I spent the drive home after watching the Stardust implosion coughing and sticky, covered with a coating of 16-year-old concrete, literally Stardust dust. I met Vegas phenom photographer Scott Doctor on the roof of one of the Circus Circus parking garages for the absolute best views of the implosion. Stardust Implosion, Fireworks, and Dust Cloud…
Las Vegas is sexy, but that’s not a news flash. Sexy is pitched from the moment you land at the airport with images of flesh, silk and feathers to the fleet of roaming billboards where provocative pitches for sexy shows are mixed in with ads for Carrot Top and George Wallace. The restaurants are seductive,…
The criteria for judging a city’s value should include the number of songs written about it. Sure, real estate, job market and schools are important metrics of a city’s worth, but a city without a song is a city I don’t want to live in. If a city can’t inspire enough passion in someone to…
On return flights into Vegas during the day, I’ve often heard some first-time visitors peeking out of the airplane window question, “That’s it?” — as if the Eiffel Tower in the desert wasn’t a clue. They can’t really be blamed. On similar flights at night, the plane is buzzing with excitement and there is no…
In most towns across America, there are a handful of restaurants to go to for special occasions. For anniversaries, birthdays and other causes of celebration, we put on our Sunday clothes and head to the fanciest place in town. Vegas is a little different. Almost every day here is a special occasion and picking the…