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  • Thursday, March 5, 2009

    In recent years the kitchen has become a battleground rather than a sanctuary, a place where chefs meet to fight over whose food is better and cook for fame and acclaim.

  • Wednesday, March 4, 2009

    Even through the pink liquor-induced haze, a few booths stood out from the pack at the 2009 Nightclub & Bar Show. Here, in no particular order are the Unofficial and Completely Subjective Nightclub & Bar Booth Awards

  • Monday, March 2, 2009

    Sunday was a sad day for Las Vegas sushi lovers. Henderson restaurant I Love Sushi, known for its naughtily named rolls, suffered a damaging morning fire.

  • Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009

    Hilary Duff, Teri Hatcher and Perry Farrell were among the famous faces to walk the red carpet at the 13th Annual Keep Memory Alive Power of Love gala to benefit the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Brain Institute.

  • Friday, Feb. 27, 2009

    High above the House of Blues music hall stage, a new ultra lounge is taking shape amidst the African decor and folk art: OBA Lounge.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

    This Friday at Wasted Space, punk-rock fans can channel their inner frontman and head up a band of seasoned punk vets—for three minutes, at least.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

    Onstage, Kristal D'Arc is another perfectly toned figure dancing around chains and pouncing on chairs. But there's something you wouldn't know from seeing her on stage: She's American.

  • Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009

    Legends in Concert is leaving Imperial Palace for Harrah's, an event trumpeted by a Strip parade that left a strong impression.

  • Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009

    This Sunday drag your ass out of bed and watch local athletes in really baggy pants do what they do best: rip it up on the slopes at Vegas' own Winter Rx Games.

  • Friday, Feb. 20, 2009

    Oscar shorts, that is. The mini films, and the sense of self-satisfaction that comes with seeing them, are nowhere to be found in the Vegas film landscape.

  • Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009

    Specially made to ride on skin and cover up a pesky patch of darkened flesh that ladies loath to show, Greg Blanc is selling stickers. But not just any stickers. These are Nippies.

  • Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009

    "I believe in change," Chris Sinceno says earnestly. Soon this year's buzzword will be inked along the inside of his left arm along with a portrait of the man who made him believe in it, Barack Obama.

  • Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

    Perpetually dapper Vegas son Ne-Yo had two extra reasons to smile from under his fedora Sunday night: a pair of Grammy wins.

  • Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009

    Flight of the Conchords will be pausing to play in Las Vegas at the Joint this May, right after they compare themselves to The Beatles.

  • Monday, Feb. 2, 2009

    Don’t blame the heat when you start seeing double this July. The grandfather of themed eateries will be opening a second Las Vegas location this summer to be parked right on the Strip.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009

    Tonight at Red Room Saloon, local behind the bar talent will showcase their mixing skills, and they’ll do it all with flair.

  • Friday, Jan. 23, 2009

    A game of Vegas Escort Idol requires little aptitude and hardly any equipment. All you need to know are a few simple rules, and call-girl protocol.

  • Friday, Jan. 23, 2009

    A crowd of around 2,000 gathered at UNLV Thursday night to rally against proposed budget cuts for higher education. Chancellor Jim Rogers had this to say: “I want you as you go home tonight to forget who the governor is. He is of no importance."

  • Dining

    Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009

    I take online restaurant reviews with a grain of salt, but when everyone agrees that a dish is so divine it warrants exclamation points, expletives and comparisons to sex, I yield to the communal will.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009

    In the midst of all the pomp and circumstance, all the smiling and waving and wining and dining, on his first day in office Obama took the time to – gasp! – actually do some presidential work.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009

    For Stomp Out Loud and production supervisor Mark Martin, leaving Planet Hollywood means it's time to pack up. But putting an entire theater's worth of found objects and set pieces into a 7,000 square foot warehouse is no easy task.

  • Friday, Jan. 16, 2009

    With Poetry welcoming R&B singer Ray J as a partner who will be a fixture at the club and not just a source of funds, a new model of celebrity investing hits Vegas.

  • Friday, Jan. 16, 2009

    Sisters Meg and Dia Frampton are a modern day Brady Bunch. Tonight they kick off their tour at the House of Blues.

  • Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009

    Listening to Jewish hip hop group FA-COCK-TA as a Jew is a bit like being in on an hour-long inside joke. For a non-Jew, their show is a crash course in Jewish-American culture - matzo ball soup, relatives fleeing to Florida, the family burden of hefty thighs and a love of smoked fish.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009

    Playing an intriguing mix of footage that ranges from grainy hula dancers to surf porn to actual porn, the video loop at Frankie's Tiki Room is just as oddly wonderful as the bar itself.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009

    I can't get enough of tapas parlor Firefly's bite-sized meatballs in sherry tomato sauce or chorizo clams swimming in a broth so toothsome I’d chug it out of the bowl. Now, with a new expansion and an expanded menu there's more well-crafted Spanish food to go around.

