Black Tap introduces its vegan CrazyShake – VIDEO
 
Black Tap introduces its vegan CrazyShake – VIDEO

Black Tap at The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip has a new CrazyShake that’s vegan — The Black ’N White CakeShake. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

2020 NFL Draft Renderings
 
2020 NFL Draft Renderings

Renderings of staging plans for the 2020 NFL Draft in Las Vegas including stages at the Bellagio fountains and Caesars Forum. (NFL)

NFL Draft Clark County Commission Preview – VIDEO
 
NFL Draft Clark County Commission Preview – VIDEO

On Tuesday, the Clark County Commission is expected to vote on items regarding the 2020 NFL Draft including possible stage locations, road closures and more. The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Cassie Soto and Mick Akers preview that meeting and how the decisions made will impact the city of Las Vegas.

Police investigate hit-and-run on Las Vegas Strip – VIDEO
 
Police investigate hit-and-run on Las Vegas Strip – VIDEO

Las Vegas police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on the Las Vegas Strip near Wynn Main Gate Drive on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Resorts World updates plans, opening of $4.3B Las Vegas Strip resort – VIDEO
 
Resorts World updates plans, opening of $4.3B Las Vegas Strip resort – VIDEO

Resorts World Las Vegas will open its doors several months later than planned, but the multibillion-dollar Las Vegas Strip megaresort will have more to show for it when it does.

The Malaysia-based parent company, Genting Group, has upgraded plans, increased capacity, expanded its budget and aims to get into the music residency business when Resorts World opens in 2021.

Las Vegas police cite disabled Strip artist
 
Las Vegas police cite disabled Strip artist

Bodycam footage shows Las Vegas police confronting Larime Taylor, a disabled man who “live draws” art on the Las Vegas Strip using his mouth. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

Bellagio sold to Blackstone in $4.2B leaseback deal – Video
 
Bellagio sold to Blackstone in $4.2B leaseback deal – Video

MGM Resorts International is selling the Bellagio property and leasing it back. This move gives the casino operator a cash infusion of more than $4 billion.MGM announced Tuesday that it reached a deal with New York financial giant The Blackstone Group.

Circus Circus Sold to TI owner – Video
 
Circus Circus Sold to TI owner – Video

MGM announces the sale of Circus Circus for $825 million to TI owner Phil Ruffin on Tuesday, October 15. The 3,767-room property sits on a plot of about 60 acres near Sahara Avenue on the north side of the Strip.

MSG Sphere Starting To Take Shape – Video
 
MSG Sphere Starting To Take Shape – Video

Construction crews recently completed its 80,000-square-foot basement as well as Level 1 of the MSG Sphere. Review-Journal studio host Aaron Drawhorn and business reporter Rick Velotta go over the latest construction updates and video of the Sphere.

Las Vegas Snow 2019 – VIDEO
 
Las Vegas Snow 2019 – VIDEO

Take a look across the valley at some of the snowfall in Las Vegas on the strip, Downtown Summerlin, and City National Arena.

Snow falls on the Las Vegas Strip
 
Snow falls on the Las Vegas Strip

Snow falls outside the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip as the Golden Knights play the Boston Bruins. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Artist sends love from the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
 
Artist sends love from the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign

Artist Chris O’Rourke has a giant heart mounted in the back of pickup positioned for photos at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on the Las Vegas Strip on Valentine’s Day 2019. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Artist sends love from the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
 
Artist sends love from the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign

Artist Chris O’Rourke has a giant heart mounted in the back of pickup positioned for photos at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on the Las Vegas Strip on Valentine’s Day 2019. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)

Super Bowl Watch Party Options – VIDEO
 
Super Bowl Watch Party Options – VIDEO

If you want to enjoy some sun while watching the big game, the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center is the best of both worlds. Watch the game for free while enjoying food and beverages from various vendors. If you want to relax inside, the Cosmopolitan is offering various watch party locations. There is a fee for a some locations, but if you want free entertainment, head to the Race & Sports book and grab a signature cocktail while you are there.

