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The Playground
An only-in-Vegas story
What a tow truck takes from a Weekly writer, a casino gives back.
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The Playground
'Thong Song' king Sisqo to guest star at 'Fantasy'
Dumps like a truck, truck, truck ...
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Movember means cash for your 'stache
Weekly writer Mark Adams recaps the facial hair festivities of the Silverton's Mustachio Bashio.
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The Playground
This was a very bad idea
High speed meatball eating goes wrong for one Weekly staffer
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The Playground
We know when it’s real: Reviewing Wendy’s new burger
The new Hot 'n' Juicy is being offered exclusively in Las Vegas. How does it stack up?
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The Playground
Ranking the holiness of Sin City
The news is good or bad, depending on your personal belief system.
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The Playground
Las Vegas needs Random Acts of Culture
Sometimes it seems like all the cool stuff happens in other cities.
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The Playground
Tony Hawk inspires from high above the Wynn pool
The Birdman raised funds for a Vegas skatepark with a few of his star friends.
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Family-friendly 'Burlesque' competition proves Vegas knows sexy
What Christina Aguilera and Cher's new movie can teach us about our fine city.
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The Playground
Claire Sinclair is not a girl, not yet a woman
This playmate and "Crazy Horse Paris" guest star is a 19 years old, but you couldn’t tell that by looking at her.
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The Playground
Action sports are cool! (and other lessons from Dew Tour day 1)
Chris Pastras and Ben Snowden talk Vegas, life choices and the Harlem Globetrotters.
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The Playground
First all-you-can-eat; now all-you-can-watch
How many live shows can you squeeze into 48 hours?
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The Playground
I'm gonna jump
Rappelling 500 feet down the side of the Rio in the name of a good cause.
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New to suburbia: Homemade pasta
The Pasta Shop Ristorante, noodle supplier to the Strip, brings its cozy vibe to Henderson.
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The Playground
The return of Marcel ...
... and Elia, Casey, Tre and other runners up on "Top Chef All-Stars."
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The Playground
Is Las Vegas less sexed-up than Bakersfield?
Another week, another list making Las Vegas look bad.
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Music
Nicki Minaj, in Las Vegas tour stop, solidifies reign as the Queen of Rap
From the start of her concert Friday at T-Mobile Arena, Nicki Minaj made it clear that, indeed, she is the Queen of Rap.
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NewsAllSports
Mountain West tourney looms as UNLV drops finale at UNR
UNLV went into Saturday’s season finale in Reno with championship hopes, but after falling at UNR, 75-65, the Scarlet and Gray will have to settle ...
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NewsAllAggregate
Nevada in position to make most of boom in manufacturing
The more manufacturing that’s brought to Southern Nevada, the more it will shield the region from the economic “ebbs and flows” of recessions and pandemics ...
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A&E
New York-New York’s Celtic Feis celebration is back and bigger for St. Patrick’s Day
The 21st annual Celtic Feis will have an expanded staging area on the Strip's version of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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NewsAllSports
Breaking clay pigeons and stereotypes: New youth trapshooting league opens in Southern Nevada
At the Clark County Shooting Complex in the far northwest corner of the Las Vegas Valley, a new youth trapshooting league is taking shape. It’s ...
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NewsAllAggregate
Marchessault's hat trick lifts Golden Knights to 5-3 win over Red Wings
Jonathan Marchessault scored three times, including the go-ahead goal with 2:44 left, to help lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 victory over the ...
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News
Number of unhoused veterans in Las Vegas increased over 60% in 2023
Las Vegas has the second largest number of unhoused veterans in the United States, only trailing Los Angeles. Nevada also saw a 45% increase ...
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A&E
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Live,’ New Edition and more Las Vegas showbiz news
“RuPaul’s Drag Race Live” celebrated its 700th show at Flamingo Las Vegas on March 9, further cementing its status as one of the most popular ...
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AllSportsAggregate
Annual barrage of college tournaments brings big-time ballin' to Las Vegas
Las Vegas takes its annual place as the center of the college basketball world during conference tournament week from March 13 through March 16.
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NewsAllSports
Game day: San Diego State edges UNLV in overtime
San Diego State closed overtime on a 5-0 run to steal a victory over UNLV, 74-71, in the Mountain West quarterfinals. UNLV scored the first ...
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Arts & EntertainmentNewsAggregate
Sphere celebrating young Las Vegas artists with design contest
Las Vegas community members will have the opportunity to see their artwork displayed on the Exosphere — the viral outer shell of the Sphere that ...
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AllSportsHome Aggregate
Raiders release four veterans including Garoppolo, Renfrow
The Raiders’ roster makeover continued with the official start of the 2024-2025 NFL league year Wednesday afternoon. New general manager Tom Telesco and now permanent ...
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AllSportsAggregate
Christian Wilkins embodies the revitalized ‘Raider Way’
The Philadelphia Eagles became one of the best offensive teams in the league en route to a Super Bowl appearance two years ago but their ...
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NewsAllSports
Does UNLV have a path to win the Mountain West tournament?
If there is one thing this UNLV team has proven it can do, it’s beat good teams. The inverse is also true — there were ...
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A&E
What to do in Las Vegas this week (March 14-20, 2024 edition)
Fremont Street’s ShamRock Bash, Sebastian Maniscalco, Deap Vally, Twice, London Elektricity and more in this week’s Superguide.
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AllSportsAggregate
Raiders' free agency: Busy day brings Wilkins, Minshew to town; Jacobs headed to G.B.
The Raiders wasted no time putting their ample cap space to use to begin the NFL’s legal tampering period. Las Vegas agreed to contract terms ...
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SportsFeatured
Pay to play: Youth sports have become an expensive, stressful burden on families
There’s a misconception that young athletes need to focus only on one sport or have their families excessively invest in specialized training to succeed.
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NewsAllSports
Weekend wagers: Ten bets to make including four on March Madness
The wall-to-wall slate of games from the last three days diminishes leading up to the selection show this weekend, but there’s still a few places ...
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AllSportsSports Betting
NCAA Tournament opening odds: March Madness begins wildly
The betting favorite prevailed in only a little more than a fourth of the conference tournaments — nine out of 34. ...