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12.30.08 · 4:04 PM
New Years by the numbers
16 Number of online staffers that will be crawling through the party spots, street celebrations and spilled beer to bring back words and images of the big night. 7 Number of staff-held video cameras simultaneously capturing the scene and trying to avoid flying beverages. 10,000 Number of promotional cards ordered to direct drunken revelers to LasVegasWeekly.com. Too many Number of times we’ll still have to scream, “I’M WITH LAS VEGAS WEEKLY.” 2 Number of clubs opening on New Year’s Eve. ... Read more...
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Facebook12.27.08 · 9:07 AM
Celebrity NFL Picks: Since Nov. 17, Cleveland has suffered a Brown-out
Where were you on the night of Nov. 17, 2008? It was a Monday. I know, you may have trouble recalling events that far back. After all, this was more than a month ago — more than a week before Thanksgiving. A lot has happened since then. But someday, you may want to make some record chronicling what you were doing on that night, approximately 8 p.m. Pacific time. You see, it was on that night, about six weeks ago, ... Read more...
12.22.08 · 3:52 PM
A post-Hef Holly Madison to grace Playboy cover
Holly Madison recently moved out of the Playboy mansion but that hasn’t stopped her from landing on the cover of ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner’s iconic magazine. Madison will appear on the cover of the February issue, and her Girls Next Door co-stars, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, will also get their own covers that month in a special three-version release. It is not the first time the blonde bombshell has graced the cover of the magazine – she’s been on it ... Read more...
12.22.08 · 3:38 PM
King’s sleight-of-hand makes Biden, not Angel, appear tonight
Joe Biden has bumped Criss Angel’s latest appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live. The network will air an interview with the vice president-elect this evening instead of a previously recoded interview with Angel that was originally scheduled to air tonight. Angel’s hourlong interview with the iconic cable news talk show host will now be broadcast on New Years Eve, Angel’s publicist said. It will be the third time the magician has appeared on the popular program. A self-professed magic fan, ... Read more...
12.21.08 · 12:02 PM
Shop locally, even online
Just because Vegas isn’t a town of charming boutiques and strollable neighborhoods doesn’t mean you can’t buy local this holiday season. Etsy.com, an online marketplace devoted entirely to handmade items, has a “buy local” search option that allows you to browse only what the starving artists in your own backyard are hawking. Here’s just a small sampling of what Etsy Las Vegas has to offer. 1. Olive. Modernize your home by going retro with your couch. Olive sells adorable handmade ... Read more...
12.20.08 · 1:43 PM
Celebrity NFL Picks: Paper Lions looking to pencil in a “W”
It’s not often an NFL team has a chance to make history. The New England Patriots did so last year, becoming the first team to go 16-0 in a regular season. Yes, the 1972 Miami Dolphins remained the only team to go through an entire season, playoffs and Super Bowl without a blemish on their record. But that was back when the regular season schedule only called for 14 games. By reaching the Super Bowl, the Patriots became the first ... Read more...
12.19.08 · 8:39 PM
Here’s the beef: Morton’s celebrates 30 years
A lot has happened in the 30 years since Arnie Morton opened the first Morton’s The Steakhouse on the Near North Side of Chicago in 1978. The restaurant, which is known for serving juicy steaks and massive potatoes, has swelled to more than 80 locations in the U.S. and abroad and the Morton’s Restaurant Group has become the world’s largest owner and operator of company-owned upscale restaurants, according to Wikipedia. This week, Morton’s Las Vegas is celebrating its birthday as ... Read more...
12.18.08 · 2 PM
Play (dirty) in the snow!
What is about pristine, glittering snow that makes us want to befoul it with yellow liquids (that ain’t no Sno-cone) and shape it into odd objects? As we gleefully watched yesterday’s snow pile up, we came across a YouTube gem featuring some erotic snow sculpting shot at our own Mount Charleston. The video, which is actually from last winter, shows off a giant snow penis (think woolly mammoth, not Andre the Giant), erected by a few local ladies on the ... Read more...
12.17.08 · 11:02 PM
It’s snowing in Vegas — but not in Nephi!
Every year at about this time I spend the night in Nephi, Utah, which is about an hour south of Salt Lake City. It is a tradition that I stop in Nephi on my way to Idaho to see my family, which usually expects me to take part in the Christmas holiday even if it means risking my life on a snow-slicked Interstate 15. Each year for the past seven Christmas treks I have stayed at the Best Western Paradise ... Read more...
12.15.08 · 12:56 PM
Free cupcakes!!!
