With a 65,000-seat stadium for the Raiders and a 18,000-seat arena for the Golden Knights, 30,000 to 40,000 seats for an MLB stadium would fit nicely in Las Vegas.
Mick Akers
Sports Business and Transportation reporter
Email: makers@reviewjournal.com
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Mick joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as transportation reporter in November 2018. He previously worked at the Las Vegas Sun covering a variety of beats including transportation, business, gaming, and city and county government. Prior to that, he worked at the Pahrump Valley Times, where he was named the Nevada Press Association’s Outstanding Journalist in the intermediate category for his coverage of the Lamar Odom brothel overdose situation, rural healthcare and more. Mick was born in Texas but grew up in Las Vegas, attending UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies where he was a member of the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism Society.
Ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend, Nevada clocks in with the third most expensive gasoline in the nation.
An invite only capacity test of the 0.8 mile in direction tunnel transportation system will take place Tuesday, according to Lori Nelson-Kraft, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority spokeswoman.
Allegiant Air is looking to cater to Kansas City Chiefs fans this fall, offering a one-off nonstop flight between Kansas City and Las Vegas for their game against the Raiders.
Henderson, which has been bullish about attracting an MLB franchise, is not yet part of the Oakland A’s planned multi-day visit next week to Southern Nevada.
Travel delays are expected this week on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip as crews begin to wrap up a nearly year-and-half long project on the north end of the boulevard.
Combined traffic volume on three points of Interstate 15 (at Primm, Sahara Avenue and Mesquite) saw 370,637 total daily average vehicles in April, 3 percent above April 2019 levels that saw 360,345 total vehicles at the three points.
Golden Knights fans attending the team’s first round playoff games at T-Mobile Arena will still be required to mask up.
The DMV is ceasing the $1 per transaction technology fee charged on each transaction with the department and refunding those who paid it since July.
Formerly known as Helldorado Parade, this year’s Las Vegas Days event is not your typical parade, as it will be a reverse version, with the performing groups being stationary while attendees drive past them in their vehicles.
Based on secondary ticket market prices, four of the five most sought-after tickets in the NFL are for Raiders home games.
Travelers now have one more option for flying between Southern Nevada and Southern California with Frontier Airlines launching nonstop service between Las Vegas and Burbank.
Located off Las Vegas Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue, between the Mandalay Bay and Luxor, the central area of the Stadium Walk is a 130,000 square foot tailgate area located on the southeast corner of the Luxor.
The arena that will be home to the American Hockey League Henderson Silver Knights and to a to-be-named Indoor Football League team could soon become the home of the Las Vegas Aces.
Following Major League Baseball announcing Tuesday it gave the Oakland Athletics permission to seek relocation, Las Vegas’ Mayor Carolyn Goodman said the two sides have been in talks.
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