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  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

    Mimicking the flavors of Krol itself, James Deyro’s Pucker Up combines the flavors of ripe, sweet berries with tart citrus, like the perfect raspberry Lemon Drop.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

    I've never won any of those crazy nightclub contests I include in the Hot Spots each week. But never before was there a cash prize on the line. So it never occurred to me that I might win Tao’s first ever Tweasure Hunt. Oh, yeah: Spoiler alert!

  • Local Music

    Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

    The most important thing Robert Root wants you to know about the Battle Born recording studio is that it exists.

  • Planet Hollywood

    Monday, Aug. 17, 2009

    In an apparent show of confidence, rumor has it that Privé has already put out feelers to secure talent and celebrities to perform and host when Privé’s doors reopen under the management of the three new key employees.

  • Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

    Just days before Privé’s scheduled August 18 appearance before the County Commission, representatives withdrew their appeals of the club’s liquor license denial on Thursday, August 13.

  • Planet Hollywood

    Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

    In the days leading up to the Privé appeal, and amid reports of new players, abdication, and continued employment by Privé’s deposed directors, the Weekly drags out the crystal ball.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

    I gave the Bellagio valet my name and inquired, “How do I get to Club Privé?” His pleasant face contorted into a grimace. But I’m not looking for that Privé. I’m looking for the other Privé. Club Privé is the Bellagio’s high-limit gaming salon, located just off the casino floor.

  • Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009

    It was only a matter of time before more casinos started following in the Luxor's footsteps and throwing LGBT pool parties. Enter Splash Sundays at Mandalay Bay.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    So I’m at Cathouse. The drinks are flowing, and so is the conversation. But then I look down and notice I’m wearing only my pajamas! Aaaaack! And then I wake up! What does it mean, doctor?

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    The local nightlife community weighs-in on the Privé scandal.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    Xania breaks a sweat (and her back) to honor his honor with the Official Martini of Las Vegas.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    What Vegas’ nightlife community can look forward to under the bright light of post-Privé scandal scrutiny

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

    For July’s Mixology Monday with guest-tender Trevor Thorpe of Noir Bar, George Austin Sproule of Downtown Cocktail Room incorporated Trevor’s own line of homemade bitters (peach and eucalyptus) into the night’s menu.

  • Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009

    Privé nightclub will remain closed until the appeal of its permanent liquor license rejection is heard later this month. Opium Group confirms "Greg Jarmolowich and Frank Tucker are no longer employed by Privé Nightclub" or by parent company Opium Group.

  • Thursday, July 30, 2009

    A second domino falls in the wake of Privé’s license troubles.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, July 30, 2009

    The economy, the closures, citations, allegations … the heat is on!

  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009

    Former Privé security director Ronald Lyons goes on the record to the district attorney, the county and the Weekly about being cited in Privé’s multiple violations including hampering an investigation.

  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009

    Privé must cease all business by midnight tonight and the adjoining Living Room lounge by midnight Thursday, thwarting Privé’s assertions to staff, guests and Twitter fiends that they will indeed be open this Friday night.

  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009

    The closure of Chinois last Saturday has precipitated the early closure and movement of Poetry nightclub to a new venue elsewhere in Vegas.

  • Tuesday, July 28, 2009

    Gaming/industry/hipster hangout the Red Room Saloon is closing down for good, but not before they throw a grand closing party where you’re invited to help drain the inventory!

  • Planet Hollywood

    Sunday, July 26, 2009

    The Nevada Gaming Commission called the $500,000 fine imposed on Planet Hollywood for neglecting misbehaving tenant Privé a “hammer” Thursday afternoon, and repeatedly commended both the Commission’s members and the casino for its actions, but it was at the county level that the real hammer fell.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, July 23, 2009

    Tobin Ellis, John Hogan and Kristen Schaefer of Las Vegas’ BarMagic—with special guest Andrew Pollard of Noir Bar—took first in the USBG Caipirinha competition in New Orleans with their Sao Paolo Flip and Pollard’s El Calor del Brasil.

  • Dining

    Thursday, July 16, 2009

    It's got to be the best deal in town: Complimentary limo to the Mansion and a three-plus-course dinner at Robuchon for just $89 per person.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, July 16, 2009

    Nightlife’s newest secret weapon: Rogaine for eyelashes?

