Blogs
Brunch with the Burning Angels at First
January 27th, 2012
Only my colleague Al Mancini, a co-author of Eating Las Vegas, could have arranged the porn star brunch we ate Sunday at First Food and Bar. Read more »
Sheldon and Newt
January 26th, 2012
Sheldon Adelson, leader of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. that owns the Venetian and the Palazzo here and a big chunk of Macau, also has made a down payment on the White House. He gave $5 million to the Super PAC backing Newt Gingrich, and his wife Miriam has followed up with another $5 million. Read more »
Steve Ross and the Politics of Recall
January 25th, 2012
Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross won his second term in 2009 but faces an election a year early—for the wrong reasons. Read more »
Rebels in better mood for this trip to Boise
January 25th, 2012
The last time Dave Rice traveled with a UNLV basketball team to Boise State, it was possibly one of the more bizarre and disappointing moments of his coaching career. You could even call it turbulent. Read more »
The Best of the Best
January 23rd, 2012
A UNLV fan recently asked me which of the school’s Final Four teams I thought was the best. It made me stop and think and even reminisce a little. Of course, I have a vested interest in the team I was on—the 1976-77 that went to the Omni in Atlanta and lost an 84-83 heartbreaker to North Carolina. Read more »
Rebels up to No. 12 in AP poll, Marshall honored by MWC
January 23rd, 2012
After dropping last Monday in the wake of a Mountain West opener loss at San Diego State, UNLV returned to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 poll Monday morning. The Rebels (18-3 overall, 2-1 Mountain West) checked in at No. 16 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. Read more »
All Aboard the SS Beats-tanic
January 20th, 2012
From Jan. 6-9, the MSC Poesia experienced a group of cruisers they never had before: an ecstatic crowd of rave kids decked in tutus, furry boots, sailor hats and animal costumes who raged relentlessly 'til 9 a.m. It was the first time electro acts had set sail for a weekend long adventure. Read more »
Whither North Las Vegas
January 20th, 2012
These days, North Las Vegas could amend Charles Dickens: it’s just the worst of times. The question is what to do about them. The answer appears both simple and impossible. Read more »
Want a last-second Findlay-Gorman ticket? Open up the wallet ...
Tickets for Saturday's Big City Showdown going for as much as $201 on secondary market
January 20th, 2012
Didn't buy your tickets early for the monster clash at 2 p.m. Saturday between Findlay Prep and Bishop Gorman? Want to get in the doors and secure a seat at Cox Pavilion for one of the nation's top high school games of the season? Well, you're going to pay dearly for it. Read more »
Mayweather donates $100K for cancer research; talks about fighting Pacquiao
January 18th, 2012
Floyd Mayweather donated $100,000 to the Southern Nevada affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Wednesday, then used the media platform to talk about a megafight with Manny Pacquiao. Read more »
