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Very interesting read!
OPENINGS IN LAS VEGAS LAST MONTH MAY,2007:
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May 1= Dessert Passage Mall inside Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino changed its name to MIRACLE MILE SHOPS.
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May 4= RIVIERA hired an advisor to study the sale of the whole company.
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May 4= TAO Nightclub at The Venetian opened TAO BEACH, a sophisticated Asian themed European style beach club and nightclub.
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May 5= Hawaiian Luau started again until Sep.29 - Imperial Palace.
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May 9= CANYON CLUB, a showroom/nightclub opened in the Four Queens downtown.
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May 13= Dealers vote yes to ratify a union for them at Wynn Las Vegas.
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May 16= Arizona Charlie's Boulder opens Sbarro Outlet.
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May 18= A new nightclub called the SPEAKEASY opened on the 24th floor of Binion's downtown. The club will have a great view. It opens ON WEEKENDS, after diners clear out from Binion's Ranch Steakhouse.
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May 18= OVATION (a new lounge and entertainment venue seating 400) opened at Green Valley Ranch and located across from the China Spice Restaurant and Sushi-Sake.
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May 24= TeNo, the stainless steel jewelry and watch company opened in Mandalay Place - Mandalay Bay.
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May 25= "In the Master's Hands: Picasso's Ceramics," featuring more than 30 unique ceramic objects
opened, through January 14, 2008, at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.
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May 26= New buffet prices at Circus Circus:Breakfast $9.99 + tax 7 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Lunch $11.99 + tax 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Dinner $12.99 + tax 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Not that cheap anymore!
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May 27= "Hollywood Obsessions" (a memorabilia store) opened in the lobby of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
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May 29= New valet and porte cochere opened - El Cortez.
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May 29= MATSURI show opened in the Sahara.
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May 31= Preview performances begin for the Pamela Anderson and Dutch magician Hans Klok "The Beauty of Magic" show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
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LAS VEGAS OPENINGS COMING UP IN THE FUTURE: 2007
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Jun. 1-21= "Defending the Caveman", Preview shows open in the Golden Nugget.
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June 1-3= International Jewelry Show-Cashman Ctr. http://www.intergem.com/event/detail.cfm?showID=50
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June 2= Grand opening for the Pamela Anderson and Dutch magician Hans Klok "The Beauty of
Magic" show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
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June 2-4= International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference at the Las Vegas Convention Ctr.
http://www.iecsc.com/lasvegas.php
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June 7-16= CineVegas Film Festival - Palms.
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June 15= Grand opening of Sammy's Woodfired Pizza Restaurant's third Las Vegas outlet located at 7160 North Durango (near the 215).
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June 17= Father's Day.
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Sometime in mid to late June, the $4 billion, multi-use ECHELON PLACE will start construction, where the Stardust was located. The project will have five hotel towers of 5,300 hotel rooms in five hotels (Echelon Resort, Shangri-La Hotel, one as yet unnamed and Morgans Hotel will open Delano and Mondrian.One million square feet of convention and meeting space, 350,000 square feet of joint ventured retail space, several entertainment venues including a 4,000-seat production theater and 1,500-seat
performance venue. 25 restaurants and bars. plus the centerpiece 140,000-square-foot casino.
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Jun. 21= "Defending the Caveman", show Grand Opening in the Golden Nugget.
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June??= Dick's Last Resort, a new bar and restaurant will open at the Excalibur.
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June??= ASIA (Far East and Japanese cuisine) will be a new restaurant and nightclub opening in the Miracle Mile Shops in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
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June??= RED ROCK STATION RESORT will open a $65 million, 72-lane bowling center on the west side of the property near the movie theaters and additional parking. The bowling center will also include a lounge, dining area, full service pro shop and a self-contained VIP bowling area with 12 lanes to host private
banquets, meetings and special events. This is the last and Phase 3 of their expansion plans.
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June??= SANTA FE STATION will open the Tides Oyster Bar. Also the Center Bar will open with a concept similar to the ones at Green Valley Ranch and Red Rock Station Resort.
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June???= SILVERTON starts a $500 million expansion consisting of a 25-story tower with 360 rooms,
a spa, restaurants and additional casino space. Completion is for late 2009.
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Sometime in mid-2007, the sale of the SAHARA will be finalized.
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July 1= Grand Opening of MAKINO Sushi Buffet at 215 and Eastern.
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July 4=Independence Day.
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July 7= International Fighting Organization Presents Fireworks in The Cage at the Orleans Arena.
