Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip shut down following Gov. Steve Sisolak’s statewide order that non-essential businesses close for the next 30 days. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Driving down Las Vegas Boulevard was a breeze on Monday night as the Strip was void of usual traffic due to the coronavirus. (David Guzman/Las Vegas Review-Journal
President Trump drove down Las Vegas Boulevard on his way into town for events and a rally on Friday.
The city of Las Vegas will host the 2020 NFL Draft, but the question that still lingers is where exactly it will be held. The Bellagio is currently the frontrunner to stage the main event, but it would mean closing down multiple streets on Las Vegas Boulevard for draft preparations weeks before the first pick is made. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and LVRJ Transportation Reporter Mick Akers discuss various locations where the draft could be held as well as the economic impact it will bring to the city.
The city of Las Vegas will host the 2020 NFL Draft, but the question that still lingers is where exactly it will be held. The Bellagio is currently the frontrunner to stage the main event, but it would mean closing down multiple streets on Las Vegas Boulevard for draft preparations weeks before the first pick is made. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and LVRJ Transportation Reporter Mick Akers discuss various locations where the draft could be held as well as the economic impact it will bring to the city.
About 40 18-wheeled Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series semi trucks rolled north on the Strip past Fremont Street and then headed for the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thursday evening during the Hauler Parade. (Mat Luschek/Review-Journal)
Israeli hoteliers Asher Gabay and Benny Zerah bought Motel 8 on the south Strip for $7.4 million, records show. They plan to bulldoze the property and build a hotel-casino. Motel 8 was built in the 1960s and used to be one of several roadside inns on what’s now the south Strip. But it looks out of place today, dwarfed by the towering Mandalay Bay right across the street.
Thousands marched for May Day down Las Vegas Boulevard in support of immigrants and their families. (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)