Story Archive
- Weekly web editor turns stage mom
- Tuesday, May 24, 2011
- The Weekly's April Corbin is slightly obsessed with her child...see why here!
- Guides: Military appreciation discounts
- Tuesday, May 24, 2011
- Various Vegas properties are remembering the real meaning of Memorial Day this weekend with discounts and events specifically for members of the armed forces.
- System of a Down, sweat and shadow puppets: A few thoughts from the Pearl
- Monday, May 23, 2011
- A faint stench of sweat lingered in the air before System of a Down took the stage for their sold-out Pearl concert Sunday night.
- Is the Health District chasing smoke by targeting hookah smokers?
- Wednesday, May 18, 2011
- Is hookah hazardous to your health? The question seems simple enough, but it lies at a crossroads of emerging medical opinion, cultures an ocean away, public health officials with millions of taxpayer dollars backing them and local business owners working to live the American Dream.
- Thinking about PlayStation gifts, editor-attacking birds and more
- Wednesday, May 18, 2011
- Also, we advise you to check out Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other
- UNLV grads party hearty, now they want jobs
- Tuesday, May 17, 2011
- As the largest UNLV graduating class celebrates, many are concerned about finding jobs.
- Jeff Timmons goes shirtless for Chippendales (and I am either sorry or smug)
- Monday, May 16, 2011
- The former 98 Degrees member delivered what a gorilla juicehead could not.
- The Weekly blacks out ... and writes poems
- Wednesday, May 11, 2011
- The Weekly staff takes inspiration from Austin Kleon’s Newspaper Blackout.
- Getting serious about the sandbox
- Wednesday, May 11, 2011
- Dig This offers adults the chance to play in the dirt
- 40 days of Hard Rock labor
- Wednesday, May 11, 2011
- The city’s two HRCs are making a difference with 40 days of charity
- A few thoughts about the glitter-covered, whisky-loving liar that is Ke$ha
- Tuesday, May 10, 2011
- Ke$ha’s lyric about how the party don’t start ‘til she walks in…? Bad grammar and complete BS.
- Exploring the studio space
- Thursday, May 5, 2011
- Remember when Vegas acts had to leave town to record? Not anymore. Our tour of four top-equipped local audio labs
- Chatting with music producer Kevin Churko
- Thursday, May 5, 2011
- The three-time Juno Award-winner is opening a studio on Las Vegas Boulevard
- Scalper 101: That's the ticket ... or is it?
- Thursday, May 5, 2011
- Ticket scalping. It’s the big greasy elephant in the room—well, technically, outside of it—at live concerts.
- Get your good on with Hard Rock Cafe
- Wednesday, May 4, 2011
- The city’s two Hard Rock Cafes are gearing up for 40 straight days of do-gooding!
- Thinking about food truck vandalism, Flavor Flav and more
- Wednesday, May 4, 2011
- Also, Subway brings back a Rick Lax favorite.
- It fakes a village: Was Tivoli necessary in this economy?
- Wednesday, May 4, 2011
- Tivoli Village: great idea or just another Town Square?
- It's really happening: Kiss, monsters and golf—oh my!
- Thursday, April 28, 2011
- Remember the company that wanted to open a Kiss-and-monsters-themed indoor mini-golf course on the Strip?
- Superheroes (and their diaries) take stage at Insurgo Theater
- Wednesday, April 27, 2011
- The Superhero Diaries II features 10-minute scripts by local and national playwrights that range from moody to funny and silent.
- Thinking about musical memories, foul smells and more
- Wednesday, April 27, 2011
- Also we talk about whether or not it's obnoxious to wear sunglasses inside, at night, with rhinestones.
- Las Vegas is serious about reducing its stray feline population
- Wednesday, April 27, 2011
- Clark County is taking action to decrease the size of the local feral cat community, estimated to be as large as 300,000 felines.
- Nearly nude partying comes with some unusual concerns
- Tuesday, April 26, 2011
- Partying at the pool or attending underwear night at the gay bar sometimes calls for some creative thinking...
- Woman discovers life after AIDS virus diagnosis
- Sunday, April 24, 2011
- After Theresa King learned she was HIV positive, she took her 15-year-old son to Palm Mortuary. It was 1995, and she assumed she wouldn’t live to see the new millennium. At 40, King knew nothing about HIV or AIDS except that they killed people, so it was time to pick out a casket, secure a grave site and get her will in order.
