Las Vegas Sands Leaving...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Las Vegas Sands’ Venetian Resort Las Vegas Las Vegas Sands Corp. is fighting an uphill battle to remain a viable entity on the Cotai strip. With the tanked world economy and the foot-dragging Chinese government’s failure to...

Star Trek: The Experien...

If you’re a fan of Star Trek, you’ll be boldly going to downtown Las Vegas. Coming early next year is the popular Star Trek attraction that was bumped from its Las Vegas Hilton digs after 11 years and has found a new home at Neonopolis. Star Trek: The Experience will surely...

Vegas wants new basebal...

Could professional baseball leave Las Vegas? It’s a real possibility whether a new minor league baseball stadium isn’t built either on Cashman Field’s 51 acres or somewhere else nearby. The City of Las Vegas is telling all bidders for redevelopment that a new baseball...

The Kids in the Hall co...

The Kids in the Hall are in talks for a regular show in Las Vegas. After the success of their first Vegas performance at Caesars Palace on Friday (as part of the annual Comedy Festival), the five castmembers of the sketch team may sign for future gigs or even a short-term residency. Like...

Hard Rock Store 30% off...

The Hard Rock Store is 30 percent off for locals. At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, merchandise at the Hard Rock Store is 30 percent off whether you show your Nevada state license or ID. Ads are plus in that week’s Las Vegas Weekly, and can be brought in without an ID. Brand names...

Bellagio Conservatory G...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Bellagio Conservatory Flipchip photos were taken during a stop by the Bellagio for a leisurely stroll through one of our favorite spots in all of Las Vegas, the Bellagio Conservatory. Wearing the brilliant colors of fall and artfully...

Durango Station suspend...

Durango Station has been put on hold. What was expected to be the next Station Casino on Durango near Las Vegas Blvd., Durango Station was going to break ground in 2009 and open in 2011, Now plans have halted. With the poor economy and Station losing $23.4 million in Q3 (compared with...

Las Vegas movie theater...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Cannery Casino-Hotel North Las Vegas The new Galaxy Theatres at the Cannery (North Las Vegas off Craig) is now serving beer. Okay, they’ve been around for a couple years now but we still think of the nice sparkly theater as...

Facebook app offers dra...

The De La Hoya-Pacquiao fight at MGM Grand next month has gone viral. HBO Pay-Per-View is using Facebook to tout the fight taking place on Dec. 6. “Dream Fight” is a Facebook application that anyone can play and invite friends to. The app allows any photo to be placed on the...

Happy Beaujolais Nouvea...

Tonight at midnight, Lance Bass (‘N Sync) will seem at Paris Las Vegas. Bass will be flipping a switch to light up the Eiffel Tower replica to turn it red, kicking off the Beaujolais Nouveau festival at the casino-hotel the rest of the week and through the weekend. The third...