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  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010

    Pure Management Group announced last week that it would be closing the Pussycat Dolls Lounge; Meanwhile, Hawaiian Tropic Zone announced its closure.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010

    When Herlong isn’t pumping out 1,500-2,000 cocktails per day, he’s creating specialty cocktails.

  • Nightlife

    Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010

    Since he couldn't bring the party to Vancouver, Jack Colton is bringing the Olympic torch to Tao.

  • Nightlife

    Monday, Feb. 22, 2010

    Your guide to National Margarita Day (plus recipes!)

  • Nightlife

    Monday, Feb. 22, 2010

    New Ghostbar director Mike Diamond and DJ 88 team up to establish a music-centric party at Ghostbar

  • Nightlife

    Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

    What happens in Vegas... is heading to Miami!

  • celebs

    Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

    From now on, February 20 will be all about Eva.

  • Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

    Time bathroom visits not to miss any Billy Joel or Neil Diamond covers and other lessons gleaned from a night at Pete's Dueling Piano Bar.

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

    While it might seem intuitive to curl up on the couch with something hot and spiked to watch the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, I have another suggestion.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010

    Valentine's Day: It’s not as bad as the New Year’s Eve I spent in Disney World parking traffic one year, but it’s up there.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010

    A new weekly LGBT dance party will transform Bare pool into an outdoor nightclub where nearly anything goes.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010

    Air guitar is a foreign concept to me, something frat boys do after one keg-stand too many.

  • Dining

    Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010

    The Artisan is earning your patronage back one cocktail and cigar pairing at a time.

  • Nightlife

    Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010

    At the new “Listen & Learn” hour, Downtown Cocktail Room invites drinkers to class.

  • Dining

    Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010

    First Food & Bar's new ladies night is just the beginning of Chef Sammy D's new nightlife agenda.

  • celebs

    Friday, Feb. 12, 2010

    Kendra Wilkinson Baskett chatted with us about the important things: "Chocolate, sex, love, romance."

  • Friday, Feb. 12, 2010

    Luxe denim, in-store parties, rockstar DJs—sounds like MAGIC’s in town!

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010

    What’s blushing, über lovey-dovey and looks good in nothing but rose petals? Valentine’s cocktails! Bring your honey to the Palazzo for mixologist/bartender Wendy Verdel’s creation, featuring Alizé Rose, a blend of French vodka, strawberries, lychee and rose petals.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010

    It took three hours and did more damage to my bathroom than the Atomic Age did to the desert to roll the clock back five decades for Blush's pinup contest. Worth every bobby pin.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010

    Sin City will be well-represented at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver by Vegas’ own DJ Alpyne.

  • Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

    A Rehab-ready Oscar and storytelling by Fran Drescher at the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas' 2010 United Luncheon.

  • celebs

    Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

    Eager sports fans might be scratching their heads and reaching for their camera phones Saturday night. Is that … Larry Johnson … in the DJ booth? In a word--yup!

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

    A gin-based cocktail made popular in 1980s London by Dick Bradsell, the original recipe combines gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and Crème de Mure.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

    Revolver Saloon & Dance Hall, tagging itself “country with a twist,” is all about country.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

    The first recurring lesbian party in a mainstream casino club celebrates its grand opening March 25.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

    XS has been named "New Club of the Year" in the Nightclub & Bar Awards.

  • Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

    While the Barge makes ready for Matt Goss' arrival, Cleo's assets are still on display.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010

    Noir Bar debuts a new menu and new look

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010

    Vodka 7000 comes to you from High West, Utah’s first legally licensed distillery since the end of Prohibition and the world’s only ski-in distillery.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

    Pussycat Dolls creator Robin Antin made the intro that will bring crooner Matt Goss to the Las Vegas Strip.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

    The scene at Tao’s Sundance party at the Lift Saturday night was by all appearances a calm and peaceful affair... That is, it appeared that way until you opened the front door.

  • Entertainment

    Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

    Upon a mere handshake, singer/songwriter Matt Goss agrees to an indefinite run at Caesars Palace.

  • Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010

    Pop-up club, Tao Park City at The Lift may be a stargazer's dream, but I only have eyes for Lil Jon.

  • Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010

    Never in my six Sundances has a celebrity sighting ruffled so much as a feather in my casual, collected exterior. Lucky for me, it’s only day two.

  • Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

    The Sundance Film Festival is officially on following last night’s mondo opening party at the Legacy Lodge

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010

    What does the bankruptcy of the Strip's only gay club means to its local regulars?

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010

    Whether you’re heading to the Sundance Film Festival this weekend or not, you can still drink like a “Utahn.”

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

    If a misguided ban is levied and no one is aware or enforcing it, does it even matter?

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

    A Q&A with pole-dance instructor Fawnia Dietrich of Pole Fitness Studio

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

    A tiny, 132-seat boîte with three balconies overlooking the Town Square bustle, Caña—“sugarcane”—offers South American-inspired cocktails and cuisine.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010

    Thursday nights are perfect for a little banana-on-hammock action.

  • Nightlife

    Monday, Jan. 18, 2010

    Vanity's Sin Sundays to pick up where Body English's Sunday School left off.

  • celebs

    Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010

    Not even a $7,000 round of Patron shots could outshine Paris Hilton.

  • Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010

    Construction work on a Saturday?

  • Comedy

    Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

    When it relaunches, the Playboy Comedy show once again will bring live comic performances by at least three top comedians to the Lounge at the Palms

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010

    Armando Rosario’s liquid antipasto captures all the flavor of a nice plate of Italian bruschetta ... sans plate.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

    Eve--the first lady, along with her forbidden fruit, evil snake and hapless hubby Adam, are a memorable cautionary tale of sin and temptation, those being two things Vegas does really really well.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

    When it opens in mid-March, Nu Sanctuary Lounge aims to enchant, enlighten and entertain all who pass through her doors.

  • Nightlife

    Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

    Whether performing his original acoustic set or his energetic cover set with either a loop pedal or a full band, Lee says “conviction” is his trademark sound.

  • Nightlife

    Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010

    The Hard Rock is hell bent on becoming a 24-hour party playground. Game on!