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Dining in the Sky with Diamonds

Las Vegas has risen meteorically in the restaurant world over the last decade, so it didn’t come as a complete surprise to read in today’s Review-Journal (click here for the story) that it’s now second only to New York when it comes to restaurants awarded four diamonds by the AAA…

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Living in a Brand Name

I just read (in this article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal) that “Las Vegas” was second only to “Google” as a top brand name last year. Las Vegas is the only city among the top ten. But of course it’s not three-dimensional reality that landed Sin City its spot between Google and the NFL. It’s image — the same phenomenon that brings panic-stricken email to my inbox every so often…

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Santas on the Run

It’s easy to give up belief in one Santa, but dang near impossible to deny the existence of 4,000 of them. Well, maybe it wasn’t quite 4,000. The final tally has yet to be verified. But however many men, women, and children actually showed up in their official five-piece St. Nick suits on December 9th for a 5K run (or 1-mile walk) through downtown Las Vegas, it definitely qualified as…

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Escape to Tuacahn

It’s easy, when you live in Las Vegas, to fall into the mindset that you don’t have to go anywhere else for entertainment. Sooner or later, every show in the world will come to you. I mean, Spamalot and The Producers will be here next year, and Avenue Q has already come and gone. Phantom looks like it’s here to stay, along with more Cirque du Soleil shows than any one city rightly deserves. And I haven’t even mentioned all the singers, dancers, comedians, actors and musicians…

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The Stardust: End of an Era

The Stardust’s days are numbered. In a month, the doors will close, and soon it will vanish in the grand style accorded to such icons. Old Las Vegas casinos never fade away, they go out with a big bang. In the meantime, the Stardust is playing host to many a big bash. I’ve had the pleasure of attending two…

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