Wrangler National Finals Rodeo & Boyd Gaming Events Plus This And That

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Continuing its nearly 40-year tradition of sponsoring the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (Wrangler NFR), Boyd Gaming properties, including The Orleans Hotel and Casino, Orleans Arena, Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall and Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, will be home to all things rodeo, December 1-10. This year will see the debut of the JCCF […]

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City of Las Vegas and YESCO Installs Pair of 50-Foot Showgirls Signs

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YESCO, the 102-year-old company known for creating, repairing, and maintaining internationally recognizable signs, and the City of Las Vegas announce the installation and official lighting of two brand-new, 50-foot-tall showgirls on the corner of Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard. These new showgirl signs are double the height of the prior showgirl icons installed in 2018, which […]

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Miracle Flights Presents “Lights for Flights” at Downtown Summerlin

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Miracle Flights, a national nonprofit based in Las Vegas for 36 years that provides free air transportation to children and adults who need help reaching specialty medical care not available in their home communities, announces the launch of “Lights for Flights” this holiday season at Downtown Summerlin®. The interactive holiday family photo opportunity includes six oversized illuminated words – LOVE, JOY, HOPE, PEACE, SOAR and MIRACLE – that […]

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Hearts Alive Village Las Vegas Rescue Dog Featured In Chicken Soup for the Soul, Plus This And That

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A story about Hearts Alive Village Las Vegas (HAVLV) alumni Butters, is featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs (Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC; Amy Newmark; July 14, 2020, 978-1-611590678, $14.95). This anthology highlights the human-dog bond (especially during the COVID-19 pandemic) and will have dog lovers laughing, tearing up, and nodding their heads in […]

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First Friday Presents “Roar in the ‘20’s” January 3rd 2020

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First Friday Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, announced that the January 3rd First Friday’s theme is “Roar in the ‘20’s.” Start the new year off right by enjoying the first First Friday of 2020. Flash back to flappers, long gloves & fancy hats, speakeasy and jazz moods. The featured artist for this event is local […]

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Historic $270,600 Roulette Winner Ashley Revell Returns to the Plaza Hotel & Casino

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Known around the world for his historic and life-changing roulette bet in 2004, Ashley Revell returned to the Plaza Hotel & Casino to place a ceremonial bet on the Plaza’s new and downtown Las Vegas’ only single 0 roulette table on Saturday (Nov. 2). The Plaza also introduced its “Red 7” single 0 roulette promotion […]

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China Lights at Craig Ranch Park, Clint Holmes and Earl Turner at Westgate, Plus This & That

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Drove out to North Las Vegas the other evening, with my good friend Brenda, to catch a preview of a fantastic light show inside the Craig Ranch Park (628 W. Craig Rd,), presented by Boyd Gaming titled, “China Lights.” It’s beautiful! There are more than 40 gigantic lantern displays and each is different, unique, and […]

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Boyd Gaming Celebrates the “China Lights Lantern Festival”

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This morning, the Sichuan Tianyu Culture Communication Co., Ltd., and Boyd Gaming unveiled a spectacular, handcrafted, larger-than-life, purple Kylin Lantern at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino to preview the upcoming China Lights lantern festival coming to Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas from Jan. 19 through Feb. 25. Created by Chinese artisans, […]

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