Main Title Fight Featuring Marvin "The Beastman" Eastman VS Rob "The rosedale Reaper" Kimmons.
Doors Open at 6pm & Fights begin at 7pm. For more information you can visit www.SteeleCage.com
Tickets range from $45 to $175 and may be purchased a www.orleansarena.com or by calling 702-284-7777.
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July 7= Expected to be the busiest day ever, in the history of Las Vegas wedding chapels. (07-07-07)
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July ??= MGM MIRAGE is opening the final Tower 3 in the RESIDENCES AT MGM GRAND. The project has three Towers, each 40-storeys high and each Tower will have 576 condominium units. The Towers are very creatively called: Tower 1, Tower 2 and Tower 3. Towers 1 and 2 are OPEN AND SOLD OUT. The condominium units can be rented by the public under the MGM Mirage program called
The Signature at MGM Grand. The whole project is being built where the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park was located, in the back of the MGM Grand. Turnberry & MGM Mirage are partners. Tel. 1-888-891-1688 or (702) 891-5555. Beautiful internet site is at:
http://www.mgmgrandresidences.com
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July ??= FEVER, a new nightclub/showroom opening in the SOUTH POINT.
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Sometime this summer, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open: PINK'S Race @ Sports Book Lounge featuring PINK'S famous L.A. hot dogs; STRIP HOUSE Steakhouse featuring New York steak;
KOI Restaurant from Los Angeles;YOLOS Mexican Restaurant;ALFREDO OF ROME Italian Restaurant;
EARL OF SANDWICH Restaurant and Trader Vic's Restaurant. Also PRIVE nightclub.
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Sometime during late summer or early fall of 2007,FIESTA HENDERSON will open a Food Court, Arcade and 12-screen movie theater operated by Regal Cinemas.
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Sometime in the fall of 2007, TOWN SQUARE, phase one, will open with theaters, restaurants and
offices. This $750 million project on 1.9 million square feet, is located at Las Vegas Boulevard and Sunset Road.
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Aug.??= The sale of the New Frontier for $1.2 billion should be finalized. The new owners will then close the New Frontier and implode it. They will then build a replica of New York City's Plaza Hotel, which they also own, on the New Frontier site.
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Sep. 3= Labor Day.
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Sep. 9= MTV Video Music Awards to be help for the first time in the Pearl Concert Theater in the PALMS.
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Sep.11-16= San Gennaro Festival.
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Sep.28-29= Even though the name has already changed, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will hold a Grand Opening with parties, special events and celebrity guests.
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Sometime in September, the Venetian starts pre-selling condominiums in a new tower which will be built next to their existing Palazzo Tower.
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Oct.??= $2 billion TROPICANA expansion starts by the new owners. The company has filed plans with Clark County to expand the old casino to 10,224 rooms counting 948 condo-hotel units. Existing hotel towers will stand as will the showroom while the rest of the property is demolished for the redevelopment. The current two towers, which total fewer than 2,000 rooms, will be reworked and merged into new towers.
Hotel will remain open during the construction period.
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Oct.??= The VENETIAN will open their third tower called "Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino" on the south-east corner of The Strip and Spring Mountain where the now demolished Tam O'Shanter Motel was located. The 53-stories tower will have 3,025 suites, cost $1.8 billion, with casino (1,900 slot machines and 80 table games), meeting space, shopping mall (with Barneys ofNew York), restaurants, underground
parking and 1,500-seat theater. There will be a 60-foot glass domed entry lobby with a two-story fountain.
When completed, it will be part of the largest hotel complex in the world with 7,052 hotel rooms. Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z will open a 40/40 club. Also opening is a 20,000-square-foot casual entertainment facility called ROCKET, a seafood-focused outlet, as well as an Italian steakhouse, Sushi Samba and a Wolfgang Puck eatery."Jersey Boys" is set to open in the Palazzo Tower in early 2008. The Broadway hit
is slated for a long run in a new theater. The biography of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons won four Tony awards, including best musical. It opened on Broadway in November,2005 and grosses more than $1.1 million per week. As in the first two towers, there will not be a buffet in this Tower.
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Nov. 4= Daylight Savings Time ends. Put clocks back one hour.
