When I first arrived in Las Vegas, I was a chauffeur on the Strip. As a blossoming aviation geek (AvGeek), I loved being sent to the airport for an inbound international flight. That meant I would have time to just sit and ogle all the cool jets coming and going. …
Did you know that Las Vegas’ main airport, McCarran International Airport, is the 8th busiest airport in the United States? In a normal year, over 40 million travelers will pass through its gates! In the midst of this COVID pandemic, no matter your thoughts or feeling on this issue, each…
The news came out last week that Las Vegas will finally lose one of the most iconic names on the Las Vegas Strip. Although many newcomers probably never even knew that it still existed, at least in the name form. Scott Roeben’s Vital Vegas broke the news that what has…
Yes, I know… Las Vegas has dry heat. However, hot is hot, and with dry heat, you can dehydrate faster than you realize. Dehydration can kill you… So, knowing what color your urine can save your life! Its summer in Las Vegas. That means it’s going to be hot outside….
On this day, 91 years ago today, July 30, 1930, President Herbert Hoover officially authorized the immediate start of construction of Hoover Dam in Black canyon. A 35 miles jaunt outside of what was then, the little town of Las Vegas, Nevada. President Hoover signed the Appropriation Bill (as part…
I’m sure you have seen the videos or watched the news out of Las Vegas on a Sunday afternoon. Tourists trying to get back to southern California, on Interstate 15, in absolute virtual gridlock. Bumper to Bumper traffic trying to get over the mountain pass. People just wanting to make…
June in Las Vegas is looking to be a really busy month. Not only do we say goodbye to the silly mask mandates, but a lot of our favorite shows finally have set their coming back-to-life dates in June!! Then we have one of my favorite events! The Barret -Jackson…
As the Michael Douglas character Gordon Gekko stated in the 1987 movie Wall Street “Greed is Good”. And so the wolves of the Las Vegas Strip, most notably MGM, have decided that it’s time to stop being nice and it’s time to start being greedy. Again. With that said, we…
In about six weeks, the first “built from the ground up” resort in over a decade, will open on the Las Vegas Strip. The Resorts World Las Vegas plans to open its doors on June 24! Watch this video on YouTube. It’s Finally Happening For a while, we were all…
As if we didn’t see this coming! News has been leaking out the last few days of some major changes on the strip. As each piece came out, it added a few more questions before the final piece dropped and it all made sense. First, VitalVegas was reporting rumors about…
