‘The Green Felt Jungle’–scandalous exposé that utterly defined Las Vegas–turns 60

Best-selling book by Ed Reid and Oval Demaris has stood the test of time

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Las Vegas predictions for 2023

Donald Trump, Lake Mead, Elon Musk–read all about them

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez continue grand Las Vegas wedding tradition

Bennifer do their part for the Nevada economy

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Why the Las Vegas body-in-a-barrel story got insane worldwide publicity

Image plus well-known history of long-ago mob connections probably played a role in vast media interest

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Las Vegas predictions for 2022

Trump, Covid, the mob–they’re all here

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Forbes 400 roster in Las Vegas falls to two

And despite desert living they use a lot of water,too

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Las Vegas could do a lot more to fight the pandemic

Clark County Commission imposes a half-hearted mask mandate

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Carolyn Goodman isn’t the mayor of the Las Vegas Strip, or me

She draws national scorn for CNN interview calling for economic reopenings but disclaiming the coronavirus consequences

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Las Vegas billboards vie for attention with presidential caucuses

Big ads touting drunkenness, human sexuality, over-the-top lawyers greet candidates, national press

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Thoughts on Las Vegas and ‘View of the World from 9th Avenue’

Sin City graced Saul Steinberg’s magazine cover masterpiece in 1976

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Las Vegas-area drivers are far worse than the national average

New annual Allstate Insurance report has dreary statistics on Sin City motorists

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Green Book–the real thing, not the movie–shows racist history of Las Vegas

Over three decades, just five places were deemed hospitable to black travelers

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Las Vegas as observed by Tom Wolfe in 1964

Writer called Sin City “a resort for old people”

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Nevada mountain north of Las Vegas still named for Confederate leader

Jeff Davis Peak is state’s third highest point

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Miss. jailbreak leads to Las Vegas bust

Fugitives from Tishomingo County Jail found in stolen vehicle in Sin City

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Las Vegas and environs profit from UFO aura

Souvenirs, tours, attractions focus on proximity to Area 51

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Shadowy outfit rating medical pros operates in Las Vegas

Consumers’ Research Council of America uses banal criteria to laud docs, sell pricey plaques

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The caring folks of Las Vegas

Friends helping friends

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Clark County, home of Las Vegas, is named for a corrupt tycoon

Copper mogul William A. Clark tried to bribe his way into U.S. Senate before putting a railroad straight through the future Sin City

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The other signs around the famous ‘Fabulous Las Vegas’ sign say a lot more

Warnings about crime and overreaching photographers highlight area’s culture

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