CityCenter opens to the public next month, bringing a 67-acre urban metropolis and one of the world’s largest green developments to the Las Vegas Strip. The property includes Aria, a 61-story, 4004-room gaming resort; the non-gaming Mandarin Oriental, Vdara Hotel & Spa and Veer Towers; and...

We build ‘em. They get old. We implode ‘em. Sure, it sounds super wasteful. But now the waste from one hotel is aiding in the construction of several others. Ninety-seven percent of the construction waste from the former Boardwalk hotel, imploded in 2006, was reused or recycled during the...

You’ve already added the iPod Touch or iPhone app for dog whistling and swine flu alerts, and you’re looking for something new. How about an app to assist you with your Las Vegas hotel stay? At Hotel32, guests are presented with an iPod Touch with a specialty application that does just...

When you come to Vegas, you see green all around. There’s the green you win in the casinos. And lots of putting greens. Now there are green limousines. Well, really they’re silver. But the 26, 72-inch Lincoln Town Cars are powered by compressed natural gas, one of the cleanest burning...

The Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas will open its $150 million Rush Tower in November 2009, adding almost 500 new rooms (as seen in the photo above) to the site. The Rush Tower will also introduce the Chart House Aquarium restaurant, offering a signature menu and a 50,000-gallon tropical aquarium. The...

A framed portrait of David Bowie awaits hanging in the 3,500-square-foot penthouse suite and plastic tarps cover the carpet in the hallway as construction workers and painters put the finishing touches on the 18-story Paradise Tower at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The Paradise Tower is part of the...

The frozen yogurt craze is melting hearts at the Palms Las Vegas thanks to last week’s opening of Blizzberry. With a variety of healthy self-serve frozen yogurt flavors and toppings, The Los Angeles export allows you to be as dietetic or decadent as you choose. There are nearly a dozen...

When you stop and think about it, Las Vegas and daytime soaps actually have a lot in common — just in frequency of weddings alone. Over the past year, viewers of the CBS daytime drama “The Young and the Restless” have witnessed the marriages of Victor and Sabrina, Jeffrey and Gloria,...

The Las Vegas Hilton celebrated its 40th anniversary on July 2 by saluting 20 employees who have worked at the Hilton since the year the property opened as the International in 1969. Designed to be the world’s largest casino hotel at that time, Barbra Streisand opened the property, but it was Elvis...

Calling all aspiring dancers: If dancing is your passion but you haven’t quite grasped the concept of it yet, there’s still hope! In addition to hosting the Hip Hop International (the annual United States and world hip-hop dance championships), Loews Lake Las Vegas presents “Urban...