The Las Vegas Adventurer

Neonopolis, the promised mega-shopping center on Fremont Street and Fourth, has struggled over the last few years. Since its opening in 2002 ownership has changed hands several times with the last being just two years ago. Its original purpose was to help revitalize and develop the Downtown area by bringing in tourists and residents for a unique and contemporary shopping experience. Unfortunately that hasn’t happened yet.
One of the biggest issue seems to be that they charge for parking whereas most other malls in the valley don’t. They’ll validate if you take in a movie or you can park in the …read more

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Image details: The 43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards – Arrivals served by picapp.com

I’m not sure how many people would be surprised to find that I’m a country music fan! Tonight at the MGM Grand here in Las Vegas one of the biggest annual country music award shows is underway – The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
While I’m not crazy enough to try and brave the traffic and commotion happening on the Strip right this minute, I’m still able to keep up with it from home, and at my other weblog, Country Music Stop!
So if you’re just …read more

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About 48-50 NASCAR team haulers, transporting the Sprint Cup race cars that will compete this weekend, will parade north on the Strip this afternoon.
The transporters will be staged at 2:30 in the right lane of Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Russell Road. Once all the trucks are lined up, the haulers will move north using the middle lane of northbound Las Vegas Boulevard. The haulers will proceed approximately five miles to Sahara Avenue before returning to I-15 and up to the speedway.
“We are honored that the speedway would include us in one of the highlights of the …read more

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