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  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009

    It’s not all fireworks and hot dogs this Fourth of July weekend. Plan your three-day party with this complete guide to the holiday.

  • Monday, June 29, 2009

    Enter to win tickets to one of Jay-Z's July 3 or 4 shows from Las Vegas Weekly.

  • Monday, June 29, 2009

    Want to see entertainment triple threat Jamie Foxx? Win your way in with the Weekly.

  • Oscar Goodman

    Thursday, June 25, 2009

    Who are the lovely ladies who appear with Mayor Goodman at so many ribbon-cutting ceremonies and other promotional functions?

  • As We See It

    Thursday, June 25, 2009

    It is with the greatest interest that we’ve followed the saga of the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s handling of a federal subpoena seeking to identify people who posted inflammatory comments on the R-J’s website.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, June 25, 2009

    John Ensign admits to nine-month-long affair with campaign aide.
    However, he still hasn’t admitted to his nine-year-long screwing of the Nevada education system.
    Husband of Ensign’s mistress sent e-mail to Fox News informing them of the affair.
    They didn’t do a story, but they did send the message down to their reality-television division.
    Ensign: Ex-mistress’ husband made “exorbitant demands” for money.
    Hey, the guy’s a Republican. It was a reflex action!

  • Wednesday, June 24, 2009

    Get your buttons pushed with free tickets to the Pussycat Dolls show at the Palms on June 27.

  • Thursday, June 18, 2009

    Start fasting now. Rosemary’s restaurant is having a birthday party and it’s not for some person at the next table.

  • Film

    Thursday, June 18, 2009

    For many of the city’s 40-somethings who grew up here, late-night Rocky Horror shindigs marked one of the first times that Las Vegas youth, no matter how nerdy, had a youth-culture linchpin to rally around that wasn’t sponsored by any agents of social control.

  • Education

    Thursday, June 18, 2009

    Some of us at the Weekly are raising kids in Las Vegas, and we’ve disputed the common notion that this isn’t a great place to do so.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, June 18, 2009

    Las Vegas Marathon to become “Rock N’ Roll Marathon,” with live music every mile.
    Songs are expected to include “Running on Empty,” “Stumblin’ In” and “Everybody Hurts.” .
    Cheap Trick to headline at Hilton, perform Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper.
    That’s right, because every time we hear Cheap Trick on the radio, we think, “Why can’t they play someone else’s songs?”
    Hundreds of students at local elementary school absent amid swine flu scare.
    Child care wasn’t really a problem, as all their parents are jobless anyway.

  • Thursday, June 11, 2009

    Congrats go out to the former heavyweight champion, who got hitched last weekend in a private ceremony at the Las Vegas Hilton.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, June 11, 2009

    We’re not sure how it happened, but our city has become what we’ll call the “Shortcut Capital of the World.”

  • As We See It

    Thursday, June 11, 2009

    MGM, Disney partnering to build Disney-themed casino.
    We can’t decide what we’ll go to first: Pinocchio’s True Confessions or Bambi and Thumper: The Untold Story.
    Pete Wentz spits on photographer while celebrating 30th birthday in Las Vegas.
    Hey, the guy drinks his wife’s breast milk; bodily fluids are his way of showing affection.
    Mel B’s role in Peepshow to come to an end.
    The show’s producers had seen all they needed to see, apparently.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    Assembly overrides Gov. Gibbons’ veto of domestic-partnership bill.
    Finally, same-sex couples can have the same rights and responsibilities that the 50 percent of successful married straight couples do.
    Las Vegas auction offering Elvis’ pill bottles, the last robe Marilyn Monroe wore before she overdosed.
    And our economy has officially hit rock bottom, folks.
    Michael Jackson in negotiations to open casino based on Thriller.
    Spoke too soon—NOW it’s hit rock bottom.

  • As We See It

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    The new economy parking lot at McCarran Airport is located off Gus Giuffre Drive. Who was this Gus? Another corrupt local politician?

  • As We See It

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    Assembly overrides Gov. Gibbons’ veto of domestic-partnership bill.
    Finally, same-sex couples can have the same rights and responsibilities that the 50 percent of successful married straight couples do.
    Las Vegas auction offering Elvis’ pill bottles, the last robe Marilyn Monroe wore before she overdosed.
    And our economy has officially hit rock bottom, folks.
    Michael Jackson in negotiations to open casino based on Thriller.
    Spoke too soon—NOW it’s hit rock bottom.

  • Economy

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    The fight over Las Vegas’ new city hall was resolved this week, with the state Supreme Court overturning an effort by the Culinary Union to put all such projects up to a public vote, but we can’t fault the union for trying to force more careful planning in light of the number of Strip projects now lying fallow.

