NFR Time In Las Vegas Once Again! YeeHaw!

Well it’s that time again. The NFR’s in town for a couple of weeks. What’s the NFR you ask? It’s the National Finals Rodeo, one of the biggest events we have here in Vegas.
Now I’m a city guy and have never even been on a horse so I wasn’t aware of just how big a […]

Unique Sites In Las Vegas Part 7

Thank you for checking out your favorite Las Vegas site.  We report on the city you REALLY care about!  Las Vegas!
When I was in the Forum Shops inside Caesars Palace taking some pics for the last USILV post about the FAO Schwarz Trojan Horse (missed it? check it out here) and realized that there’s an […]

Encore Opening Day Coming Up In A Few Weeks

The opening day for the new Encore casino from Steve Wynn will be on December 22.
After 2+ years of construction it will finally open its doors to the public on that night.
It’s being hyped already as a big deal and it’s not every day a major new casino resort opens on the strip. After seeing […]

Unique Sites In Las Vegas Part 6

Time for another installment of cool and off-beat sites to see in my favorite place to be, Las Vegas!
This time we’re headed over to the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace to see the huge Trojan Horse in front of the FAO Schwarz toy store. The store is part of the famous NYC toy store chain […]

Different Plans In Store For New Year’s Eve Fireworks

It was announced that this New Year’s Eve the fireworks display would be a little different this year.
In the past the fireworks were set off from the roofs of several strip hotels and the Stratosphere tower. Partly due to the Monte Carlo fire earlier this year they will be set off from ground level this time.
One big downside […]