LAS VEGAS, NV – With the signing of the Defense Authorization Act into law recently by President Obama, the Atomic Testing Museum here in Las Vegas formally became the National Atomic Testing Museum. “I was pleased to include this provision in the legislation to ensure Nevada’s valuable contributions during the Cold War receive the attention [...]

LAS VEGAS – Dec. 22, 2011 – Fremont Street Experience is excited to announce that the premiere of Bon Jovi’s Viva Vision show will be on New Year’s Eve at 10:45 p.m.  Bon Jovi’s Cosmic Concert features three songs hand selected by Jon Bon Jovi, “It’s My Life,” “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” and [...]

  MORE THAN EIGHT THOUSAND SANTAS HELP BRING WORLD SANTA CHALLENGE TROPHY TO OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE AND LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS – Opportunity Village’s seventh annual Las Vegas Great Santa Run at Town Square Las Vegas welcomed 8,123 Santas Saturday, December 3. The attendance numbers reached a new record for the World Santa Challenge, beating out [...]

LAS VEGAS – Nov. 29, 2011 –The ultimate street party with nonstop entertainment has been set for Fremont Street Experience’s New Year’s Eve celebration with the 4th Annual TributePalooza. From 6 p.m. – 2 a.m. the spectacular New Year’s Eve bash will showcase two featured bands, Steel Panther and Rock Sugar, plus great music from [...]

    LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Caesars Palace has announced it will hire a total of 450 employees with the opening of Octavius Tower on January 2, 2012. The resort’s sixth hotel tower will yield 3,960 total accommodations, bringing hundreds of new jobs to the Las Vegas market.   The resort is currently seeking qualified [...]

LAS VEGAS – Nov. 14, 2011 – Fremont Street Experience is calling all cowboys and country music fans to get their boot scootin’ boogie on at the 25th Annual Downtown Hoedown — celebrating the return of the National Finals Rodeo – on Wednesday evening, Nov. 30.  The event begins at 6:10 p.m. and showcases popular [...]

  LAS VEGAS – October 26, 2011 – First Friday Las Vegas continues to grow with more artwork, galleries, entertainment and events at the popular outdoor festival, which boasted more than 10,000 attendees upon its return in October. The next First Friday Las Vegas takes place Friday, Nov. 4 and hours will remain extended from [...]

LAS VEGAS – Oct. 26, 2011 – The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada (JCCSN) presents its Fourth Annual Jewish Book & Arts Festival, Thursday, November 3 – Sunday, November 20, as well as a selection of featured authors continuing to come throughout 2012.  This year’s Festival will partner with the Vegas Valley Book Festival [...]

 Beginning in 2011, the Marine Corps Ironman World Championship 70.3 will move to Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev., located just minutes away from the Las Vegas Strip. Since its inception in 2006, the championshiprace in the global Ironman 70.3 Series has been held in Clearwater, Fla. More than 1,800 domestic and international competitors will [...]

LAS VEGAS – The 32nd Annual San Gennaro Feast will once again feature a “Taste of Great Entertainment” nightly with a lineup of elite Las Vegas entertainers hosted by entertainment director and performer Tony Sacca, who has been part of the feast for more than 25 years. This annual feast, which is “A Love Affair [...]