As We See It

  • Print
  • Small FontsDefault FontsLarge Fonts

Conversation starters: Heart Attack Grill is denied a liquor license and more

    • Photo: Danny Mahoney

      Drink to that

      The Las Vegas City Council last week refused to grant the Heart Attack Grill a permanent liquor license. The reason given: Authorities haven’t yet vetted all the restaurant’s investors, including Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. No doubt this will soon be ironed out, but we’d like to point out the restaurant’s latest “victim” collapsed after eating, smoking … and drinking. Maybe a liquor license isn’t the best idea at a place with two-pound, 8,000-calorie burgers.

    • Photo: Danny Mahoney

      Poor you

      This just in—punishment is, well, punishing. According to attorneys for the recently jailed Floyd Mayweather Jr., the fighter’s health is declining in jail. Therefore, they’ve asserted, he should serve the remainder of his three-month sentence under house arrest. Regardless of the judge’s decision, it’s galling that our already-glutted legal system has to deal with crap like this: celebrities who live life like they’re above the law but are unable to cope with the consequences. Hey, Lindsay and Paris skated—why not Floyd?

    • Photo: Danny Mahoney

      Hair product

      Rock of Ages, Broadway’s long-running musical, will head to the Venetian in December. The production, set on the Sunset Strip, focuses on the music of the 1980s, particularly the power ballads and heavy-metal hits. Ordinarily we’d be a bit skeptical of such a show’s chances of success here, but Las Vegas has never had more of a concentration of hair-metal bands than right now. What’s old is truly new again in Vegas, and Rock should roll right along.

    Print This

    Discussion:

    In an effort to increase the dialogue on our stories, we will be requiring Facebook accounts to leave comments on lasvegasweekly.com stories. We believe that Weekly readers are likely to have Facebook accounts already and more apt to comment on this site with that account rather than have to create an account with us. If, however, you do not have a Facebook account, click here to sign up for one. If you have questions, comments or concerns about this new commenting policy, please let us know.

    For any other questions related to commenting on Weekly stories, please read our full policy.

    Facebook Activity