- Chewing the fat with competitive eater Jason Scarincio
- He’ll be going up against the greats in the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
- Wednesday, April 20, 2011
- I did a meatball-eating contest at the Rio. I go to Buffalo Wild Wings for their blazing challenge and try to do it within a minute. I’ve competed in the Wing Bowl. I’ve done corned beef. I’ve attempted the Colossal Burger at Club Fortune twice.
- Thinking about Victoria beer, Serendipity 3 and more
- Wednesday, April 20, 2011
- Also, a photographer's pictures of American shopping malls.
- Gamer's delight: Insert Coin(s) delivers on its promise
- Tuesday, April 19, 2011
- The videobar gamelounge has finally opened its doors after months of speculation and anticipation.
- A crash course in wheelchair rugby
- Monday, April 18, 2011
- Some know it as murderball, a cheeky nickname officials downplay because most corporate sponsors steer clear of things even remotely suggesting murder.
- Get your butt to a record store!
- It’s annual Record Store Day!
- Friday, April 15, 2011
- Zia Records is ready to mark the occasion in style.
- Checklist: Claire Sinclair
- Wednesday, April 13, 2011
- The Playboy playmate and Bettie Page spokeswoman returns to Las Vegas to guest star in Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Grand, April 20-27.
- At Hussong's, ignorance in any language
- Wednesday, April 13, 2011
- Does “Hussong” sound like an Asian name to you?
- Thinking about Marina and the Diamonds, 'Mad Men' replacements and more
- Wednesday, April 13, 2011
- Also, we are saddened that one of the Clark County School District's few success stories is losing funding.
- Pillow Fight Club
- April Corbin picks up a fluffy weapon of destruction—and lives to tell about it
- Wednesday, April 6, 2011
- Weekly writer April Corbin participates in International Pillow Fight
- A bar fit for a Burger King
- Wednesday, April 6, 2011
- Beer at a BK? Believe it! Get the details here.
- Thinking about failed April Fool's Day pranks, Snow Phoenix and more
- Wednesday, April 6, 2011
- Also, Rick Lax takes issue with a Pad Thai restaurant.
- UNLV Liberal Arts reveals revised plan for budget cuts
- Wednesday, April 6, 2011
- It includes the elimination of non-tenured professors in the philosophy, anthropology and sociology departments.
- Heels = sexy. Drunk women in heels? Not so sexy.
- Monday, April 4, 2011
- They are called “drinking shoes,” not “walking shoes.”
- Trying to put our finger on a chameleon of a local roll
- Thursday, March 31, 2011
- A California Roll is a California Roll is a California Roll. But a Vegas Roll?
- Despite low turnout at this year’s Twestival, Nevada is No. 1
- Wednesday, March 30, 2011
- Nevada as leader of anything in the technological realm is a concept many have difficulty believing.
- Thinking about beer, birthdays and being tagged on Facebook
- Wednesday, March 30, 2011
- Also, we love Station Casino's new ad campaign.
- Going Lady Gaga over a dress
- Tuesday, March 29, 2011
- Cellophane party dresses are not always appropriate.
- Insert Coin(s) embraces local art
- Monday, March 28, 2011
- Gamers aren't the only ones who should be excited about the opening of Insert Coin(s) in the Fremont East district next month.
- Lady Gaga gives surprise performance at Krave
- Friday, March 25, 2011
- Not surprisingly, she performed her unofficial gay anthem, "Born This Way."
- Red Rock Resort releases poolside concert series lineup
- Thursday, March 24, 2011
- Echo & The Bunnymen, O.A.R., Weezer among bands listed
- You are what you tweet
- Wednesday, March 16, 2011
- Fan of @Twitter and in #LasVegas? Then head to the Las Vegas Twestival #tweetup on March 24!
- Dying to be green
- Wednesday, March 16, 2011
- Death is a natural part of the life cycle. When it comes to commonplace burial practices, however, the process is anything but eco-friendly
- Thinking about 'Real World' choices, saving time and more
- Wednesday, March 16, 2011
- Also, Vegas drivers need to shut up.
- Trump International wants to pamper your pooch
- Thursday, March 10, 2011
- "Pet-friendly" takes on a whole new meaning at Trump Las Vegas.
- Keeping 'em guessing
- Two former female impersonators look back on years of pulling in the crowds
- Thursday, March 10, 2011
- Two former female impersonators look back on years of pulling in the crowds.
- 'Hedwig' returns to Vegas for a one-night-only benefit show
- Wednesday, March 9, 2011
- Proceeds from this Hedwig and the Angry Inch production go to a very worthy cause.
- Thinking about Sheen, Smigel and other stuff
- Wednesday, March 9, 2011
- Also, Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort is offering a great deal.
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