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Nov. 16 to Dec.10= Elvis Presley's wedding ring, Marilyn Monroe's jewelry and costumes worn by
Charlton Heston, Mike Myers,John Wayne, Keanu Reeves and over $2 million of exclusive TV and movie memorabilia will be on display to the public - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
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Dec.14-15= Auction of the entire $2 million collection consisting of Elvis Presley's wedding ring,
Marilyn Monroe's jewelry and costumes worn by Charlton Heston, Mike Myers,John Wayne, Keanu
Reeves and exclusive TV and movie memorabilia - Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
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Sometime in 2007, details will be released on a new casino which will be named Crown Las Vegas. It will be built next to the Fontainebleau Casino and Resort, just north of the Riviera.
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sometime in 2007, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open a new show "Lumiere".
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Sometime in 2007, HARMON AVENUE EXTENSION opens that would link the street with Frank Sinatra
Drive and The Strip.
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Sometime in 2007, the Hard Rock Hotel will start A $750 million expansion with the addition of approximately 950 guest rooms, including an all-suite 15-story tower with upgraded amenities, approximately 60,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, and approximately 35,000 square feet
of casino space. In addition, the project includes the expansion of the Hard Rock's award-winning pool, several prominent new food and beverage outlets, a new and larger "JOINT", live entertainment venue,
30,000 square feet of new retail space, as well as a new spa and health club. The project, is expected to be fully completed by mid-2009.
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Sometime in 2007,the Monte Carlo will open DIABLO CANTINA MEXICAN RESTAURANT. The two-story,Strip front entrance restaurant will offer casual Mexican food with a modern festive approach.
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Sometime in 2007, Station Casinos will start construction on its DURANGO STATION CASINO complex. Phase I of the project will include 400 hotel rooms, a 120,000 square-foot casino and amenities. Phase II will add a 600-room hotel tower, entertainment center and other expansions.
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Sometime in 2007, Station Casinos will announce plans for a mixed-use project (condos, retail etc.) on 52-acres near their Palace Station.
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Sometime in 2007, Construction is scheduled to begin on THE WORLD JEWELRY CENTER by a California developer called Probity International Corporation as part of the city's development of its 61-acre Union Park site, vacant land just west of downtown, across from the $2 billion World Market furniture center.
The $500 million World Jewelry Center would occupy 5.4 acres, be 57 stories tall, and have a million square feet of commercial space designed to bring together jewelry manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and
consumers. Roughly 800,000 square feet would be devoted to exhibition and meeting areas, gem-grading laboratories, classrooms, a jewelry and gem museum, a café, and a private club. A 125,000-square-foot retail center, consisting of up to 50 stores, would be open to the public. Up to 25 residential condos
would occupy the top floors. The World Jewelry Center would be competing with established jewelry centers, such as New York City's 47th Street Diamond and Jewelry Center, L.A.'s Hill Street Diamond
District, and Miami's Seybold Jewelry Building. It will take three to three-and-a-half years to complete.
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Sometime in late 2007, the famous CROBAR Nightclub will open where the Rita Rudner Theater was located - New York-New York.
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Sometime by the end of 2007, the sale of Harrah's will be finalized.
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Sometime by the end of 2007, the sale of the Stratosphere, Arizona Charlie East and West, will be finalized.
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Sometime at the end of 2007 = Opening of the $365 million, TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL &
TOWER LAS VEGAS. It is a 64-story hotel condominium project located west of Las Vegas Blvd on Fashion Show Dr., behind the New Frontier. The project is modeled after the successful New York venture at One Central Park West, Condominium units are in the price range from $700,000 to $7 million and feature
1,282 condominium hotel units ranging from studios to multiple room suites. This will be the tallest residential tower in Las Vegas. "The Donald" promises his project will shake up Las Vegas' already thriving high-rise residential market:
http://www.lasvegashighriseprojects.com/TrumpInternational.html
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2008
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Feb.20= Bette Midler starts her show, which replaces Caesars Palace headliner CELINE DION.
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Sometime in early 2008, Apollo Management Group and Texas Pacific Group will close on their $17.1 billion purchase of HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT.
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Sometime in early 2008, the LAS VEGAS MONORAIL is planning to start construction of an extension from the MGM GRAND to McCarran Airport. The extension will run north from the MGM Grand to Harmon, east to Swenson Street, south to Russell Road and east to the site of McCarran's future Terminal 3.Monorail stations along the extended route are planned at the site of the planned "W" Resort Hotel on Harmon, at the Hard Rock Hotel and on Swenson near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to serve events at the
Thomas & Mack Center. Two stations would be built at McCarran, one near the planned Terminal 3 and another at Terminal 1 on the north side of the airport's baggage claim area. Projected completion date is three years later.