  • Government

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    Thank God it’s over—who got their way, and who got screwed?

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Dancing alone onstage for extended periods of time—especially while sober—takes a special kind of person who truly enjoys what they do.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Privé has cocktail-server dresses we’d happily step out in, smart caps for the runners and male bartenders dressed in the style of Clooney.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Perhaps we should have named Keith Evan Best Juggler, as this seemingly omnipresent deep-house dynamo successfully maintains gigs all over town.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    In Vegas, one-off parties are as rare as unicorns. Perrypalooza, Perry Farrell’s star-studded 50th-birthday bash, is one exception.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Christian Audigier at TI's No Money in the Bank promotion is a good example for the folks in Washington.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    With Downtown Cocktail Room, the Griffin and Beauty Bar all within stumbling distance of one another, the ADD partier never runs out of options at Fremont East.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Sure, Vegas has plenty of nonhotel bars. But few are as amazing as the Downtown Cocktail Room.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    If everyone suddenly goes missing between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. on a Wednesday (or any day of the week, for that matter), you can pretty much bet they are bellying up to one of Blue Martini’s four bars for happy hour.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Obsession has become the go-to spot for the nightlife crowd and dance-music fans who want to keep the party going until after the sun comes up.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    There’s something very reassuring in Lavo's diminutive dance floor, the closeness of the bar to everything and the visibility of the DJ.

  • Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Insights into Taylor Swift, Jeremy Shockey, public pole dancing and asking directions in L.A.-speak.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Lavo’s intimate size and close attention to detail take it to the next level by ensuring that your glass will never be empty and your guests will never find themselves playing the dreaded game of Can You Spot the Waitress?

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    When it comes to pie, everyone's got their favorite slice. Two Weekly writers duke it out over the best of the best.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    While it's hard to mess up French fries - let's face it, fried potatoes are simply scrumptious - the city's best stand a bushel above the rest.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    If you're looking for great food ask a chef. When Strip restaurants close their doors their chefs flock to tiny Japanese joint Raku for pub fare that's not to be missed.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Coffee, breakfast burritos, skillets, bagels and places to get breakfast 24-hours a day, the best ways to start your day are right here.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    If you’re even remotely fond of books, don’t stop in here before your lunch hour or you’ll be going hungry that day.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    This was a tight competition. No surprise; tats are big business, and clients tend to stick with good needlers.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    It isn’t going to make you lightning fast or help you with your pronation problem, but Undefeated will make you feel cooler simply because you know that it exists.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    There are few places left where you can bring someone who says they know Vegas and watch their jaw literally drop.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    We had almost given up. And then … there was Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto Saturdays. And now … there is DJ AM on Fridays.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    N9NE Group’s Jason “JRoc” Craig has taken the positive moral of Las Vegas entertainment as his own personal quest.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Clubbing has become fun again thanks to Paul Oakenfold and guest headliners offering something other than mainstream music.

  • Vegas' Best 2009

    Tuesday, May 26, 2009

    Only 11 years old and just finishing its second season under the direction of conductor David Itkin, the Las Vegas Philharmonic consistently delivers a high-quality and varied product.

  • Dining

    Thursday, May 21, 2009

    The Weekly’s annual list of what’s really important— with a bunch of your own choices thrown in.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, May 21, 2009

    Holly Madison joins cast of Peepshow.
    Or as Hugh Hefner and Criss Angel will now call it, Old Home Week.
    Las Vegas hosts world’s largest bikini parade to boost tourism numbers.
    In addition, we’re immediately changing our nickname from “Sin City” to “Silicone Valley.”
    Analyst improves MGM’s rating to “overweight.”
    Only in America would that term be a sign that things are improving.

  • Wednesday, May 20, 2009

    Jonesing for some THC-laced laughs? Win your way into Cheech and Chong!

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, May 14, 2009

    Wife Swap tapes segment in Las Vegas.
    Jim Gibbons reportedly offered producers the use of the governor’s mansion—until they explained what the show was really about.
    Report: Nevada ranks fifth among states in gun-related deaths per capita.
    This news has us so upset, we just want to shoot someone—something, we mean something!
    Marie Osmond too sick to perform after eating at sushi restaurant.
    “She’s obviously faking it,” said Jeremy Piven.

  • Economy

    Thursday, May 14, 2009

    We’re not sure what’s ticking us off more—the fact that Gov. Jim Gibbons can’t remember whether he’s for or against state lotteries, or the fact that he now appears to support them.

  • Thursday, May 7, 2009

    The Weekly took home top honors at the annual EPpy awards today in New Orleans.

  • Film

    Thursday, May 7, 2009

    From kicking Borg ass to time travel and tribbles, we present our favorite moments from Star Treks past.