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The PlaygroundAn 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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The PlaygroundMovember 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 PlaygroundWe 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 PlaygroundRanking the holiness of Sin City
The news is good or bad, depending on your personal belief system.
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The PlaygroundLas Vegas needs Random Acts of Culture
Sometimes it seems like all the cool stuff happens in other cities.
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The PlaygroundFamily-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 PlaygroundClaire 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 PlaygroundAction 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 PlaygroundFirst all-you-can-eat; now all-you-can-watch
How many live shows can you squeeze into 48 hours?
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The PlaygroundI'm gonna jump
Rappelling 500 feet down the side of the Rio in the name of a good cause.
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The PlaygroundThe return of Marcel ...
... and Elia, Casey, Tre and other runners up on "Top Chef All-Stars."
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The PlaygroundIs Las Vegas less sexed-up than Bakersfield?
Another week, another list making Las Vegas look bad.
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The PlaygroundWho is Santana's mystery girl?
The story behind an unexplained guest star at the guitar legend's special performance.
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The PlaygroundLike ranch on your fries? Tough, says Todd English
Is there enough room in this world for both ranch and bleu cheese lovers?
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A&EWorld Party Parade brings Electric Daisy Carnival to the Las Vegas Strip
EDC returns to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway May 15-17, but its colorful spectacle will take to the streets one day earlier.
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DiningSwitch up traditional Mother’s Day brunch at these Las Vegas gems
Try something a little different this year, from Galpão Gaucho to Hofbräuhaus.
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MusicDuran Duran takes a victory lap at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Duran Duran has never worn the "legacy act" title comfortably; they like to mix things up. But at Fontainebleau, every hit received a faithful, sonically ...
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Pawn StarsNV PoliticsPoliticsRick Harrison of 'Pawn Stars' raves about Trump during White House visit
Las Vegas resident Rick Harrison of “Pawn Stars” fame offered a glowing endorsement of President Donald Trump at a White House event today, calling him ...
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A&EWhat to do in Las Vegas this week: May 7-13
DJ Snoopadelic at Zouk, Widespread Panic at Virgin, Dylan Scott at Green Valley Ranch, Miss Behave’s Game Show at Majestic and more.
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateFireworks series will light up the Las Vegas skyline leading up to nation’s 250th birthday
Las Vegas will mark America’s 250th birthday by stretching Independence Day into an eight-week spectacle, with rotating fireworks displays across the Strip and downtown on ...
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AggregateAllNewsCBS Sports projects UNLV for 12-team College Football Playoff
The Rebels have been one of the nation’s notable turnaround stories over the past three seasons, leveraging the allure of home games at Allegiant Stadium ...
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FeaturedFilipino Town: Las Vegas community builds on a cultural legacy
One year after the establishment of an official cultural district, Filipino Town leaders chase visions of what it—and the community it celebrates—could ultimately grow into.
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A&E5 thoughts: Mary J. Blige at Dolby Live, May 1
Opening night of Mary J. Blige’s My Life, My Story residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM felt less like a concert and more like ...
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MusicNo Doubt’s Las Vegas residency turns Sphere into a ska-punk time capsule
For two hours, the scrappy garage-born Anaheim band resurrected the sweaty, irreverent energy that launched them out of Orange County clubs and into alt-rock canon.
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AggregateAllNewsWith superstar A’ja Wilson, defending champion Aces go into new season both stable and reloaded
A’ja Wilson is coming off one of the best stretches in WNBA history, having led the Las Vegas Aces to a third title in four ...
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AggregateAllNewsLas Vegas chips away at housing shortage with new senior units
Mary McCarthy left California a decade ago, priced out of a state she could no longer afford. She settled into an apartment complex in Henderson ...
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OpinionFrom the PressboxSportsSouthern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame to induct key figures behind UNLV championship era
For one night, UNLV basketball’s golden era returns to the spotlight — not on the court, but in memory — as two architects of its ...
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Real EstateAllBusinessReport: Las Vegas home prices dip in April
The sales price for a single-family home in the Las Vegas area declined in April when compared to a year ago, according to a report ...
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DiningLas Vegas Ballpark debuts gourmet 2026 menu beyond hot dogs
For 2026, the Aviators’ home is rolling out wood-fired pizza, Philly steaks, Hawaiian-inspired plates, taco carts, smashburgers and a menu that reads like someone raided ...
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NewsAggregateAllOct. 1 survivors gather on Strip to preview Forever One memorial
Fifty-eight survivors of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting on the Strip stood together Thursday evening in a circle on the future grounds of the ...
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NewsAggregateHome AggregateErick Harper receives 4-year contract extension as UNLV athletics head
UNLV has extended athletic director Erick Harper on a four-year contract, Interim President Chris Heavey announced today.
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PoliticsNV PoliticsClark County School DistrictCCSD plots legislative push on funding as student enrollment declines
The Clark County School District may carry a bill in next spring’s Legislature that reexamines state funding as enrollment declines here and around Nevada. Officials ...
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hockeyVegas Golden KnightsNHLAnalysis: Golden Knights’ offense pulls another playoff vanishing act in Game 2 loss
The Ducks silenced the Golden Knights’ attack in Game 2 of the teams’ best-of-seven series Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena, capturing a 3-1 victory to ...
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MusicGet to know new LV Philharmonic music director Rei Hotoda
Hotoda has spent more than two decades leading the Fresno Philharmonic and guest conducting for the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Hawaii, Winnipeg and even Las ...