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Sometime in mid-2008, a new Cirque du Soleil show opens at the LUXOR. Cirque du Soleil will present 'Mindfreak' illusionist Criss Angel in a $100-million+ magic spectacular.
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Jul.??,2008 = Opening of Building 3 of the WORLD MARKET CENTER. Costing $550 million, it will
be a 16-story showroom with over 2.1 million square feet of space, Sky bridges at all levels will connect this Building with Buildings 1 and 2. When fully built at 12 million square feet, in 8 buildings, the WORLD
MARKET CENTER will be the largest trade show complex in the world.Telephone: (702) 599-9621
www.lasvegasmarket.com
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Sometime in late summer 2008, the EASTSIDE CANNERY will open located on the old Nevada Palace site on Boulder Highway. The $250 million project will have a 307-room Tower, a casino with 2,000 slot machines and 26 table games, restaurants, spa and pool.
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Sometime in 2008,FONTAINEBLEAU Las Vegas hotel-casino will open. It's a development of a 4,000-room hotel-casino, that will be built on the Strip just north of the Riviera on 25 acres that once held the El Rancho and Algiers casinos.The land fronts the existing Turnberry Place high-rise condominium project
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Sometime in 2008, The International Halloween Costume & Party Show, has announced that after 23 years in Chicago, the show will move to Las Vegas. Also making the move, is the annual National Haunt & Attractions show.
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Sometime in 2008, the LADY LUCK in Downtown Las Vegas, which closed February 12, 2006, will reopen after major renovations have been completed. Financing problems have delayed completion.
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Sometime in 2008, ground breaking will take place for the MAXIM magazine mixed-used project planned for the 7.7-acre site near Circus Circus which would include a three-tower resort hotel with 300 rooms and 1,860 condominiums. It will also have a large casino, shops and restaurants. Completion of the project will be in 2010. The project is planned for a site on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Circus Circus Drive.
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Sometime in 2008 construction will start on The world-class SMITH CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS on a vacant 61-acre former railroad yard west of downtown. The Center is expected to cost up to $250
million, with an endowment of $50 million or more for expenses. Completion is for 2011.State, county and city governments have approved a car-rental tax to pay almost half the estimated cost. Completion is for 2011.The Center's main hall will have more than 2,000 seats for large touring productions and concerts. The Center will also have an elegant theater with more than 600 seats for intimate performances and a Studio
Theater with more than 300 seats for children's performances, jazz, cabaret, rehearsals and community events:
http://www.lvpacfoundation.org/
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Sometime in the fourth quarter of 2008 The VILLAGE AT QUEENSRIDGE opens and will have over 700,000 square feet of boutique shops, cinemas, restaurants and office space. This project is located on the southwest corner of Rampart Boulevard and Alta Drive, across the street from the Suncoast Hotel & Casino,on the south side.
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Sometime in late 2008 the COSMOPOLITAN Resort & Casino will open. A $1.8 billion development, it will consist of two glass towers on an 8.5-acre site on Harmon Avenue and the Las Vegas Strip, just
south of the Bellagio. It will encompass over 4 million square feet and approximately 3,000 rooms comprised of condo hotel units and hotel rooms, over 150,000 square feet of convention and meeting space, a 75,000 square foot casino, Over 300,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment space, a 50,000 square foot fitness center/spa, 400 feet of Strip frontage, multiple nightclubs, an 1,800 seat theater,500 seat cabaret and a four-level, 3,800-car underground parking garage.One of the attractions will be The Cosmo
Beach Club, a five-acre pool deck overlooking The Strip featuring al fresco dining and a nightclub.The hotel is intended to have a four-star rating and will be called: The Grand Hyatt Las Vegas at The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino. Hyatt will operate the property's 3,000 hotel rooms, suites and condo-hotel units. Info.::
http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/about/press/pr-show.jsp?id=1200622
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Sometime in late 2008, opening of the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute on the corner of Bonneville Avenue and Grand Central Parkway at Union Park in downtown Las Vegas, which will be a medical-scientific think tank, diagnostic and research facility dedicated to seeking the cures for memory disorders and dementia associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's and other brain dysfunctions.
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Sometime in late 2008, the first homes will be occupied in Olympia Group's massive new 6,000 residential unit project in North Las Vegas. The homes in the master-planned community, called Park Highlands, will have a price range from $250,000 to $1 million+. The project will take 10 years to completely build out and is located close to Station Casino's future Aliante Station. The builders also hope to add a casino to their project.