MGM Grand Plans To Add Retail And Dining To Its Strip Facade
 
MGM Grand Plans To Add Retail And Dining To Its Strip Facade

MGM Grand President and Chief Operating Officer Scott Sibella said executives are “discussing redeveloping that entire frontage of the building out to the Las Vegas Strip.” (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas NYE Fireworks – VIDEO
 
Las Vegas NYE Fireworks – VIDEO

The full show: A spectacular view from the rooftop of the Trump International Hotel as 80,000 pyrotechnics illuminated the Las Vegas Strip at the stroke of midnight. Fireworks by Grucci choreographed launches from the Stratosphere, the Venetian, Treasure Island, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood, Aria and MGM Grand.

Las Vegas NYE Restrictions and Enhanced Security
 
Las Vegas NYE Restrictions and Enhanced Security

If you are planning to celebrate New Year’s Eve on the Las Vegas Strip or Fremont Street, be aware that you are not allowed to bring backpacks, coolers, strollers or glass. There will also be an increase in security to ensure safe celebrations across town.

Las Vegas Ready for 2019 NYE Fireworks Show
 
Las Vegas Ready for 2019 NYE Fireworks Show

The city of Las Vegas is ready to celebrate “America’s Party” with a new and improved fireworks show that will pay tribute to the Golden Knights.

Cirque Du Soleil Performers Team Up For New Show “Kinekt”
 
Cirque Du Soleil Performers Team Up For New Show “Kinekt”

Through dance, acrobatics and aerial arts, “Kinekt” tells a story all too familiar to modern families: how to maintain a human connection in the digital age. (Janna Karel Las Vegas Review-Journal)

2018 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon
 
2018 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon

The start of the 2018 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon on the Las Vegas Strip, Nov. 11, 2018. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Walk Through Circus Circus
 
A Walk Through Circus Circus

It only takes a short walk through Circus Circus to realize it attracts a demographic like no other casino on the Strip: families with young children. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Former Fontainebleau could have become a Waldorf Astoria
 
Former Fontainebleau could have become a Waldorf Astoria

Months after developer Steve Witkoff bought the Fontainebleau last summer, he unveiled plans to turn the mothballed hotel into a Marriott-managed resort called The Drew. But if Richard “Boz” Bosworth’s plans didn’t fall through, the north Las Vegas Strip tower could have become a Waldorf Astoria with several floors of timeshare units. (Eli Segall/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Golden Knights fans keep the party going in Las Vegas
 
Golden Knights fans keep the party going in Las Vegas

The yearlong party on the Las Vegas Strip continued Thursday as Golden Knights fans showed up in droves to cheer on their hometown team against the San Jose Sharks.(Richard Brian/Las Vega Review-Journal)

Las Vegas Strip robbery spree ends in casino parking garage
 
Las Vegas Strip robbery spree ends in casino parking garage

A pair of robbery suspects led police to three parking garages around the Las Vegas Strip before they were caught early Tuesday morning.
The first robbery took place at the Treasure Island parking garage, where two suspects “battered” a 71-year-old, her adult daughter and a juvenile girl.
The suspects, one of who was armed, next demanded money and property from a pair of 18-year-olds at Fashion Show mall. The suspects were later spotted at the SLS Las Vegas parking garage. They tried to get away by ramming a patrol car with their vehicle. That effort failed and they were taken into custody.

Reno businessman plans $100M investment to revitalize SLS
 
Reno businessman plans $100M investment to revitalize SLS

Reno businessman plans $100M investment to revitalize SLS. Alex Meruelo will invest to revitalize the SLS Las Vegas after the Nevada Gaming Commission approved his acquisition. Meruelo told the commission Thursday that he would be able to make the property profitable by investing in the upgrades and redesign. “The capital investment is something that will make a dramatic impact. Things are already turning around, and I am very optimistic,” he said.

Man accused of robbing Las Vegas Strip casino in blackface
 
Man accused of robbing Las Vegas Strip casino in blackface

A white man accused of robbing a Strip casino in blackface in January was charged Friday in federal court, records show. Cameron James Kennedy, 26, was charged with robbery in the armed holdup of a casino cage at New York-New York, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal criminal complaint filed last week. The Las Vegas man already was under federal supervision on prior bank robbery charges when he allegedly cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet and robbed the casino in the early morning of Jan. 10, according to the complaint. Kennedy used makeup to appear black, Las Vegas police said. On Jan. 18, an anonymous tipster told investigators that Kennedy robbed the casino.