Anyone fancy a free cupcake? Specifically, an award-winning cupcake made from moist red velvet cake smothered in cream cheese frosting? Of course you do. Cupcakes are like crack, only less illegal. The Cupcakery will be passing out the good stuff for free today from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in honor of National Cupcake Day. (What’s next, Brulee Appreciation Month?) As you wait in line for your Southern Belle cupcake, described above, or the signature Tickle Me Pink classic white ... Read more...
12.13.08 · 2 PM
Doug Benson, the king of pot, plays Playboy Club
After a few puffs of pot making someone laugh could hardly be easier. But urging a sober audience to laughter about marijuana and without offering them any takes a different touch entirely – one that Doug Benson has mastered and showcased in works like off-Broadway play The Marijuana-Logues and his film Super High Me. You might consider Benson the Weird Al Yankovic of Mary Jane, much of his work is created by “taking an existing pop culture entity and just ... Read more...
12.12.08 · 5:55 PM
Celebrity NFL Picks: For Dolphins, ‘08 season’s a flipper
A year ago, the Miami Dolphins were heading into Week 15 of the NFL season with an 0-13 record and seemingly little hope of cracking the win column. Their offense was pitiful, and their quarterback was a real Lemon – backup Cleo Lemon had taken the reins to finish out the campaign. It appeared they would be handed loss No. 14, too, when Baltimore’s Matt Stover lined up for a game-winning field goal attempt in overtime. Stover missed, however, and ... Read more...
12.11.08 · 10:33 PM
The Cracked Egg cooks up breakfast in Henderson
On any given Saturday morning, The Cracked Egg’s tables are cluttered with kids scribbling with crayons on their menus and getting sticky from their banana chocolate chip pancakes. It’s an artistic orgy of wax, syrup and pancake dough. Cute, and, according to WikiAnswers, totally safe. The site says eating wax is only “maybe a little” deadly, and only “if you eat like 5 pounds of it.” But let’s get back to breakfast. While The Cracked Egg is big on families ... Read more...
12.10.08 · 2:09 PM
Like it or not, Britney saga a good read
Britney Spears looks quite the adult on the cover of the December 11 of Rolling Stone magazine, dressed casually in a gray T-shirt and jeans, with a pink-and-white striped adornment slipped into her navel. A hint of a tattoo peaks out above the jeans’ waistline, and Britney is looking off to the side, cradling her smiling face with her left hand tucked under her chin. She seems to be watching something fascinating out of view, and I imagine it’s a ... Read more...
12.10.08 · 12:03 PM
At Viva McDonald’s, Big Macs and fries live on
Both of the new 8,600-square-foot restaurant’s state-of-the-art kitchens were operating at full strength Tuesday night, churning out Big Macs and crispy chicken sandwiches by the dozen. Order after order of the chain’s famous French fries were dished out, too, all deep-fried and seasoned to crispy, greasy, salty perfection. Yet audiences previewing the new Viva McDonald’s on Las Vegas Boulevard were also treated to food supplied by an off-site caterer – and drinks from a bar that served red and white ... Read more...
12.9.08 · 6:18 PM
Deals aplenty on Strip shows for locals in the know
As our Christmas/Chanukah/holiday gift to you, we’d like to let you in on one of the best kept secrets in Vegas: During the next couple months, shows on the Strip from Ka to Zumanity to Phantom are slashing their ticket prices and offering two-for-one deals for anyone with a local drivers license. There is a catch: You won’t see anything advertised on a billboard or even on the shows’ Web sites. If you want to get a deal, you have ... Read more...
12.9.08 · 3:52 PM
Where’s the love for the Vegas marathon?
I have a strange love affair with marathons. Something about the literal sweat and camaraderie of strangers running for 26.2 miles restores my faith in humanity for a few hours once a year. Wars rage, hatred is everywhere, but on marathon day people give water and snacks to folks they’ve never met. It’s like a big mushy group hug has taken over the entire city. There is an astonishing range of genuine human emotion on display when people push their ... Read more...
12.8.08 · 1:09 PM
Criss Angel and Holly Madison play Mr. and Mrs. Claus for Southern Nevada families
Criss Angel and Holly Madison played Mr. and Mrs. Claus this morning and donated cash and dozens of toys to support Help of Southern Nevada’s holiday toy assistance program. The donations were made in conjunction with KLUC 98.5 FM’s 10th annual toy drive. “To give back gives you a feeling that’s really priceless and, you know, you can’t buy that feeling anywhere with all the money in the world, so that’s why we like doing these things,” Angel said. Rather ... Read more...
