Photo courtesy of Oscar’s Steakhouse Everyone always wants to know about what’s new in Las Vegas. Over the past couple years, Southern Nevada’s largest city has weathered the challenges of the pandemic, yet things continue to move forward. Between hotel openings and a wave of new restaurants, Vegas has barely […]
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Hotel news from Ventana Big Sur, Montage Healdsburg, Resorts World Las Vegas, Queen Mary
SFGATE is trying something new: “Get a Room,” a sporadic round-up of accommodation news, trends and oddball items of interest. It’ll be a collection of the good, the bad, and the ugly in hotels, vacation rentals, camping, glamping, staycationing, and whatever other obnoxious new travel portmanteau strikes SFGATE’s travel editor, […]
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Resorts World to Open in Las Vegas as Business Rebounds After Covid-19
LAS VEGAS—The first new megacasino on the Strip in more than a decade, the $4.3 billion Resorts World, opens here this week as throngs of mostly maskless tourists indulge in the city’s famous casinos once again. Malaysia’s Genting Group developed the 3,500-room hotel with 117,000 square feet of gambling space, […]
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Carlos Santana puts Las Vegas home on Nevada real estate market
Interior Screen grab from Realtor.com Rock icon and guitar player supreme Carlos Santana is putting his Las Vegas house up for sale for $2.795 million. Exterior Screen grab from Realtor.com According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the music star bought the 4,620-square-foot estate for $2.3 million in 2019. He also […]
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Harrah’s Las Vegas Unveils a $200 Million Renovation, Including Enhanced Accommodations, Casino Floor and More
LAS VEGAS, June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Following a completed investment of more than $200 million, Harrah’s Las Vegas now features 2,542 redesigned guest rooms, a complete casino floor remodel and two new LED marquees at the north and south entrances. Guests can also enjoy a variety of hotel, dining and […]
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Company builds Las Vegas tiny homes
Tiny living gifted Sally Lushin with a larger perspective on life. Courageously referring to herself as a rape survivor, Lushin remembers living like a prisoner in her own home after a violent home invasion that occurred 33 years ago. Struggling to rebuild her life, the outspoken speaker, writer and advocate […]
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Las Vegas strip clubs given OK to reopen May 1
LAS VEGAS — Topless dancers can shed coronavirus restrictions beginning next weekend in Las Vegas and get face-to-face with patrons again. But masks still will be required for adult entertainment employees and recommended for customers under rules accepted Thursday by a state pandemic task force. Sin City strip clubs that […]
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Research online before selecting plants for Las Vegas landscape
There are many plants to choose from when landscaping your home. But which will perform best? How and where should they be grown in your yard? Landscape plants can be chosen from your local nurseries and garden centers and will, for the most part, grow well in our desert environment. […]
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Las Vegas chefs share the secrets behind their favorite holiday dishes
Of the thousand-plus meals we eat each year, there’s nothing quite as special as a holiday feast, whether you make family dishes handed down through generations or crib online recipes. Unlike the Thanksgiving meal anchored by turkey and classic sides, the holiday meal leaves much room for creativity and improvisation. […]
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Vegas firm buys Elk Grove CA ghost mall land for casino site
Elk Grove’s so-called “ghost mall” site has been sold to a Las Vegas firm. Hector Amezcua [email protected] Elk Grove’s abandoned “ghost mall” property is now in the hands of a Las Vegas gaming firm, city officials announced Monday, but a planned casino resort on the deserted site is still at […]
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Vegas entertainers Murray Sawchuck, Dani Elizabeth digging new COVID options
Note: Today’s column is the latest in the series “Surviving Shutdown,” examining the effect of COVID-19 on the Las Vegas entertainment industry. He’s the Magic Man who can make your weeds disappear. She can work topless or work the topsoil. Murray Sawchuck of Laugh Factory at the Tropicana and Dani […]