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Best Picnic with Strip Views: Beer Park
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Enjoy a beer (or several) underneath the Eiffel Tower.
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Most Active Artist: Wendy Kveck
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Kveck doesn’t confine herself to canvas.
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Best Place to Get Flustered by Modern Video Games: Dave & Buster's
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Live, die, stubbornly repeat.
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Best Local Celebrity You’ll Probably Run Into: Nicolas Cage
Thursday, July 13, 2017 You've probably already seen him around town.
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Best Place to Escape the Bright Lights: Great Basin National Park
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Talk about heavenly views.
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Reader's Choice—Best Comedian: Carrot Top
Thursday, July 13, 2017 There’s nobody like him. Not just in Vegas—on Earth.
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Readers' Choice—Best Industry Night: Marquee Mondays
Thursday, July 13, 2017 There's actual dancing going on at this industry night.
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Best Yoga Studio: The Grateful Yogi
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Live-music yoga, call-and-response chanting, group meditation and more await at the GY.
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Readers’ Choice—Best Wine Bar: Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits
Thursday, July 13, 2017 What's better after a tough day at work than this place?
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Readers' Choice—Best Headlining DJ: The Chainsmokers
Thursday, July 13, 2017 They can't stop making hits, or rocking parties at Wynn Nightlife venues.
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Best Nightlife Institution: Drai’s After Hours
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Twenty years on, the basement parlor remains the essential capper to a night of revelry.
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Best Local Activist Group: Battle Born Progress
Thursday, July 13, 2017 The advocacy organization empowers Nevada voters.
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Readers' Choice—Best Lounge: Hyde Bellagio
Thursday, July 13, 2017 You always take your out-of-towners there.
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Best Pro Team: Bishop Gorman
Thursday, July 13, 2017 The Golden Knights better muscle up if they hope to wrest this one away in 2018.
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Best Dessert Mashup: Baklava ice cream at Meráki Greek Grill
Thursday, July 13, 2017 A great pastry is an even greater ice cream dessert.
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Readers' Choice—Best Pizzeria: Pizza Rock
Thursday, July 13, 2017 So many choices, all of them delicious.
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Best Vegas History Lesson: 'Out of the Neon Closet' by Dennis McBride
Thursday, July 13, 2017 This is a must-read for anyone interested in Las Vegas' sociocultural evolution.
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Best New Local Radio: The Rebel
Thursday, July 13, 2017 They've got everything, from hip-hop to shoegaze.
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Best Dive Bar: Starboard Tack
Thursday, July 13, 2017 A dive that feels like yours and only yours.
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Best Under-the-Radar Beer Selection: Sand Dollar Lounge
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Go for the live music, stay for the eclectic beer list
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Reader's Choice—Best Music Venue: Brooklyn Bowl
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Is it the calendar? The vibe? Whatever it is, it's working.
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Readers' Choice—Best Buffet: Bacchanal Buffet
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Biggest doesn't always mean best, but it does for Bacchanal.
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Best Downtown Spot to Take a Suburbanite: Vesta Coffee Roasters
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Major Seattle vibes right here in Downtown Las Vegas.
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Readers' Choice—Best Vegas Chef: Chris Santos at Beauty & Essex
Thursday, July 13, 2017 He's on Chopped when he's not in the kitchen.
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Most Inventive Local Beer: Lovelady Brewing’s Angry Red Headed Hawaiian
Thursday, July 13, 2017 A local craft beer that's sweet, sour and spicy
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Readers' Choice—Best Taco Shop: Roberto’s Taco Shop
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Roberto's is a Vegas institution.
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Best Street Sandwich: Bocata Rolls from Boqueria Street
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Track down this food truck.
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Best New Strip Mindblower: Chica
Thursday, July 13, 2017 Celebrity chef Lorena Garcia's restaurant at the Venetian is about to be your favorite.
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Best Activism Warrior: Jane Heenan at Gender Justice
Thursday, July 13, 2017 “I am an activist by nature of existing.”
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Blondie and Garbage, NBA Summer League and more stuff to do this week
Thursday, July 6, 2017 Also: a Broadway in the H.O.O.D. benefit and a skate-punk bash at the Dive.
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Mariah Carey wraps up her Colosseum residency
Thursday, July 6, 2017 But she might be back for a series of Christmas shows.
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Fireworks, Mel Brooks, Rammstein and other stuff to do this week
Thursday, June 29, 2017 Also, the rescheduled Raw Femme showcase hits Brooklyn Bowl.
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Potter plays, Warren G, Amazing Comic-Con and more stuff to do this week
Thursday, June 22, 2017 Also, comic Kathleen Madigan and an astronomy escape.
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Throwback playlist: a summer 12-pack from some bygone Vegas favorites
Thursday, June 22, 2017 12 Volt Sex, The Chapter, Love Pentagon and more.
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Ohjah Steakhouse has become more than a locals’ favorite
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 With four locations, another in Pahrump, and two Ohjah Noodle Houses, it’s practically a restaurant empire.
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Major Lazer, Kygo, Dash Berlin and more big shows this week
Thursday, June 15, 2017 More EDC Weekend parties: Alesso at Encore Beach Club, Rae Sremmurd at Drai's, Calvin Harris at Hakkasan and more.
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The Art of Rap brings iconic hip-hop to the DLVEC
Thursday, June 15, 2017 Anyone in need of a serious education on beats and rhymes should plan to spend Saturday night Downtown.
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Boys Noize warms up for the festival rounds at Rehab
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Electronic innovator Alex Ridha makes his debut at the Hard Rock pool party this weekend.
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Silent films, Chris Rock, Deathfest and other stuff to do this week
Thursday, June 8, 2017 Plus, what in the world is TSTMRKT X?
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Kygo celebrates Surrender’s 7th, 3LAU returns to Rehab and more big shows this week
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Also catch Jermaine Dupri at Tao, Mya at Flamingo’s Go Pool, Diplo at XS and Encore Beach Club and more.
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Film and burlesque fests, a ‘Wedding Singer’ musical and other stuff to do this week
Thursday, June 1, 2017 If you listen to Real Estate and Yuck, Happyness is headed your way.
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Swing into summer at Topgolf’s Hideaway Pool
Thursday, May 25, 2017 Stay cool, have a cocktail, enjoy music and even movies: Topgolf does it all.
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Five burgers worth ditching your barbecue tongs for
Thursday, May 25, 2017 Our list’s piled high with eggs, bacon, cheese and pastrami.
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A Bob Dylan lecture, all-you-can-eat ice cream and more stuff to do this week
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Also: three for the film lovers and an intro to hockey
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10 Things Vegas Needs: These attainable advances could push our town forward
Thursday, May 18, 2017 It’s not an unreasonable thing, given how much sports franchises cost in terms of infrastructure and staffing, to ask why we’re going all-in on one element of city-building when so many others need our attention. ...
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Bad Bunny, Yellow Claw, Travis Barker and more big shows this week
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Also, catch Diplo at Encore Beach Club, Marshmello at XS, Metro Boomin at Daylight and more.
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The legendary Monterey Pop Festival returns 50 years later
Thursday, May 18, 2017 The quintessential music and culture event from the Summer of Love is back.