12.6.08 · 3:07 PM
The Lion King roars into Las Vegas
With her face painted a deep red and wide yellow circles framing eyes accented in blue and white, Tshidi Manye sang the first trembling bars from The Lion King musical. Standing on Mandalay Bay Theatre’s unadorned stage in full, African-inspired costume, Manye, who plays the shaman-like baboon Rafiki in the show’s Broadway cast, was all the more striking for looking out of place. An air of anticipation filled the theater, where local media and invited guests gathered Friday afternoon for ... Read more...
12.6.08 · 10:36 AM
Celebrity NFL Picks: Roadies put the hurt on home teams last week
Road, sweet road. Last weekend was one of those weekends where fans who went to root for their team on a Sunday afternoon generally left disappointed. In 10 of the 11 Sunday daytime games, the road team escaped with a victory, throwing a huge monkeywrench in that “homefield advantage” theory. The lone team to take advantage of playing at home was Tampa Bay, and the Bucs were tied with less than two minutes remaining. Sure, home teams were 2-1 on ... Read more...
12.5.08 · 3:33 PM
Rodeo queens are dumb, well mostly
Rodeo queens from across the country have descended upon Las Vegas, united by their love of horses, leather fringe and big curly hairdos. And the quest for world peace, of course. Three of the 27 Miss Rodeo America contestants – Miss Rodeo Montana, North Dakota and Kentucky – yesterday mentioned their desire for world peace, albeit half-jokingly, during the pageant’s president’s luncheon. While the repeated mentions of the classic pageant contestant wish were deliberate gags, the real laughs came from ... Read more...
12.5.08 · 3:26 PM
Q&A queens: Miss Rodeo America contestants falter (and occasionally shine) during current events quiz
We’re not the judges, but if we were (and the Q&A was the sole deciding factor in competition), here’s who’d get the crown in the following categories: Best 73-word sentence: Miss Rodeo Minnesota, Dayna Inverson Q: What impact do you believe the United Nations has had on world politics and economics and do you believe this organization in its current form, should continue to operate? A: “Coming from America we live in the land of opportunity and the United Nations ... Read more...
12.5.08 · 2:58 PM
$3.7 million house goes “green” and “wired” at the same time
Imagine a house in which walls disappear with the touch of a button. The barriers between inside and outside are flexible, not rigid, and sunlight enters not through windows, but through totally open walls. This house exists – a 9,000 square foot, multi-million dollar house – the first of 14 completed in Marquis, the only totally green custom home community in Las Vegas. “It’s really about the indoor/outdoor relationship and using the yard as another room of the house,” says ... Read more...
12.5.08 · 11:43 AM
Lively banter with Three Dog Night co-founder Cory Wells
In 1974 or 1975 my parents saw Three Dog Night in concert in the Minidome in Pocatello, Idaho. Friend-of-the-family Kim Aldridge baby-sat my brother and I that night and we played poker for hours. I remember my parents returning to the house, saying the show was, “Really loud,” almost as loud as the Chicago show they saw at about that time, which for a generation was the benchmarks for loud concerts in Southeastern Idaho. You might be wondering, “Point?” Well, ... Read more...
12.3.08 · 11 AM
Firefighters calendar heats up 2009 for a good cause
While pin-up calendars featuring half-naked models may be considered “sexist,” “degrading” or even “offensive” in our increasingly sensitive, neutral and politically correct workplaces, here’s one you can hang with pride. (If someone from HR tries to give you any trouble, simply wipe the drool from your chin and assure them it’s all for a good cause.) The 2009 “Great Balls of Fire” calendar features 12 of Southern Nevada’s hottest firefighters and, conveniently enough, supports the Make a Wish Foundation of ... Read more...
12.2.08 · 3:20 PM
Girls of Double Down calendar has 2009 looking good
Looking for the perfect Vegas-themed holiday gift? Look no further than the Girls of the Double Down 2009 calendar. Cuter than 365 days of puppies and less abstinence inducing than Ann Geddes’ babies in flower pots, the calendar ($20) features 13 Las Vegas women shot by Double Down regular Scott Berry inside the colorful Vegas haunt. Berry started his love affair with the DD on blues night and became a regular before he started working the door. Berry says he ... Read more...
12.1.08 · 4:37 PM
Real Deal! live poker show pegs pros versus Joes
Attempting to sneak into The Real Deal! live poker show at the Venetian a couple of minutes late, my boyfriend and I sheepishly take a seat behind the last row of patrons. Comedian and host Vinnie Favorito catches my eye and shouts into his microphone, “Can I get you guys anything… a watch?” So much for going unnoticed. New this fall, The Real Deal! is part crowd participation, part gambling with celebrities (well, poker celebs at least) and an experiment ... Read more...
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May 15, 2013
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Sabrina Chapman
The Golden Pillar: An architectural cocktail built for XS
This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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