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  • A&E

    Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009

    Go-go dancing, hording in a home office and Disneyland? We're so American...

  • Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

    Wanna rock out with the Kid? We'll get you in for free!

  • A&E

    Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

    It seems every jackass with a checkbook is using Las Vegas as their personal piggy bank.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009

    Las Vegas Police hold planning seminar for neighborhoods facing rising crime due to foreclosures.
    Criminals hoping for empty homes were very appreciative of the heads-up.
    Harry Reid spokesman says the senator wasn’t being serious when he told the Review-Journal, “I hope you go out of business.”
    Just like when he told his constituency, “I hope we reform health care in a meaningful way.”
    Mayor Oscar Goodman renews wedding vows.
    Hey, the guy’s happily married—plus, he discovered that term limits apply to his marriage, too.

  • Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009

    Enter to win a free night at Paris Las Vegas, tickets to a red carpet screening of the Fame remake and access to a VIP afterparty where you can mingle alongside the singing and dancing stars.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009

    Police seize two handguns and two bulletproof vests from Floyd Mayweather’s home following shooting allegations.
    Hey, sometimes paintball games just get out of hand.
    Rapper Too Short arrested in Vegas on DUI and possession of marijuana.
    Driving drunk with weed? Maybe this guy needs to change his name to 2 Stupid 2 Live.
    Nebraska philanthropist claims he had “immunity” from criminal charges over $15 million in gambling debts at two casinos.
    Because philanthropic work sometimes requires you to gamble with money you don’t have.

  • Site Feature

    Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009

    We've got your next three months planned...

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009

    It was hardly a surprise to us to learn that real estate agent Brooke Boemio is in a bit of hot water over boasting how she’s able to short-sell properties by getting owners to stop making their payments.

  • Friday, Aug. 28, 2009

    DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, was reportedly found dead today in New York. He was booked to perform at Rain tonight.

  • Friday, Aug. 28, 2009

    Britney Spears is the ringmaster of a $50 million spectacle that's no ordinary concert. Win your way in with the Weekly.

  • A&E

    Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

    The auto program is over. But there are still plenty of things that don’t work around here.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

    Lawsuit alleges builders used defective Chinese drywall in some Las Vegas neighborhoods.
    Thank goodness no one owns a house in Las Vegas anymore.
    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trails GOP challenger by 11 points in recent poll.
    Reid already working up a strategy to deal with this problem in a completely ineffectual way.
    Chinese tout the quality of their products at Las Vegas trade show.
    Well, the quality of everything except drywall, we’re guessing.

  • Politics

    Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

    Sen. John Ensign insists he’s different from Bill Clinton. Let’s examine that more closely.

  • A&E

    Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009

    Teachers, administrators and, hell, even federal education bureaucrats—you take the achievement tests used to judge schools.

  • Monday, Aug. 24, 2009

    When we heard Jon & Kate Plus 8’s Jon Gosselin would be hosting at Wet Republic this Saturday, it got us thinking: Who would be an even weirder party host than the Audigier-clad dad?

  • Friday, Aug. 21, 2009

    Metal fans, give thanks. It's time to win some tickets.

  • A&E

    Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

    Catching up on some recent stories, such as Al the Bounty Hunter and the shooting of an ice-cream truck driver.

  • Features

    Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

    Ketchup showers, math sheet cheaters, school day drinkers and other school years memories that left their mark.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

    Floyd Mayweather says mixed martial arts “is for animals and beer drinkers.”
    He went on to say that boxing “is for people who have been on desert islands and have never heard of mixed martial arts.”
    Floyd Mayweather to host WWE Raw in Las Vegas next week.
    We don’t know about the rest of you, but we’re really starting to trust this Mayweather guy’s judgment.
    Kiss planning to bring Cirque du Soleil-style show to Las Vegas.
    O was taken, so the show will be called OLD.

  • Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009

    Win free tickets to the legendary band from Las Vegas Weekly!

  • Nevada

    Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

    Yeah, the poll was commissioned by Republicans, and there are plenty of reasons why things can and will change by Election Day. But this week’s survey that shows state GOP boss Sue Lowden beating Sen. Harry Reid.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

    As the health-care debate tenderly makes its way to Nevada and Las Vegas, please, please, please heed these carefully chosen words: Shut the hell up!

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

    Michael Jackson’s Neverland may be dismantled and moved to Las Vegas as a tourist attraction.
    Yeah, this is a ridiculous idea, but be honest—you’re really looking forward to seeing the “sleepover room,” aren’t you?
    New ads encourage California businesses to relocate to Las Vegas.
    It’s all part of the “It’s slightly less crappy here” campaign.
    Chanel sues Las Vegas-based company for allegedly selling counterfeit goods.
    Has anyone from Chanel been to New York-New York? Venetian? Paris? Everything’s counterfeit here!

  • Monday, Aug. 10, 2009

    Before you can buy them, win tickets to see the American Idol-winner-turned-actual American idol at The Joint.

  • Foreclosures

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    When homeowners who can actually afford their mortgages decide to either buy a cheaper house and then walk away from their present one or—gasp!—just walk away, we have to cry a mad-as-hell foul.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    Some Las Vegas ATMs allegedly debiting people’s accounts but not handing out cash.
    Residents were slow to report the problem because they’re used to putting their money in machines and getting nothing back.
    Las Vegas Sands seeks to raise $400 million to ease cash crunch.
    The first part of the plan is the trickiest—finding 400 million homes to sell.
    Michael Jackson’s doctor renting a storage facility in Las Vegas.
    It might never have been found, but the doctor rented from “U-Store-Incriminating-Evidence.”

  • Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009

    It’s been about a decade since dance music duo Underworld made a stop to perform in Las Vegas, and now that they're back you definitely don’t want to miss their Thursday night show at The Joint.

  • Monday, Aug. 3, 2009

    It's just our way of saying, "Yea, we know you really want to see Gwen Stefani's six-pack."

  • Culture

    Thursday, July 30, 2009

    Summer of ’69 is really about the recession of ’09 and the need to keep visitors coming to FSE. Still, it tickles even our jaded fancies to see Vegas cherry-picking the pleasant aspects of a clamorous year.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, July 30, 2009

    North Las Vegas police officer arrested on credit-card fraud charges also had expired driver’s license and was using a stolen license plate.
    Note to future criminals: If you’re fraudulently using a credit card, at LEAST use it to renew your driver’s license and get some new plates!
    Las Vegas housing supply hits three-year low.
    It’s not that more homes are selling—they’re just being given away free when you super-size.
    Local governments spent $3.2 million of public money lobbying the Nevada Legislature this year.
    Yep, we can’t give our kids a decent education, but at least our lobbyists are safe.

  • Tourism

    Thursday, July 30, 2009

    So much for Las Vegas’ reputation as the city where anything goes. Apparently we’re now being marketed as the Bargain Capital of the World.

  • John Ensign

    Thursday, July 30, 2009

    From birth to disgrace.

  • Music

    Thursday, July 30, 2009

    From Talking Heads to Soundgarden to ABBA, we ask a couple of bands to get back in gear.

  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009

    If granted, a temporary liquor license would carry business at the now closed club through August 4, when a final decision will come down on Privé’s appeal of their permanent liquor license denial.

  • Friday, July 24, 2009

    Win tickets to the Vegas premiere of Ashton Kutcher's latest film about a man who sleeps his way to a life of privilege in L.A.

  • Music

    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    With Limp Bizkit recently in town, we look back on the music we’re sorta ashamed to admit we once loved.

  • OJ Simpson

    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    If O.J. Simpson is released from prison, we have a few ideas of things Las Vegas can do with him if he comes here.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    Las Vegas personal injury lawyer sentenced to five years in prison on tax evasion charges.
    Odds are he’ll know much more about personal injury by then.
    Unemployment rate in Las Vegas rises to 12.3 percent.
    No wonder Jim Gibbons is hiding out in Iraq.
    MGM official describes Las Vegas economy as “bouncing along a bottom.”
    Making it the first time a sentence with the words “bouncing” and “bottom” has NOT turned us on.

  • Hepatitis

    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    Three of the clinics that allegedly infected some patients with hepatitis C filed for bankruptcy this week, a move that instantly puts on hold any lawsuits.

  • Tuesday, July 21, 2009

    Win tickets to see the androgynous prince of shock rock from the Weekly.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, July 16, 2009

    John Ensign’s parents paid $96,000 to his mistress and her family.
    You know, it’s like that old saying: The family that prays together pays together.
    Las Vegas Hilton celebrates 40th anniversary.
    Word has it their guest had a real good time.
    Las Vegas man wins court battle over “HOE” license plate, saying it was short for “Chevy Tahoe.”
    Paving the way for us to finally get that “DILL DO” license plate for our Cadillac Eldorado.

  • Wednesday, July 15, 2009

    Win tickets to see piano pop rockers the Fray play Friday at the Pearl.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    From Lindsay Lohan to Jon and Kate Gosselin, we get Hindu on the ass of celebs and local figures in need of a second life. Gosselins, welcome to your next life as the Las Vegas monorail!

  • As We See It

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    You know it’s either election time or that some politician is looking to distract the public from their latest indiscretion when a strip club gets busted for prostitution.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Report: Some of those who bought early in CityCenter are demanding price reductions or deposits back.
    Right, because the Strip’s high-rise condo market is COMPLETELY different from the Valley’s housing market.
    Member of magician Steve Wyrick’s stunt crew injured in fire during Fourth of July “Death Drop” trick.
    Wyrick said to already be working on new trick to make career completely disappear.
    Las Vegas Metro holds first “First Tuesday” public forum.
    The event also made for an excellent DUI checkpoint.

  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009

    Hungry for tickets to Duran Duran on July 10? Don't worry your nostalgia-filled head.

  • medical malpractice

    Thursday, July 2, 2009

    Two helpful businesses here in Vegas—at least up until last week—were helping to pick up the slack, apparently offering medical procedures on the side and leaving the medical waste in a Dumpster out back.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, July 2, 2009

    Michael Jackson briefly lived in Las Vegas, shopped often on the Strip, subject of various rumors about headlining, led media on valleywide chase while facing molestation charges...Let's look at who else died last week.

  • Baseball

    Thursday, July 2, 2009

    I’m just getting into the 51’s. What’s the story with minor-league baseball here?

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, July 2, 2009

    Sales-tax rate in Clark County and Las Vegas rises to 8.1 percent as of July 1
    Hey, what do we care? We’re not buying anything anyway.
    Second golf course to close at Lake Las Vegas.
    Area golfers flew their funny-looking pants at half mast.
    Gov. Jim Gibbons demands to know what can be done about high gas prices.
    Great idea! In fact, may we suggest a fact-finding trip to Saudi Arabia? And please—take your time.