Amber Sampson
Story Archive
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TasteThe Guest House adds its own style of fine dining to the mix at Town Square
Thursday, April 10, 2025 Chef Todd Mark Miller, formerly of Bellagio’s Prime and STK, lent his creativity to the new American-style menu, offering a bounty of seafood and steak, decadent appetizers and some seriously great pasta.
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A&EMajestic Repertory’s ‘I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire’ is pure unhinged fun
Friday, April 4, 2025 Writer Samantha Hurley launched a sold-out run of the darkly comedic play at New York City’s Cell Theatre in 2023, and now Majestic Repertory Theatre brings it to Downtown Las Vegas through April 20.
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A&EThe iconic Flamingo Las Vegas gets a new pool complex and other exciting additions
Thursday, April 3, 2025 To make the most of the oasis-like space, Flamingo added three new pools, a wet deck, 33 cabanas, plenty of palm trees and much more.
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FeaturesBeyond books: The Library District marks 60 years creating community foundations
Thursday, April 3, 2025 From creating book vending machines to reach children in hospitals to bringing digital library resources to RTC bus riders, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has met the community where it’s at, across 25 different neighborhood branches.
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A&EThe best things we ate and saw at the International Pizza Expo 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025 Local pizza makers showed up to represent Las Vegas.
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A&EWill Smith brings candor and joyful classics to House of Blues Las Vegas concert
Friday, March 21, 2025 All those hip-hop hits and intimate anecdotes would’ve been worth the ticket, but then Will Smith addressed the infamous Oscars incident.
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Fine ArtLas Vegas artist Q’shaundra James goes beyond ‘The Veil’ at Left of Center Gallery
Thursday, March 20, 2025 James restores agency to the subjects in her paintings, equipping them with artifacts that protect and connect them to their true selves.
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ScreenFirst-time Las Vegas filmmaker Aaliyah Fafanto offers a glance into the Black female experience
Thursday, March 20, 2025 “Black Butterfly” will be screened March 22 at Left of Center Gallery.
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A&EVanderpump Hotel set to replace the Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip
Friday, March 14, 2025 Reality TV star and Southern California restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump is going big and adding to her collection of Las Vegas venues.
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FeaturesHow the City of Henderson has embraced sports as a powerful tool for community development
Thursday, March 13, 2025 The 5,500-capacity arena Lee’s Family Forum currently hosts four different pro sports teams, Water Street’s America First Center has become a true community ice rink, and the Las Vegas Raiders and Aces situated their team headquarters in Henderson as well.
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MusicVegas represents on 'The Voice,' Sinwave’s goodbye and more local music notes
Thursday, March 6, 2025 If you’ve tuned into NBC’s "The Voice" lately, then you might have seen star coaches Kelsea Ballerini and Michael Bublé fawning over our very own Jessica Manalo.
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A&EShowbiz notes: ‘Late Night Magic’ exits the Orleans, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Live’ celebrates
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 "RuPaul’s Drag Race Live" is celebrating its 1,000th show at the Flamingo on March 15. Can we get a yass, queen?
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NewsMondays Dark plans a $50 million nonprofit community center to serve the Las Vegas entertainment industry
Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 On February 24, Mark Shunock and the Mondays Dark team announced the Space 2.0 project, designed as a home to several nonprofits including Community Counseling Center, Life By Music, CORE Academy and the Entertainment Community Fund.
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FeaturesWith thousands displaced by LA fires, Las Vegas could be a destination for climate migration
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 This year’s wildfires have accelerated an already-growing housing crisis in LA, and that could be the tipping point of relocation for many Southern Californians.
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Fine ArtBellagio Gallery’s ‘American Duet: Jazz & Abstract Art’ strikes a chord
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 Prior to stepping into the gallery, you’ll be shown a QR code to scan, which unlocks a playlist of jazz tracks curated specifically for the exhibit.
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TasteGordon Ramsay brings tasty exclusives to his second Las Vegas burger joint
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 Check out the Idiot Burger and its stupid-tasty braised short rib, melted gruyere cheese and roasted mushrooms.
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NoiseBlake Shelton takes Vegas honky tonkin’ in his Colosseum residency
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 The country star returns to Caesars Palace for performances on February 14 and 15.
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FeaturesA very Vegas couple shares life lessons for making love work
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 The Castanos have been together for 13 years, married for 11. Their paths could not be more different, but they’ve mastered how to make it work.
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NoisePlanet Desert Rock Weekend returns with a feast of heavy psych, doom and stoner rock
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 The multi-day event will take over local music venues Count’s Vamp’d and the Usual Place.
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TasteTao Group’s new Caramella brings a groovy taste of Italy to Planet Hollywood
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 Don’t skip the apps—the veal meatballs come packed full of ricotta and mozzarella, and they’re so tasty it’s tough to share.
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NoiseBaseball player turned singer-songwriter Quinn Ayers pens songs that stick around
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 Ayers dips in and out of genres with an admirable amount of ease, having grown up listening to everything from Coldplay to the Ying Yang Twins.
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FeaturesThe annual Sin City Classic and local sports organizations strive to make a more inclusive playing field
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 Competitions spread far and wide as players from across the country flock to local schools, parks and courts and recreation centers to compete in everything from kickball and indoor rowing to pickleball and ultimate frisbee.
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NoiseJanet Jackson holds little back in a show-stopping two-hour Vegas residency performance
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 Between the hits, the star managed to also squeeze in some surprises. We got to hear “Velvet Rope” for the first time since 1999. And we got a stripped down version of “I Get So Lonely.”
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TasteLisa Vanderpump serves up vintage Flamingo flair at the new Pinky’s
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 Chef Josh Grimes, who also worked at Vanderpump Cocktail Garden, strikes a balance between playful bites and classy cuisine.
