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Michele C. Quinn, a former director and curator at GC Arts in Las Vegas and current head of the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, has turned her house into a gallery. Quick uses the unassuming building as a by-appointment-only showcase for the likes of camera obscura artist Vera Lutter, but she also puts on occasional exhibitions. [LVS]
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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Meanwhile in Las Vegas
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Christian Audigier is opening a club ladies and gentlemen. That’s right, the fashion designer-come-entrepreneur (aka: the face behind Ed Hardy) is teaming with Treasure Island and Pure Management Group to bring you Christian Audigier, The Nightclub. And, to celebrate both our country’s independence and the club’s opening, Mariah Carey’s hubby Nick Cannon will be on hand manning the decks at this Friday’s opening party. Just when you thought Vegas couldn’t get any tackier… [Joonbug]
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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Planes
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Considering countless airlines are currently cutting back flights, it’s nice to know that come September 4th Virgin Airlines will actually add a new non-stop flight between JFK and Las Vegas’ McCarran International. One-way fares start at $159. Sin City, here we come. [CNY]
Friday, June 6, 2008
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Airports
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Airport security can now see under your clothes. The Transportation Security Administration “recently started using body scans on randomly chosen passengers in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Denver, Albuquerque and at New York’s Kennedy airport,” in what is “one of the biggest public uses of security devices that reveal intimate body parts.” Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas and Miami, you’re next! [USA Today]
Friday, May 23, 2008
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The gigantoid multiple-hotel development, known as CityCenter and located between Bellagio and the Monte Carlo on the strip, finally has a name: Aria. [The Informed Traveler]
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Atlanta
• Se'Vauge: A new Cajun Creole restaurant opens in Roswell.
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• Se'Vauge: A new Cajun Creole restaurant opens in Roswell.
Boston
• Leokadia: A new South End shop carries exclusive shoe collections, jewelry and accessories.
• Scampo: Local culinary star Lydia Shire opens a fine-dining Italian restaurant inside the Liberty Hotel.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Everyone knows the iconic diamond-shaped
Everyone knows the iconic diamond-shaped Welcome to Las Vegas sign that adorns the city's famous strip. But most people don't know who's behind it. Betty Willis, who designed the sign 50 years ago, is hoping to change that and finally make a little money off of the design. She's autographing limited edition prints of the landmark and the like. [Las Vegas Sun]
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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Boston • Oak: This boutique is a showcase for crafty locals, who hand produce everything from lingerie to iPod cases.
• X-Hale Boutique: New boutique in Newton stocks contemporary womenswear labels like Autumn Cashmere and True Religion.
The Dolder Resort, Zurich.
Boston • Oak: This boutique is a showcase for crafty locals, who hand produce everything from lingerie to iPod cases.
• X-Hale Boutique: New boutique in Newton stocks contemporary womenswear labels like Autumn Cashmere and True Religion.
Chicago
• A Cooler Planet: This eco-lifestyle store stocks all things green: housewares, fashions, and even compost supplies.
• Cinners: A new destination for drinks also specializes in Cincinnati Chili -- a dish that words just don't do justice to.
• Veggie Bite: New takeout joint serves classic fast food designed for vegans.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
"I Hate Las Vegas"
That's the title of a blog post this morning from the editor of Budget Travel, Erik Torkellis. And what prompted such a blatant show of discontent towards the City of Sin? The answer is Steve Wynn's new namesake Vegas hotel, whose renderings are in the latest issue of Bon Appetit. According to Torkellis "every restaurant in the ad just seemed so awful...They look like they're from a computer game -- maybe Grand Theft Auto: Country Club. I like tacky, but this was tacky in all the wrong ways."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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Atlanta • Bliss Spa: A 4,000 square foot spa, which includes a retail beauty boutique and the brand's famous brownie buffet, opens at the W Hotel in Midtown. • Korean Catering House: With Korean signage, the English name of this new Duluth restaurant is actually yet-to-be determined. • Tierra Salon: A new men's salon offers services for all budgets, from $15 haircuts to $140 hot stone massages.
Atlanta
• Spice Market: Jean Georges Vongerichten takes his high-end street food restaurant, with its exotic decor and pan-Asian menu, down south.
• The Social House: New restaurant is only open for breakfast and weekend brunch; menu features classic comfort food.
The London West Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Atlanta • Bliss Spa: A 4,000 square foot spa, which includes a retail beauty boutique and the brand's famous brownie buffet, opens at the W Hotel in Midtown. • Korean Catering House: With Korean signage, the English name of this new Duluth restaurant is actually yet-to-be determined. • Tierra Salon: A new men's salon offers services for all budgets, from $15 haircuts to $140 hot stone massages.
Boston
• Aroa Fine Chocolate: This South End chocolate shop satisfies sweet teeth with bonbons, plated desserts and seven types of hot chocolate.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Atlanta
• Spice Market: Jean Georges Vongerichten takes his high-end street food restaurant, with its exotic decor and pan-Asian menu, down south.
• The Social House: New restaurant is only open for breakfast and weekend brunch; menu features classic comfort food.
Dallas
• Ra Sushi: Sushi and Asian fusion restaurant chain opens a new location in Plano at The Shops at Legacy.
Las Vegas
• Starlight Tattoo: Celebrity tattoo artist Mario Barth, who has worked on Snoop Dogg and Nikki Sixx, opens a new, late-night tattoo parlor at Mandalay Bay.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Nevada's Republican party has been
Nevada's Republican party has been caught wearing porn lanyards. At Las Vegas' annual Adult Entertainment Exposition, held back in January at the Venetian, sponsor Elegant Angel showed up with dozens of lanyards with the company's logo. They had way too many, and so they left extras at the Venetian. When the State Republican Convention came to town without enough lanyards, they unknowingly took smut-peddler's extras. No one was the wiser until a curious reporter discovered the mishap. [LA Times]
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