November 2014 Posts

Steve Wynn is undoubtedly sitting pretty on top of any list called something like "Most Influential Forces to Shape Las Vegas," so you can bet his namesake hotel is going to be one of the best on the Strip. A known perfectionist and visionary, Wynn was the man to bring the existence of "mega-resorts" to the country when he opened The Mirage in 1989. Since then, his guiding hand has helped make the city the heaven we know and love today.

XS Nightclub

Move over, other "Downtowns." Downtown Summerlin has officially opened and more shops and restaurants keep opening their doors during the first months of the new center's existence. When you have over 100,000 people living in Summerlin, it wasn't always a viable option for those residents to drive all the way out to Town Square, Downtown Vegas, or even The Strip when they're in need of some dining and retail therapy.

When you and your friends come to Vegas, you all want to impress each other as to who knows this city better. But with a constant ebb and flow of openings and closures how do you possible stay in the know all the time? We've got your guide to being the Vegas Insider and really upping the ante among your crew when you hit Sin City.

The Mirage Las Vegas Hotel & Casino recently updated new hours for the infamous volcano feature. The iconic attraction was built in 1989 and is still catching the attention of many Vegas visitors from all around the world. The volcano erupts nightly beginning at 5 p.m. and continues every 30 minutes until 11 p.m., with the exception of 7:30 p.m.. The Mirage also unveiled new hours for Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat as well. These features are now open to the public Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

I'm a firm believer that any live music is good music, but usually that's just an excuse for a shitty band to play crap and have drunkards still compliment the experience. Well folks - this is a city that does entertainment better than anyone else, so you're correct in thinking that we have great live music. Here are some of our favorites:

There's nothing like the smell of gasoline and the roar of an engine chomping at the proverbial bit to get your heart pumping. When it comes to Las Vegas, we are definitely not foreigners to the adrenaline chase and some high risk situations. In fact, we've come to make a business out of it. That's why the subject of drag racing has been a recurring conversation in our city and not yet realized to its full potential.

Gorgeous women and some of the best (if not the best) gentlemen’s clubs in the world – that’s  what we’re talking about today. I was given the daunting task of writing a brief guide about such things. I’ll try to be as politically correct as possible; yet I may also completely fail.

Dim Sum, the Chinese dish of small steamed or fried dumplings containing an assortment of fillings, is a delectable trend and we’ve scoured Las Vegas in search of the best Dim Sum. Spending many man-hours discovering the good, the bad, and the ugly. Below you’ll find the five best places to get the delectable small bites in town both on the Strip and off of the Strip.

This city is in a content state of flux. We shutter venues and buildings left and right then revel in the excitement of a newcomer, poised to deliver judgement about all faults and strengths since we’re all self-proclaimed experts. And maybe we are. If experience brings us wisdom, then perhaps Vegas can be the perfect judge of character, business and uniqueness.

KISS Rocks Vegas at The Joint - Now open!

Look out world, Absinthe's own Penny Pibbets is going solo and she's off to a strong start! Althought she's diminutive in stature, she's a giant in comedy, so we can only imagine a great time going to see this spitfire performer in her element. Pibbets recently completed a Kickstarter fund to help with the show's production, well exceeding the requested $19,990 goal.