The Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix MSG Sphere spectator zone will be one of the more visual areas on the circuit.
Mick Akers
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as transportation reporter in November 2018. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Fans looking to skip driving to attend the Golden Knights Stanley Cup championship parade on the Strip are in luck.
The governor’s signature on the legislation ends a lengthy process in which the A’s sought to move from their longtime home in the Bay Area.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred on the Oakland Athletics’ Las Vegas stadium momentum and what’s next in the relocation process.
The redevelopment of the Tropicana property is long overdue, said Bally’s Corp. chairman Soo Kim. The company is eager to get that underway as soon as possible.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Las Vegas Boulevard near Flamingo Road, the Golden Knights announced.
Another phase is slated to be added to the ongoing $305 million Interstate 15-Tropicana Avenue road project.
The average purchase price ahead of tonight’s Game 5 is 1,107 percent more expensive than the Knights regular-season average purchase price, making it the most expensive game in team history.
A traffic study lays out recommendations for how to increase travel in the area surrounding the Tropicana site.
Tropicana Avenue between the resort corridor and Interstate 15 is set to fully close to traffic overnight next week.
It’s going to cost more to take a taxi soon as the Nevada Taxicab Authority approved implementing increased rates.
State senators peppered supporters of the Oakland A’s stadium project with questions during a hearing in a special session. A vote could come Thursday.
Formula One is looking for a $40 million Clark County contribution toward the $80 million Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit infrastructure project.
The bill would have earmarked up to $380 million in public funds for the construction of the A’s $1.5 billion Strip ballpark on the site of the Tropicana.
Once the ongoing paving operation — the one causing havoc on the Strip in recent weeks — that is readying the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit is complete, another major repave is not expected to be necessary for years.