Living Las Vegas

Real Life in the Shadow of the Strip

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Top Vegas Hotels: Bellagio, Luxor, Rio

Roads from the Ashes: An Odyssey in Real Life on the Virtual Frontier, by Megan Edwards

Wings Over Vegas: Soaring with Dan Nezgoda

At any given moment, there are all sorts of things in the sky above Las Vegas. In addition to jets of all sizes flying into and out of McCarran Airport, there are F-16s zooming out of Nellis Air Force Base, hot air balloons lifting off from Summerlin, helicopters full of tourists or policemen buzzing overhead, not to mention an occasional blimp floating over the Strip. The sky over Sin City can be a very crowded place.

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80,000 Motorcycles: The 23rd Annual River Run

Eighty thousand motorcycles. That was the number bandied about by the press, but I had a hard time imagining what it meant in concrete terms. It’s gotta be at least a couple of football fields full, I figured, and that thought was enough to inspire a journey to Laughlin the fourth weekend of April. It was time for the 23rd Annual River Run.

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Something New: Wynn Las Vegas

Ever since I found out Steve Wynn wasn’t going to let the press in early to check out his new hotel, I’ve been wondering why he’d do such a thing. When movie studios won’t let reviewers see a film before it’s released, it always means one thing: the flick’s a big dud. But a new Las Vegas destination is not a movie…

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On the Road Again: Highway 190 Reopens

The road between Death Valley Junction and Furnace Creek is open again! This may not sound like headline news, but if you are (a) someone who lives in Death Valley or (b) someone (like me) who loves Death Valley, this is far more important than the opening of a new casino.

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Ancient & Mysterious Wonders

“There’s nothing old in Vegas.” It’s one of the most oft-repeated stereotypes, even though the city is proudly celebrating its centennial this year. Like all stereotypes, it’s contains an element of truth that can’t be denied by anyone who’s ever watched a world-class hotel get the “Independence Day” treatment…

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