  • Monday, Jan. 12, 2009

    After four days of toys, tarts and porn-obsessed fans, the 2009 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo has packed its pasties and headed back to LA.

  • Monday, Jan. 12, 2009

    As God would have intended it, Sunday was indeed a day of rest at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo. Rest and shopping for sex toys, that is.

  • Monday, Jan. 12, 2009

    To hear Mark Spiegler tell it, anybody can be a porn star. Of course, you need the looks, the libido and the willingness to try just about anything in the sexual playbook, after that getting the attention of the well-known adult talent agent is relatively easy.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009

    Partying like a rock star is OK, but partying like a porn star smells better, is far sexier, definitely sports less body hair and makes up for it in certain, uh, other departments. Narrow the space between fantasy and reality at these porn star-hosted bashes.

  • Monday, Jan. 5, 2009

    This past weekend the World Series of Beer Pong brought 800 players to throw balls at cups for $50,000. That meant serious competition, serious crowds and one ambiguous attempt at cheating the system to take home the all too serious cash.

  • Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009

    They come wearing matching sweat suits, team t-shirts, sweatbands and sneakers. Coaches scream advice from the sidelines - looks of joy and horror alternately splayed across their faces. After months of rigorous training - 414 teams have descended on the Flamingo for the pinnacle of competition in their sport: The World Series of Beer Pong.

  • Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009

    While Paul Oakenfold’s Saturday night Perfecto party and live show always draws large crowds, the New Year’s Eve line-up had two notable differences – it arrived a full two hours before normal club traffic gets heavy and it came bearing passports.

  • Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009

    Once a year for about a week, New Year's resolutions are on everyone's lips, including celebrities'. And it turns out, they sound a lot like ours.

  • Monday, Dec. 22, 2008

    Like a Christmas present with a shiny bow, Steve Wynn's Encore resort opens to the public tonight at 8 p.m. The $2.3 billion dollar hotel and casino has been two years in the making.

  • Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008

    Just because Vegas isn’t a town of charming boutiques and strollable neighborhoods doesn’t mean you can’t buy local this holiday season. Etsy.com, an online marketplace devoted entirely to handmade items, has a “buy local” search option that allows you to browse only what the starving artists in your own backyard are hawking.

  • Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008

    Forget snowmen this winter. Snow art in Vegas has taken a decidedly naughty turn. In our new favorite YouTube video a few local ladies give their snow sculpture some hot action.

  • Dining

    Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008

    After putting together a Las Vegan-free fourth season, Bravo’s casting team came to its senses, choosing local boy Gene Villiatora for reality cooking competition Top Chef.

  • Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008

    It doesn't get much hipper than The Ting Tings. The British twosome rocked the Joint Friday night along with Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. Somebody pass the tea.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008

    This is going to be the year I learn how to snowboard. I promise myself this every winter. But really, this is the year.

  • Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008

    I have a strange love affair with marathons, and as I watched my first Vegas marathon this past Sunday a single question hung over my head: Where was everybody?

  • Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008

    With her face painted a deep red and wide yellow circles framing eyes accented in blue and white, Tshidi Manye sang the first trembling bars from The Lion King musical.

  • Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

    Last Sunday, The Bank and Jack Colton took a look back at where 20 nightlife industry pros got their humble starts and rewarded them with masters degrees in nightlife entertainment, giant pats on the back and one killer graduation party.

  • Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

    Las Vegas Weekly has been committed to documenting the failures of Governor Jim Gibbons for a long time, and now there's a new ally in the cause: a Web site with the noble purpose of “Tracking America’s Worst Governor.”

  • Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

    Just when things are looking especially bleak in the local music scene – Jillian’s has closed, the Joint as we know it is creeping towards its last live show – a new music venue comes along and makes things all better. Almost.

  • Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

    Sure, they’re kind of ugly, but just looking at the shirts brings to mind the fabulous flick and jump starts my involuntary credit card reach. I can almost feel the spit exploding from Vizzini’s mouth as he utters, “Inconceivable!”

  • Monday, Nov. 24, 2008

    It’s not the tryptophan in turkey that makes you sleepy every Thanksgiving, it’s the boring food. Update your holiday menu with recipes from great local restaurants.

  • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008

    Tonight marks Playboy Club's second birthday. If a giant cake, lots of shwag and extra friendly bunny dealers aren't reasons enough to head out for the party, you need to check your priorities.

  • Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008

    At the Canadian comedian's Friday night Russell Peters & Friends show, the crowd and the night belonged to Peters. Sorry, friends.

  • Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

    On Wednesday night, the gatekeepers to Vegas' nightlife playground traded power suits and hair gel for shiny shorts and mouth guards all in the name of charity. Some even sacrificed their noses.