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Dig This attraction will let amateurs become temporary excavators

The former Scandia Amusement Park, which closed in 2006, is being converted into an oversized sandbox called Dig This. The complex at 3012 S. Rancho Drive, scheduled to open April 2, will let guests drive 15-ton heavy construction machinery: a midsized bulldozer or excavator. 

Rising fuel prices curtail Allegiant’s growth plans

Allegiant’s Travel Co.’s February traffic report highlighted the economic headwinds that rapidly rising fuel prices have put in the path not only of the airline but the Las Vegas economy.

Weekend a test of NASCAR’s economic impact

This weekend will bring another test of whether the three days of NASCAR Sprint Cup races at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway can continue to defy national trends.

World Pizza Games stretch dough to limit

A lot of dough was thrown around at the World Pizza Games this week, part of the International Pizza Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The winner in each category claims a $10,000 prize.

Tropicana gives sneak preview to Las Vegas Mob Experience

The Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana held a soft opening “preview” Tuesday. Participants were given “name tags” that boast radio frequency identification technology. Just for fun, they then could have whacked one another. Or they could have gotten “made.”

Nevada lawmakers resurrect bills to block Sloan Hills quarry

Nevada lawmakers launched a new bid Tuesday to block a proposed gravel quarry at Sloan Hills outside Henderson. Similar bills to declare mining off-limits on 800 acres overseen by the Bureau of Land Management stalled and died in last year’s session of Congress.

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