Las Vegas Weekly Staff
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Features
Best New Thing on the Strip: Shake Shack
Thursday, July 16, 2015 " When it was all gone we cried."
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Dining
Readers' Choice—Best Buffet: Bacchanal
Thursday, July 16, 2015 In three years, this buffet has become legendary.
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Dining
Best Place to Quench Your Juice Thirst: Juice NV
Thursday, July 16, 2015 Being healthy has never been so delicious.
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Dining
Best Place to Share Everything: Cleo
Thursday, July 16, 2015 it’s tough to choose among these magical Mediterranean small plates.
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Features
Readers' Choice—Best Sports Bar: Sporting Life
Thursday, July 16, 2015 Legit grub with the big game overhead.
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Dining
Best Taco Shop: Los Tacos
Thursday, July 16, 2015 Everything on the menu rules. Go forth and gobble.
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Features
Best Brewery Experience: Bad Beat Brewing
Thursday, July 16, 2015 A brew and a round of Cards Against Humanity, anyone?
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Features
Readers' Choice—Best Cirque show: The Beatles Love
Thursday, July 16, 2015 The Mirage’s flagship show continues to enchant.
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Features
Best Margarita Patio: Mercadito
Thursday, July 16, 2015 When the sun goes down but the heat still lingers, there’s no place we’d rather be.
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Dining
Chef We’d Like to Hire as Our Own: Michael LaPlaca
Thursday, July 16, 2015 The chef at Mirage's Italian restaurant Portofino is very dear to us.
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Dining
Best Bakery That Goes Way Beyond Pastries: 346 Patisserie
Thursday, July 16, 2015 Avocado macarons, anyone?
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Weekly’s Best of Vegas Party at Omnia, Ginuwine at Drai’s and more
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Plus: Diplo at Encore Beach Club and a Sunshine Disco party at Gold Spike's Oasis.
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As We See It
Big talk, big action: Conor McGregor dominates in UFC 189
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 The UFC fighter isn't afraid to talk big.
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A&E
Jurassic 5, Count Basie Orchestra and other stuff to do this week
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Dig the Throwback Sizzling Jam at Orleans Arena
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Lil Jon at EBC, a 'Playboy' Playmate search at Daylight and more
Thursday, July 9, 2015 Plus: UFC parties and a midweek edition of Rehab.
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A&E
NBA Summer League, Brian Wilson & Rodriguez and other stuff to do this week
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Plus: the World's Biggest Ping Pong Pool Party.
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Music
Score a free ticket (and cocktails!) for UFC Fight Week's Wyclef Jean concert
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 The UFC knows how to throw a party.
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A&E
The Boulder City Damboree, Las Vegas 51s and other stuff to do this Fourth of July weekend
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Plus Teenage Bottlerocket and Dizzy Wright.
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Film
A suggested Shark Week movie marathon, chosen solely by cover art
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 You know you need to see Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus.
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A&E
'Dino Summer' at Springs Preserve, a CraftHaus/Rx Boiler Room dinner and other stuff to do this week
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Plus: Tuxedo at the Bunkhouse and a Tenaya Creek/Tapas by Alex Stratta pairing.
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Food
Make La Cave's new grilled prawns in your kitchen
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 New chef, new food. Check out the fresh flavor at La Cave.
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As We See It
Cast your vote! Best of Vegas Readers' Choice 2015
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Weigh in on Las Vegas' best dining, nightlife, entertainment and more!
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Electric Daisy Carnival
EDC Night 3: The good, the weird and the ugly
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 From sunrise stragglers to PLURing it up with Metro's finest, our observations from the festival's final night.
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Electric Daisy Carnival
EDC Night 2: The good, the weird and the ugly
Sunday, June 21, 2015 A trap set with an Aerosmith sing-along (seriously) to an overabundance of selfie sticks, our observations from Saturday night at the Speedway.
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Electric Daisy Carnival
EDC Night 1: The good, the weird and the ugly
Saturday, June 20, 2015 From traffic jams and long medic tent lines to an awesome WasteLand stage and something of a musical history lesson at the Funk House.
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Electric Daisy Carnival
Photos: EDC Night 1
Saturday, June 20, 2015 According to event producer Insomniac, more than 134,000 electronic dance music fans flooded the Speedway for 2015's inaugural night.
