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April 23rd, 2008

Hotel Spotlight: Treasure Island

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Treasure Island - now trying hard to be called simply “ti” - was built in 1993 by Steve Wynn for $450 million as part of the Mirage Resorts. It has 2,885 rooms and is located on the Las Vegas Strip.

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The pirate theme of the resort was an attraction for the hotel’s […]

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February 29th, 2008

Fantastic Indoor Swapmeet

It’s been several years since we last went to the Fantastic Indoor Swapmeet here in town. It was dark and crowded and noisy and I have no reason to think that’s changed over the years! We found what we were looking for (summer hats for the kids), but as with anywhere, buyer beware (knock-offs galore) […]

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December 31st, 2007

Tonight’s Fireworks Show on the Strip

What’s better than over 8 minutes of fireworks from the tops of a whole lot of hotel buildings? The kids love it, we love it, the newscasters definitely love it!
This year’s New Year’s Eve production has been in motion for months and set-up has been going on for the last five days. This is […]

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November 30th, 2007

The Las Vegas Marathon

Online shoe superstore (with a location in Las Vegas!) Zappos.com is sponsoring the third annual Las Vegas Marathon this Sunday, December 2. The marathon will take place on the Strip and begins at 6:07am. Participation is expected to be around 17,000 and 18,000 runners, up 15% from last year.
The course will span 26.2 miles (with […]

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