The Plaza in downtown will blast fireworks from its rooftop for an eighth consecutive year, adding a punch to the party at the Fremont Street Experience. It is the only downtown property planning for fireworks …
Monthly Archives: December 2024
Las Vegas gears up for another New Year’s Eve celebration
Each year, Las Vegas is one of the notable spots internationally to ring in the new year. Tourism officials are planning for about 400,000 people on the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street Experience …
Golden Knights ‘closer’ to goal of being best defensive team in division
Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy in one of the first practices of the preseason in September expressed his desire to be “the best defensive team in the Pacific Division.”
Jimmy Carter the critic didn’t spare his successors
Former President Jimmy Carter grinned in the Oval Office in January 2009 for a photograph, a visible gap separating him from four of his successors. As the others stood …
Raiders’ Brock Bowers breaks 2 NFL records, including Mike Ditka’s 1961 rookie tight end mark
Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers didn’t set any statistical goals for his rookie season, he said, because he had “no clue what to expect, coming from college to the NFL.”
Game day: Golden Knights hosting Flames looking for 6th straight win
The Vegas Golden Knights host the Calgary Flames at 5 p.m. today looking to extend their longest winning streak of the season to six games.
Clash between Raiders, Saints tarnished by injury, teams’ irrelevance
No game on the Raiders’ schedule shaped up as intriguing as this one at the beginning of the season but those expectations won’t be met.
Donors rally after burglary at Las Vegas’ Majestic theater; organizer calls response a ‘Christmas miracle’
Troy Heard calls it a “Christmas miracle.” After finding his Arts District theater looted on Christmas day, Heard created a GoFundMe to replace around $10,000 of stolen equipment …
Driverless taxis making the rounds along the Las Vegas Strip, preparing for passenger rides
Among the steady stream of vehicles cruising the Las Vegas Strip, onlookers might notice a boxy car with seats facing each other and cameras …
Pubs replicate arena atmosphere for fans during VGK broadcasts
The sounding of a horn to signal a home goal has become a staple in the NHL since Bill Wirtz, the then-owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, started the tradition in …