Our readers and staff have collaborated to select and highlight the top dining, nightlife, entertainment, recreation, sports and cultural events and organizations across the Vegas Valley.
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Best Spa: Red Rock Spa by Well & Being
When your body’s screaming to relax, Red Rock Spa is waiting.
Best Watch Party: Stadium Swim
If you’ve watched the World Cup or Super Bowl or finale of Love Island at Stadium Swim, you know there’s no place like it.
Best Value: Las Vegas Aviators
Nothing beats a $2 beer night at Las Vegas Ballpark
Best Push through the Pain: Brayden McNabb
McNabb exemplified the “Always advance, never retreat” team spirit.
Best Team: Vegas Golden Knights
While the recent loss may still sting, the franchise will remain a contender in its tenth year and beyond.
Best Hope for the Future: Fernando Mendoza
The wholesome Heisman winner will set out to reshape the team into “flippin’ champs.”
Las Vegas reverses course on Arts District parking hikes after outcry from business owners
James Trees was filling out annual insurance paperwork for Esther’s Kitchen when he saw the numbers: his restaurant off South Main Street was on pace to lose $1 million in revenue.
Ciara and Smashing Pumpkins among additions to Las Vegas iHeart Festival
Two shows worth penciling in for consideration: iHeartMedia expands its fall music festival lineup at T-Mobile Arena, and a veteran TV comedian brings his stand-up act to the Palms.
Study blames fossil fuel emissions for significant loss of American West’s water
“People living in the western United States have been paying the price for climate-change-fueled droughts and fires with their health, livelihoods and wallets,” said Emily Williams, the study’s lead author …