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Breaking News
EDC 2015 live: Night one begins
Friday, June 19, 2015 Festival organizer Insomniac expects about 140,000 people to crowd the Las Vegas Motor Speedway each day ...
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Electric Daisy Carnival
How a handful of EDC DJs chose their colorful names
Thursday, June 18, 2015 “I love the name Snails … It’s badass, it’s super fun, it doesn’t take itself too seriously."
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A&E
'A Deadly Adoption,' a Nepal benefit show Downtown and other stuff to do this week
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Plus: Open Container is back and the Las Vegas Lift-Off Film Festival. Get all the details here.
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As We See It
Which stupefying thing did The Donald not actually say?
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 “My Twitter has become so powerful that I can actually make my enemies tell the truth.”
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Features
Survive the summer sizzle: Six must-try ways to cool off this season
Thursday, June 11, 2015 Do this now! Surf, sip, sing, see a show and soak in the river with 150 new friends.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Dada Life at Hakkasan, Thomas Gold at Life and more
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Plus: Zedd at Encore Beach Club and a graffiti disco at Beauty Bar.
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Nightlife
Nightlife News & Notes: EDC adds acts to lineup and more EDC weekend parties
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Plus: Encore Beach Club sets a single-day attendance record.
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A&E
Kids in the Hall at TI, The Cult & Public Enemy at the Joint and other stuff to do this week
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Plus, a great Belgian strong ale and Sin City Gallery's annual international erotic art show.
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Nightlife
Hot Spots: Diplo at Encore Beach Club, Calvin Harris at Wet Republic and more
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Plus, Orange is the New Black and Entourage stars party at pool clubs.
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A&E
Our (totally unrealistic) Punk Rock Bowling band wish list
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 From Minor Threat to Faded Grey, a bunch of acts that'll never happen … and a few that might.
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Nightlife
Party all the time: Your guide to Memorial Day Weekend 2015 in Las Vegas
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Welcome to your party checklist. From beach clubs to beats, we've got everything you need for five days of MDW fun, aka Biggest Weekend Ever.
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A&E
Water park fun, Big Talk, Hiatus Kaiyote and other stuff you'll want to know about
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Also, Rumpshaker Storytelling at the Writer's Block and Craig Ferguson at Cosmopolitan.
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As We See It
In brief: BMI's Joshua Wolf Shenk, the anti-bullying bill and more
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 The Nevada Assembly passed SB 504, an anti-bullying bill.
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As We See It
Look! A bouncing leprechaun! At Rock in Rio!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 He’s badass, and so is this photo.
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As We See It
A few more things our mayor should lie down in the road for
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 How about speeding up Ikea's completion? We need meatballs.
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A&E
A tequila dinner, Paint the Town, and other stuff you’ll want to know about
Thursday, May 7, 2015 Also, Whiskey & A Western at the Mesquite Club. Yee-haw!
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A&E
Rock in Rio USA: what to bring, what to leave at home and most importantly, how to get there
Thursday, May 7, 2015 Rock in Rio USA: Sunblock, ear plugs and backpacks are highly recommended.
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As We See It
In Brief: Oral histories, EDC, UNLV jazz and literary awards
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 The Latin Jazz Ensemble was awarded DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Award for Undergraduate College Latin Group.
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A&E
The Great American Foodie Fest, Mastodon and other stuff to do and see this week
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Plus: Mariachi El Bronx and the Wacky World of Sports.
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A&E
More superheroes, Cinderella, Indian food and other stuff you’ll want to know about
Thursday, April 23, 2015 Also, OK Go is at Brooklyn Bowl and the Forgione family takes over Made L.V.
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Film
Summer sequel mania: Our writers watched these entire series so you don’t have to
Thursday, April 23, 2015 From Mad Max to Jurassic Park.
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A&E
UNLVino, SJP’s shoes, 18b Day and other stuff you’ll want to know about
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Also, the 51s play their first home games this year with a little Tark thrown in.
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Dining
Best Brunches in Las Vegas
Thursday, April 9, 2015 Sweet and savory combos on overload and just way too much Champagne. Here are the best brunches in Las Vegas. Your weekend plans begin here.















































