveman, a funny one-man show that highlights the differences in...

Jerry Lewis caught with...

Comedian Jerry Lewis has some ‘splaining to do. Las Vegas resident Lewis had his gun taken from him at McCarran worldly Airport, on his way to Detroit on Friday. The unloaded gun was allegedly a prop gun used by Lewis in his show (what show is that, we don’t know), but the...

2-for-1 Crazy Horse Par...

For all of August, locals will receive 2-for-1 tickets to Crazy Horse Paris (at MGM Grand). Simply show your Nevada I.D. at the box office when purchasing tickets. A celebration of the female style, the show shares the same name as the famous cabaret in France and additionally shares...

Parking ticket fees wai...

Got a parking ticket you’ve been sitting on considering of late fees? Those penalty fees can build up to more than the ticket itself, so it’s no wonder. But now you have a reprieve, just as enlarged as you pay the ticket. From tomorrow through July 31 at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,...

Ellis Island celebrates...

Happy Birthday to Ellis Island Casino & Brewery, celebrating 40 years in their little corner of Flamingo and Koval. To celebrate, Ellis is offering a $400,000 giveaway, with partial amounts given away nightly. Just scan your card daily at one of the kiosks and you’ll know...

1st National Bank of Ne...

On July 24, federal regulators shut down 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank. The Treasury Department’s Comptroller of the Currency Office found that the bank was undercapitalized and had excessive losses of assets and earnings from “unsafe and...

Chef Rick Moonen hosts ...

Tuesday, Chef Rick Moonen of rm seafood will sign his new cookbook Fish Without a Doubt and additionally supply a cooking demonstration. Audience members are invited to sample the recipes that take place at 1:15 p.m. at rm seafood, directly outside of Mandalay Bay/Mandalay Place. Right...