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, July 16, 2009

    Oooooh, Privé, you're in troooooooouble... $750,000 worth of trouble.

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, July 16, 2009

    The 2009 Official Cocktail of Tales of the Cocktail was served up amid a gentle, passing Louisiana rainstorm last Wednesday as founder Ann Tuennerman kicked off the event outside New Orleans’ Monteleone Hotel.

  • Wednesday, July 15, 2009

    Mayor Oscar Goodman will celebrate his 70th birthday the only way he knows how: On the streets of Las Vegas with a Bombay Sapphire martini in his hand.

  • Sunday, July 12, 2009

    While not a ladies night per se, each Monday, Rhumbar—usually a pristine white marble sanctuary—will be bathed in a riot of pink for a cause everyone can get behind: breast cancer research.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    Nevadans can breathe a sigh of relief—Utah is coming around!

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, July 9, 2009

    So, is it hot enough for you out there? Then why not slip into something refreshing and tropical that is just a tad more sophisticated than a mai tai or the very dated piña colada?

  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009

    Catch him while you can! Despite his being booked through August, DJ Chris Cox’s Pure Management Group residency will end prematurely.

  • Sunday, July 5, 2009

    Smell that? It’s the scent of VIP. And it’s free July 9 and 11 when Express Man gives away bottles of Express Reserve cologne to Tao’s first 100 bottle patrons.

  • Thursday, July 2, 2009

    Sources say The Rose, a “cocktail room,” will open at summer’s end in the former footprint of the diminutive Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce.

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, July 2, 2009

    It’s 107 degrees out, my eyes are sweating, and the very thought of clothing makes me want to cry. Time for a trip down to DCR for George Austin Sproule’s summer crowd-pleaser, the Lost Creek Crush.

  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009

    The Executive Lounge business and social mixer will re-emerge from its hiatus August 4 at the Stirling Club re-branded as "The Tomb." Yea, "The Tomb."

  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009

    Two new soirees are putting the party on the pool deck, whether the sun is shining or the moon.

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, June 25, 2009

    It’s a drink so classic, so good that the glass had to take its name!

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 25, 2009

    Somewhere around our third trip through the Mischieve photo booth it occurred to me that the members of Team Hangover were doing exactly what T&T Tacos & Tequila’s new Mischieve Wednesdays were built for.

  • Tuesday, June 23, 2009

    It’s a serendipitous musical collaboration almost too good to be true: two '90s favorites that mix very well.

  • Friday, June 19, 2009

    A new and improved Cherry Nightclub at Red Rock will reopen to the public on Saturday, June 20.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 18, 2009

    Cocktail of the Week is evolving! From the Strip to Downtown, we dropped in on nine bartenders—like Simon’s Melissa Allen—who whipped up their venue’s best signature cocktails for the cameras.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 18, 2009

    “People think that they know me but really have no idea. I like challenging cell-phone manufacturers to meet my business needs. I love driving around town with customized soundtracks, playing music that I think makes up the soundtrack of my life."

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 18, 2009

    Finding a little perspective in bars far from home.

  • Sunday, June 14, 2009

    Fuego, ND’s Fuego, ND’s The Club - whatever you want to call it, it's done for since parent company Viashow Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 1, reportedly owing over $1.5 million.

  • Thursday, June 11, 2009

    DJs are boring to watch. Go-gos all look the same. The future of nightclubs is "vibe elevation."

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 11, 2009

    What ever happened to all those live musicians and dancers?! Apparently, neither you, the physical club nor the DJ counts as live entertainment.

  • Cocktail of the Week

    Thursday, June 11, 2009

    Before downing your Ono, be sure to savor every second with the most expensive cocktail in Vegas.

  • Monday, June 8, 2009

    Just in time for another sweltering summer, two notable nightlife personalities have teamed up to give us Bambu Bar, Mandalay Bay’s hottest, coolest watering hole.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    In just three ingredients, the Piña-pirinha takes just the pineapple elements of a piña colada, spikes them and introduces them to the Caipirinha via cachaça with just a touch of agave syrup.

  • Nightlife

    Thursday, June 4, 2009

    Yes, I’ve washed up on foreign shores like Shakespeare’s Viola to Illyria, only unlike her, I find myself in a well-appointed, well-air-conditioned, preppy little cabana at the back of Azure pool.