Rio
2012 Nightclub Awards
Best Place to Party With Your Parents: Voodoo Rooftop Nightclub
December 20th, 2012
Look, we don’t want to make a big thing about this, but your mom? She needs to get out a little more. Don’t ask us how we know. And when she and dad swing through town and want to get a little taste of that Las Vegas nightlife you keep going on about, Voodoo at the Rio is the spot. Read more »
Serious Mischief
July 26th, 2012
Encrypt your Wi-Fi and watch your smartphone for unusual behavior if you’re near the Rio from July 26-29, because Defcon, the annual hacker convention, is back in town for its 20th year. Read more »
Nightlife
Best Place to Avoid Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian
July 26th, 2012
There’s not a chance in hell that the underground go-to party for bass music known as Dub Church will register on the radar of aging socialites. Read more »
Vegas Moment
Shady Business
July 12th, 2012
Quick: It’s 108 degrees outside and you’ve got a few free minutes. What do you do? If you’re these dealers, you head on up to the Rio rooftop for some nice, cool cigs and coffee. Read more »
Showstopper
Re-launch of raunch at the Rio
June 14th, 2012
No retelling of the dirty jokes in the Dirty Joke Show, the cheerfully lewd laugh-fest starring machine-gunning gag-meister Geechy Guy that’s reopened at the Rio’s King’s Room after two years at Hooters Hotel. Read more »
KHAAAAAAAAAN-VENTION!
May 31st, 2012
Like a Genesis Device careening into the Mutara Nebula, The Official Star Trek Convention is coming back to the Rio in a few months. Read more »
Diner's Notebook
Taste of the Nation blowout, four presidents for Ruvo, and Dirty Vegan Water
May 31st, 2012
May has flown, but memories of several great meals and festivals linger. Read more »
The Deal
The Best of All Time
April 5th, 2012
When I started the Las Vegas Advisor back in the ’80s, casino dining specials were the primary hook, and over the years the LVA has chronicled thousands of them. Here are a few of the best of all time. Read more »
Dining
An Initial Success
KJ anchors the new Dim Sum Triangle out west
March 8th, 2012
Suddenly, there is a cluster of dim sum restaurants on Flamingo Road, just west of the Strip. Ping Pang Pong is at the Gold Coast, and Cathay House is at the Palms across the street, so it only seemed logical that the Rio would get into the game. That’s exactly what the casino has done, and on a grand scale, I might add. Read more »
