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July 31st, 2008

The Mentalist at Hooters Hotel & Casino

Gerry McCambridge is Las Vegas’s famous Mentalist and has not only appeared on Criss Angel’s “Phenomenon,” “The Today Show,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” and CNN, but the LVRJ’s Best of Las Vegas nominated him “Best Magician” in Las Vegas, beating out David Copperfield and Penn & Teller!
His show doesn’t […]

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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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March 24th, 2008

Best of Las Vegas 2008 Results

As I posted back in January, The Las Vegas Review Journal allows locals and visitors alike to submit their picks for the Best of Las Vegas. From restaurants to tourist traps, and hotels to adult stores, The Best of Las Vegas is a fantastic resource for anyone planning to spend some time in Las Vegas!
The […]

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January 22nd, 2008

LVRJ’s 27th Annual Best of Las Vegas 2008 Poll

Every year the Las Vegas Review Journal allows locals and visitors alike to submit their picks for the Best of Las Vegas. From best restaurant to best souvenir, you get to submit your preferences for what makes Las Vegas great!
The categories this year have been pared down from 248 to 175, though you can vote […]

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September 1st, 2007

The Best of Las Vegas

I have a love/hate thing with the Review Journal’s Best of Las Vegas that they publish every year.
On the one hand, you can find some really great stuff (you really should try the Bobbie) that you normally wouldn’t have, but on the other hand you have to wonder if the readers even try (Taco Bell […]

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August 31st, 2007

Nevada Power Rate Increase

When LVRJ readers picked Nevada Power as Las Vegas’s worst public utility, I thought yeah, it’s easy to moan and groan about something you kind of have to have. But over the summer they’ve instituted a 11.5% rate hike, and I saw the light (so to speak). This increase has raised the average power bill […]

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