Geoff Carter
Senior Editor
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Features
How the experiential Area15 complex could become a new kind of Las Vegas theme park
Thursday, May 2, 2024 Area15 has subverted and transformed Vegas’ take on themed attractions—and it’s becoming one of our rare cultural exports.
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A&E
Artist Gear Duran’s new Downtown mural embodies Nevada’s frontier spirit
Thursday, May 2, 2024 The mural recreates an encounter with a wild mustang in our Nevada wilderness using a palette of vivid, electric city colors.
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Noise
Mariah Carey’s new residency is a retrospective, a biography and a gift to fans
Thursday, April 25, 2024 The first five songs of Mariah Carey’s show at Park MGM come off like a fireworks display.
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A&E
Kynd gummies offer bright new tastes to defeat your troubles
Thursday, April 18, 2024 Ayr Wellness, a cannabis retailer with several Valley locations, is tackling any confusion head-on with its new gluten-free edibles that tell you, right up front, how they’re intended to be used.
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Taste
Junior’s brings more than its famous cheesecake to Resorts World
Thursday, April 11, 2024 The Brooklyn-born Junior’s has a truly winning way with the classic dessert, and the rest of the menu is rich with the kind of deli and diner staples that are worth a trip to the Strip.
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Nightlife
Thrive’s new Smoke and Mirrors cannabis lounge sets the standard
Thursday, April 11, 2024 Locals can comfortably light up or drink up at Smoke and Mirrors, recently opened inside Thrive Cannabis Marketplace on Sammy Davis Jr. Drive.
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A&E
Radiant City: Las Vegas’ skyline is getting an LED makeover
Thursday, April 4, 2024 Applying color and light to Vegas’ resort towers is not a new idea, but LED lighting hardware like the Rio’s offers endless changeability.
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Taste
Whataburger is shaking up the Las Vegas Strip
Thursday, April 4, 2024 The Texas chain’s Dr Pepper shake is a simple pleasure but it satisfies in a rare way, hitting the sweet spot between fast food shake and ice cream float.
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Noise
Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas celebrates 10 years as a live music mecca
Thursday, March 28, 2024 Since opening at the Linq Promenade in March 2014, Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas has been a destination for some of the best and most under-appreciated names in music.
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News
Closing for good on April 2, Tropicana Las Vegas leaves behind a legacy of showmanship and reinvention
Thursday, March 28, 2024 The historic Tropicana hotel and casino will shutter to make way for a new baseball stadium and resort. The storied hotel-casino closes its doors April 2, just two days shy of its 67th birthday. Over the next year, the land the Tropicana now occupies will be ...
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A fire in the eastern part of the Valley, July 2023.
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 A fire in the eastern part of the Valley, July 2023.
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Music
U2 "Atomic City" video shoot
Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023 U2's Bono sings "Atomic City" in front of the Plaza in Downtown Las Vegas, September 17, 2023.
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Concert Reviews
Dinosaur Jr. at Schellraiser 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023 Dinosaur Jr. performs at Schellraiser Music Festival in McGill, Nevada, June 3, 2023.
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“Crescent Cycle,” 1996, plexiglass relief
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 “Crescent Cycle,” 1996, plexiglass relief