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2009
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Sometime in early 2009, the second tower of 2,054 suites, costing over $2.1 billion and named ENCORE AT WYNN LAS VEGAS will open. Fully integrated with Wynn Las Vegas but with additional casino, additional food & beverage and more retail.Demolition of the remaining towers of the old Desert Inn have been completed to make way for this second tower.Information on the second tower at:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/May-28-Fri-2004/business/23980705.html
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Sometime in early 2009, Station Casinos will open ALIANTE STATION CASINO in the master planned community of the same name, in North Las Vegas at I-215 and Aliante Parkway. The property will have 2,000 slot machines, 200 hotel rooms and cost up to $600 million.
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Sometime in early 2009, opening of ONE QUEENSRIDGE PLACE, the first suburban high-rise condo
to go up in Las Vegas. Project consists of two 18-story towers with 219 condo units in each that are
each priced from $1.2 million to $5 million. Both Tower One and Tower Two are going to open at the same time.One Queensridge Place is located on the southwest corner of Rampart Boulevard and Alta Drive in the master-planned community of Queensridge, which is part of Peccole Ranch adjacent to Summerlin. This project is located across the street from the Suncoast Hotel & Casino, on the south side. Tel.: (702) 646-6377.
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Sometime in mid 2009, the Hard Rock Hotel will complete their $750 million expansion which includes the addition of approximately 950 guest rooms, including an all-suite 15-story tower with upgraded amenities, approximately 60,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, and approximately 35,000 square feet of casino space. In addition, the project includes the expansion of the Hard Rock's award-winning pool, several prominent new food and beverage outlets, a new and larger "JOINT", live entertainment venue, 30,000 square feet of new retail space, as well as a new spa and health club.
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Sometime in the fall of 2009, Fontainebleau will open.The 3,889-room, 63-story Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel/condo-hotel/casino is a $2.8 billion development that is being built on the Strip just north of the Riviera on the 25 acres where the El Rancho and Algiers casinos once stood.This project will have a condo-hotel element, due to an alliance between Fontainebleau and Turnberry. Construction is under way.
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Sometime in mid-2009, opening of the new M Resort's $700 million, first phase of an 80-acre mixed-use development including hotel-spa-casino that will be located on the far south side of the Strip (near St. Rose Pkwy.).
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Sometime in the fall of 2009, NORDSTROM DEPARTMENT STORE (my favorite store in Las Vegas) will open their second Las Vegas store in the Summerlin Centre, located at Sahara and the 215.
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Sometime in 2009, WET LAS VEGAS will open, near the 215. Slated to be the largest indoor waterpark in North America, costing over $1 billion. Exact location and construction schedule is to be released in a few weeks.
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Sometime in 2009, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino will open Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino TOWERS BY WESTGATE. 50 stories high with 1,200 fully furnished vacation villas located on the southeast corner of the property.
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Sometime in November, 2009, the Grand Opening of CITYCENTER which will feature a 60-story, 4,000-room gaming resort with an Elvis Presley Show by Cirque du Soleil.; two 400-room,non-gaming boutique hotels including Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas; a 500,000-square-foot retail, dining and entertainment district; and four distinct residential products within five towers – approximately 2,700 residential units. CityCenter is located on 76 acres between the Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts - approximately 18-million square feet of space . Total cost is $7.4 billion - it is the largest privately financed development in the history of the United States. 12,000 new, permanent positions will be created by this project!
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Sometime in late 2009, the new HOOVER DAM bypass and bridge opens. With security vehicle check
points, there are some lengthy delays. Originally set to open in 2007, The completion of the Hoover Dam Bypass has been delayed by two years because of the collapse of construction equipment. Internet site is at: http://www.hooverdambypass.org/
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Sometime in late 2009, SILVERTON completes a $500 million expansion consisting of a 25-story tower with 360 rooms, a spa, restaurants and additional casino space.
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2010
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Sometime in early 2010, the $4 billion, multi-use ECHELON PLACE will open, where the Stardust
was located. The project will have five hotel towers of 5,300 hotel rooms in five hotels (Echelon Resort, Shangri-La Hotel, one as yet unnamed and Morgans Hotel will open Delano and Mondrian. One million
square feet of convention and meeting space, 350,000 square feet of joint ventured retail space, several entertainment venues including a 4,000-seat production theater and 1,500-seat performance venue. 25 restaurants and bars. plus the centerpiece 140,000-square-foot casino.
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Sometime in 2010, opening will take place for the MAXIM magazine mixed-used project planned
for the 7.7-acre site on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Circus Circus Drive,
which would include a three-tower resort hotel with 300 rooms and 1,860 condominiums. It will
also have a large casino, shops and restaurants.
