Vegas Fact

You meet the most interesting people while wandering around Las Vegas. On a Saturday leading into Labor Day weekend, I’m sitting in a card game in a casino in far south Las Vegas. [...]

I happened to have a bill out as a tip for a server at South Point hotel over the weekend. I casually glanced at the back side of it and took note. But it made me wonder. What’s on the backside [...]

As you undoubtedly have heard, the high temperature in Las Vegas will peak near 112 degrees on Thursday. Seven things you should know about the forecasted high of 112: — First, that forecasted [...]

I have vivid memories of $5 bills. About 70 years ago, I was a ring bearer in a wedding. I received a thank-you note and a $5 bill. Back then, that was a fair amount of money. In fact, $5 at that [...]

The coaching carousel spins crazily in the National Hockey League. A coach fired by the Vegas Golden Knights is now the head coach of the Dallas Stars — yes, the same Dallas Stars who eliminated [...]

Out to run some errands on a Friday afternoon. When I rolled up to an intersection, I was amazed to see a classic Lincoln Continental that was perpendicular to me at the stoplight. A little [...]

NVE Energy customers, who saw electric bils rise meteorically in 2022 and 2023, are finally getting a break. In an April 3 email to customers, President and CEO Doug Cannon said ratepayers would [...]

Remember the days of panic buying in Las Vegas housing? Of sellers getting multiple offers shortly after listing their home? Those days around the time of the pandemic are gone. At least for now. [...]

Quietly and almost under the radar, three major Las Vegas Strip properties are marking 30-year anniversaries this year. The three major properties, Luxor, Treasure Island, and the MGM Grand, [...]

“What’s for breakfast?” In Las Vegas, you have so many options. You could raid any number of stand-alone restaurants. Coffee shops at casinos, those oriented toward locals and [...]