The Strip Sense
Good ol’ Boyd
Steve Friess | Tue, Nov 3, 2009 (6 p.m.)
Since retiring as CEO of his corporation nearly two years ago, William S. Boyd has decided to “get back to what we did when we were much smaller, and that is get out to the properties, meet the people who are actually making money for us and servicing customers.”
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Is the Vegas dream gone?
Steve Friess | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 (3:52 p.m.)
An audit forces a columnist to take a long, hard look back at the dream that was Las Vegas.
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Back to basics—and Garth
Steve Friess | Tue, Oct 20, 2009 (3:58 p.m.)
Garth Brooks will sell out every seat of every show for however long he appears at the Wynn Las Vegas. Period. But there's more to this story.
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As the worldwide web turns
Steve Friess | Wed, Oct 14, 2009 (11:32 a.m.)
Whether it’s the economy or a newfound savvy, Vegas resorts have stopped worrying and learned to love the Internet.
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Frittering Top Chef?
Steve Friess | Thu, Oct 8, 2009 (midnight)
This is Las Vegas, the world capital of self-promotion and hype. How is it possible that this city could be, seven episodes into the season, failing this miserably at exploiting this opportunity?
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A death, the end of an era … and Aubrey O’Day
Steve Friess | Wed, Sep 30, 2009 (2:41 p.m.)
The events of last week represent a serious cultural step back for Las Vegas, from a disastrous opening for Zowie Bowie and CineVegas being canceled to Playboy model Aubrey O'Day whining about topless photos.
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Grin and Luv-It
Steve Friess | Tue, Sep 22, 2009 (5:53 p.m.)
Does a Las Vegas neighborhood slam by The Office's Mindy Kaling really merit all the fuss (you know, the chick with the annoying voice)? Was the custard at least good?
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Don’t call it a downer!
Steve Friess | Thu, Sep 17, 2009 (midnight)
Even at 81, Broadway legend and Phantom director Hal Prince has lost none of his enthusiasm for what he does.
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When life isn’t a movie
Steve Friess | Thu, Sep 10, 2009 (midnight)
Every article and interview available online refers to Ted V. Mikels as a savant of sorts. But there's a different story to tell. Ted V. Mikels is 80 years old and broke.
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What did I just do that for?
Steve Friess | Thu, Sep 3, 2009 (midnight)
My wild, wacky, journalistically complicated Michael Jackson benefit journey.
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A not-quite-so-transformative experience
Steve Friess | Thu, Aug 27, 2009 (midnight)
Why the Monte Carlos’s stab at the top end with Hotel 32 comes off more as one giant copycat.
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Delicious experiment
Steve Friess | Thu, Aug 20, 2009 (midnight)
Why we hope a hotel executive’s decision to populate properties with locally based restaurants is a hit.
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Beer Summit West
Steve Friess | Thu, Aug 13, 2009 (midnight)
It’s been a couple of weeks now, but I still can’t get that White House beer-summit image out of my mind. Which brought me back to Las Vegas. Believe it or not, we have lots of prominent people who dislike one another, too. I’ve picked the five most ripe for beer-or-whatever summits.
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A riddle wrapped in … Harrah’s?
Steve Friess | Thu, Aug 6, 2009 (midnight)
There may be great stories about the Stage Door, but good luck finding them.
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When the fun stops
Steve Friess | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Somewhere along the way, all the reasons to love Sin City went bye-bye.
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A&E
- Cirque reveals City Center show will be named “Viva ELVIS”
- Today Cirque du Soleil revealed that the new show opening in December at Aria Resort & Casino at City Center will be titled Viva ELVIS.
- Time to go for Wayne Newton?
- Newton could be a great host of a Vegas variety show. But he prefers to keep his show focused on his singing and not on his legacy. The result is sad.
- A Perfecto Halloween makeover
- What’s blue and purple, nearly naked and doesn’t move for five hours? Weekly writer Deanna Rilling undergoing an otherworldly transformation.
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Cocktail of the Week
Nov 5, 2009
by
Xania Woodman
Beergarita
It was quite by happenstance that I came upon the beergarita, or perhaps it found me. I was blissfully unaware of the house-party staple’s existence until two glasses literally put ...
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