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Sometime in 2010,THE WORLD JEWELRY CENTER will open as part of the city's development of its 61-acre Union Park site, vacant land just west of downtown, across from the $2 billion World Market furniture center. The $500 million World Jewelry Center would occupy 5.4 acres, be 57 stories tall, and have a million square feet of commercial space designed to bring together jewelry manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. Roughly 800,000 square feet would be devoted to exhibition and meeting areas,gemgrading laboratories, classrooms, a jewelry and gem museum, a café, and a private club. A 125,000-square-foot retail center, consisting of up to 50 stores, would be open to the public. Up to 25 residential condos
would occupy the top floors. The World Jewelry Center would be competing with established jewelry centers, such as New York City's 47th Street Diamond and Jewelry Center, L.A.'s Hill Street Diamond
District, and Miami's Seybold Jewelry Building.
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Sometime in 2011, the LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY completes a $1.4 billion expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center. They will add some 255,000 square-feet of meeting space, create 3,200 new parking spaces, install a police station and put in a concourse linking three buildings now joined by outdoor pathways.
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Sometime in 2011, the LAS VEGAS MONORAIL plans to open an extension from the MGM GRAND to
McCarran Airport. The extension will run north from the MGM Grand to Harmon, east to Swenson Street, south to Russell Road and east to the site of McCarran's future Terminal 3. Monorail stations along the extended route are planned at the site of the planned "W" Resort Hotel on Harmon, at the Hard Rock
Hotel and on Swenson near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to serve events at the Thomas & Mack Center. Two stations would be built at McCarran, one near the planned Terminal 3 and another at Terminal 1 on the north side of the airport's baggage claim area.
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CLOSED IN LAS VEGAS LAST MONTH MAY,2007:
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May 1= Shag With A Twist show closed - Plaza.
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May 5= Drai's Restaurant, not the nightclub, closed in Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon (formerly Barbary Coast).
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May 6= David Hasselhoff left "The Producers"- Paris Las Vegas.
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May 8= New Frontier sold for $1.2 billion.(The present owners paid $167 million in 1998!) The sale should be finalized by the end of August,2007. The new owners will then close the New Frontier and implode it. They will then build a replica of New York City's Plaza Hotel, which they also own.
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May 11= The "W" 50-acre, $2.5 billion mixed=use project on Harmon and Koval Lane was canceled.
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May 12= The Scintas show closed - Sahara.
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May 31= The "Simply Ballroom" show closed - Golden Nugget.
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LAS VEGAS CLOSINGS COMING UP IN THE FUTURE: 2007
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May 31= Union contracts expire with The Culinary Union, Local 226,who contracts for about 50,000 casino workers, who include hotel and restaurant service employees on the Strip and downtown. They are hoping to avoid a strike as happened in Atlantic City in 2004.NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON-GOING. NO STRIKE TALK YET. The only non-union Strip properties are the Imperial Pal]ace and the Venetian.
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June 18= Steve Connolly's Spirit of the King Elvis show closing - Fitzgeralds.
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Sometime in mid-2007 IMPERIAL PALACE will close and MAY be demolished. Harrah's will then
own the adjoining casinos of Harrah's, Imperial Palace, Flamingo and the Barbary Coast.
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Aug.??=The sale of the New Frontier should be finalized. The new owners will then close the New Frontier and implode it. They will then build a replica of New York City's Plaza Hotel, which they also own.
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Sep.3= BODIES…THE EXHIBITION AND TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBIT will close - Tropicana.
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Sep.29= = Hawaiian Luau show closes for the season or forever? - Imperial Palace.
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Dec.15, 2007 Caesars Palace headliner CELINE DION is closing her show as she is planning for a second child at the end of her 4-year Las Vegas run. Dion, told Tele 7 Jours, a French entertainment magazine, "I'm approaching 40 years old, and I have to tend to that." Her son, Rene-Charles, was born in January, 2001 after in vitro fertilization. The frozen embryo of her second child awaits in storage at a New York clinic.Bette Midler,who replaces her, starts Feb.20,2008.
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Sometime around the end 2007, the Amazing Jonathan show will close - Sahara.
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2008
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Jan.14= "In the Master's Hands: Picasso's Ceramics," featuring more than 30 unique ceramic objects,
closes - Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.
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Sometime in the late summer of 2008, the MAMMA MIA show will close - Mandalay Bay.
