The DTLV Playlist: A Tribe Called Quest, ‘After Hours’
I’m assembling a 21-song DTLV.com playlist in Spotify, song by song, week after week. Read about previous songs here. The full playlist will be shared in Spotify once it’s completed. On second...
View ArticleIt’s ‘Fremont,’ with One ‘E’
Las Vegas' Fremont Street is named for politician and civil war-era military officer John Charles Frémont. Frémont—born 1813, died 1890—was a genuine hero or an impetuous despot, depending on who you...
View ArticleInside Fremont East’s Great Vegas Festival of Beer
[caption id="attachment_40047" align="alignleft" width="400"] Brian Chapin at Banger Brewing. Photo by Jon Estrada[/caption] Your Downtown Beer Fest is at the Clark County Government Center in the...
View ArticleLas Vegas Should Embrace Wayfinding, Especially in Downtown
Early this year, the City of Las Vegas and several representatives of the architecture and design firm RTKL Associates invited a few locals to participate in a pair of brainstorming sessions at...
View ArticleNew Casual, Fine Dining Restaurant to Open on Fremont East
For the people who want finer fare without the white tablecloth, Fremont Street will soon have another joint where you can enjoy a high-quality meal in a casual environment. So yes, you can wear...
View ArticleTherapy Is Good For Your Stomach and Your Soul
Restaurants come and go, especially in this town. Talented chefs, on the other hand, tend to stick around. Take for example the recent closing of Comme Ça, the Cosmopolitan’s beloved French bistro. I...
View ArticleIn Rumors: Downtown is Getting Real (World)
Word on the street is a third Las Vegas-based installment of MTV's The Real World will begin production in October. Unlike its two Vegas predecessors, filmed at the Palms in 2002 and the Hard Rock...
View ArticleF. Pigalle Takes Over the Former Radio City Pizza
[caption id="attachment_42149" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Retroscena amaro bar on its opening night | Photo by Xania Woodman[/caption] Following a February 2013 opening, subsequent menu overhaul...
View ArticleRed Video Nightclub to Open in Insert Coin(s) Space
Downtown’s Insert Coin(s) has been sitting empty for more than a year now. Until F. Pigalle closed, the bar-arcade was the only vacancy on Fremont Street between Las Vegas Boulevard and Sixth Street....
View ArticleEureka! Moving Into Beat Location
It was announced in July that The Beat Coffeehouse and Record Store in the Emergency Arts building will be replaced by a new family-style restaurant, Eureka! out of Southern California. The American...
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