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FeaturesLas Vegas magicians pass the wand to the next generation in ‘Wonderground’
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 In an industry where secrets are as good as currency, Las Vegas’ best magicians rarely keep their love for their community confidential.
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NewsMulticultural campus: UNLV has potential to become a diversity destination
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 UNLV consistently ranks among the top five most diverse universities for undergrads in the country, sharing that honor with campuses like Stanford and the University of San Francisco.
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A&ELas Vegas-based Global Gaming League joins celebrities, video games and entertainment
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 Imagine all the spectacle and drama of a WWE match, paired with the professionalism and prestige of the NFL and celebrity team owners calling the shots.
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A&EKey 3: Shanda & The Howlers frontwoman shares the music that shaped her
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 Shanda Cisneros Ratto is working on a solo project she promises will be “dirtier, more growling, more feeling” than anything she’s done before.
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TasteThe latest from a local restaurant family, Middle Child puts bold fare forward
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 In contrast to Cleaver’s moodier interiors, Middle Child is radiant in look and feel.
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NoiseLas Vegas recording studio and rehearsal space Sonic Rodeo winds down
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 Sonic Rodeo’s mixing engineer Reid Heidel and luthier Christopher Davis are planning to open their own spot near Sand Dollar Lounge.
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FeaturesF1 returns to Las Vegas with a focus on logistics and communication
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 Organizers created an interactive website in advance of the race to show where construction was happening in real time, so commuters can plan ahead.
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NightlifeTaking the temperature of LIV Nightclub one year after opening at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 Groot Hospitality boss David Grutman says stakes were incredibly high launching LIV in a hyper competitive nightlife town, knowing what worked well on the East Coast didn’t always translate well in Las Vegas.
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NoiseHow Heidi & The Guinns’ new solo project Boughs became a collaborative ‘love letter to Downtown’s music scene’
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 “Boughs” isn’t so much an album as it is a memory chest for Guinn, who says the record represents “a collection of music that I’ve written over 20 years.”
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FeaturesMade in Vegas: Dedicated local craftspeople are keeping the tradition of their trades alive
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 From the neon benders who light up the city to the blacksmiths who design set pieces for our Strip shows, these are the local craftspeople who use their trades to handcraft Las Vegas’ identity.
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TasteJive Turkey brings dive bar mirth and mayhem to the Huntridge neighborhood
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 Housed in the former space of the historic Mahoney’s Drum Shop, Jive Turkey is every bit as funky as its name suggests.
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FeaturesLos Angeles’ prestigious American Film Market relocates to Las Vegas
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 The AFM has served as the gathering grounds for the film and TV industry since 1981, and it’s coming to the Palms next month.
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FeaturesShelving freedom: What Nevada stands to lose if it starts enacting book bans
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 A startling report by PEN America found that 10,000 books had been banned in public schools between 2023 and 2024.
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StageGreat Scott! ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ lands at the Smith Center
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 You’ll have to get your ticket for Reynolds Hall if you want to see how they got the time-traveling DeLorean to fly.
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A&EHighlights of Las Vegas’ inaugural Best Friends Forever Fest
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 The inaugural Best Friends Forever Fest kicked off at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center as a three-day celebration of midwest emo, ’90s indie rock and the connections we’ve made along the way.
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FeaturesRenaissance fest vendor Sir Rodney dishes about his famous turkey legs
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 “You’d be surprised how many people come up to get my autograph.”
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TasteTiki takeover: Exploring a surging tropical cocktail craze at three new-ish Las Vegas bars
Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 Tiki culture has seen its ups and downs, but island-style drinks and decor have evolved as cocktail culture gets more complex.
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A&EJT Mollner discusses the scream-worthy legacy of Freakling Bros. and his summer thriller ‘Strange Darling’
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 The art of cultivating fear has been a lifelong labor of love for this Vegas-born filmmaker.
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A&EThe good, the bad and the ugly at Life Is Beautiful's Big Beautiful Block Party in Downtown Las Vegas
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 LCD Soundsystem concluded their set as they began it: Dazzling the crowd with a note-perfect, spirited take on one of the hits they claim not to write.
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A&EReady for her Las Vegas debut, Tems talks about making Lagos proud, embracing playfulness and more
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 The Afrobeat superstar plays Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on September 29.
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A&EStill Woozy gets grounded on 'Loveseat'
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 Still Woozy brings the Loveseat tour to the Theater at Virgin on September 30.
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NoiseExamining the purpose and potential of Life Is Beautiful’s new Block Party
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 The Big Beautiful Block Party is set for two days, September 27-28, at the Plaza’s outdoor arena in Downtown Las Vegas.
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A&ELIB Block Party artist Toro Y Moi talks about entering his angst era and more
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 Toro y Moi plays a set at Life Is Beautiful’s Big Beautiful Block Party in Downtown Las Vegas on September 28 at 7:15 p.m.
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A&EHeadliners announced for Downtown Las Vegas Neon City Festival
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 Neon Trees, Alison Wonderland, Seven Lions, Russell Dickerson and others will perform at the November 22-23 event.
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A&ENew Kids On The Block announce Las Vegas residency at Park MGM
Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Fresh off the heels of a sold-out summer tour, multi-platinum ’80s boy band New Kids On The Block announced their first Strip residency at Dolby Live inside Park MGM.
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A&ELA sandwich import Fat Sal’s lives up to its satisfying reputation
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 A staple of the Los Angeles food scene since 2010, Fat Sal’s is praised for its oversized heroes piled high with thinly sliced meats, mozzarella sticks, fries and all the fixings.
